Most ideal client profiles are pages long and completely useless in a sales conversation.

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Why detailed personas don't work for smaller businesses · How the Guess Who game explains ideal client profiling · What a good ideal client description actually sounds like

Smaller businesses don't need a ten-page avatar document. They need a description so sharp that the right person hears it and immediately thinks that's me. James introduces the Guess Who framework as a way to think about this differently.

Just like the game, the goal is elimination. A few clear characteristics that rule people in or out fast. Not demographics. Not marital status or location. The things that actually matter for whether someone needs what you sell.

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Ideal client profile · Customer avatar · B2B target audience · Niche messaging · Sales positioning · B2B founders · Simplifying your ICP · Buyer identification · Sales messaging · Who do you help

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