Glossary/Lead Generation

    ICP (Ideal Customer Profile)

    A written definition of the company you sell to best, used to filter every list.

    Definition

    An ICP describes the type of company that gets the most value from your product, defined by size, industry, geography, tech stack, and pain.

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    Why it matters

    A tight ICP is the single fastest way to double reply and close rates. Broad outbound to a wide ICP always underperforms narrow outbound to a specific one.

    How it works

    • Look at your best 20 customers
    • Find shared traits: size, industry, tech, structure
    • Write the ICP as a one paragraph filter
    • Every list built after that must match

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