Why 250 B2B Launches Taught Grady Teske That Founders Are Selling Wrong

Why 250 B2B Launches Taught Grady Teske That Founders Are Selling Wrong

April 27, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 199

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Grady Teske discusses insights from 250 B2B launches and the common mistakes founders make in customer acquisition.

Guest Links Rising Tides Marketing: https://risingtides.io Grady’s YouTube: [link to be added] Book “Building Distribution” (coming Q3/Q4 2025) Edit your podcasts like a pro: https://get.descript.com/mrzy10nwivuqJoin me as a guest or start your podcast journey: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/nickkuhne Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome & Grady’s wild background 01:30 – Why 250 launches cost him his hair 02:45 – What “Building Distribution” really means 05:20 – Why most founders fail at customer acquisition 07:40 – The brutal focus conversation every founder needs 09:15 – Finding your first 100 ideal customers 12:00 – How to stop being everything to everyone 14:30 – Building marketing systems that actually work 20:45 – Rising Tides team model explained 26:30 – Making the hand-off to in-house teams easy 31:00 – The real mentality behind building distribution 33:20 – Final advice on killing founder dissonance Connect with me on: All my links Become a guest Sign up for Riverside Get Descript #DigitalMarketing #Branding #PersonalBranding #MarketingInsights #SocialMediaStrategy Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…

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