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GTM Decision Brief

Dashboards. Pipeline Reports.
A CRM Full of Data.
Now What?

The gap between "I have data" and "I can defend this decision" is where revenue leaders quietly lose quarters, credibility, and sleep. Pipeline coverage looks healthy on paper. But the board wants to know why last quarter's forecast missed by 20%.

You can't solve this with another dashboard. It takes frameworks for turning messy revenue data into decisions that hold up under pressure — and that's exactly what GTM Decision Brief delivers to your inbox.

For revenue leaders who want signals, not noise.

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The Complete System

Run Your Own
Revenue Diagnostic

Two diagnostic calculators. Five minutes. Find out whether your revenue problem is upstream or downstream — and whether your pipeline coverage is real or fiction. This is a preview of what GTM Decision Brief delivers.

Get the Full 6-Part Framework → Go deeper: You just ran 2 of 6 diagnostic steps. The newsletter series adds Forecast Stress-Testing, Conversion Fragility, Deal Quality Scoring, and GTM Investment Prioritization.
Why This Exists

You Don't Have
a Data Problem.
You Have a Decision
Problem.

Revenue leadership has a strange problem: there is no shortage of data, tools, or services. There is a shortage of decision clarity.

You find 50 articles on pipeline metrics. Try finding one that tells you whether to cut your SDR team or your ad spend when pipeline is 15% short. That specific, high-stakes decision? That's where most content disappears into theory, and you're back to guessing.

  • Real decisions with real constraints — not theory that stops before the hard part
  • Frameworks you can apply to your pipeline data this week
  • Diagnostic tools that surface what dashboards hide
  • Written by someone making these calls inside a Fortune 500 right now
What Readers Say This Does for Them
  • They avoid second-guessing board conversations
  • They walk into leadership meetings with a framework instead of a feeling
  • They make sure their data actually predicts what they think it predicts
  • They find a faster path to the answer they already sense but can't prove

"I write GTM Decision Brief because revenue leaders make complex, high-stakes GTM decisions every week — and deserve frameworks, not just opinions."

— Heather Schuck
Pipeline Conversion Diagnostic: The SDR Decision Newsletter Playbook Preview
Leads
853
MQLs
256
30%
SQLs
64
25% ⚠
Opps
35
55%
Closed Won
7
20% ⚠
⚠️ Bottleneck detected: MQL→SQL at 25% and Close Rate at 20% are both below benchmark. This is a qualification problem, not a volume problem.
Path A: Fix Qualification
+$1.8M revenue
Improve MQL→SQL to 35%. Zero added spend.
Path B: Add More Leads
+$400K revenue
Increase leads 50%. Costs $180K more/yr.
📊 This is a sample of what you'll get. Every GTM Decision Brief playbook includes this kind of analysis — with the frameworks and calculators to run it on your own pipeline data.
Revenue Toolkit

Run the Numbers
Before the Board Asks

These aren't generic calculators. They follow the same diagnostic sequence I use in every client engagement: quantify what you need, test whether reality can deliver it, learn from what's already working, and measure what you're spending to get there.

1
Quantify the Target
Sales Funnel Conversion Rate Calculator

Start here. Plug in your revenue goal, average contract value, and conversion rates at each stage. The calculator works backward to tell you exactly how many leads, MQLs, SQLs, and opportunities you need to hit your number — monthly and annually. If the lead volume looks impossible, you've found your first problem.

Open Calculator
2
Test Reality
Lead Flow to Projected Revenue Calculator

Now flip it. Enter your actual current lead flow and conversion rates, and this calculator projects what revenue you'll actually generate — plus your CAC, LTV, and payback period. The gap between what Step 1 says you need and what Step 2 says you'll get is the size of your pipeline problem.

Open Calculator
3
Learn From What's Working
Closed-Won Deal Analysis

Before you change anything, study what's already succeeding. Enter your closed deals and this tool segments them by source, size, industry, and sales cycle — then surfaces the patterns hiding in your win data. Which reps close fastest? Which lead sources produce the biggest deals? Which stage is your bottleneck? The playbook writes itself.

Open Analysis Tool
4
Measure the Spend
B2B Ad Spend ROI Calculator

Now evaluate whether your paid channels are pulling their weight. Compare campaigns side by side — cost per lead, cost per customer, and true ROI by channel. Run scenario planning to see what happens if you shift budget from underperformers to what's actually converting. Stop guessing which campaigns to kill.

Open Calculator
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Built For
Revenue Leaders
Who Decide

Not every newsletter is for everyone. Here's who gets the most out of GTM Decision Brief:

  • You're tired of marketing-grade "insights" that stop before the decision
  • You want to walk into your next board or leadership meeting with a framework, not a feeling
  • You believe revenue leadership should be about disciplined reasoning, not heroic guessing
  • You want a newsletter that respects your time and gives you something you can actually use

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