Episode Description
Most founders don’t fail because the product is bad — they fail because they’re marketing to people who aren’t hungry.
In this episode, Gabriel Moldovan (Co-Founder, Peak Growth) breaks down what he’s learned from moving from a computer science mindset into direct-response growth: how to simplify the chaos, find real demand, and run tests that tell the truth fast.
We get into:
- Why “perfect” is often just procrastination in a nice outfit
- How to find a market of hungry buyers (and stop pitching the un-pitchable)
- Pivot vs persist: simple decision rules for testing
- The operator mindset that turns marketing into a system (not a guessing game)
If you’re building in public and trying to scale without losing your mind, this one’s for you.
Connect with Gabriel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moldovan-gabriel/
Peak Growth: https://peak-growth.com/
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