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title: "The Evolution of GTM - Darwinian Ventures"
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source_url: "https://darwinian.com/"
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summary: "Darwinian identifies a common failure mode where leaders blame people or territories when scaling issues actually stem from systemic problems like unclear ICP, weak messaging, absent operating cadence, and inadequate CRM. The framework advises diagnosing the surrounding system before attributing failure to individuals, roles, or territories."
tags: "scaling, failure-mode, sales-leadership, system-diagnosis, icp, operating-cadence, crm"
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# The Evolution of GTM - Darwinian Ventures

Failure mode Scaling a team inside a broken system Leaders often blame the hire, team, or territory when the real problem is unclear ICP, weak messaging, no operating cadence, and a CRM that cannot answer basic questions. Failure mode Scaling a team inside a broken system Diagnose the surrounding system before assigning the failure to a person, role, or territory.