Go-to-Market Grad School (Core)

Build a start-up that actually reaches market.

Most start-ups don't fail because the idea was bad. They fail because the founder never built a structured path to customers.

Too many founders…

Build before validating
Chase broad audiences
Rely on random marketing tactics
Burn time and capital
Struggle to explain their value clearly
Have no repeatable sales process
Confuse activity with traction

That's exactly why we created Go-to-Market Grad School (Core) — a practical 12-week programme designed to help founders create structure, clarity and momentum without the cost of high-touch consulting.

Most founders don't need more ideas.
They need a clearer path to traction.

What it is

A structured framework,
not start-up motivation.

Go-to-Market Grad School (Core) is a self-paced 12-week programme designed for founders who need clear direction, repeatable GTM structure, better positioning, stronger customer validation, a practical launch plan, and more confidence in sales and marketing.

✓ Define your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)
✓ Clarify your value proposition
✓ Build product-market fit faster
✓ Create a scalable GTM strategy
✓ Reduce wasted time and spend
✓ Build a commercial foundation investors, customers and partners can understand

Who this is for

Designed for founders ready to move from concept to traction.

Early-stage start-up founders
Pre-seed and seed-stage businesses
Founders preparing to launch
Operators struggling with traction
Technical founders needing commercial structure
Service businesses building scalable offers
Founders wanting clarity before raising capital
Regional founders looking for world-class GTM thinking

"How do I consistently acquire the right customers?" — That's the question this programme helps solve.

Inside the programme

12 weeks. Six foundations.
Real commercial momentum.

01

Week 1–2

Market Clarity & Positioning

  • Understanding your market opportunity
  • Defining your ICP
  • Clarifying customer pain points
  • Identifying your unique positioning
  • Building a stronger value proposition
02

Week 3–4

Product-Market Fit Foundations

  • Customer validation
  • Founder-led discovery
  • Experimentation frameworks
  • Feedback loops
  • Identifying traction signals
03

Week 5–6

Offer & Messaging

  • Product messaging
  • Sales narrative development
  • GTM messaging frameworks
  • Elevator pitch refinement
  • Customer-facing communication
04

Week 7–8

Distribution & Channels

  • Direct vs indirect channels
  • Lead generation pathways
  • Founder-led sales
  • Content-driven growth
  • Early traction systems
05

Week 9–10

Sales Systems & Commercial Momentum

  • Building a repeatable sales process
  • Founder selling frameworks
  • Pipeline thinking
  • Conversion systems
  • Customer acquisition strategies
06

Week 11–12

Scaling Foundations

  • GTM metrics
  • CAC thinking
  • Early-stage growth planning
  • Prioritisation
  • Building your next 90-day roadmap

What's included

Everything you need to build commercial momentum.

The Full 90-Day Go-to-Market Curriculum

A structured founder pathway designed to reduce confusion and accelerate traction.

Weekly Structured Learning Modules

Clear, practical lessons that build progressively each week.

GTM Frameworks, Templates & Tools

Practical resources you can immediately apply to your business.

Guided Exercises For Each Stage

Work through real founder decisions step-by-step.

Practical Homework (That Actually Matters)

Exercises designed to move your business forward — not just theory.

Access To The Greywoods GTM Methodology

The same strategic thinking used across start-ups, founders and growth-stage ventures.

Downloadable Resources & Worksheets

Templates, scorecards, prompts and implementation tools.

Lifetime Access

Revisit the material whenever you need it as your business evolves.

Why most founders stay stuck

Product quality alone doesn't guarantee traction.

Early adopters care more about solving problems than technical sophistication. Many founders spend too long:

"Building without validating"
"Marketing without positioning"
"Selling without structure"
"Chasing too many audiences"
"Scaling before product-market fit"
Clarity
Customer understanding
Positioning
Messaging
Sales learning
Repeatable acquisition

Why Greywoods

Built by a founder who's done it.

Greywoods founder Blair Smith is a former corporate CMO turned start-up founder who conceived, launched, operated and sold his own tech start-up, GoFetch. He brings corporate strategy, CMO-level commercial expertise, real-world GTM execution and a deep understanding of regional business.

Greywoods specialises in helping founders bridge the gap between "great idea" and "commercial traction".

Programme format

Practical. Structured.
Self-paced.

Duration

12 Weeks

Delivery

Self-paced online learning

Access

Lifetime access to all materials

Style

Practical, structured, implementation-focused

Build clarity. Build momentum. Build a start-up that reaches market.

Designed for founders who want momentum without expensive consulting.

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