Category Thinkers

Founder Clarity Through Category Design for Fundraising, Product, and Culture w/ Lauren Dunford, CEO of Guidewheel

October 24, 2023 Lauren Dunford, Pablo Gonzalez, John Rougeux, Mike Damphousse Season 1 Episode 19
Founder Clarity Through Category Design for Fundraising, Product, and Culture w/ Lauren Dunford, CEO of Guidewheel
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Category Thinkers
Founder Clarity Through Category Design for Fundraising, Product, and Culture w/ Lauren Dunford, CEO of Guidewheel
Oct 24, 2023 Season 1 Episode 19
Lauren Dunford, Pablo Gonzalez, John Rougeux, Mike Damphousse

In this episode, Lauren discusses the importance of category design for startups. We delve into startup challenges that are addressed by category design. Lauren shares how they've used Guidewheel’s FactoryOps category point of view to attract the right people, investors and customers. We talk about the evolution of sustainability as a priority, the impact of AI on data-driven companies, and the impact of category design on a startup's valuation.


Listen in to unpack…


  • How category can provide the type of clarity founders often struggle with when deciding what to say "no" to 
  • Which order of problem prioritization will allow you to create the biggest impact
  • How she used languaging to speed up market adoption


This episode was moderated by Mike Damphousse andPablo Gonzalez.


This episode is sponsored by:


Show Notes

In this episode, Lauren discusses the importance of category design for startups. We delve into startup challenges that are addressed by category design. Lauren shares how they've used Guidewheel’s FactoryOps category point of view to attract the right people, investors and customers. We talk about the evolution of sustainability as a priority, the impact of AI on data-driven companies, and the impact of category design on a startup's valuation.


Listen in to unpack…


  • How category can provide the type of clarity founders often struggle with when deciding what to say "no" to 
  • Which order of problem prioritization will allow you to create the biggest impact
  • How she used languaging to speed up market adoption


This episode was moderated by Mike Damphousse andPablo Gonzalez.


This episode is sponsored by: