GTM Sydney

If your GTM isn’t working, investors already know. Join our Sydney session to diagnose your funnel, fix your system, and make your startup fundable.

Mike Parsons

3/20/20262 min read

Is Your Go-To-Market Investor Ready? (Sydney Session)

Most founders don’t struggle to explain their product.

They struggle to prove their growth.

Next week in Sydney, we’re running a focused GTM session designed to answer one question:

👉 Is your go-to-market actually investable?

The reality founders face

You can have:

  • a strong product

  • early customers

  • even a pipeline


And still hear “not yet” from investors.

Why?

Because investors don’t fund effort.
They fund evidence of repeatable demand.

And that’s where most GTM systems break.

What investors are actually looking for

In simple terms, a company becomes fundable when three things are true:

1. Customers recognise themselves instantly
They see the product and think: “This is for me.”

2. The problem feels urgent
Not “nice to have.” Something they need to solve now.

3. Revenue doesn’t depend on the founder
Growth can happen without you being in every deal.

Miss one of these—and everything slows down:

  • longer sales cycles

  • lower conversion

  • investor hesitation

Why this session exists

Most teams don’t have a GTM problem.

They have a system problem.

  • unclear ICP

  • disconnected funnel

  • messaging that doesn’t convert

  • no clear path from activity → revenue

So they compensate:

  • more channels

  • more campaigns

  • more spend

But it doesn’t fix the issue.

It compounds it.

What makes this session different

This is not a passive workshop.

There are no slides. No theory.

👉 We fix the problem in the room.

Every founder brings a real GTM challenge.

And we work through them live:

  • positioning gaps

  • unclear ICP

  • funnel breakdowns

  • conversion issues

The goal is simple:

  • unblock the founder

  • create clarity

  • drive immediate decisions

What you’ll do before the session

Before attending, you’ll run three short evaluations:

  • Demand Reality — do customers actually feel the problem?

  • Conversion Clarity — do they understand your value instantly?

  • Revenue Engine — can you scale without founder-led selling?


Bring your scores.

We’ll use them in the session.

What you’ll walk away with

This is where it gets practical.

You won’t leave with ideas.

You’ll leave with:

  • Your GTM scores (out of 100)

  • Your primary growth risk

  • Your first fix — the highest-impact change to make now

Who this is for

This session is designed for:

  • Pre-seed and seed founders

  • Founders preparing to raise

  • Startups with traction but slow fundraising

  • Operators responsible for growth or revenue

If you’re trying to move from traction → scale, this is for you.

Hosted by operators, not theorists

The session is co-hosted by:

Lauren Calautti — Revenue Growth Specialist, Scalare Partners
Mike Parsons — Product & Go-To-Market Operator, Apollo Advisors

We work inside companies every day—fixing the exact problems you’re dealing with.

Event details

📍 Tank Stream Labs, Barangaroo (Sydney)
🕐 Wednesday, 25th March — 12:00 pm to1:00 pmm
🔁 Hybrid — join in person or online

Seats are limited due to the interactive format.

Final thought

If your GTM isn’t working, adding more channels won’t fix it.

It will just burn more capital.

👉 Fix the system.

Get tickets

If you’re serious about understanding whether your GTM is actually fundable:

👉 Get your ticket and join the session