// Hacker Noon · 27 January 2026

How Problem-Centric Personas Drive LTV, Retention, and Growth

Most companies don’t plateau at $2–10M ARR because of product or marketing. They plateau because they’re building for “everyone who might buy,” instead of a crystal-clear someone. This typically involves developing “personas”, “ideal customer profiles (ICPS)” or “jobs to be done”

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