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by dman7 2056 days ago
In case some entrepreneur gets discouraged by this comment, I'd like to add some personal color (currently building B2B product). The commenter is correct that IT admins take a conservative stance ("no" by default) but that doesn't mean your startup can't break into big enterprise using a bottoms-up motion. Unless the business is in a highly regulated industry, employees will sign up to try the product and, in most cases, won't ask IT for approval.

This is indicative of a broader trend in how software is distributed in the enterprise. Whereas software was traditionally purchased tops-down (i.e. CIO purchasing decision), today's software products are increasingly product-led & bottoms-up (i.e. end user purchasing). Classic examples include Dropbox, Slack and now Notion, Airtable, etc.

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Just want to say I agree 100%. Thanks for adding this nuance.