People don't get what we do

By
Mukund Kabra

"People don't get what we do" is usually a symptom, not the root cause. Define one source of truth, standardize definitions, and instrument the funnel so decisions are driven by comparable numbers.

Category:
Measurement
Reading time:
2
min read
Published on:
January 24, 2026

People don't get what we do

Problem isn't messaging, it's clarity. Most companies try to simplify by adding more, more slides, more taglines, more explanations. But clarity doesn't come from volume, it comes from precision. The issue is usually structural: the business has evolved faster than its story. Teams are aligned on delivery, not definition. Marketing describes features, product describes functionality, leadership describes vision, and none of it translates into meaning for the customer. The real gap isn't communication skill, it's perspective. You can't see the signal when you're inside the noise. Until the core narrative is rebuilt from the customer's point of view, every word stays slightly off.

Problem

If people don't get what we do, you lose the ability to make confident tradeoffs. As the business scales, the gaps compound: new events get added ad hoc, dashboards diverge, and accountability disappears because no one trusts the source. Teams start debating numbers instead of customers, and every meeting becomes a negotiation over definitions, filters, and time windows. The cost is not just reporting confusion. It is slow decisions, misaligned priorities, and growth bets that are impossible to prove or kill. The longer it stays unresolved, the more expensive it becomes to unwind.

Insight

When people don't understand what you do, the

How Velocity Approaches It

We help businesses make sense, to themselves and to their market. Velocity starts by stripping your story down to what actually creates value, then rebuilds it around the outcomes your customers care about most. We align your product, marketing, and go-to-market language so everyone tells the same story, clearly and confidently. From there, we translate that story into messaging that sells, positioning that sticks, and growth systems that compound. When people finally get what you do, everything else, conversion, retention, trust, starts moving faster. If you're ready to sound as sharp as you actually are, we'll help you make your value impossible to misunderstand.

Tags:  
Growth Loop Design; Growth Flywheel; System Dynamics; Retention Loops; Referral Loops; Network Effects

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