Hungry Buyers Beat Perfect Marketing | Ep. 59 w/ Gabriel Moldovan (Peak Growth)
Most founders don’t fail because the product is bad — they fail because they’re marketing to people who aren’t hungry.
In this episode, Gabriel Moldovan (Co-Founder, Peak Growth) breaks down what he’s learned from moving from a computer science mindset into direct-response growth: how to simplify the chaos, find real demand, and run tests that tell the truth fast.
We get into:
- Why “perfect” is often just procrastination in a nice outfit
- How to find a market of hungry buyers (and stop pitching the un-pitchable)
- Pivot vs persist: simple decision rules for testing
- The operator mindset that turns marketing into a system (not a guessing game)
If you’re building in public and trying to scale without losing your mind, this one’s for you.
Connect with Gabriel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moldovan-gabriel/
Peak Growth: https://peak-growth.com/
Peak Growth: https://peak-growth.com/
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Adam W. Barney
Adam W. Barney helps transitioning leaders navigate career and leadership inflection points with clarity and momentum. Author of Make Your Own Glass Half Full and creator of EnergyOS. Based in Boston, fueled by family and music.
