The Future GTM Operator

The Future GTM Operator

I owe you an apology (SORRY!)

Two mistakes I made this week, why I made them, and what I am doing about it.

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Koen Stam
May 09, 2026
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Saturday morning felt like the right moment to be honest with you.

Earlier this week I let you down. Instead of delivering what you expected, I hit your inbox on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (4x times!) with commercial emails. An announcement about a cohort. A waitlist. An offer.

That was wrong. And I want to explain why it happened, what I did about it, and what comes next.

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