# Why 85% of B2B Startups Fail at Market Entry with Bruce Cleveland

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Published: 2026-06-11T13:08:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1422

## Resource

Bruce Cleveland, CEO and Founder of Traction Gap Partners and author of Market Engineering , joins John Golden to explain why product engineering is now table stakes and how CEOs can apply a five-tenet discipline — category design, positioning, messaging, storytelling, and thought leadership — to build enduring market leadership. Learn more at https://www.tractiongappartners.com .

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