gtmvp.
00 · ABOUT · WHO RUNS THIS

Built by an operator,
for operators.

GTMVP is the paid media OS for B2B founders who still log into Google Ads. Free Leak Report, $129 Diagnostic in 24 hours, done-for-you Rebuild with an action-gated 20% CPA guarantee. Built by Steve Kaplan, a 15-year paid-media operator with $50M+ in lifetime ad spend.

01 · THESIS · WHY THIS EXISTS · 3 MIN READ

Paid media is a signal problem, not a budget problem.

B2B SaaS founders run Google Ads with the wrong conversion signal, the wrong bidding strategy, and attribution that gives Google Ads credit for deals that closed on a sales call three weeks later. Then they wonder why CPA is climbing and scaling the budget makes it worse.

The fix is not a bigger budget. It is rebuilding the signal stack: conversion tracking that reflects the real buying motion, Smart Bidding targets grounded in what a lead is actually worth, and an attribution model that does not lie to the algorithm.

You do not have a spend problem. You have a signal problem. Fix what you are telling the bidder, and the bidder will fix your CPA.
GTMVP
Operating thesis

That is what GTMVP does. Eight specialized agents surface every gap. One operator writes the findings and rebuilds the accounts. Evidence over opinion. Human-in-the-loop on everything that ships.

02 · OPERATOR · PRINCIPAL · 3 MIN READ

The principal.

One operator wrote the prompts, scored the rubrics, and reviewed the output. The bench is named, not implied.

I’ve spent the last 15 years running paid media for B2B SaaS, DTC, and vertical AI companies. $50M+ in managed spend across Google, Meta, and LinkedIn. Director of Performance Marketing at Click Then Convert. Sustained 10:1 ROAS at $2M+ monthly client spend. Every account I have ever run taught me something the bidder will not tell you.

GTMVP is the system I wished I had every time a founder said “CPA is climbing and I don’t know why” or “my agency says everything is performing but pipeline is flat.” Eight agents surface the gaps. I write the findings and rebuild the accounts.

Software does the analysis. The operator takes the call.

// PROFILE
name · Steve Kaplan
role · Founder, Paid Media Operator
focus · paid media, Smart Bidding, agentic systems
managed · $50M+ in paid ad spend
writes · briefs, prompts, scoring rubrics
Bench · 1 of 2 senior reviewer seats filled
Senior #1 · operating
Steve Kaplan
Founder. Reviews every Diagnostic and Rebuild deliverable.
Senior #2 · interviewing
Comes online before Rebuild capacity is full
We cap inbound Diagnostics until the bench is staffed so brief quality stays consistent.
03 · BRAND PULSE · FROM THE FEED · 2 MIN READ

Paid media operators who show their work.

We publish the method, not just the results. Account teardowns, Smart Bidding setups, and paid-media case studies from a desk that has run $50M+ in spend. The kind of content your agency is not posting because it would reveal what they are not doing.

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format: 9:16 · 1080p
runtime: 12s · loop
surface: linkedin · longform · youtube
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Distribution fleet · live
04 · OPERATING PRINCIPLES · N=6 · 3 MIN READ

How we operate.

Six rules the engine and the operator both run on. Break one and the output stops being trustable.

01
Evidence over opinion.

Every finding is sourced, dated, and scored. If we cannot cite it, we do not ship it.

02
Signal before spend.

Smart Bidding is only as good as the conversion signal underneath it. We fix the signal stack before we touch the bids.

03
Operator-in-the-loop.

Agents surface the analysis. The operator writes the findings and signs off before the brief ships. Software does the analysis; the operator takes the call.

04
Output over process.

We do not sell retainers, decks, or strategy workshops. We ship artifacts: briefs, channel maps, signal audits, rebuilt accounts.

05
Action-gated guarantees.

The Rebuild guarantee is earned, not given. Five fixes in 14 days, maintain spend, no outside changes. If we do not hit 20% CPA reduction in 90 days, we work free until we do.

06
Compounding method.

Every audit deepens the operator's pattern library. Findings from one account sharpen the scoring rubric for every account that follows.

05 · OPERATOR TRACK RECORD · CMO + AGENCY · 1 MIN READ

Brands behind the operator.

Before GTMVP, the same operator ran growth across these brands as a fractional CMO and through the agency Click Then Convert. Cross-industry on purpose. The playbook travels.

BarkBox
Oil Stop
Isaacs & Isaacs
Knight Capital Funding
Prayer Bowls
Phone Daddy
I Need Fabric
Facia
The KYB
AML Watcher

Brands I've run growth for, as CMO and via my agency, Click Then Convert.

06 · YOUR MOVE · THE INTAKE · 1 MIN READ

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