Building the right product for the wrong buyer

Building the right product for the wrong buyer

About the company

BumBum

Outdoor gear, e-Commerce

BumBum is a South African outdoor gear brand. Their flagship product is a weather-resistant pillow one can easily take on their outdoor adventure thanks to its innovative strap and back pocket.

✦ Capabilities ✦

  • Go-to-market

  • Positioning Strategy

  • Sales Enablement

  • Workshop Facilitation

✦ Tools ✦

  • Figma

    Figma

    Figma

  • Notion

    Notion

    Notion

  • OpenAI

    OpenAI

    OpenAI

  • Perplexity

    Perplexity

    Perplexity

  • Figma

  • Notion

  • OpenAI

  • Perplexity

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Context

What I did

Outcome

Bum Bum had built something people wanted: large, portable, waterproof pillows for outdoor use. The product worked. Early customers were happy. But the founders weren't sure who to talk to next.

They believed their core buyer was the "hardcore outdoor lover", someone who camps, hikes, and prioritises gear quality. That made intuitive sense. But the data was thin, and what little they had didn't quite fit the story.

With no direct competitors and only four months in market, they were making decisions in the dark. Before scaling marketing or sales, they needed to answer three questions: Who actually needs this? Why would they choose it? And what makes them buy?

Context

What I did

Outcome

Bum Bum had built something people wanted: large, portable, waterproof pillows for outdoor use. The product worked. Early customers were happy. But the founders weren't sure who to talk to next.

They believed their core buyer was the "hardcore outdoor lover", someone who camps, hikes, and prioritises gear quality. That made intuitive sense. But the data was thin, and what little they had didn't quite fit the story.

With no direct competitors and only four months in market, they were making decisions in the dark. Before scaling marketing or sales, they needed to answer three questions: Who actually needs this? Why would they choose it? And what makes them buy?

Context

What I did

Outcome

Bum Bum had built something people wanted: large, portable, waterproof pillows for outdoor use. The product worked. Early customers were happy. But the founders weren't sure who to talk to next.

They believed their core buyer was the "hardcore outdoor lover", someone who camps, hikes, and prioritises gear quality. That made intuitive sense. But the data was thin, and what little they had didn't quite fit the story.

With no direct competitors and only four months in market, they were making decisions in the dark. Before scaling marketing or sales, they needed to answer three questions: Who actually needs this? Why would they choose it? And what makes them buy?

Context

What I did

Outcome

Bum Bum had built something people wanted: large, portable, waterproof pillows for outdoor use. The product worked. Early customers were happy. But the founders weren't sure who to talk to next.

They believed their core buyer was the "hardcore outdoor lover", someone who camps, hikes, and prioritises gear quality. That made intuitive sense. But the data was thin, and what little they had didn't quite fit the story.

With no direct competitors and only four months in market, they were making decisions in the dark. Before scaling marketing or sales, they needed to answer three questions: Who actually needs this? Why would they choose it? And what makes them buy?

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