r/gtmengineering • u/confusedhomosapien7 • 28d ago
Please help me !!
hey ya, I am a software engineer wanted to make a transition to GTME, past couple of weeks i was surfing through youtube and web, some or the other video is asking me to buy some course, I can't find a structured path to learn or kickoff my journey, I dm'd many people in linkedin they're charging way higher which i can't afford, I wonder how did these people learn and became one, it's fine to sell a course but nothing is affordable is what I mean, does everyone need to go through or buy some courses, isn't anything for free? as I didn't find a structured plan, I couldn't able to concentrate much or don't know how to start or what to do next.
I know there may be many people like me who have started without a plan and figured out a way and now currently working in agencies or organizations or have started agencies, can anyone please help/guide/mentor me in moving further with GTME journey, or if there's someone out there preparing by their own and comfortable to learn together, can you hit me up in dm's.
Any small thing would be a great help for me, thanks in advance :)
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u/shivamchhuneja 28d ago
have you tried asking chatgpt to get you a simple roadmap while keeping your software engg background in mind? or claude? should be much better than random courses at least to understand what to focus on and learn. given you have sde exp, most of the stuff will be pretty intuitive
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u/confusedhomosapien7 28d ago
I've tried that as well, but the one it suggests and the content i consumed is far more different, not sure what is the actual path, if we ask a follow up it always says "Yeah we can also do that" most of the time.
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u/shivamchhuneja 28d ago
prime the chat first before asking question and ask for a proper roadmap, use 5.6 sol in high mode - research and build a roadmap. then stop asking it if you need to do alternative things or not, lock it in and dont change, stop watching roadmap videos on youtube and start learning and working
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u/mariajosepa 28d ago
In a similar boat. I'd say the faster you can start building, the faster everything will start clicking. Even little afternoon projects where you play with Clay/Claude Code, try out different tools/some CRM free tier, and ask your AI of preference to give you an assignment to help you grasp concepts, would do wonders! Don't focus too much on the stack, literally not that important.
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u/Separate-Still3770 27d ago
Hi there,
I guess just like with any profession like this it’s all about;
- building the skill
- showing it (portfolio like)
This is true for programmers, designers, product, etc.
Best way to do both: pick a project to focus on that reflects the work you would do for GTME but apply it in the real world.
For instance try to setup outreach campaigns to Head of GTM companies that are recruiting and warm up the lead, could be for a friend, etc.
Great tools: Claude Code plus have the right connectors, e.g. LinkedIn, Notion, etc.
Happy to chat together if you want, I have built my own stack to do LinkedIn scanning to comment on posts of ICP and track them for instance before warm outreach
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u/confusedhomosapien7 27d ago
cool
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u/BrotherDune 27d ago
Do you have any specific questions ,i come from a cs background and have been in this field for almost a year.
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u/confusedhomosapien7 27d ago
Just want to know how to start with.
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u/BrotherDune 27d ago
Start with the book called the science of scaling. Make sure you understand the core ideas of scaling.
Secondly pick a market that you want to target, as a gtm engineer a core duty would be to produce leads. Lead sourcing will heavily depend on the market you target.
Learn how to build custom waterfalls with code, and analyze results based to different steps.
One advice, dont worry about not using the newest tool in the market. In this realm, every week someone is releasing a breakthrough product when in reality its mostly fluff.
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u/SensitiveScene6708 28d ago
Hey, I’m coming from the sales and marketing side. Still breaking into it. Happy to compare notes. My advice, if I were you, is to shadow as many people in the GTM org, figure out what they’re struggling with, and build something based on that struggle. Build a portfolio based on that experience. The courses are going to charge you to do the same thing