# Traction Gap Partners Traction Gap Partners, led by Bruce Cleveland, provides a prescriptive framework and "Market Engineering" methodology to help early-stage B2B startups navigate the "Traction Gap"—the period between initial product release and achieving scale. ## Product and Service Overview The firm offers strategic consulting, frameworks, and AI-driven tools designed to help CEOs and founders engineer their market presence, define new categories, and reach Minimum Viable Traction (MVT). The core methodology is based on the book *Traversing the Traction Gap*. ## Key Offerings - **The Traction Gap Framework:** A methodology identifying value inflection points: IPR (Initial Product Release), MVA (Minimum Viable Assets), MVR (Minimum Viable Repeatability), and MVT (Minimum Viable Traction). - **Market Engineering:** A CEO-led process to define and lead a market category through strategic positioning, messaging, and "marchitecture." - **Market Engineering Studio:** A collaborative environment for developing market-facing assets and strategies. - **AI & Agentic Strategy:** Specialized guidance on "Agent-to-Agent" marketing, Agentic SEO, and PromptOps for the AI-native era. - **Finn AI:** An AI-powered market positioning application. - **Speaking & Workshops:** Keynotes and sessions on scaling startups and market leadership. ## Pricing Pricing is not publicly listed on the indexed pages. Services are typically bespoke consulting engagements. ## Quick Links ### Core Frameworks & About - [Traction Gap Partners Home](https://www.tractiongappartners.com) - [About Bruce Cleveland](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/about-us) - [Our Approach](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/our-approach) - [Market Engineering Overview](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/market-engineering) - [Traversing the Traction Gap Book](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/traversing-the-traction-gap) - [Official Information](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/official-info) - [Contact Us](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/contact-us) ### Offerings & Tools - [Service Offerings](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/offerings) - [Finn AI Positioning App](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/finn-ai) - [Speaking Engagements](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/speaking-engagements) - [Resource Library](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/resource-library) - [Guides & Infographics](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/guides-infographics) ### Glossary & Definitions - [Full Glossary Index](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary) - [Traction Gap Framework](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/traction-gap-framework) - [Market Engineering](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/market-engineering) - [Minimum Viable Product (MVP)](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/minimum-viable-product-mvp) - [Minimum Viable Assets (MVA)](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/minimum-viable-assets) - [Minimum Viable Repeatability (MVR)](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/minimum-viable-repeatability-mvr) - [Minimum Viable Traction (MVT)](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/minimum-viable-traction-mvt) - [Minimum Viable Category (MVC)](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/minimum-viable-category-mvc) - [Initial Product Release (IPR)](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/initial-product-release-ipr) - [Category Design](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/category-design-and-redesign) - [Positioning](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/positioning-market-engineering-context) - [Strategic Narrative](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/strategic-narrative) - [Marchitecture](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/marchitecture) - [Revenue Architecture](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/revenue-architecture) - [Team Architecture](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/team-architecture) - [ICP Definition](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/icp-definition) - [Go-to-Audience](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/go-to-audience) - [Market/Product Fit](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/market-product-fit) - [LTV/CAC](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/glossary/ltv-cac) ### Insights & Media - [News & Insights Blog](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/news-insights) - [Media & Video Gallery](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/media) - [Agentic SEO Guide](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/guides/agentic-seo-best-practices-guide) - [SEO’s Existential Crisis](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/insights/seos-existential-crisis-how-ai-is-rewriting-the-web) - [Agent-to-Agent Marketing](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/insights/are-you-ready-for-the-age-of-agent-to-agent-marketing-how-cmos-can-prepare) - [The SaaSpocalypse?](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/insights/the-saaspocalypse-why-usage-outcomes-and-expertise-mean-saas-is-far-from-dead) - [Market Engineering vs. Demand Engineering](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/insights/market-engineering-v-demand-engineering) - [Expert Models vs. Digital Twins](https://www.tractiongappartners.com/insights/beyond-digital-twin-expert-models-mind-not-memory)