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Oct 16, 2026 3 min

Stop Laughing at Gartner. You're Next.

from GTM Made Simple Hosted by Sangram Vajre

I stopped a CEO roundtable to share this data point: Gartner lost 70% of its value in two years, roughly $30 billion gone. It's tempting to laugh at that. Don't. The same force that gutted Gartner is coming for anyone whose value comes from packaging yesterday's insight, and that's a much bigger group than you think. The uncomfortable question underneath the headline: if AI can do what you do in seconds, often for free, what's your actual moat? Product, features, and pedigree aren't it anymore. What survives is brand, community, and doing something genuinely different for a specific niche. This is about betting on the future you create, not the past you're defending. ⏱ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) The stat that should make you question your business (00:13) $30 billion in value wiped out (00:23) Why this means knowledge work is over (00:38) What I spent to get into the magic quadrant (01:07) Is the game you've played for 20 years over? (01:22) AI does what Gartner did, in seconds, for free (01:49) If you package yesterday's insight, you're toast (02:06) Your product is no longer your moat (02:43) The three moats that still work: brand, community, niche (03:01) You can't bet on the past. Bet on the future. 📌 Subscribe for daily GTM OS strategy and leadership frameworks Head to runongtmos.com for more

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