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Building a MOAT in B2B SaaS (Behavioral vs. Feature-based)

Hosted by John Gusiff

Wed, Nov 12, 2025

8:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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Advanced Quantitative JTBD Research
JOHN GUSIFF and DOMINIC RICCHETTI
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What you'll learn

Understand Traditional Moats

Learn the five classic moat types (cost, network effects, switching costs, etc,) and see why they matter.

Discover Behavioral Moats

Explore how modern SaaS and AI-driven products create defensibility through behavior — habits, identity, trust, etc.

Apply Behavioral Science to Build Better Moats

Use Make it Strategies (Easy, Social, Goal-Oriented, etc.) to design behavioral moats your competitors can't copy.

Why this topic matters

In fast-moving SaaS markets, features are copied in weeks. Lasting success depends on building moats that competitors can’t replicate. Professional benefit: You’ll learn how to design long-term defensibility, position your product with confidence, and create loyalty beyond price or features. How you’ll grow: You’ll leave with a clear framework to spot and strengthen your own moats.

You'll learn from

John Gusiff

Managing Partner for Customer Centric Solutions LLC

John Gusiff is the Managing Partner for Customer Centric Solutions LLC. He founded the company in 2002 after spending 15 years helping leading brands across B2C, B2B, and B2B2C industries, design and implement customer acquisition, engagement, service, and retention strategies.


WHO I HELP

I partner with product teams, marketers, founders, and innovation leaders who are:

  • 🚫 Stuck spinning their wheels on positioning and messaging
  • 🚫 Struggling to achieve product-market fit or retain customers
  • 🚫 Unsure how to turn research into actionable GTM clarity


HOW I DO IT

By combining Jobs-to-Be-Done research with Applied Behavioral Science, I help you:

  • ✅ Reveal Switching Behavior → understand what truly drives buying decisions (Product-Market Fit)
  • ✅ Echo the Buyer’s Voice → craft messaging that speaks how they speak (Language-Market Fit)
  • ✅ Shape Choices & Behaviors → design for adoption, retention, and advocacy (Behavioral-Market Fit)


Unlike most agencies or consultants, I integrate customer causality, behavioral triggers, and decision psychology — giving you a faster, more confident path to growth.

⚡ With GenAI-powered methods, we compress time-to-insights from 45 days to just 10 days. 🚀

Consulted with:

Wellhub
Narrio
Shaklee
TransAlta
Porch

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