195. Peter Sunna, CPO, Kognic – How We Win: Why Kognic’s CPO Ditched their Roadmap for a Strategy That Actually Aligns Teams

195. Peter Sunna, CPO, Kognic – How We Win: Why Kognic’s CPO Ditched their Roadmap for a Strategy That Actually Aligns Teams

In this episode, we’re joined by Peter Sunna (ex-Contentful, Commercetools), now leading product at Kognic, an annotation platform that helps cars “see” via camera & LiDAR for ADAS and autonomous driving. Peter shares why he downplays traditional roadmaps in favor of a company-wide “How We Win” operating system, aligning teams on target segment, differentiation, and the strategic power to compound.

We dive into the automotive software shift, safety-critical AI, and how to build defensibility when AI keeps redefining what’s feasible, sometimes in months. Peter explains how to keep Sales, Product, Marketing, and CS selling and building the same thing so strategy drives the plan, not a feature laundry list.

Here are some of the key questions we address:

  • How do you replace feature roadmaps with a "How We Win" system that aligns every team and still tells customers what matters next?

  • What does differentiation look like in practice and which power are you compounding (process, network effects, brand, switching costs, etc.)?

  • When you’re early and have no moat, how do you use counter-positioning and when do you evolve to a more durable power?

  • Depth vs. breadth: should you go deeper on a few use cases or widen to adjacent ones, and how do you decide?

  • How do you sell a new workflow into enterprises (crossing the chasm) when existing org structures resist change?

  • With AI rapidly changing what’s feasible, how do you plan, defend your margins, and avoid being automated away?

🎧 Tune in to hear how Peter turns strategy into an everyday operating cadence proving that in B2B, roadmaps don’t win markets; clarity on how you win does.

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178. Maja Voje - GTM strategist and Best Selling Author - Why Every New Product (Especially AI) Needs an ECP Strategy!

178. Maja Voje - GTM strategist and Best Selling Author - Why Every New Product (Especially AI) Needs an ECP Strategy!

In this episode, we sit down with GTM strategist and best-selling author Maja Voje to dive deep into the concept of the Early Customer Profile (ECP) - and why it’s more important than ever in the AI e...

26 Maalis 202550min

177. Frederic Laziou, CEO, Puzzel - How to make the transition from a Feature Factory to an Outcome-Driven product approach!

177. Frederic Laziou, CEO, Puzzel - How to make the transition from a Feature Factory to an Outcome-Driven product approach!

In this episode, we speak with Frederic Laziou, CEO, Puzzel, a leading European provider of cloud-based contact center solutions, helping businesses deliver seamless customer service across multiple c...

19 Maalis 202554min

176. Maja Lindström, CPO, Talentech - Lessons learned from 8 acquisitions - The CPO perspective!

176. Maja Lindström, CPO, Talentech - Lessons learned from 8 acquisitions - The CPO perspective!

In this episode, we speak with Maja Lindström, CPO, Talentech, a leading developer of HR providing a seamless talent journey through a centralized platform. With main hubs in Oslo, Amsterdam, Stockhol...

5 Maalis 202553min

175. Mie Elmkvist Schneider, VP Sales & CS, Queue-it - The Sales Leadership KPI Dashboard!

175. Mie Elmkvist Schneider, VP Sales & CS, Queue-it - The Sales Leadership KPI Dashboard!

In this episode, we speak with Mie Elmkvist Schneider, VP of Sales & CS, Queue-it, a leading developer of virtual waiting room services, empowering 1,000+ organizations worldwide to build and nurture ...

27 Helmi 202556min

174. Marie Claire Silfer Head of Community Management, SaaSiest -  MC is in the house and here is why you should care!

174. Marie Claire Silfer Head of Community Management, SaaSiest - MC is in the house and here is why you should care!

This is a special episode with our very own MC, our new Head of Community Management over here at SaaSiest!  We're building this community in the open together with all of you, and in this episode, w...

19 Helmi 202539min

173. Nataly Kelly, CMO, Zappi -  AI or Die? How CMOs Can Prioritize AI Investments Under Pressure!

173. Nataly Kelly, CMO, Zappi - AI or Die? How CMOs Can Prioritize AI Investments Under Pressure!

In this episode, Nataly Kelly, CMO, Zappi, a leading consumer insights platform that connects brands with consumers. Through AI-powered software that delivers connected insights, Zappi empowers brands...

10 Helmi 202554min

172. Diane Wiredu,  Founder, Lion Words - Message-Market Fit: How much does your message resonate with your customer?

172. Diane Wiredu, Founder, Lion Words - Message-Market Fit: How much does your message resonate with your customer?

In this episode, we speak to Diane Wiredu, a messaging expert and the founder of messaging consultancy Lion Words. She's been helping SaaS companies for a decade to achieve 'message-market fit. So the...

29 Tammi 202557min

171. Dirk Sahlmer,  Head of Origination, SaaS Group - 3 reasons why nobody will buy your SaaS

171. Dirk Sahlmer, Head of Origination, SaaS Group - 3 reasons why nobody will buy your SaaS

In this episode, we speak to Dirk Sahlmer, Head of Origination, at SaaS Group, a conglomerate of independent SaaS businesses founded by experienced industry veterans with proven entrepreneurial, inves...

22 Tammi 202537min

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