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North Star Framework

Aligning teams and strategy around one guiding metric

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Richard Winfield
Sep 22, 2025
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What It Is

The North Star Framework is a business model that helps organisations focus on a single, critical metric that best reflects long-term value for customers and the business. The concept grew out of product-led growth practices in Silicon Valley in the 2010s, championed by growth leaders such as Sean Ellis.

Its promise is simple: if everyone in th…

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