Market Intelligence

Know which market to back before you spend to enter it

Market Intelligence from Think & Grow is a data-driven read on your expansion options: market size, competitors, regulation, buyers and the routes in.‍ Invest in the right market, in the right order, with the risks known up front.

650+ Companies Served

Most expansion decisions are made on instinct. This is how you make them on evidence.

Companies engage Think & Grow for Market Intelligence because...

They're expanding internationally and can't confidently say which market to back first
An investor or board wants the move validated before the capital's committed
Their last market was chosen reactively and they don't want to repeat it
They're entering a regulated market and need to understand the compliance and data requirements before they strategise and spend
They need to know whether to go direct or partner-led, and the best available options for them
Think & Grow’s expertise in localisation, market insights, and lead generation helped us engage key decision-makers
Paul Koopmans
Paul Koopmans
VP of AU & NZ at Worldpay
Think & Grow quickly got to the heart of the opportunities we have with Diverge despite the complexity & nuance of our target markets. Their approach to segmenting our target accounts really opened our eyes.
Dean Van Gerrevink
Dean Van Gerrevink
GM at Diverge
We’ve seen their immense value shine from the very early stages of establishing such discussions with prospects.
Gonen Gershuni
Gonen Gershuni
Co-Sell Program Leader at Bringg
Think & Grow’s insights transformed how we view Media Room, driving a complete re-evaluation of our products and strategy to focus on the most profitable and high-potential markets.
Tim Creswell
Tim Creswell
CEO, Silver Trak Digital
About service

What is Market Intelligence?

We perform in-depth research that de-risks an expansion decision. Before you hire, localise or spend on a new market, we quantify the opportunity and map the route in. It stress-tests where you're headed before you commit any capital, time or resources and tells you where and when to move, as well as when not to.

Market Intelligence converts instinct into a defensible case that the people backing the decision can stand behind.

It's the step before GTM strategy, not a substitute for it; the foundation every market-entry decision rests on.

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What you get with Market Intelligence

A tailored, comprehensive report created and developed by our in-house experts and global operators (no generic or AI-generated analysis here).

Market sizing
Industry segmentation
Growth prospects & market dynamics
Competitive landscape
Regulatory landscape
Buyer profile & value proposition
Customer deep dive
Market prioritisation
GTM complexity & partner ecosystem
Our Work 

Case studies

Mapped the next markets to prove opportunities before investment

Silver Track Digital, and so required a data-backed case: validated market size, the sectors worth pursuing, and a GTM path.

One view across the US, UK and EU

Expanding across three regions at once, Safe Software needed to know where to focus first. We sized the opportunity (TAM, SAM, SOM) across all three, prioritised the highest-value verticals, and mapped the regulatory and partner-vs-direct route for each, informing where to invest and resource.

Proof to build the plan

Before committing to a US and UK go-to-market, Wagepay wanted the expansion grounded in data. We ran the pre-GTM analysis so the decision and the spend behind it was based on real data and evidence.

Driving brand awareness on evidence

Think & Grow refined buyer profiles, buying signals, and positioning ahead of the In-Market Activation to strengthen Worldpay's brand presence in Australia.

Why Think & Grow

Our team hasn’t just studied growth, they’ve done it.

Our team has built and scaled companies into the exact regions you're weighing up, so the intelligence comes with experience and expert judgement, not just data.

And because Market Intelligence sits inside our full Growth Stack, the research doesn't stop at a report, it flows straight into GTM execution, hiring and the partnerships that make market entry a success.

William McCahey

A growth advisor and entrepreneur with deep expertise in fintech, operations and scaling ventures.

William McCahey
Head of Delivery (Growth)
Sneh Mehta

A market-research specialist who turns market intelligence into go-to-market direction and strategy for scaling companies.

Sneh Mehta
Research Analyst
Jacqui Rowlands

Global Strategy and Program Lead with 20 years across AWS, Bain and Telstra, spearheading initiatives like the AWS Passport Program to boost tech exports.

Jacqui Rowlands
Global Strategy and Program Lead
Jonathan Jeffries (JJ)

Co-Founder of Think & Grow and co-creator of AWS's Global Passport Program (27 cities, 200+ firms). Has helped Stripe, Square, Peloton and Dropbox enter Australia and scaled Envato, Redbubble and Harrison.ai globally; LaunchVic Ecosystem Hero.

Jonathan Jeffries (JJ)
Founder & CEO
Simon Robinson

Growth Partner and operator who helped build companies including Groupon from an early stage, now scaling tech companies through GTM, hiring and digital transformation.

Simon Robinson
Growth Partner & Operator
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Deciding where to grow next?

Let's make the call on evidence.

Four pathways, one team

Your Growth Centre of Gravity

Market Intelligence is one of the services inside the Growth pathway. Customers often go onto:

GTM Playbook to turn the chosen markets into a strategy and a pipeline.
Partnership Landscape to activate the partners the research surfaced.
Embedded Operators to enter new markets with the experience and expertise they need.

Programs

A defined entry point

Facilitated workshops for a structured, high-value engagement about your business

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Growth Services

Support for expansion and scaling

GTM and market intelligence for ambitious companies scaling into new markets and phases.

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People Services

Design your org for its next phase

Executive Search, Capability Review, and Organisational Design for scaling companies.

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AI Services

Level up operational infrastructure

AI and digital transformation that’s grounded in commercial context, not just technical delivery.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A data-driven assessment of your expansion options — market size, competitors, regulation, buyers and entry routes — that tells you which market to back, in what order, and what it will take to win there.

Before you commit to a new market: when you're weighing up where to expand, when an investor or board wants the move validated, or when you want to avoid repeating a reactive expansion that didn't pay off.

Market sizing (TAM, SAM, SOM), priority verticals, competitor and partner landscape, regulatory and localisation requirements, recommended entry routes, a geographic prioritisation ranking, and a sequenced entry roadmap with investment and time-to-ROI.

Both. We run single-market deep dives and multi-market comparisons — the latter ranks your options so you know where to go first.

A research house hands you a report. We're operators who've entered these markets ourselves, we score them against a consistent framework, and the intelligence connects directly to execution — GTM, hiring, partnerships.

Book a call. We'll talk through your target markets and scope the right piece of work.

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