Strategy

ICP

Ideal Customer Profile

Definition

An Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) describes the hypothetical perfect customer who would get the most value from your product and provide the most value back to your business. It's a detailed description of the company or person most likely to become your best customer.

📌 Example

Linear's ICP: Engineering-led startups with 10–200 engineers, a CTO with strong opinions on tooling, Series A–C, in San Francisco or New York.