Kyle Poyar, Operating Partner at OpenView
Operating Partner at OpenView advising expansion-stage SaaS on product-led growth
Kyle Poyar is Operating Partner at OpenView. Director growth professional with expertise in Airtable, Notion, Webflow, Mixpanel. Kyle Poyar is an Operating Partner at OpenView, a VC firm investing in expansion-stage business software companies like Calendly and Datadog. View full profile, professional background, and request an introduction on Growth.Talent.
About Kyle Poyar
Kyle Poyar is an Operating Partner at OpenView, a VC firm investing in expansion-stage business software companies like Calendly and Datadog. He joined OpenView 7 years ago, the same year the firm coined the term "product-led growth." He supports portfolio companies on customer acquisition, conversion, monetization, and retention, delivering consulting-style projects and benchmarking insights. He believes community should be built with and for users, not primarily to meet company KPIs, and that successful community-led strategies require building genuine value before expecting ROI.
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Kyle Poyar on Why Community Must Betray Your KPIs
The OpenView partner has a rule: if you build community to hit your own objectives, you'll never hit them. His contrarian take on PLG, pricing, and why sales reps calling every free user is a death spiral.
Traction Podcast
Ultimate Guide to Community-Led Growth
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Kyle Poyar is Operating Partner at OpenView.
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Kyle Poyar uses Airtable, Notion, Webflow, Mixpanel, Amplitude.
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