Tactics·Feb 23, 2026·8 min read

Support as a Moat

Why the fastest-growing SaaS companies treat support as a strategic asset, not a cost center.

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Marcus ThorneContributor, The Signal

Support is the surface where customers form most of their opinions about whether a company is worth staying with. The fastest-growing SaaS companies treat it accordingly: senior people, fast response times, public response standards, and a tight feedback loop into product. The companies treating support as a cost-to-be-minimized are quietly bleeding retention they will struggle to recover.

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