# Serviceable Obtainable Market (SOM)
The portion of the [[Serviceable Available Market (SAM)]] that you manage to capture with your products/services.
This metric allows to help de-risk investments.
To be realistic, it needs to take into account:
- Your product
- Your marketing plan
- The identified distribution channels
- Information about your competition
The SOM should correspond to a large-enough part of the [[Serviceable Available Market (SAM)]].
## References
- https://www.thebusinessplanshop.com/blog/en/entry/tam_sam_som