Building With Buyers: Startup Marketing and Growth Fueled By Customers

This episode is sponsored by Riverside, your all-in-one podcast and video platform. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/Anna and use the code MSM23 for 15% off. This episode is also sponsored by PDCflow, payment management made easy. Visit pdcflow.com/flow-billing to learn more. I’d just like to take a brief moment of silence to remember those innocent lives that have been lost during the terrorist attacks committed by Hamas in Israel. Especially the children, babies, and families that were asleep in their homes. For all the victims of unspeakable terror, let’s please take a moment. I ran a bit of an experiment and decided to have two guests on the show with me this time, and learned twice as much. Tyler Wells (Co-Founder and CTO at Propel) and Natan Yellin (CEO at Robusta) joined me on the show. About Propel: Founded: 2021 Funding: Seed Description: Analytics Platform as a Service (APaaS) About Robusta: Founded: 2021 Funding: Seed Description: For DevOps to Monitor their cloud and kubernetes so they can respond faster. In this episode: We all define what is marketing from our POVs; Tyler talks about Propel's most recent conference experience; People don't realize how hard it is to create good content; Why do marketing at all; What has been the hardest thing about marketing; On measuring your content efforts; AMA - both Tyler and Natan ask me their burning questions. You can find Tyler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerswells/ Learn more about Propel: https://www.propeldata.com/ You can find Natan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natanyellin/ Learn more about Robusta: https://home.robusta.dev/ For more content, subscribe to Modern Startup Marketing on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review if you're lovin' the show! I would love that so much. And whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you: 1. fractional head of marketing for early stage startups >> www.furmanovmarketing.com 2. sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes 3. Sponsor my Top 5% podcast and get startup founders, marketers and VCs hearing about your brand >> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-furmanov You can also find me hanging out on LinkedIn, definitely say hello and tell me which episodes you've listened to >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov

This episode is sponsored by Riverside, your all-in-one podcast and video platform. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/Anna and use the code MSM23 for 15% off. This episode is also sponsored by PDCflow, payment management made easy. Visit pdcflow.com/flow-billing to learn more. It's Season 4 of the Modern Startup Marketing podcast and this episode is me continuing to share MaaS (Marketing as a System) which is the systematic approach to marketing that I built over 3+ years of working with early stage startups. In this episode I cover Step 3: Keyword Research including What it is, Why it works, Who should own this work, and How to do it right. I'll be mixing in some more MaaS-focused episodes over the course of the season. For more content, subscribe to Modern Startup Marketing on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review if you're lovin' the show! I would love that so much. And whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you: 1. fractional head of marketing for early stage startups >> www.furmanovmarketing.com 2. sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes 3. Sponsor my Top 5% podcast and get startup founders, marketers and VCs hearing about your brand >> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-furmanov You can also find me hanging out on LinkedIn, definitely say hello >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov

This episode is sponsored by Riverside, your all-in-one podcast and video platform. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/Anna and use the code MSM23 for 15% off. This episode is also sponsored by PDCflow, payment management made easy. Visit pdcflow.com/flow-billing to learn more. Mary Keough (Head of Marketing at Map My Customers) joined me on the show. Season 4 I’m bringing on mostly startup founders but with Mary I made an exception and you'll understand why when you listen. She's the solo marketer at a Seed stage startup. About Map My Customers: Founded: 2015 Team: 24 people Funding: Seed ($2.9M) Description: The mobile-first CRM loved by outside sales teams. In this episode: What did you prioritize as the new head of marketing when you started; How Mary's strategic marketing approach happens to align with mine; How Mary measures their marketing strategy while still staying creative and without getting bogged down in attribution; How to plan for and how much time to invest in “marketing moonshots” or those crazy wild ideas vs. things you kinda know will work aka "boring marketing"; The importance of Time and Effort at an early stage startup; With marketing, why do some people get it while others don’t; AMA - Mary asks me her burning question. You can find Mary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-keough-437824a2/ Learn more about Map My Customers: https://mapmycustomers.me/ For more content, subscribe to Modern Startup Marketing on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review if you're lovin' the show! I would love that so much. And whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you: 1. fractional head of marketing for early stage startups >> www.furmanovmarketing.com 2. sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes 3. Sponsor my Top 5% podcast and get startup founders, marketers and VCs hearing about your brand >> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-furmanov You can also find me hanging out on LinkedIn, definitely say hello and tell me which episodes you've listened to >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov

This episode is sponsored by Riverside, your all-in-one podcast and video platform. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/Anna and use the code MSM23 for 15% off. This episode is also sponsored by PDCflow, payment management made easy. Visit pdcflow.com/flow-billing to learn more. It's Season 4 of the Modern Startup Marketing podcast and this episode is me continuing to share MaaS (Marketing as a System) which is the systematic approach to marketing that I built over 3+ years of working with early stage startups. In this episode I cover Step 2: Marketing Foundation Deck including What it is, Why it works, Who should own this work, and How to do it right. I'll be mixing in some more MaaS-focused episodes over the course of the season. For more content, subscribe to Modern Startup Marketing on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review if you're lovin' the show! I would love that so much. And whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you: 1. fractional head of marketing for early stage startups >> www.furmanovmarketing.com 2. sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes 3. Sponsor my Top 5% podcast and get startup founders, marketers and VCs hearing about your brand >> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-furmanov You can also find me hanging out on LinkedIn, definitely say hello >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov

This episode is sponsored by Riverside, your all-in-one podcast and video platform. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/Anna and use the code MSM23 for 15% off. This episode is also sponsored by PDCflow, payment management made easy. Visit pdcflow.com/flow-billing to learn more. I'm welcoming my first guest for Season 4 of the show, Hayes Davis (Co-Founder and CEO at Gradient Works). I had Jenn Davis (Co-Founder and CMO at Gradient Works) on the show (Ep. 137 - “Pitfalls to Avoid When Designing Your Startups New Category) so check that out if you haven't yet. About Gradient Works: Founded: 2020 Team: 16 people Funding: Seed ($4.25M) Description: Right rep, right account, right time. Dynamic sales book management software to help sales manage their territories. In this episode: Why do so many people love Gradient Works; Why do marketing at all; AMA - Hayes gets to ask me his burning question; We talk about Market Map which is something new the Gradient Works team has built to help sales. You can find Hayes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayesdavis  Learn more about Gradient Works: https://www.gradient.works  For more content, subscribe to Modern Startup Marketing on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review if you're lovin' the show! I would love that so much. And whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you: 1. fractional head of marketing for early stage startups >> www.furmanovmarketing.com 2. sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes 3. Sponsor my Top 5% podcast and get startup founders, marketers and VCs hearing about your brand >> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-furmanov You can also find me hanging out on LinkedIn, definitely say hello and tell me about which episodes you've listened to >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov

This episode is sponsored by Riverside, your all-in-one podcast and video platform. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/Anna and use the code MSM23 for 15% off. This episode is also sponsored by PDCflow, payment management made easy. Visit pdcflow.com/flow-billing to learn more. It's Season 4 of the Modern Startup Marketing podcast and this episode is me kicking off MaaS (Marketing as a System) which is the systematic approach to marketing that I built over 3+ years of working with early stage startups. In this episode I cover Step 1: Voice of Customer Research including What it is, Why it works, Who should lead it, and How to do it right. You can get the link to the playbook I mention in the episode here and I'll be mixing in some more MaaS-focused episodes over the course of the season. Next time I do, I’ll talk about MaaS Step 2: Marketing Foundation Deck which includes the persona(s), messaging, positioning, competitive landscape, and more. For more content, subscribe to Modern Startup Marketing on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review if you're lovin' the show! I would love that so much. And whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you: 1. fractional head of marketing for early stage startups >> www.furmanovmarketing.com 2. sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes 3. Sponsor my Top 5% podcast and get startup founders, marketers and VCs hearing about your brand >> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-furmanov You can also find me hanging out on LinkedIn, definitely say hello >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov

This episode is sponsored by Riverside, your all-in-one podcast and video platform. Go to https://creators.riverside.fm/Anna and use the code MSM23 for 15% off. This episode is also sponsored by PDCflow, payment management made easy. Visit pdcflow.com/flow-billing to learn more. Happy Labor Day to my listeners in the US!! Hope you're enjoying the time off. Great day to sneak in a little Modern Startup Marketing :) Welcome to Season 4 of the Modern Startup Marketing podcast. I’m so happy you decided to join me and hear more about where this season is going. This episode is just me. I do a quick look-back on prior seasons and ask some really important questions to kick things off for Season 4. Let's go! For more content, subscribe to Modern Startup Marketing on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review. I would love that so much. And whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you: 1. fractional head of marketing for early stage startups >> www.furmanovmarketing.com 2. sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes >> https://share.hsforms.com/1cP1V40x7RGes5gHk1XNgNw47lba 3. Sponsor my Top 5% podcast and get startup founders, marketers and VCs hearing about your brand >> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-furmanov You can also find me hanging out on LinkedIn, definitely say hello >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov

Ok, I know I said the last episode was the LAST one, but I just wanted to slide this BONUS one in here if ya don't mind. I asked Christina Pawlikowski (CEO and Co-Founder at Causal) to join me on the show so we could talk about what they're building, the value they've gotten from working with me as their fractional head of marketing, and why they decided to hire marketing before sales. About Causal: Founded in 2021 Funding: Seed Description: Causal is product optimization in a box for data obsessed teams. You can find Christina on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cpawlikowski/ Check out Causal: https://causallabs.io/  I’m officially wrapping up this season but will be back for more in the future, don't forget to leave a review if you've been enjoying the show! You can sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes >> https://share.hsforms.com/1cP1V40x7RGes5gHk1XNgNw47lba You can also find me hanging on LinkedIn, tell me what you're up to this summer >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov

Hey MSM listeners! Anna here, the host of the show. I hope you enjoyed Season 3 of Modern Startup Marketing and all the incredible guests and conversations I had. I'm officially wrapped with this season but will be back for more in the future. In the meantime, make sure you follow me @AnnaFurmanov on LinkedIn and you can sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes.

Usually I'm asking my guests all the questions, but sometimes they have a question for me. So I created an episode that’s just guests asking me their burning question and then I answer their question. Some really great, thought-provoking questions in here. People do not hold back. Here's the full list of people that had questions for me (in order) along with the episode number in case you want to jump back and listen to the full episode: Chris Walker (Refine Labs, Ep. 154) Lee Anne Grant (babylist, Ep. 103) MJ Smith (CoLab, Ep. 144) Terri Avnaim (Boulevard, Ep. 107) Dave Gerhardt (Exit Five, Ep. 133) Frankie Scerbo (Elude, Ep. 109) Sarah Breathnach (Hunters, Ep. 120) Drew Brucker (LASSO, Ep. 157) Jenn Deering Davis (Gradient Works, Ep. 137) Josh Ades (DwellWell, Ep. 121) Latane Conant (6sense, Ep. 128) Emily Dale (Alto, Ep. 122) Annette Cardwell (Lattice, Ep. 124) Anthony Kennada (AudiencePlus, Ep. 118) Katie Perry (Public, Ep. 135) Natalie Marcotullio (Navattic, Ep. 139) Jay Acunzo (Creator Kitchen, Ep. 151) For more content, subscribe to Modern Startup Marketing on Apple or Spotify or wherever you like to listen, and don't forget to leave a review! And whenever you’re ready, there are 3 ways I can help you: 1. Startup marketing strategy, execution and advising (25+ happy clients and mentees) >> www.furmanovmarketing.com 2. Sign up to get my monthly startup marketing newsletter where I’m sharing playbooks and insights and cracking some jokes that will make you smile guaranteed >> https://share.hsforms.com/1cP1V40x7RGes5gHk1XNgNw47lba 3. Sponsor my Top 5% podcast and get startup founders, marketers and VCs hearing about your brand >> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-furmanov You can also find me hanging out on LinkedIn >> www.linkedin.com/in/annafurmanov