StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team. Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

While Klaviyo offers decent tools for e-commerce-specific email marketing, online reviews frequently mention struggles with deliverability and support issues. Let’s dive into the best Brevo alternatives on the market today. (TL;DR) Klaviyo is undoubtedly a powerful email marketing platform, especially for ecommerce businesses.

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

This ongoing need to reinvent is particularly impactful because the market is constantly changing, and frankly, the “bar is being raised.” Tasks that used to take hours, like writing a sales page, can now be done in minutes. A significant part of this reinvention has been about challenging ingrained patterns and mindsets.

entrepreneurs

Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Ready to find your perfect email marketing match? Ready to find your perfect email marketing match? 5 (1000+ reviews) Mailchimp Small businesses wanting all-in-one marketing Comprehensive marketing tools beyond email Free Plan; Paid from $13/month 4.4/5 Let’s dive in. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Decade-ago me would have laughed if I heard myself say this, but TikTok is a solid bet for almost any marketer. TikTok has a massive hold on Gen Z market—that's a massive market you can reach. Social media platforms like TikTok are becoming the first port of call for product discovery. So let's dive in.

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StartupNation

JUNE 11, 2025

Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team. Spreading your income across multiple sources not only cushions you against market fluctuations but also opens up exciting new avenues for yourself and your team.

strategy

Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

TL;DR) ActiveCampaign alternatives at a glance Tool Best For Key Advantage Starting Price Rating Campaign Monitor by Marigold User-friendly email marketing with visual impact Intuitive drag-and-drop editor with superior design capabilities, transactional emails free plan; pricing starts at $12 USD/month 4.7/5

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Ready to discover which email marketing solution might be a better fit for your needs? 5 (1000+ reviews) Mailchimp All-in-one marketing Comprehensive marketing stack with strong AI features Free (paid from $13/month) 4.4/5 5 (13,000+ reviews) Constant Contact Event marketing Built-in event hosting and ticket sales $12/month 4.1/5

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Those are all examples of email marketing. Every industry benefits from email marketing. But to do email marketing right, you need a game plan. In this guide to email marketing automation, we'll walk you through what it is, how it works, best practices, and how you can get the most out of it with Zapier. Learn more.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

media

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

My internal compass has always steered me strongly toward the belief that founders who can scale with their startup companies are better to back that founders who eventually need to hire a CEO. Jonathan Strauss took this issue head on in a blog post that I believe every startup founder should read on “ Replacing Oneself as CEO.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 22, 2023

To start, let’s talk about the traditional marketing funnel. This is because if you look at the first letter of each word it spells AAAAR (who said marketers don’t have a sense of humor?). Addressable, awareness, and acquisition are run by marketing or sales, and activation and revenue are owned by product.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. In liquid markets, most of the calories expended on technology and analytics are focused on trade selection, or “ origination ”. When I was single, I registered for (a lot of) dating websites.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 17, 2015

Can the marketing team generate enough leads for the inside sales team to attain their monthly quota? The Marketing team’s mandate is to generate these leads in a cost-effective way and develop a portfolio of lead-generation mechanisms. Below are the five marketing channels I’ve observed at SaaS companies.

SaaS

Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The only thing that matters is getting to product-market fit Credits: Read on Since 2021, I have made it my goal to guide startups to a product market fit in a structured process. Experience with more than 12 startups is encouraging: the approach saves precious time, increases focus, and identifies problems with the market early.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 3, 2024

Scaling a software company from $1M to $2M in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) is fun, but has its challenges. This leap in revenue is indicative of your company’s ability to adapt, evolve, and expand in a competitive market. Pricing adjustments help to reposition your product in the market. That’s what I did (many times).

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Autobrains raises $101M for AI-powered driving platform. Armani Beauty has tapped our virtual shopping innovator ByondXR to boost sales ahead of the holidays. Salted raises $16M to expand US operations. Introductions. 3,600 high-tech jobs. Startup of the Week: Bionaut: Micro-robot delivers drugs inside the brain. Apply Now. .

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 3, 2024

What gets less attention, but is equally (if not more) valuable, is the business-use side of GenAI content creation: marketing. Marketing is particularly well suited for adopting generative AI because it is an iterative, creative, and dynamic practice that relies on the types of media — texts, images, video — that have driven LLM development.

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StartupNation

MAY 19, 2021

Developing a course and marketing it are two completely different skills sets, and while I’ve seen many successful launches, I’ve seen many dismal ones, as well. . Is there a gap in the market that your program fills? StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here. Time management.

entrepreneurs

David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The challenge is that my time and money budget for “influencing”–content creation and marketing– is minimal. Also, since I’m not trying to be a full-time marketer, I can’t use some of the standard celebrity techniques. But for B2B sales, meeting people in person is often mandatory. Tech stack.

media

Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

These are your two most critical functions until customers are begging for your product, at which point you’ll also want to add a “10” marketing, sales, and customer success leader. Have you ever met a company that actually knows why their customers churn, renew, or grow, and most importantly, how to get ahead of it? None of it works.

SaaS

David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The challenge is that my time and money budget for “influencing”–content creation and marketing– is minimal. Also, since I’m not trying to be a full-time marketer, I can’t use some of the standard celebrity techniques. But for B2B sales, meeting people in person is often mandatory. Tech stack.

media

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Based on this paper, Blue Future Partners and PEVCTech recently completed a large-scale survey to find out which tools are most commonly used by venture capital firms. (written by Philipp von dem Knesebeck , Managing Partner, Blue Future Partners (bluefp.com, @bluefutureteam ), and David Teten ). they are definitely at a disadvantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey).

SaaS

The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. I didn't just read customer reviews or the marketing materials for these website builders. That's where free website builders come in: these tools make it easy to build a website for free. Customization options.

energy

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

The top 2% do not drive 98% of the returns. That would mean 6 firms drive $24.5 They know her personally and know she cares about her constituencies even if she has to make tough trade-offs from time-to-time. In the original version of his post, Andy writes. After all, I understand’s Andy’s frustrations with the industry.

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

HubSpot builds software for marketing, sales, and customer service. 16:45 – Trends in B2B and marketing. 21:30 – Inbound marketing and audience building advice. HubSpot builds software for marketing, sales, and customer service. Brian Halligan is the CEO and cofounder of HubSpot. Google Play.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

When John Rippy , Chief Technology Officer of Drive Social Media , talks about growing a small business today, he doesn’t start with digital ad metrics. That kind of moment, the fuzzy connection that leads to a real-world visit, is what Drive Social Media aims to influence. "You’re Walking in the door.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 3, 2025

But as your workflows get more complex (and they will), you'll need to automate those business-critical processes so you can drive actual results—at scale. All you need to do is connect whatever source you're getting leads from to whatever communication tool your sales or marketing team uses the most.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2023

If you’re a small business leader, it’s a best practice to ensure client referrals are an integral part of your marketing and sales strategy. Why Referral Programs Work In the quest to grow and scale , it can be easy to forget that there are actual people behind sales numbers. Create a robust incentive program.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Being a marketer in today’s digitally dependent world without using automation tools is just like starting a business without intending to scale it. Statistics show that half of the companies in the marketing field alone are now using marketing automation and 58% of the B2B companies are thinking of using it in today’s digital world.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The reality is, driving traffic to a new blog or website isn’t always easy. With easy media management for bloggers, custom galleries for photographers, and the ability to alter the source code for more advanced users, it’s not surprising that in 2021 about 42.7% Find your purpose and allow that to drive your business forward.

entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 25, 2016

By Taylor Collison, EO’s Marketing Manager. He participated in a shoe drive, and it was at that point he saw a need for a unique business model. The site now stands at over 500 million monthly users, giving credence to another point he emphasized: authenticity scales. Author’s note: EO has a partnership with Inc.

entrepreneurs

Jason Malki

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Even sales teams, who rely heavily on this data, spend 40% of their time managing it and often struggle with this task. The immediate challenge is onboarding the first set of users and finding Product-Market Fit with them. What has been your biggest challenge in growing your startup?

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