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Personal, Non-scalable Ways to Market Yourself

In the early days of a startup, you should deliberately take action to grow your business that DOES NOT scale. Why? Because 1:1 communication is invaluable. Look, I’m not here to tell you to “go to networking events” but to share some of the more creative yet effective tactics to grow your customer base in…
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Expect The Best, Plan For The Worst: Channel Degradation

The stats are staggering: 3 million businesses advertise using Facebook. That said, just because millions rely on this ad channel, should you? No. Or that it’ll always work? Hell no! Learn why constant channel testing should be a staple of your marketing strategy.
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Why Great Engagement and Retention Can Pay Dividends for User Acquisition

As much as paid acquisition is powerful, the cost of acquiring customers WILL become more expensive over time through it. Enter engagement and retention, your saving grace.
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DAU/MAU! What is it and Why Should Every Marketer Care?

We’re no longer in the Medieval ages of marketing where we slapped advertisements on the side of buses and prayed to god it drove more sales. The marketing world has gotten sharp with measurement and if there is one metric in particular that is the strongest indicator of a startup’s ability to grow, it’s DAU/MAU.
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Acqui or Die! The 4 Most Important Growth Marketing Metrics

Performance marketers and founders often focus so heavily on the “state of acquiring” that they forget to frame growth in terms of the BIG picture. So breath, pause and see the trees for the forest it really is. Here are 4 metrics that are paramount for a startup’s livelihood.