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In addition to established corporations, Dallas has become a breeding ground for startup unicorns, showcasing the city’s fertile ground for innovation. Overall, Dallas’s exploding tech, innovation, and business environment have propelled the city onto the global stage.
With notable companies like Gearbox Software, Ruiz Foods and Dr Pepper Snapple Group, as well as fast-growing enterprises like T-Mobile and TIAA, Frisco has become a go-to destination for those seeking entrepreneurial opportunities and technological advancements.
The proliferation of unicorns and fast-growing companies in Austin is a testament to the city’s allure for talent, investment, and entrepreneurship. The supportive community, access to capital, and favorable business climate have positioned Austin as a global epicenter of technological advancement and entrepreneurial success.
Scaled V.C. backed company from $100M to $1B in 2 years | Took V.C. backed startup from $25M ARR to $75M in 18 mo. | Scaled from 0 to over 60,000 MQLs | Grew startup business from $1M to $170M | Scaled $12M local company 50% in 12mo. with $1M budget | Doubled SQLs in 12 mo. | Increased close rate from 30% to 60% | Grew revenue 300% | And more…
Scaled Fintech AI co. $100M to $1B in 2 years | Created +160% growth for AI SaaS platform, +100% YoY site traffic | Director of Product Marketing for AI platform. In 18 months, grew leads 20x, revenue 10x. | And more…
Created $25M digital pipeline | Generated 700k MAU and $1B p.a. trading fees | Raised $3.2M in seed funding | Reduced customer acquisition cost (CAC) by 23% | Deal size increase 7.5x due to customer segmentation pivot | Decreased churn rate in six months from 7% to 2% | And more…
Launched new division, scaling from $0 to $500M in under 2 years | 1.8x number of users in 2 years, +25% CTR at $10B company | Scaled revenue 5x for middle-market company in under 6 mo. | Deal size increase to 10x due to positioning pivot | +28% CLV, +700M new revenue, 400% increase in ROI at $9B company | Managed $13M marketing budget | And more…
Fractional Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) offer valuable services to businesses of any size, yet pricing these services can be a complex task. Unlike a fixed formula, comprehending the factors that impact pricing of a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) can empower you to make a well-informed decision.
“Nearly everyone in a major corporation has participated in a brainstorming session in which, without knowing the customer’s needs, they were encouraged to generate hundreds of ideas and were told that there is no such thing as a bad idea. You can probably still picture walls of Post-It notes.”
– by Anthony W. Ulwick
“Blue ocean strategy pursues differentiation and low cost simultaneously by reconstructing market boundaries…A thriving blue ocean strategy is built on more than differentiation and low-cost in its value proposition. It must align value, profit, and people propositions so that each reinforces the others.”
The descriptions of Product Market Fit all seemed so post hoc, so unactionable…The Product Market Fit definitions I had found were vivid and compelling, but they were lagging indicators — by the time investment bankers are staking out your house, you already have Product Market Fit.
“My best work happened when I had a big challenge and not quite enough time.”
― Jake Knapp, creator of the Google Ventures sprint process
Run your company. Don’t let it run you. Create a business that can thrive without you.
– By John Warrillow
How Tim went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per MONTH and 4 hours per week.
How to Make Offers So Good People Will Feel Stupid Saying No.
– by Alex Hormozi, self-made billionaire
The legendary book “E-Myth” explores “why most small businesses don’t work and what to do about it.” This summary should be enough to convince you the book is worth the purchase price!
– by Michael E. Gerber, The World’s No. 1 Small Business Guru.
In the article below, I will summarize thoughts from Michael Seibel of Y Combinator, Kathryn Minshew of The Muse (at The Lean Startup Conference), Rob Walling of TinySeed, Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn and Noah Kagan of AppSumo. Reference links included.
You know your business could get more out of social media. But you don’t know where to start. I will walk you though how to do it, step-by-step.
“How to pick a winning product, build a real business, and become a seven-figure entrepreneur.”
– by Ryan Daniel Moran, founder of Capitalism.com
“FitLife.tv’s problem wasn’t a traffic or conversion problem. It rarely is. More often than not, it’s a FUNNEL problem.”
― Russell Brunson, DotCom Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Growing Your Company Online
We will soon announce the Grokketship Community LinkedIn Group. This aims to be a place where Fractional CMOs or marketers considering becoming a Fractional CMO can connect and share ideas.
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