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To optimize for growth, study your down-funnel metrics

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Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. How to run growth marketing during a recession. What to look for when hiring a growth marketing agency. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. Cross-functional teams (i.e.,

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Pivoting your startup in a bear market: Become undeniably fundable

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Vanity metrics have taken the backseat in this new world, and there will be few paths forward for you if you don’t prove you’re efficient. There are five key efficiency metrics that matter: In this new chapter, CEOs must think like a CFO. Once you have a strong grasp on your efficiency metrics, it’s time to take action.

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3 recruiting metrics that can help startups make more data-driven hiring decisions

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According to Harvard Business Review , the price of a bad hire is 30–50% of their salary, which can hit startup budgets hard in 2023. A good start is to track these three metrics: Startup founders have to focus on the key resource for their early-stage startup to survive and grow — the people.

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Building a growth marketing team the right way

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Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor 4 video content tips for your startup’s growth marketing Teach yourself growth marketing: Which metrics really matter?

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How to improve retention, growth marketing’s golden metric

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Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. When and how to hire your startup’s first growth marketer. Sounds like a dream come true to any growth marketer, doesn’t it? Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 7 VCs who are taking pitches, AI best practices, zero-based budgeting

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Best practices for leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning in 2023 Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway Image Credits: Getty Images It’s critical to make every dollar count in this environment, but pulling back too much in the wrong places can reduce momentum across your entire organization.

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4 video content tips for your startup’s growth marketing

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Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor Teach yourself growth marketing: Which metrics really matter? Talent’s past work. Talent demographic.

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