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If you are the founder of a tech startup stop thinking of yourself as the CEO.
Become the CSO, Chief Storytelling Officer.
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Dave proposes a 3 stop process to market a company through its founder:
The founders are usually lacking the ...
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In the early days, nobody will be interested in telling your story for you. You, the founder, have to take the lead. You have to think of your company as a media company and become a publisher:
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A niche is a specialized segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service. When you have a niche, it means that you have a clear focus on your intended, targeted customer for today. Not the vision of the product you are selling, the product you are selling right ...
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Elevator Pitches are too abstract. Try an explainer instead. The goal of the explainer is to get the attention of your potential audience.
The format is like this:
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Getting a startup noticed is hard, as Dave Gerhardt, a marketing specialist who worked at various tech companies, noticed. Nobody wants to hear from yet another company, but the founder could act as the spoke-person, bringing:
Trust : People want to buy from people, not faceless companies
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The first step is framing the founder’s story. The founder is the leader of this movement, but the story must tie back to the company. Dave recommends answering these stories:
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Dave was the CMO for Drift, where he struggled getting attention. He turned to the founder to break through the noise ...
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