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Thoughts About ‘Learn to Let Go’ and Why It’s Bad Advice

When I write blog posts, I always try to shake off any thoughts about the future talkbacks I’m going to receive. Trying to dodge hostile comments when you write is a surefire recipe for mediocre posts. Even now, as I’m writing the headline of this post, I can already envision the reactions. The organizational culture of all startups operates under pretty straightforward rules, and ‘Thou Shalt Learn to Let Go’ is one of the commandments being preached.

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Thoughts About ‘Learn to Let Go’ and Why It’s Bad Advice

When I write blog posts, I always try to shake off any thoughts about the future talkbacks I’m going to receive. Trying to dodge hostile comments when you write is a surefire recipe for mediocre posts. Even now, as I’m writing the headline of this post, I can already envision the reactions. The organizational culture of all startups operates under pretty straightforward rules, and ‘Thou Shalt Learn to Let Go’ is one of the commandments being preached.

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Who Should Be Your Beta Customers and How to Persuade Them to Join?

One of the points that come up most often in my conversations with entrepreneurs is how to get through the ‘beta’ stage. During this stage, the product is far from being complete, both product-wise and technically. However, it’s still at a point where you can already start testing it with external users. Reaching the right beta users is critical. A company’s inability to gather proper feedback or create a stable process that can stretch as far as you planned can jeopardize the entire operation.

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What Have You Got Against Micromanaging?

There are specific posts I’m reluctant to post, especially in times where we’re in recruitment mode. I wrote about this subject in a previous post called “Thoughts About ‘learn to release’ and why it’s bad advice” about a year ago. After posting it, I received countless comments from CEOs and executives who dared to ‘come out’ and admit that they are also micromanagers and believe it’s a positive tactic.

The common assumption in the startup space is that the ideal manager focuses on the bigger picture (road map,

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Company Growth in COVID-Time

The tale of coronavirus is yet to be entirely told. The pandemic’s long-term side effects are still not clear (not just the epidemiologic ones). If you’re acquainted with this blog, you know I mainly deal with the backstage stories of my startup, Oribi. They’re not the shiniest success stories you usually read on such blogs. I simply tell real-life stories. No filters. In this post, I will share Oribi’s COVID-19 side effects, the doubts we have,

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Forget About A/B Testing; It’s Time for A/Z Testing

Back when I took my first steps in marketing, Apple’s site was my go-to reference. In those days, this website was considered the world’s best website. It was common practice to imitate their visuals, navigation bar’s UI, the content.

It took me just a couple of months to realize how absurd it is to emulate Apple. Most of their visitors landed on a website of a company they already know and love. They saw the brand multiple times before and,

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What CEOs Want from Marketing

Founder and CEO of Oribi, Iris Shoor, joins host Dave Gerhardt on this week’s episode of the B2B Marketing Leaders podcast. Currently serving as CMO at Privy, Dave is also known for having founded the DGMG community and is widely regarded as one of today’s leading B2B brand builders.

Dave and Iris chat about Iris’s path from marketing leader to CEO, discuss what CEOs want from marketing, and dive into topics like managing freemium funnels and enterprise sales motions.

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How to Retain Agency Clients By Showing Them Success


Iris Shoor, founder and CEO of Oribi, sits down with host Jason Swenk in this week’s episode of the Smart Agency Masterclass podcast. Listen in to hear about Iris’s personal story, why she decided to build Oribi, and how she helps her team reach their goals through personal development. You’ll even come away with tips on how digital agencies can use Oribi to show their clients success in funnels and campaigns.

Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast app:
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/wcKyIbF
Apple podcast: https://cutt.ly/YcI9PRn
Player Fm: https://cutt.ly/hcI3YWR

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How Oribi Will Help You Easily Drive 20% More Conversions


This week’s episode of the Marketing School Podcast features none other than Oribi’s founder & CEO, Iris Shoor! Tune in to hear Iris chat with Neil Patel and Eric Siu about how Oribi’s unique, no-code analytics solution is taking the marketing world by storm.

Listen at the links below or on your favorite podcast app:
Spotify: https://cutt.ly/8cGcnbF
Google: https://cutt.ly/ecGckbG
Stitcher: https://cutt.ly/ScGcFq4

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