The Demand Efficiency Podcast

Podcast

Audio

Demand Generation

Growth

Kevin Marasco, CMO of Zenefits on the applications and automation of PLG

In this conversation with Kevin Marasco, CMO at Zenefits, he talks about growth and marketing. Hear about Zenefits’ pivot into a PLG motion, demand gen and organic channels, how Kevin shows up as his best self, and building a culture of experimentation.


Episode Outline

[01:39] The Zenefits journey

[05:19] The opportunity for a PLG motion

[09:29] Demand gen practices

[11:57] The shift to organic

[15:21] Experimentation

[16:46] What Kevin does to stay fresh

[20:12] Kevin’s motivational people


Connect with Kevin

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Website

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Connect with Matter Made 

LinkedIn (Elias Rubel, CEO, Matter Made)

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The Demand Efficiency Podcast

Podcast

Audio

Demand Generation

Growth

In this episode, Elias Rubel is joined by Alok Nandan, General Partner at Emergent Ventures founding partner at Akra Venture Labs, a fundraising pitch tool for Founders. Alok shares his thoughts on giving VCs a more complete picture of your company, getting the meeting, and making it count.

Episode Outline

[04:39] How Salesforce is applying AI and data science in their products

[07:16] Alok’s journey into independent consulting and helping early-stage founders

[11:13] How to bet on founders and help them succeed

[12:04] Steps in domain expertise and identify the pain point of the buyer

[14:34] The process of getting prospects through the funnel

[16:35] Lessons from the school of hard knocks

[19:22] The importance of a peer group of folks who are on a similar journey

Alok’s Inspirations:

Ankur Jain

Contact Alok

AngelList

LinkedIn

Twitter

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