The Demand Efficiency Podcast

Podcast

Audio

Demand Generation

Growth

Ahin Thomas, VP of Marketing at Backblaze, shares the unconventional ways he drives growth and why professional wrestling is America's purest form of storytelling

Episode Outline

[01:10] How Backblaze accomplishes 90% inbound

[06:00] The unconventional ways Ahin drove growth at Backblaze

[09:23] The challenges of content marketing

[12:27] Campaigns that did not pan out and what Ahin learned from them

[16:23] The importance of having a unique view of value to share

[19:20] How learning the mechanics of collaborative databases benefited Ahin’s career

[20:35] Why Ahin thinks professional wrestling is America’s most important art form and purest form of storytelling we have


Ahin’s Inspirations

Pat Connolly

Vincent Kennedy Mcmahon


Connect with Ahin

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Website

Twitter

The Demand Efficiency Podcast

Podcast

Audio

Demand Generation

Growth

Episode Outline

[00:50] Romi’s shift from Microsoft to the startup space

[02:04] The transferable skills Romi gained from Microsoft and what he had to learn and unlearn

[04:23] Where Romi is at in his current company

[06:20] Why Romi’s company split off from their parent company to become an independent entity

[07:35] Romi’s growth thesis and how his thesis evolved as his company grew

[09:24] How Romi structured his shift from direct sales into channel selling

[11:54] The strategy that Romi’s company plans to formalize in the next few months

[13:38] How the Pacific Northwest startup community has changed

[17:40] How tech companies can become more involved in the communities that support them

[22:15] Romi’s favorite community projects and thoughts on how tech can help drive meaningful change

[25:12] Romi’s inspirations


Connect with Romi

LinkedIn

Website

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