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Practical writing on positioning, demand gen, product marketing, and building the GTM layer startups actually need.

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Startup

How to Pay Employees During a Startup

How should an early-stage startup pay employees when cash is limited? Here’s how to think about salary, equity, contractors, founder pay, and runway

Oct 7, 2026·5 min read

Marketer reviewing Google Ads click data on a laptop

Paid Media

Competitors clicking my ads? How to check, and what to do

Your cost per click jumped and nothing converted. Here is how to tell if competitors are really clicking your Google Ads, and how to stop paying for it.

Oct 3, 2026·5 min read

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Tools

CardMunch: LinkedIn Buys the iPhone Business Card App

LinkedIn has bought CardMunch, the iPhone app that turns business card photos into contacts using human transcription, and made it free. Here's what it means for business users.

Oct 3, 2026·3 min read

Marketer comparing pay-per-click ad campaigns on a laptop

Paid Media

LinkedIn DirectAds vs Google AdWords: Which PPC Platform for B2B?

LinkedIn's DirectAds lets any business buy ads targeted by job, industry and seniority. How it compares with Google AdWords for B2B pay-per-click, and what changed since.

Sep 28, 2026·6 min read

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Startups

Tech Talent by Canadian City: Where to Hire in 2026

A city-by-city look at where Canada's tech talent actually concentrates, what it costs to hire in each market, and how to pick a hub instead of chasing the biggest headcount number.

Aug 17, 2026·5 min read

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Startups

Cloudflare for SaaS: What It Actually Is, and When You Need It

Cloudflare for SaaS solves one specific problem: letting your customers use their own domain with a valid SSL certificate. Here's what it actually does, what it costs today, and when a growing SaaS company needs it, or the broader Cloudflare stack, in the first place.

Aug 17, 2026·6 min read

Startup founder evaluating the right time to raise funding for growth

Fundraising

When to Raise Funding for Your Startup

Why fundraising timing matters more than the deck or the investor list, and how to know whether, when, and how much to raise.

Aug 16, 2026·4 min read

Fractional CMO for SaaS companies providing strategic marketing leadership

Growth

The SaaS Fractional CMO: What They Do and When to Hire One

What a fractional CMO actually does for a SaaS startup, when the role makes sense, and how to evaluate whether an engagement is working.

Aug 16, 2026·4 min read

Startup advisors discussing equity compensation and advisory shares

Startups

How to Compensate Startup Advisors with Equity

Why advisor equity should look nothing like employee equity: how much to grant, how fast it should vest, and what makes an advisor worth compensating at all.

Aug 16, 2026·3 min read

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