I focus on brands I love and analyze what they do well, which helps me in my marketing role.

In my first board meeting as CMO, I presented my marketing plan and asked for introductions to marketing leaders, but my board member suggested that they should learn from me instead, recognizing the unique insights I brought from my product background.

I joined the team to handle consumer marketing, despite having no experience in that area, but I saw it as a great opportunity.

I transitioned from product management to marketing because I felt that marketing was an area we hadn't fully figured out yet, despite having a functioning sales team and clear product-market fit.

As a marketer, I utilize deep research weekly to analyze competitors and summarize their releases for my meetings, enhancing my strategic insights.

In the early stages, I learned that having a solid marketing strategy and understanding customer needs is as crucial as the technical aspects of product development.

I spend a lot of time training my team to think like me, which allows them to make decisions that align with my vision for content.

When we hired our first CMO, we shifted to a more professional marketing approach, which included experimenting with various campaigns.

I learned equally, if not more, from working in a fast-growing startup than I would have in college, especially in understanding how a venture builder or VC thinks.