Meet Corey Haines, the new Head of Growth at Baremetrics, a tool for SaaS and subscription companies to get the metrics forecasting and dunning they need to grow their startup.

In this episode, we change slightly from the usual format around specific experiments or marketing channels that are working today. Corey recently got the position of Head of Growth and we talk about what that hiring process looked like, the tactical side of it, the tangibles of what you need to do to win these positions, who you have to become and what do you need learn. So for those of you who are looking to grow their career or apply to new opportunities, or to build into that head of growth or head of marketing position, this episode is for you!

You'll also hear about Corey's background at Cordial and how he went from a new department to a growing marketing team and set that all up. You'll learn the key frameworks that Corey learned and uses to build into any marketing department, which are key things that you should absolutely know if you're going to be doing marketing, building a marketing team, or any of the sort in your SaaS company. You'll learn a ton on this episode, enjoy!

Show Notes:

• 03:25 Joining a Brand New Marketing Department
• 06:58 Using Frameworks to Simplify and Prioritize
• 08:45 A Framework for Customer Research
• 10:42 A Framework for Product Market Channel Model Fit
• 11:12 A Framework for Product Channel Fit
• 12:07 A Framework for Model Channel Fit
• 12:55 Pirate Metrics
• 14:14 Robert Cialdini's Principles of Persuasion
• 15:17 The Right Order to Use These Frameworks
• 16:45 Context, Transparency and Trust During a Hiring Process
• 20:14 Knowledge and Key Requirements for a Marketer
• 22:09 The Balance of Being Creative and Technical in Writing
• 23:35 The More You Can Show and Not Tell the Better
• 25:28 The Roles of Language and Empathy
• 28:36 Next Steps in Baremetrics and Bottom Up Approach
• 32:14 Balancing Short and Long Term
• 33:14 Product Development vs Marketing Effort
• 35:32 The SaaS Industry in 2019
• 39:59 The Opportunity for Marketers
• 40:54 Lightning Questions