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Martin 👀
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Fintech CMO. Built Ireland's first digital bank. Scaled startups to $300M+ (Dublin/Dubai). Sharing lessons in 'Uncharted': Real growth, no fairytales. Dubai-based 🇦🇪

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Vibe Marketing Is Already Here

One smart marketer + AI = the new 5-person growth team

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Vibe Marketing Is Already Here
One smart marketer can outwork a team of five and most startups haven’t noticed yet.
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84% of enterprise buyers still want a human demo. Not your slick product tour. Not your Loom video. A real person who can answer "how does this not blow up our workflow?" without sweating.
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Most advice is just marketing. If they’re selling a course, a book, or a mastermind, assume the strategy works better for them than it will for you.
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The highest-paid devs aren’t always the best devs. They’re just the ones who know how to talk to people with money.
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Three people build empires. Thirty people write manifestos on why they can't.
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Three people can build an empire. Thirty people can build a really detailed document about why they can't build an empire.
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Most social media advice is just one guy copying another guy who copied another guy. Try actually testing stuff.
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You can clone an app overnight. Good luck cloning trust and attention.
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Startups do not fail because of bad markets. They fail because the founders secretly hate each other.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If your cofounder’s quirks annoy you now, wait until you are both broke, exhausted, and arguing over payroll.
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A 10x AI engineer at 10% of the price? Somewhere a big tech hiring manager just broke into a cold sweat.
November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
People overthink their first version when all that matters is proving someone actually wants it.
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Your landing page should not just sell. It should disarm every excuse your customer has for not buying.
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If you work in tech and do not read sci-fi, you are basically showing up to the game without watching the playbook.
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The future does not come out of nowhere. It gets imagined first, then engineered into reality.
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Startup marketing is like the gym. Everyone loves the idea of results, but most quit when it gets repetitive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Everyone wants to build the next unicorn. Nobody wants to be the one handing out flyers.
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The future of product management is not endless roadmaps. It is execution and customer obsession.
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Most AI startups think they are building iPhones. They are actually building screwdrivers. Pick your buyer accordingly.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Coding is turning into directing. Knowing what to build matters more than how to type it out.
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Pricing complexity kills adoption. If people have to think too much about how your pricing works, they will just bounce.
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Customers never asked for the iPhone or AirPods either. That is because customers are not product designers.
October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Most founders cannot survive corporate. Too many meetings, too little control, and way too much rowing in circles.
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Founder life: “Where are we going?”
Corporate life: “Shut up and work.”
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Cheering for entrepreneurs is easy. The hard part is not secretly hoping they fail so you feel better about yourself.
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Burnout is not a flex. If your job makes you miserable, a fancier title will not fix it.
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM