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Growth Hacking Insights - Bi-Monthly Members-only Marketing Insights Digital Subscription that aims to disclose the Truth about Successful Marketing.
Growth Hacking Insights - Bi-Monthly Members-only Marketing Insights Digital Subscription that aims to disclose the Truth about Successful Marketing.

The Truth About Early-Stage Startup

Marketing

DIY Marketing Program & Marketing Intelligence API* for Early-Stage Startups who don’t have the time or the budget to waste figuring out Marketing -  Limited to 100 Early-Stage Startups and currently in development*

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The 4-minute video that will forever

transform your perspective on Marketing.

(Play the video and go Fullscreen — it's worth it.)

Marketing is NOT optional for EARLY-STAGE STARTUPS

The Real Pain of not knowing Marketing

While some stats attribute 14% of failures to marketing, that's not the full picture. When considering factors like market need, cash flow, pricing, product quality, and customer engagement, marketing-related issues influence 7 out of the top 10 Main Startup Failure Drivers.

The top 10 Main Startup Failure Drivers

Forget about the 14%.


This is  the Truth about Marketing's Influence on Startup Failure Rates.

1.

82% fail due to poor Cash Flow Management.

(score.org)

❌ Marketing isn’t directly responsible but impacts cash flow if CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost) is too high or marketing spend is inefficient.

2.

80% fail due to not having a Marketing Budget.

(Content Marketing Institute)

✅ Marketing is the main cause – Without visibility and customer acquisition, there is no business.

3.

74% fail Due to Premature Scaling.

(Startup Genome)

✅ Marketing plays a role – If marketing channels aren’t validated before scaling, startups burn cash on ineffective strategies.

4.

70% fail for Relying only on One Revenue Stream.

(Entrepreneur)

✅ Marketing plays a role – Poor messaging, branding, and positioning limit expansion into new revenue channels. 

5.

68% fail due to to ignoring Mobile Optimization.

(Think with Google - Mobile Insights)

✅ Marketing is the main cause – Digital marketing strategies must be mobile-first to prevent customer drop-off.

6.

65% fail due to poor company culture.

(Deloitte)

❌ Marketing isn’t directly responsible, but employer branding can help in attracting better talent.

7.

42% fail due to No Market Need.

(CB Insights)

✅ Marketing is the second most responsible after Product Development – Marketing is responsible for validating the market BEFORE the product is built.

8.

29% fail as a result of running out of cash.

(CB Insights)

✅ Marketing is responsible – If CAC is too high, or there’s no customer retention, startups burn cash too fast.

9.

29% fail due to lacking a clear Monetization Strategy.

(TechCrunch)

✅ Marketing is responsible – Growth marketing should validate revenue models and customer willingness to pay.

10.

22% fail due to Lack of Focus.

(Startup Genome)

✅ Marketing is responsible – Spreading efforts across too many channels dilutes impact and reduces traction.

What is one of the main causes behind these concerning statistics?

Mainstream Marketing Advice

Mainstream marketing advice is adapted for medium to large budgets, not small budgets like yours. Startups with low budgets have no other choice but asking LLMs, training AI agents with the same mainstream marketing tactics or going through the same AI-created content available online for ranking purposes, expecting it will help them succeed. 


The result? A 90% Startup Failure Rate. That’s how ‘effective’ it is.

Why do Marketers Ignore Early Stage Startups?

Be honest—if you were a marketer, would you chase clients with no budget?

In the Marketing World, it's simple:

More budget = more ad spend, more tools, more billable hours.

Low budget = less or no ad spend, less tools, less billable hours.


More budget = faster results, making them look good.

Low budget = slow results, making them look bad. 


More budget = less risk, because established brands already have traction.

Low budget = higher risk, because new brands have no traction.


This is a No-Brainer! 

Your Impossible Options

Bad marketers will burn your budget. No exception!


Niched marketers will push what they know best, which might not work—and this is the norm since niches form where the big money is.

Fractional CMO? At $200+/hour, is that really an option?

The Reality

In most cases, aside from Good Fractional CMOs, marketers will push ads, social media, and SEO when you need market validation. I mean look around: Isn't this what you see everywhere? 


The result:  You'll either hire the wrong people or get locked into marketing that doesn’t scale. And at over $100K+/year, affording a skilled marketing hire isn’t happening right now.

The Truth

Nobody knows your vision better than you—learning how to market it is critical. This is why outsourcing marketing too early is the worst kind of "help." And deep down, you already feel this.


If you don’t learn the basics, you’ll rely on overpriced help and struggle to make the right decisions.


The truth? You don’t need to be a marketer forever. But for early-stage startups, knowing what works is the only way you can survive.


If mainstream marketing advice created these alarming failure stats and burns so much capital, why would you risk following it?

Doing the same thing over and over again won’t bring different results.

A Marketing Service is not enough to FIX This

We need to create a MOVEMENT

How Growth Hacking Insights aims to contribute:

Limited Access

Considering the current capabilities, we are limited to around 100 Early-Stage Startups that fit a certain criteria. More details below.

Highly Selective

"One-size-fits-all" programs are nothing more than a marketing myth—sold by those promising sunshine and rainbows. The reality? There is no such thing. We will only approve Startups with the highest potential to benefit from this program, until we are ready to impact more.

The Offer

Growth Hacking Insights exists to give you DIY Early-Stage CMO-level strategies and tactics—at under $100/month. And we will do our best to keep it that way.

Huge Impact Potential

A single skilled marketing hire costs $100K+ per year. Instead of having 100 Early-Stage Startups waste $100K+/year each on hiring marketers—which is a bad idea anyway at this stage—$100K+/year will be used to help 100 Founders take control of their own marketing,  saving a collective $9.9 million in wasted capital.

This Program is not about "teaching". This is about nurturing awareness and genuinely helping.

Marketing Intelligence API access* to Power your own AI Agents

Designed specifically for the realities of Early-Stage Startups.

Everything inside the Growth Hacking Insights Program will also be available via API—built to power your AI agents through platforms like:


  • n8n,
  • Voiceflow,
  • Zapier,
  • Make,
  • Bubble,
  • and any system supporting custom APIs.

    (More information coming soon)

We don't need you as just a subscriber. We want you a part of the movement

You can help make programs like this the standard for Early-Stage Startups.

Just imagine the impact we can create.

Access is

Highly Exclusive

❌ Startups We Do NOT Accept

❌Startups that offload marketing without understanding it.

 

❌Teams looking for quick hacks with no strategic foundation.

 

❌Low-ticket, high-volume businesses relying solely on aggressive paid ads. We actually advice Early-Stage Startups against Paid Ads .

 

❌Businesses in saturated, undifferentiated markets with no clear value proposition.

 

❌Those expecting overnight results without testing, iterating, and refining.

❌We don’t accept startups in low-ticket, high-volume industries where success relies on aggressive, transactional sales. If your model depends purely on paid ads with no organic or authority-building strategy, this isn’t for you.

 

✅ Startups We Accept

✅ Founders leading their own marketing and seeking structured guidance. 


✅ Early-Stage Startups committed to real traction, sustainable growth, and long-term positioning.   


✅ Startups selling mid-to-high-ticket solutions where trust, authority, and precision matter.   


✅ B2B & digital-first startups that need content, digital PR, and authority-building strategies.

 

✅ Founders who understand marketing is about continuous learning, optimizing, and executing strategically.

✅ We accept Early-Stage Founders from B2B and high-ticket B2C industries where trust, authority, and strategic growth drive success. If your business depends on credibility, positioning, and long-term customer relationships, you're in the right place.

We said we are motivated by the Impact we can make. Here's the proof:

We’re Giving You the Introductory

Early-Stage DIY Marketing Guide for FREE

We know trust isn’t given—it’s earned. That's why, after you apply, if we determine your startup fits the criteria and is eligible for the program, you’ll receive the complete DIY Early-Stage Marketing Guide, absolutely Free.


This isn’t a teaser or a sales trick—it’s the exact framework Growth Hacking Insights is built around. You can start applying it immediately, on your own terms, until we have the Program ready.


And when we launch the full program, we'll provide you with the opportunity to get Early Access. 




want to find out if you qualify for the program?

Apply for the waitlist

If you fit the criteria, you will receive the Free Guide.

Growth Hacking Insights

Disclaimer & Eligibility:

  • Subscription-Based & Exclusive
    Growth Hacking Insights will be a         paid, monthly subscription program designed exclusively for Early-Stage startups where Founders lead their own marketing efforts. It is not for marketers, consultants, agencies, or startups at later stages.
  • Application & Approval Process
    This is         not an instant sign-up program. All applicants must go through an approval process. We personally review each application to ensure that only the most relevant startups join. If your application is approved, you will receive the full Early-Stage DIY Marketing Guide. If not, we will not send the guide, as it won't likely help you.
  • Early Development Phase
    The program is still in         active development, and content will evolve based on Founder feedback to ensure maximum impact.
  • Strict Eligibility
    We         only accept startups that align with the program’s purpose. Approval is at our full discretion, and we reserve the right to decline any applicant who does not fit our criteria. Currently, we accept startups from the U.S., but location exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis, if the program has potential to help.
  • What We DON’T Do
    We don’t sell implementation, and we never will for Early-Stage Startups—because it’s the worst possible thing to do. Instead, we give you the framework, up-to-date insights, and the truth to take control of your marketing yourself and that should be more than enough to find talent whenever you need it. Our other services (Marketing Consultancy and Fractional & Full-Time Marketing Leadership are tailored for Funded, Late-Stage Startups and Established companies).
  • We don’t push agencies for commissions, and we never will. With access to quality advice tailored to offer guidance to Early-Stage Startups, you’ll know precisely how to choose the most cost-effective solutions when you need help.
  • We won’t dilute our focus. Our only priority is building, improving, and updating Growth Hacking Insights with the latest marketing strategies and tools—so you never have to waste time figuring it out yourself.
  • The API is part of a future roadmap step and is inactive, not planned to be made available when the program starts but at a later date. Access will only be granted to accepted Founders once development is complete only if the Movement grows sufficiently and there is demand. We reserve the right to delay, limit, or restrict access based on the technical feasibility and sustainability of the program, considering it is more intended to make an Impact, before anything else. The API will be designed with Early-Stage Startup realities in mind—but like the rest of Growth Hacking Insights, it’s built to serve those who genuinely engage with the Movement. This is not a feature to be taken for granted—it’s an extension of the value we are working hard to deliver.
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