2023: not a big fan. 2024: already excited.

Let’s be real: 2023 was one of the worst years for startups in the past decade. Maybe even the worst.  ‌ ‌ ‌ Hey there,  Let’s be real: 2023 was one of the worst years for startups in the past decade. Maybe even the worst.  Raising money = hard. Getting leads = hard. Closing deals = hard. Retaining customers = hard.  That’s why we’ve created more startup-friendly options here at Demand Curve and Bell Curve:  Fast, flexible, and full-stack ads management  Typical ad agencies 😩: - Long contracts - With weeks of discovery and onboarding - Featuring lots of meetings to justify their value - And your ads are run by a junior marketer - Who’s only good at one channel You waste tens of thousands of dollars in onboarding, meetings, overly long contracts, and poor performance by a junior marketer.  What we built 🤩: - Ads running in days - Month-to-month contracts with fixed, transparent pricing - Async communication via Slack—we only meet if you want to - You’ll have a senior strategist and media buyer working on your account - We’ll run your ads on as many channels as you want We launched in October. We're already helping 12+ clients like Tabs Chocolates to scale their ads.  Looking to start or scale your paid ads? [Work with us at Ad Labs](.  PS: Know someone who needs a great ads partner? Refer them, and we’ll give you both $1,000. Give them your [unique tracking link]( or intro to me ([neal@demandcurve.com](mailto:neal@demandcurve.com?utm_campaign=Nov+2023+Products&utm_content=Nov+2023+Products&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=email)).  A bad partner can burn you—we’ll match you with a great one for free  Bad ad agencies aren’t the only way to lose time and money.  It’s incredibly easy to blow money on the wrong growth agency or freelancer, whether they’re: - Runnings ads - Doing SEO and creating content (huge offender) - Developing your growth strategy - Increasing conversion rates (CRO) - Creating email funnels - Rebranding and positioning work - Or even building your website  There are a ton of agencies and freelancers that don’t know what they’re doing.  Over the last 7 years running Demand Curve and working closely with startups, freelancers, and other agencies, we’ve built up a strong network of vetted partners.  [We help you find the right one for you](—and it costs you nothing.  Final day, get $300 off the Growth Program  Lastly, bringing on external marketing help is expensive for a bootstrapped, early-stage startup.  That’s why we created the [Growth Program](—to act as a bridge for early-stage startups investing in growth but don’t have the resources to bring on agencies, freelancers, or full-time marketing hires.  The Growth Program tactically walks you through the 80/20 of growth.  You’ll define your growth strategy, identify your best-fit channels, build up and revamp funnels, and launch & optimize marketing channels.  This isn’t theory. This is a tactical, step-by-step guidebook to growth.  Our ideal outcome: You grow enough that hiring a marketer is easily within budget to take growth off your plate in 2024.  Today’s the last day of our 25% off extended Black Friday sale. [Sign up and grow now](.  PS: We offer a 30-day full refund if you decide it’s not for you.  Much more to come  We're committed to being the best growth partner for startups.  We want there to be more entrepreneurs in the world. And we want more of them to succeed.  We’re committed to helping people like you in whatever we can.  Both Justin and I are in this for the long haul. This is not a churn and burn-through as many clients and subscribers as possible and sell to a big PE firm thing.  We want to be a resource that people use throughout their entrepreneurial journey.  And frankly, there’s far too much BS and fluff in marketing. We try to be one the voices to cut through that.  So here’s to many more years and various evolutions to come 🥂  – Neal, Justin and the DC/BC team [Nick] Neal O'Grady [Grace] Justin Setzer   © 2023 Demand Curve, Inc. All rights reserved. 4460 Redwood Hwy, Suite 16-535, San Rafael, California, United States [Unsubscribe]() from all emails—or [manage]( your subscription (this is an Announcement).