If you had $100,000 to grow your startup, how much would you spend on marketing?

Chances are - not enough. And you wouldn’t be alone.

In this episode of Think: Business Futures,  Ali Aitken is joined by Dr Ofer Mintz, Associate Professor and Associate Head of Marketing at UTS Business School, whose research uncovers a surprising truth: more than half of startups don’t invest in marketing at all. 

Ofer discusses:
Why marketing is often misunderstood - and misused - by founders
How skipping marketing hurts product-market fit, funding chances, and long-term growth
Why adding a marketer to your founding team could double your odds of getting funded
When to invest in marketing (and what that investment should look like)
How to use AI tools wisely, without falling into the ‘shortcut trap’

So what’s going wrong? And what does it really mean to be customer-centric in a fast-moving, resource-strapped startup?




Hosted and produced by Ali Aitken

If you had $100,000 to grow your startup, how much would you spend on marketing?
Chances are - not enough. And you wouldn’t be alone.
In this episode of Think: Business Futures, Ali Aitken is joined by Dr Ofer Mintz, Associate Professor and Associate Head of Marketing at UTS Business School, whose research uncovers a surprising truth: more than half of startups don’t invest in marketing at all. 
Ofer discusses:
<ul>
 <li>Why marketing is often misunderstood - and misused - by founders</li>
 <li>How skipping marketing hurts product-market fit, funding chances, and long-term growth</li>
 <li>Why adding a marketer to your founding team could double your odds of getting funded</li>
 <li>When to invest in marketing (and what that investment should look like)</li>
 <li>How to use AI tools wisely, without falling into the ‘shortcut trap’</li>
</ul>
So what’s going wrong? And what does it really mean to be customer-centric in a fast-moving, resource-strapped startup?
 
Hosted and produced by Ali Aitken

Think: Business Futures finds the movers and shakers in business, and brings them together to unpack the issues of the day.

Think: Business Futures is supported by UTS Business School.

Think: Business Futures&nbsp;finds the movers and shakers in business, and brings them together to unpack the issues of the day.
Think: Business Futures&nbsp;is supported by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/about/uts-business-school/news">UTS Business School.</a>

Think: Business Futures

Executive Producer Veronika Aleshina finds the people who are the movers and shakers in business, and brings them together to get to the essence of the financial issues of the day.
Produced by Cody Giunta.

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