I Made Every Marketing Mistake So You Don’t Have To (You're Welcome)
by Matt Osborn | at Minnebar 19
Let’s be honest: scaling a B2B marketing team from zero to Series A, B, and beyond sounds impressive... until you realize it involves equal parts strategy, duct tape, caffeine, and the occasional emotional breakdown in front of a dashboard.
In this brutally honest and weirdly cathartic session, Matt Osborn — a B2B Marketing exec who's built growth engines from scratch (and definitely broke a few things along the way) — takes you on a walk through the marketing minefield. Expect war stories, facepalm-worthy mistakes, and actual strategies that don’t involve burning budget like it’s a bonfire party.
He’ll spill the beans on:
🚫 What not to do (aka: “Stuff I did and regretted immediately”)
⚡ The leanest, meanest ways to drive real growth
🛠️ How to scale without selling your soul — or your CRM
If you’ve ever felt like marketing a startup is like trying to build a plane while it’s flying... upside down... during a thunderstorm... this talk is for you. Grab a seat, laugh at Matt’s missteps, and leave with battle-tested growth tips you can actually use (no buzzwords, we promise).
Spoiler: There will be metaphors. Possibly too many. 🧠🔥✈️
Matt Osborn
Matt Osborn has over 15 years of experience in creating and managing high-growth marketing departments. In the last 8 years, Matt has built marketing teams from the ground up in early-stage fintech startups that led to series fundings and a successful acquisition in 2022. On the side, Matt has also developed a Marketing Technology called Skail.ai
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- Dianne Shelton
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- Misha Hawthorn
- Gary Elfert
- Paul Esch-Laurent
- Donovan Smith
- Naveen Katragadda
- Lori Ryan
- Jenna Redfield
- Greg Sax
- Matt Osborn
- Suf Hayes
- Brian Pitts
- Hayley Brooks
- Peter Somerville
- Robert Smith
- Onar Alili
- Agnes Kiss
- Robin Thomas
- Nick Winkler
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- Dustin Beltramo
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