Dave Rigotti (Inflection CEO & Co-Founder) on the path from marketer to founder, managing energy, and asking the right questions
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Dave Rigotti Guest
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After starting his career at Microsoft, Dave was the first marketer at Bizible. As the company grew, Dave scaled to VP and then took on marketing leadership roles at Marketo and Adobe via acquisitions. He's now founder and CEO at Inflection - a new stealth marketing tech startup. Dave operates with a small-town Ohio style and says he cares more about the process than the destination. He talked about managing energy, growing from contributor to manager to executive, and learning through customer development.
Chapters
- 0:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction
- 2:10 Dave Rigotti's Reputation and Philosophy
- 3:14 Early Days at Visible
- 5:06 Challenges of Being the First Marketer
- 6:19 Microsoft vs. Startup Marketing
- 7:44 Scaling as a Leader
- 9:25 Managing New Team Members
- 10:34 Surprising Results from Letting Go
- 11:52 Motivation and Productivity
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