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@DanZurek_

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Sales Operations @SpaceX | Prev Head of Sales @ScienceIO (acq for $140m), Head of Sales Dev @mParticle ($1B+ valuation), GTM @salesforce & @att

Los Angeles, CA
Joined July 2011
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Engineers have to understand why they’re building a product and the value it will provide to end-users. Product managements role is to provide data to support the why.
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a startup founding team is typically made up of: 1. Creator - visionary who understands the customers needs better than anyone else 2. Communicator - commercializes product and fundraises 3. Technician - builds and codes product
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Find and work with sparring partners vs. mentors and coaches
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@roshanpateI Is twitter💩posting not an option?
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11 months
most startups fail not bc they can’t build a product or raise capital but bc they can’t get traction. gtm is more important than technical cofounders understand and only realize this when it’s far too late.
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To anyone I’ve offended, I just want to say, I reinvented electric cars and I’m sending people to Mars in a rocket ship. Did you think I was also going to be a chill, normal dude? — Elon
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@rrhoover Surfing — combines yoga, cardio, strength training, and mental toughness all in one sport.
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sales is 100% a momentum game.
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My Valentine’s Day gift 2/14/22
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@andrewrsorkin Nothing better than a sleeping baby and mom in biz class after a long holiday with the in-laws.
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The term Rev Ops or revenue operations is the next tech buzz word that encompasses growth and go-to-market. RevOps are the people, processes, systems, and data that drive how a biz generates revenue.
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10 months
interesting to see openAI's entire GTM team is ex-slack sellers -- curious to see how successful they'll be in the long-term once they've gone through all inbound
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our little ballerina
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@Thomas_Carrieri Def committed to swinging before the pitch was thrown
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11 months
most sales reps are afraid to reference their competitors, bc they think it looks bad to dunk on the competition. but this doesn’t help educate the customer or build trust. instead of avoiding talking about the competition, address your biz’s unique approach to solving the
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Product led growth is often confused with product led sales, however PLS: 1. Increases the perceived product value with sales 2. Product adoption by few people to enterprise-wide 3. Connects usage with decision maker 4. Enables biz to go upmarket
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“When you read biographies of people who've done great work, it's remarkable how much luck is involved. They discover what to work on as a result of a chance meeting, or by reading a book they happen to pick up. So you need to make yourself a big target for luck, and the way
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Paul Graham
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How to Do Great Work:
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Dan Zurek
6 years
So excited for @mParticles annual conference #Acceleration2019 on 4/18 in NYC. Featuring fireside chats w/ former @chicagobulls & @ESPN sports analyst @realJayWilliams , Co-Founder of @FlatironHealth @NatsTurner , @NYJets @KelvinBeachumJr , and more.
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The amount of trust needed to sell a product scales linearly with price i.e. high price point, high trust needed
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2 years
Happy Birthday to my little Valentine — Ms. Coco Bean ♥️
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As the saying goes, your network is your net worth. But how often do we truly understand the value of our network? I recently took a closer look into my network and the results weren't what I was expecting: 1. Majority of my connections are at companies I've never worked at
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Why is product development still viewed as a manufacturing process with assembly-line success metrics:   1. Build exactly what the GTM team tells Engineering to build 2. In the order requested 3. As fast as possible   Product Management is then tasked with collecting a shopping
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@alexisohanian Becoming a parent makes you realize why you’re here on earth and what your purpose is in life.
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11 months
consumers buy with emotion and justify with their own logic
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2 years
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Will Manidis
2 years
finally can say: - @danmzurek has joined ScienceIO to lead sales. Dan spent the last six years at mparticle from nearly day 0. - Sarah Bierenbaum joined to lead customer success. Sarah previously lead CS at hyperscience and olo. extremely grateful
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2 years
@JasonSCui Waiting for him to run out of content and start recommending the HGH he's taking...or did I already miss that episode?
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1 year
the boring company’s tunnel is pretty boring
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Dan Zurek
4 years
Do your part, wear a mask. It’s not hard, I ran a half marathon today with one on. Happy 4th everyone!
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1 year
Large Language Models, having turned human language into a programming language / API, make interacting with software and information as easy as typing or speaking, and as a result, we use software for infinitely more things, and get infinitely more value out of any data we
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Nick Grossman
1 year
Latest post on The Slow Hunch:
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background and talent determine where people start, but character skills shape how far they can climb — @AdamMGrant
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Dan Zurek
6 years
Looking forward to connecting with folks at #RampUp19 next week. @mParticles is hosting a happy hour and a dinner -- so feel free to reach out and connect with us here to discuss what else you'd like to do with your data. #DoMoreWithYourData #cdp #martech
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Dan Zurek
7 years
Mike Cirello from @okcupid giving @mParticles a shoutout -- start with mParticle first when defining your stack! #LTR17
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4 months
There’s few experiences in life I’ve enjoyed more than being a father. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads.
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Dan Zurek
1 year
I don’t get why everyone says, I slept like a baby? Does that mean you woke up every 3 hours crying bc you 💩/ 💦 yourself?
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Dan Zurek
6 years
Fred getting ready for his @TODAYshow cameo appearance to chat about @mParticles pawternity.
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Alex Dilnot-Smith
6 years
What a beauty @dzurek10
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1 year
does anyone else's linkedin feed seem like a bunch of b2b ads?
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Dan Zurek
9 months
Had a great time recording this podcast where we discussed how to build and structure a GTM process to differentiate in highly competitive markets.
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1 year
It’s amazing how perceptive kids are of your emotions — appreciate this reminder, @RyanHoliday
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Dan Zurek
7 months
Thrilled to share @ScienceDotIO has been acquired by @Veradigm .
@Veradigm
Veradigm®
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Veradigm has signed a definitive agreement to acquire @ScienceDotIO , a leading AI platform and foundation model provider for healthcare. Read the full press release: | #EHR #GenAI
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Dan Zurek
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I'm super excited to announce Data Master from mParticle! Standardize your data collection, enforce various data types, and maintain a centralized data plan across all of your business units -- giving you greater control over your data.
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Congrats to @Braze on their Series E at an $850M valuation! Could not be more proud to call them a partner of @mParticles !
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Dan Zurek
6 years
Excited for tomorrows webinar with former Head of Data Analytics @Disney and co-founder of Cognetik, @Matt Alexander to discuss best practices for implementing @mParticle 's SDK with Merritt Tidwell.
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Dan Zurek
1 year
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son today said his firm is "ready to shift to offense mode" and to "lead the AI revolution." -- here come the 🐂🐂🐂
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How your expectations form the way you experience the world
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Dan Zurek
2 years
Happy hour hits a little different these days.
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Dan Zurek
6 years
@mParticles 🙌🙌🙌
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Dan Zurek
6 years
The net positive of #GDPR is that companies are now doubling down on protecting your privacy and improving the user experience. #TOIC2018
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Dan Zurek
11 months
founders always ask what metrics they should measure the health and success of their biz, here are a few of them
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Dan Zurek
1 year
nyc looking like doomsday
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5 months
we do everything only a finite amount of times and a reminder to enjoy every moment.
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Dan Zurek
7 years
Great to see another one of @mparticles clients, @okcupid using data to better inform their marketing campaigns -- How OkCupid’s Product Enhancements Inform Its Marketing Strategy @AdExchanger
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Dan Zurek
2 years
@WillManidis The used car market is going to crash
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Dan Zurek
4 months
working at only one biz in your career creates unintended consequences in becoming overly confident in one’s decisions / thought process and lack of different perspectives
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7 years
@mkatz0630 dropping knowledge at #TOIC17 Start with the right plan and strategy. Focus on the finish line and work your way backwards.
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the term strategy gets thrown around so loosely where it’s lost all meaning
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Dan Zurek
10 months
it's interesting to explore at your biz how marketing and sales expectations aren't always aligned which can create confusion for the customer.
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Dan Zurek
6 years
Super pumped for @mParticles to be named to the top 100 best places to work by @CrainsNewYork for the 3rd year in a row. In good company with some of our partners like @button @leanplum @salesforce @TheTradeDesk and many more...
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Dan Zurek
7 years
Anthony Saleh (Nas & Futures Mgr) dropping some knowledge -- music industry needs to use data in the same way tech does. @mParticles #A17NYC
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Dan Zurek
2 years
Double fisting
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Dan Zurek
7 years
Great hearing #mobilegrowth strategies from @Gilt leveraging @mParticles to collect and connect all of their data. @POSSIBLE @branchmetrics
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6 years
"The level of trust you receive from consumers is based on a commitment to the quality of that customer experience, where you don't need to go out and create some gimmicky tactic...What it boils down to is, there has to be some sort of equitable value trade-off"
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The Wall Street Journal
6 years
With privacy issues in the spotlight, one approach for companies is to give customers rewards in exchange for personal information
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Dan Zurek
3 years
You learn more from your losses than from your wins.
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Dan Zurek
6 years
“It’s not just us going out and trying to solve problems for the customer. We have to work with the ecosystem, and we have to have an open approach.” – Adam Biehler @a_biehler #Postback18
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Dan Zurek
5 years
. @Spotify leveraging @mParticle ’s #CDP to power real-time personalization at scale. #Roadmap @Amplitude_HQ
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7 years
. @branchmetrics @taekimnyc bringing together local nyc thought leaders to share best practices and trade war stories at #mobilegrowth @Meetup .
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Dan Zurek
6 years
Great to hear how brands like @facebook , @Uber , and @bookingcom create personalized experiences by leveraging their data. #TAP2018
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Dan Zurek
1 year
culture eats strategy for breakfast when a strategy is not pervasive throughout a startup
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Dan Zurek
7 months
sales territory planning is an art and a skill
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Dan Zurek
7 years
Congrats to our friends at @Kik raising $50 Million Ahead of $75 Million #ICO
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Dan Zurek
2 years
If flamingo estate can sell shit, literally bags of shit for $75, you can sell anything.
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Dan Zurek
6 years
Come hear two absolute legends speak at the upcoming @adexchanger conference about key steps to follow to ensure a successful CDP implementation.
@mParticle
mParticle
6 years
Don’t miss mParticle’s @David_Spitz and @PaulMand on-stage at #PROGIO as they cover everything CDP: from the different types to how to build a business case to the steps you’ll need to take before implementing one.
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Dan Zurek
6 years
What a way to kick off a conference with a warm welcome from @JustinTrudeau ! Thanks @SheetalJaitly and the entire @TribalScale team for putting on an incredible event.
@SheetalJaitly
Sheetal Jaitly
6 years
Thank you Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau for opening up our TakeOver Innovation Conference 🙏 @TribalScale #TOIC2018
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Simplicity becomes a limitless gift presented to individuals that master fundamentals.
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Dan Zurek
7 years
Huge congrats to Uber for having no CEO, CFO, COO, CMO, General Counsel -- thus truly becoming the world's first self-driving car company.
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Dan Zurek
5 years
Check out how @BurgerKing App became the #1 app in the @Apple @AppStore and @GooglePlay (starting from #686 in the Apple App Store and #464 on Google Play.) @mParticle @Amplitude_HQ @radarlabs @Braze @branchmetrics
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Dan Zurek
7 years
Pumped to see @mParticles make this list ahead of my former employer @salesforce . Coincidence? I think not.
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MK
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mParticle named to 2017 Crains Best Places to Work in NYC list.
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@farnamstreet The creative act by @RickRubin
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Dan Zurek
7 years
Approaches to #GDPR compliance from @mParticles and @Braze
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Dan Zurek
4 years
Whatcha looking at?
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1 year
Whose next to drop a new album with AI?
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Dan Zurek
6 years
. @mParticles and @weareprolific will be hosting our next discussion series about the future of customer experience in the connected age on Tuesday 6/12 in Boston with @Chewy and @TB12sports Sign up to attend #CX2020 here:
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Dan Zurek
1 year
This is wild -- Medicare spending is projected to increase from $744 billion in 2022 to $1.7 trillion in 2033
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Dan Zurek
2 years
@HarryStebbings @clearbit — Data enrichment and website analytics @TryProspect — Prospecting email addresses @GrainHQ — Call recording and transcripts @salesforce — CRM
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Dan Zurek
6 years
Discussing how brands look inwards and align your organization around our customer — ultimately building a data strategy is no longer an exercise in futility. @mParticle @Braze @RGA
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Dan Zurek
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"I think a life properly lived is just learn, learn, learn all the time." -- Charlie Munger RIP 11.28.2023
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Dan Zurek
6 years
There's a reason why brands like @JetBlue , @Airbnb , @StarwoodBuzz are taking over the industry -- leveraging @mParticles CDP. We're hosting a dinner with @urbanairship at Soho Beach House and an after-party at Bâoli -- would love to have u join us. Shoot me a msg if interested.
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the greatest startup employee retention tool is to show all unvested employee shares as a future dollar value.
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2 years
You know you’re old when your freezer is mostly ice packs.
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Dan Zurek
6 years
Pumped to be in Vegas next week for #MAU2018 @GrowCo . DM if you’ll be there and I’ll get you on the list for a few parties and events that @mParticles is hosting.
@David_Spitz
David Spitz
6 years
Excited to be presenting at @GrowCo #MAU2018 next week and share some big news from @mParticles !!
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Dan Zurek
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GTM ≠ Sales GTM = the system and processes that span the entire customer journey. However sales is only as effective as the GTM machine.
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