MMarketing Against The Grain

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Frameworks

Every named framework pulled from the show — searchable, filterable, and structured down to the steps, examples, and mistakes.

14 frameworks

Finance6 steps

Customers Before Capital Rule

Prove demand and traction before making venture fundraising the first task.

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Paid Acquisition Economics Scorecard

Scale advertising through ROAS, payback, conversion, and halo effects

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Zero-Based Marketing Portfolio Allocation

Rebuild spending from strategy and fund unequal bets across people and programs.

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Happiness Spending Ladder

Direct discretionary spending toward uses that produce more durable happiness.

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Time to Return Investment Rule

Scale acquisition by measuring when each cohort returns its cash

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AI Investment Durability Scorecard

Evaluate AI companies by distribution, economics, defensibility, and platform exposure

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BOGO Unit-Economics Check

Compare bundle profit and customer need before trusting free

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Cash-Buffer Optionality Rule

Keep fixed costs low so you can invest beyond immediate revenue.

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Go-to-Market Efficiency Two-by-Two

Balance investments by time horizon and return shape

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Total Cost of Free Audit

Expose every monetary and nonmonetary price hidden behind free

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Early-Stage AI Product Investment Scorecard

Rank AI startups by defensibility, use-case value, market potential, and team quality.

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Premium-Funded Marketing Flywheel

Use premium margins to finance compounding brand investment.

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Task-to-Model Routing

Match each AI task to the cheapest model capable of doing it well

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Token-Funded Early Acquisition

Exchange a controlled share of future liquidity for present user growth.

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