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From the Editor's Desk CMO Success, Stage by Stage Chief marketing officer turnover has long been a challenge for companies. As a company matures, it can become clear that the CMO’s leadership skills and abilities no longer align with the organization’s needs — which could spell the end of the CMO’s tenure. We interviewed 100 company leaders to understand how CMO roles and marketing functions should be organized at different stages of growth (from series A to IPO). What we found was surprising: The skills and abilities that make a CMO well suited to leading an early-stage company are quite different from those a company needs as it grows. We identified three key points at which organization-level marketing changes: Series A (the early stage), Series B-D (the developing stage), and Series E-IPO (the mature stage). Assuming that a CMO has the skills and knowledge to succeed as a business matures through different growth stages is a mistake. 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Work Bluesky 'starter packs' help new users find their way Bluesky introduced starter packs, which aim to address that initial discovery problem by allow existing users to build lists of accounts and custom feeds oriented around specific interests or themes. Work iPhone users won't lose True Tone, other features after third-party repairs Apple is finally loosening some restrictions on repairs, extending software support to third-party replacement batteries and displays installed into iPhones later this year. Work Hebbia raises nearly $100M Series B for AI-powered document search led by Andreessen Horowitz | TechCrunch Hebbia, a startup using generative AI to search large documents and return answers, has raised a nearly $100 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, Work Oklahoma's State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a necessary historical document. 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Work Shopping app Temu is "dangerous malware," spying on your texts, lawsuit claims Temu "surprised" by the lawsuit, plans to "vigorously defend" itself. Work The best 2-in-1 laptops for 2024 Here's a list of the best 2-in-1 convertible laptops you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors. Work Big Pharma's fight against drug price reforms takes weird, desperate turn PhRMA claims price negotiations raise costs and that drug patents lower them. Work U.S. needs major nuclear power expansion to meet rising electricity demand, Southern Company CEO says The U.S. needs to install more than 10 gigawatts of new nuclear power, said Chris Womack. Work American workers, and bosses, are struggling to find the turn off switch Right-to-disconnect laws exist in 13 countries relieving workers from the stress of checking email and Slack at all hours, but not in the U.S. Work SCOTUS tears down Sacklers' immunity, blowing up opioid settlement Majority of justices ruled on meaning of legal code; dissenters called it "ruinous" Work Study: Scribes in ancient Egypt had really poor posture during work There were degenerative joint changes in the spines, shoulders, knees, hips, and ankles. Work Google Cloud Partners With TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 Google Cloud is joining forces with TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 as the lead partner for Startup Battlefield 200 program this October. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. 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