How's Your Comp Package? Startup Marketing Compensation Explained (with Emily Kramer and Kathleen Estreich from MKT1)

Kathleen Estreich and Emily Kramer are the co-founders of MKT1. They advise founders, recruit and advise marketers, and invest in SaaS startups, and join Dave on this episode of the Exit Five podcast to talk about early-stage marketing strategy and hiring (Kathleen and Emily have held roles at Facebook, Box, Intercom, Scalr, Asana, Carta). They also have strong opinions about marketing compensation and how to understand your comp and equity package if you're a Seed or Series A marketing leader.

Here's the early-stage compensation explainer they reference:

https://mkt1.substack.com/p/marketing-compensation

Connect with Kathleen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kestreich/
Connect with Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilykramer/

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