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Stop Chasing Vanity Metrics: What Early-Stage Startups Should Really Measure
Traffic and likes look good on dashboards, but they rarely predict revenue. Here’s what early-stage startups should actually measure.

Karla Margeson
2 hours ago5 min read


How to Explain Your Product So Customers Get It
Stop leading with product features. Start with what your buyer is dealing with.

Kristen Diamond
May 183 min read


What Dogs Can Teach Us About Leading Through Uncertainty
Uncertain markets make teams hesitant and leaders reactive. Here's what dog training teaches us about staying consistent, clear, and calm when the stakes get noisy.

Karla Margeson
May 123 min read


Don’t Build It and Forget It: Here’s How to Keep Your Downloadables Working Hard
The impact of ebooks and guides shouldn’t fade after launch. Here’s how to turn downloadable assets into long-term lead generation engines.

Karla Margeson
May 116 min read


10 Things You Should Know Before Hiring a Marketing Agency
Thinking of hiring a marketing agency? Read this first. Wheels Up founder shares 10 hard-won lessons on partnerships, expectations, and smart marketing decisions.

amy winner
Apr 235 min read


Lead Gen vs. Brand Awareness: When to Gate Content and When to Give It Away
Should you gate your content or give it away? This blog explains when to use lead gen vs brand awareness strategies, and how to balance both for pipeline growth.

Karla Margeson
Apr 205 min read


Building Stronger Startups: Key Takeaways from Founders in Jeans Podcast with Wheels Up Collective’s Amy Winner
Discover Amy Winner’s top insights on startup growth, authentic marketing, hiring for potential, and navigating AI—straight from her interview on Founders in Jeans.

Kacy Bartleigh
Apr 133 min read


My Toddler Just Explained Why Your Best Product Isn’t Winning
A toddler’s cheese stick moment reveals why strong B2B products lose to “safer” choices. Learn how positioning, validation, and decision clarity reduce buyer risk and make your product the obvious, defensible choice.

Elise Oras
Apr 24 min read


Storytelling for Startups: How to Make Complex Tech Sound Human
Even great tech doesn’t sell itself. Learn how startups can use clear, human storytelling to make complex products understandable, credible, and compelling.

Karla Margeson
Mar 304 min read


5 Years at Wheels Up Collective: Lessons Learned
A personal reflection on 5 years at Wheels Up Collective, sharing career growth, key lessons, mentorship, and the impact of company culture.

Diana Sparacio
Mar 273 min read


Email Nurture Series That Don’t Suck: Turning Subscribers Into Buyers
Learn how to design email nurture series that feel human, stay focused, and actually move subscribers toward buying, without sounding salesy.

Karla Margeson
Mar 235 min read


Why Tool-First AI Strategies Almost Always Fail (And What You Should Do Instead)
AI won’t save messy data or broken workflows. Kristen Diamond shares why strong systems (not shiny tools) determine whether AI actually works.

Kristen Diamond
Mar 164 min read
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