Lillian Pierson, P.E., fractional CMO and growth strategist, engineers marketing systems that drive predictable growth for tech startups. With a professional engineering license and 20 years of experience driving growth for Fortune 100 and early-stage companies alike, she bridges product and growth marketing to drive real boots-on-the-ground traction. She's trained 2M+ professionals in AI and data, grown organic channels to 750K+ followers, and authored 11 books including Data Science For Dummies. Lillian helps VC-backed and bootstrapped founders (pre-revenue to $6M ARR) scale through structured playbooks and data-driven systems.
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Plan, secure, build, and deploy CRM API integrations with data mapping, OAuth 2.0, webhooks, error handling, and monitoring for scalable results.
Transform your marketing operations with an AI marketing strategy that drives unparalleled efficiency and effectiveness.
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Four books that actually changed how I think about building, selling, and scaling a data-driven tech business. No filler, no affiliate recommendations.
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Enterprise Sales Strategy for Startups: How Planoverse Founder Howjer Gu Built Trust with Australia’s Biggest Retailers
Understand time-to-conversion metrics across funnel stages to optimize processes, reduce costs, and drive faster growth in your sales strategy.
Turn intent signals into predictable pipeline with 10 repeatable GTM motions covering lead capture, multi-channel outreach, and CRM sync.
