No project is an unmitigated success or failure. Even when it seems like a project couldn’t have possibly gone better (or worse), there are always lessons to be learned.
Thus, the project post-mortem.
No project is an unmitigated success or failure.
We’ve all been through it. You know, the moment you’re about to dig into the best darn pile of spaghetti and meatballs you’ve ever seen.
Just as you twist your fork in the pasta, spear a mouth-watering meatball, and go in for the first savory bite … the phone rings. “May I speak to Lindsay Kow-low-witch?” asks the telemarketer on the other end. “This is an important message regarding your oven preferences.”
We’ve all been through it. You know, the moment you’re about to dig into the best darn pile of spaghetti and meatballs you’ve ever seen.
Just as you twist your fork in the pasta, spear a mouth-watering meatball, and go in for the first savory bite … the phone rings. “May I speak to Lindsay Kow-low-witch?” asks the telemarketer on the other end. “This is an important message regarding your oven preferences.”
Lead generation is essential for growing any business, but I can’t stand those telemarketing calls that interrupt dinner. I cringe every time my phone rings mid-meal, and, let’s face it, those calls never seem to connect with real leads because I’m almost never interested in what they’re selling.
Popular culture makes entrepreneurship seem very appealing. Between “Shark Tank,” “Joy,” and “The Social Network,” it can be hard to deduce what the experience of founding and running your own business is truly like.
The hard truth of the startup world: 90% of all startups fail, and the most common reason for failure is a lack of market need for the product or service.
Popular culture makes entrepreneurship seem very appealing. Between “Shark Tank,” “Joy,” and “The Social Network,” it can be hard to deduce what the experience of founding and running your own business is truly like.
The hard truth of the startup world: 90% of all startups fail, and the most common reason for failure is a lack of market need for the product or service.
Popular culture makes entrepreneurship seem very appealing. Between “Shark Tank,” “Joy,” and “The Social Network,” it can be hard to deduce what the experience of founding and running your own business is truly like.
The hard truth of the startup world: 90% of all startups fail, and the most common reason for failure is a lack of market need for the product or service.
![Is Marketing Undergoing a Dramatic Change? [Survey]](https://blog.hubspot.com/hubfs/00-Blog_Thinkstock_Images/Marketing%20is%20Changing.jpg?t=1486119239217)
Every year, HubSpot publishes the State of Inbound report, providing benchmarks for the tactics, challenges, and priorities of marketers and salespeople around the world.
HubSpot has been tracking trends in inbound marketing for eight years, and we’ve recently seen serious disruptions rock the market. In 2016, we began asking marketers more forward thinking questions — and saw a real shift in focus to visual content, like video.
![Is Marketing Undergoing a Dramatic Change? [Survey]](https://blog.hubspot.com/hubfs/00-Blog_Thinkstock_Images/Marketing%20is%20Changing.jpg?t=1485636016543)
Every year, HubSpot publishes the State of Inbound report, providing benchmarks for the tactics, challenges, and priorities of marketers and salespeople around the world.
HubSpot has been tracking trends in inbound marketing for eight years, and we’ve recently seen serious disruptions rock the market. In 2016, we began asking marketers more forward thinking questions — and saw a real shift in focus to visual content, like video.
