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Two things are true:

1. You can’t do big events like #GTM2024 without the support of sponsors

2. I will do anything for money

Aaron Leeder

The foundation of Pavilion is our values.

But the second level of the stack is practical knowledge.

We’re spending the middle of the

Yesterday started with a cold plunge (with William Wang 👨‍🌾 )

Today started with a sunrise breakfast with 30 top CEOs in B2B

In

"Everyone here is so warm, friendly and supportive."

"Pavilion Members are a perfect combination of compassionate and competent."

"This is unlike any conference I've ever

Everything, and I mean everything, at a startup is about how quickly you learn and adapt to new information.

The best CROs I’ve ever met all could have been high-powered CFOs, investment bankers, or Big 4 management consultants. There is only one difference:

Something

I’m excited to join forces with Alon Alroy, co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo, for an exciting discussion on how to build thriving communities

A month ago, I was approached by a middle-market PE investor who was interested in buying Pavilion. We had barely been on the phone

After GTM2024, Pavilion has momentum. But there’s still tremendous risk. Here are the top 7 mistakes we are most likely to make in 2025:

1. Expanding

Always good when it becomes its own noun :)

Last week at GTM2024 we made a VERY exciting announcement about Pavilion's partnership with Winning by Design.

If you missed it, this is for

Nobody is bigger than the company.

Nobody.

When you're a first time executive, somebody on your team submits their resignation and you feel a panic.

How

How you leave a job matters.

On an episode of the Pivot podcast, Scott Galloway said:

“Lesson to young people. As good as it feels,

The use of the term revenue (instead of "sales") is a positive indication that companies are evolving their sophistication for how to achieve profitable

Don’t try to get the CEO fired.

You disagreeing with the CEO about strategy and execution is natural but it’s more your problem than

“If he’d a been a college man, he wouldn’t have been Al Smith.”

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, SAM?

Al Smith was the

There are only 5 major drivers of competitive advantage in SaaS:

1. Speed of product innovation
2. Network effects
3. Switching costs
4. GTM innovation
5. Brand

But if

Last night I passed 100,000 LinkedIn followers.

I started actively creating content on LinkedIn in August of 2022.

Along the way, it’s helped generate or

Cold outbound is dead.

The way we buy is changing.

Trust is the only thing that can get deals done these days.

And in the absence

No one has set up an AI SDR because they think it’s better for their customers.

AI won’t replace sales and shouldn’t be