Before entering venture capital, D'Amico spent a decade at Gartner as a Client Director advising technology vendors and enterprises. At Andreessen Horowitz, she focuses on growth fund operations and guides portfolio startups on market development, go-to-market execution, and building effective analyst relations programs.
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D'Amico: Free Vendor Briefings Provide No Feedback Without Paid Subscriptions
“You can use the vendor briefing program where you can submit a request to speak to an analyst. The one thing to know is that under those types of engagements, it's a, it's an hour, be prepared. It's an introduction and it's also sharing information with the an…”
Stacey D'AmicoJan 2, 2019▶ 28:06a16z Podcast | What Startups Should Know about Analyst Relations
D'Amico: Enterprise Analyst Relations Does Not Operate on Pay-to-Play
“I've never seen a play for pay motion.”
Stacey D'AmicoJan 2, 2019▶ 21:53a16z Podcast | What Startups Should Know about Analyst Relations
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D'Amico: Top-Paying Clients of Analyst Firms Are Often the Most Dissatisfied
“And I will also add to that some of the people paying the companies the most amount of money are the most pissed off.”
Stacey D'AmicoJan 2, 2019▶ 22:45a16z Podcast | What Startups Should Know about Analyst Relations
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D'Amico: Sales Reps Falsely Blame Analysts Half the Time They Lose Deals
“Or we lost this deal because the client said they talked to an analyst and they said to go a different direction, which half the time isn't actually accurate. I've talked to analysts after some of those calls and that wasn't what was stated. They're just looki…”
Stacey D'AmicoJan 2, 2019▶ 23:14a16z Podcast | What Startups Should Know about Analyst Relations
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D'Amico: Involving Analysts in Product Roadmaps Builds Stronger Startup Relationships
“What the analysts actually really appreciate is when you acknowledge, yeah, you know, we're aware of that and we're working on that. And what advice would you have for us? Because they love being a part of building your company. They really do. I mean, they li…”
Stacey D'AmicoJan 2, 2019▶ 13:22a16z Podcast | What Startups Should Know about Analyst Relations
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D'Amico: Custom Research and Data Require Hiring Boutique Analyst Firms
“Because there's the larger guys, they don't always do the custom work that you're looking for. So you may need to go to more boutique company to get that special report accomplished or that data that you're looking for.”
Stacey D'AmicoJan 2, 2019▶ 17:26a16z Podcast | What Startups Should Know about Analyst Relations
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D'Amico: Free Vendor Briefings Provide No Feedback Without Paid Subscriptions
“You can use the vendor briefing program where you can submit a request to speak to an analyst. The one thing to know is that under those types of engagements, it's a, it's an hour, be prepared. It's an introduction and it's also sharing information with the an…”
Stacey D'AmicoJan 2, 2019▶ 28:06a16z Podcast | What Startups Should Know about Analyst Relations
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