David Garcia and Nathan Schlaffer are the founders of MarketMate AI - MarketMate AI is a new B2B marketing platform powered by AI that helps product marketers and GTM teams with target market identification, messaging creation, content automation, and sales enablement. MarketMate aims to make generative AI more user-friendly for real marketing workflows by generating tailored content for your buyer personas that aligns with your messaging, doesn't require sophisticated prompts, and doesn't limit you by word count. Here’s an overview of our conversation:

* The power of seeing what's not there (0:00)

* Nathan and Dave’s craziest work stories (7:42)

* Where do product & demand-gen meet? (16:36)

* How will generative AI impact the future of marketing? (24:54)

* The impact of the pandemic on tech jobs (28:05)

* Using laughter to get through tough times (38:03)

* Looking at goals as a team rather than as isolated nations (40:58)

* Dealing with burnout (45:34)

* How did you get started in tech? (51:00)

Where to find David Garcia

* LinkedIn

* MarketMate

Where to find Nathan Schlaffer

* LinkedIn

* MarketMate

Where to find Max Matson

* LinkedIn

* PlayerZero