Neal O'Grady 🍉

Demand Curve

Demand Curve (YC S19) creates courses, content, and events to teach founders and marketers how to grow companies. Our weekly newsletter goes out to over 97,000 founders and marketers.

Co-Founder

GrowthPair

We've partnered up to help startups hire top-tier growth talent that fits into their budget.

Advisor

Bell Curve

Bell Curve is a paid marketing agency explicitly built for startups. 

We've worked with companies like Invoice2Go, Pilot, Segment, Microsoft, Framer, Perfect Keto, Feedly, Stacker, Techcrunch, 1build, and Ancestry.

UNIGNORABLE

People wanna buy from people—not faceless brands. Un-ignorable is a 4-week group challenge designed to help you build an audience of future buyers.

Founder + Instructor

Segment

Demand Curve and Segment had a deep partnership. We collaborated on projects where our intersection of growth and tracking expertise can help companies grow revenue.

Growth Advisor

Webflow, Inc.

- Ideated blog post topics on topics most relevant and interesting to web designers 
- Produced high-quality blog posts each week that were engaging, educational, and got people excited about web design and Webflow 
- Sourced images and supplementary material and references - Work with the founders, CMO, designer, and editor

Copywriter/Content Marketer

Lighthouse Labs

The job of a TA at a early-stage web development bootcamp was 3 main things:

1. Developing curriculum.
2. Helping students with their coding challenges.
3. Providing emotional support to extremely stressed students wondering if they've made a horrible decision dropping $10k on a career change.

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I'm 34 years old. I've never had a full-time job.

Not once.

No, I did not grow up rich without needing to.

My dad passed when I was 13, my mom made $26,000 CAD, and he left her with an invalid life insurance policy. He had changed it to void unless he was 65 years old or older

He did that 2 days before local laws changed where your spouse needed to approve life insurance policy changes. 

He also left her with tons of debt on credit cards she didn't know about.

So she was forced to file for bankruptcy.

We were real poor.

I managed to go to university only because she moved to Vancouver with me.

And I paid for it by aggressively applying for scholarships. 75% of it was covered.

Yet, I've never used that degree.

Since then I've:

- Taught myself programming
- Worked as a freelance developer
- Worked as a freelance copywriter
- Lived out of a backpack for 3.5 years as a digital nomad
- Started two 7-figure revenue businesses in the marketing industry

At no point was I hungry, broke, or homeless.

People think that forging your own path is risky.

What I think is risky is taking out a mortgage based on a full-time job that can be taken away from you at any moment

As a freelancer, you have numerous income streams—losing one isn't existential.

As a business owner, your job can't be taken from you. You make more if you find a way to provide more value to people at scale.

This is why I've dedicated my life to helping people start, build, and grow companies. 

My ads agency, Bell Curve (www.bellcurve.com), helps startups grow through ads—the most scalable channel there is.

Demand Curve (www.demandcurve.com) teaches founders and marketers to grow their companies and passion projects. We were accepted into Y Combinator's summer of 2019 batch.

My goal is to make entrepreneurship easier and more approachable. Because we all benefit when we each build the future we want.

Demand Curve (YC S19) creates courses, content, and events to teach founders and marketers how to grow companies. Our weekly newsletter goes out to over 60,000 founders and marketers.

Erika Zeigyte

Prosana

Prosana helps marketing agencies and D2C eCommerce businesses build strong teams and solid operational infrastructures, allowing them to:

🚀 Scale at least 3x faster without putting out fires 24/7
🚀 Have 2x more time for activities that drive the business forward
🚀 Resolve common people problems
🚀 Finally enjoy the ride every entrepreneur deserves

These are the services we offer:

→ Headhunting and recruitment of elite marketing and eCommerce talent
→ Processes and systems development
→ Consulting on team structure & growth

Here’s how we can start working together:

1️⃣ Drop me a message here on LinkedIn.
2️⃣ Book a quick discovery call: https://calendly.com/erika_zeigyte/introduction-call

Talk to you soon.

CEO & Founder

SASSY SCALP

Scalp care solutions to eliminate dandruff, dryness, and irritation.

Key responsibilities:
• Product design and development
• Creative Production

Partner

Remode

Agency and brand owners reported these results 6-9 months after working with us:

🚀 3x faster growth through organisational development
🚀 20% increase in profit 
🚀 15% increase in team satisfaction score
🚀 50% bigger goals achieved

COO & Founder

sugatan.io

Key achievements:
• Designed and implemented business & HR strategies, scaling the agency from 4 to 84 people in 2 years
• Set goals for performance and growth, increasing revenue from $0 to $2M annually in 2 years
• Led an executive team of 7, driving maximum performance and dedication
• Successfully hired for performance, creative, and C-level roles
• Managed sales department, ensuring only qualified leads became partners

Key responsibilities:
• Team growth and performance
• Operations efficiency and effectiveness
• Financial health & profitable expansion
• Sales process & new client onboarding

Chief Operating Officer

Key achievements:
• Implemented innovative hiring strategies, resulting in a turnover rate below 1%
• Built replicable onboarding and training processes
• Established a solid financial infrastructure, ensuring consistent profitability
• Built an operations team from scratch
• Successfully managed relationships with partners

Key responsibilities:
• Talent acquisition and retention
• Process development and optimization
• Financial stability and growth
• Operations team leadership
• Partner relationship management

Operations Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Key achievements:
• Drove new product commercialization timelines and budgets in coordination with other departments
• Managed all aspects of product development
• Initiated, planned, and controlled projects effectively
• Led a global cross-functional team to execute all project deliverables
• Tracked and communicated project status to all stakeholders
• Assessed, communicated, and managed risk

Project Manager

Do any of these sound familiar?

❌ You spent $$ on a LinkedIn Job Ad that returned only a few half-decent candidates

❌ You asked your network for referrals but received uninterested candidates

❌ You reached out to numerous profiles on LinkedIn and are still waiting for them to connect

Surprised I know these pain points?

Well, I’ve been there myself.

Having grown a fully remote international marketing agency from 4 to 84+ people in less than 2 years and bootstrapped a D2C eCommerce brand, I’ve seen and experienced it all.

These methods “work,” but they cost you more than they're worth... Especially in today’s economy.

What about actually winning over top candidates?

It’s even harder.

But what if…

→ You had someone to manage the entire hiring process end-to-end, ensuring you never lose your top pick again.

Plus, help your business grow with the right talent and scalable systems...

✅ Someone who has successfully scaled small and large hyper-growth companies

✅ Could help write job descriptions and suggest commission structures

✅ Has access to a nurtured talent pool of 12,000+ eCommerce and marketing professionals

✅ Someone who could help your business scale beyond expectations and crush your competition

How valuable would that be for you?

→ All you (or your team) would have to do is choose one candidate from a vetted pool of high-caliber choices.

We’ve done this for a well-known menswear brand, growing their team from 6 to 19 people while increasing revenue by 10x and reducing agency expenses by 38%.

Or take a US-based growth hacking agency where we expanded the team from 4 to 54 people and doubled productivity. The best part? Revenue jumped from $0 to $4MM.

We guarantee you will achieve your desired results faster than if you did it alone.

How?

You tell us who you need.

We search for potential candidates.

We shortlist the best talent for your business.

We interview and test the potential candidates.

You interview only the top applicants.

What’s in it for you?

Scale at least 3x faster without putting out fires 24/7.

Have 2x more time for activities that drive the business forward.

Resolve common people problems.

Finally, enjoy the ride as you should.

🛑 Stop trying to find talent yourself and hire an expert.

You can do it alone...

→ Which involves a lot of guesswork and finding a strategy that really works is extremely challenging (I’ve spent 5 years searching).

✅ Or you can work with us.

The decision is yours.

Speak soon!

PS. Interested in exploring? DM me with the word “growth,” and I’ll share more details with you.

We help digital marketing agency & eCom owners build strong business foundations by
supporting their team development and operational growth.

These are the key areas of the business we focus on: 
🚀 Goals Setting & Alignment
🚀 Processes & Communication
🚀 Talent Acquisition & Development
🚀 Leadership & Management 

Company owners report these results typically 6-9 months after working with Prosana:

🚀 3x faster growth through operational & team development
🚀 20% increase in profit
🚀 15% increase in team satisfaction score
🚀 50% bigger goals achieved

❗️WE ARE HIRING a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist & Headhunter ❗️
 ️
Prosana is scaling fast - we’re becoming  one of the top go-to recruitment partners for fast-growth D2C brands and marketing agencies. 

Now, we’re gearing up for our next chapter by expanding our own internal team further.

If you live and breathe D2C and marketing hiring - we want to talk!

⭐️ 100% remote: Work from anywhere with full flexibility.
⭐️ High-impact roles: You’ll be directly shaping teams behind 7–8 and even 9 figure brands.
⭐️ Fast growth: Join an agency on track to dominate the eCom + marketing hiring space.
⭐️ Fantastic team: Work with supportive, ambitious people who actually get it, and join our next in-person meetup in Q1.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

→ Headhunt top-tier D2C and marketing talent (Media Buyers, Creative Strategists, Retention Managers, Supply Chain Managers, etc.)
→ Partner directly with founders and CMOs to fill high-stakes growth roles.
→ Manage the full recruitment lifecycle — from sourcing to closing.
→ Build long-term relationships with world-class candidates and clients.

Must-haves:
→ Proven track record hiring for D2C and marketing roles (think growth, creative, retention, ops).
→ Agency or in-house experience sourcing and placing high-performing talent.
→ A bias for action and a love for fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.

📝 Apply via the short questionnaire in the comments 👇🏼

Or DM me (but start your message with the 5 D2C/marketing roles you hired for most recently)

Fast, culture‑fit hiring for D2C eCom brands & agencies - presenting a perfect candidate in the 2nd week | Weekly Access to Vetted Talent - DM “Hotlist” | CEO @ Prosana

️❗️WE ARE HIRING A Performance Copywriter & Creative Strategist ❗️
️
Tired of making "pretty" ads? Join a fast-scaling, eight-figure DTC incubator (personalized gifting & more) where conversion is their north star. 

⭐️ Full flexibility: Work 100% remote with flexible hours. 
⭐️ Revenue share: Earn bonuses based on the sales your creative generates.
⭐️ Rapid growth path: Clear trajectory to senior leadership, hiring, and mentoring future team members.

And here’s what you’ll be doing: 

→ Scale with scripts: Write high-converting ad scripts (UGC, VSLs) designed to drive direct sales on Paid Social. 
→ Data-first iteration: Dive into performance data to find winning hooks, angles, and CTAs, then systematically build variations. 
→ Creative Ownership: Become the strategic thought partner for growth, turning customer insights into predictable, scalable ad performance.

Must-haves: 
→ At least 2+ years DTC Creative Strategy experience
→ Proven eCom Copywriting portfolio
→ Obsession with ROI/data.


Apply here via link in the comments 👇🏼

Not for you? Tag the best performance copywriter you know!

We said no to an 8-figure brand last quarter.

Not because of the product.
Not because of the people.
Not even because of the budget.

We said no because they wouldn’t commit to exclusive recruiting.

Here’s the truth most founders don’t realize 👇

When 3 agencies chase the same candidates, everyone loses.

1️⃣ The talent pool shrinks.
Top marketers talk.
When they get 3 outreach messages for the same role, they roll their eyes and move on.
Response rates tank.

2️⃣ Your brand takes a hit.
Instead of one clear story, candidates get a messy, inconsistent pitch.
It feels desperate. Not elite.

3️⃣ You slow everything down.
Every agency needs feedback.
Every agency wants updates.
Suddenly you’re managing recruiters instead of building your team.

At Prosana, we do it differently.

When we work exclusively, we move as one team.
→ One message.
→ One strategy.
→ One outcome: fast, high-quality hires that stick.

We even offered this brand a 30-day exclusive runway.
Or a geographic split.
They said no.

So we walked away.

Because chasing business isn’t how you build trust,
and it’s definitely not how you build elite teams.

If you want top talent, don’t go wide.
Go deep - with one partner who actually owns the outcome.

UPDATE: They came back to us with full exclusivity 2 months later. We hired a person for them within a month.

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