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Dave McClure says Silicon Valley is ‘functionally illiterate’ at marketing

We here at Ventureburn think marketing is really important when it comes to thinking about your overall startup strategy. It’s better to start thinking about it sooner rather than later. It turns out we are not alone. In a series of tweets that appear to have been sent out of frustration, prominent Silicon Valley VC Dave McClure let it all rip on what he thinks of marketing in the startup space. Hint: he is not impressed.