FORGING SUSTAINABLE STARTUPS

MAISON LAFARGUE

At Maison Lafargue, we believe that startups can accelerate learning and grow faster by integrating marketing early, in the fabric of their company.

This is why we have packaged under one roof powerful learnings and proven strategies, based on our founder’s experience in both large tech companies and startups -Google, Box, Strivr, Breathe Battery Technologies, iMicrobes, MarineVerse...

What we value the most are long-term partnerships, so whether you are looking for a marketing bootcamp, an advisor or a fractional CMO, we’re here for you.

Wanna see how we can help? Let’s chat!

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  • "Veronique offers a holistic view of marketing, encompassing branding, messaging and growth. By sharing her experience and playbook, she helped us fast-track our marketing roadmap and create immediate impact."

    Ian Campbell, Founder and CEO, Breathe Battery Technologies

  • "Veronique provides an amazing and practical training for startups to up their game on their message, website, thought leadership, and customer interactions."

    Derek Greenfield, Founder and CEO, Industrial Microbes

  • "Veronique has been instrumental in transforming our vision into a compelling narrative that resonates with all our stakeholders. Her expertise in tailoring our message for each audience segment has enhanced our brand relevance and significantly helped with communicating our larger purpose.”

    Lauren C. Roth Venu, CEO, 3Rwater

  • "Veronique not only helped us develop our marketing strategy, but also put it into practice. She offered actionable ideas that our small team could use straight away, while still thinking about the big picture."

    Greg Dziemidowicz, Founder and CEO, MarineVerse

  • "Veronique has the amazing ability and wisdom to connect dots that others don't see."

    Nick N. Oza, Co-Founder at Myrrym

  • “Veronique brought a strategic approach along with hands on support to help us grow awareness of our ocean intelligence platform. It was great partnering with her!”

    David Benudis, Head of Special Operations, Sofar Ocean

  • “Veronique’s strategic approach paired with hands-on execution was a game-changer for us. She made it effortless for a busy founder like me by delivering a messaging framework that I could immediately test with prospects. Her ability to distill complex ideas into compelling narratives has been pivotal in redefining how we position Pascal and establish our authority in the busy AI landscape."

    Alexei Dunaway, Founder & CEO of Pinnacle

SERVICES

01

  • Establish marketing North Star and OKRs in alignment with business objectives.

    Design holistic strategy across brand, growth and product marketing.

    Org design and coaching.

02

  • Establish and optimize growth loop via testing and optimization.

    Define channel mix.

    Support campaign creation and performance analysis.

03

  • Define product positioning and messaging.

    Create powerful narratives, build thought leadership playbook and content strategy.

04

  • Establish or refresh brand identity to align with company’s positioning.

    Ensure brand consistency across key assets (website, collaterals, social…).

    Define executives’ personal branding strategy.

05

  • Half or full day workshop to go deep on one of your marketing challenges.

    Cohort-based course hosted by Maven.

06

  • Executive support on part-time basis.

    Business consulting services.

    Strategy across channels, reporting and team management.

CASE STUDIES

  • Messaging Biotech

    MESSAGING

    Turn science breakthroughs into value

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  • The Brass - Ageism blows, wisdom rules

    BRANDING

    Creating a brand that bucks norms

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  • Water projects

    POSITIONNING

    One solution, multiple stakeholders

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  • STORYTELLING

    Defining the value and impact of AI coaching.

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  • MARKETING CLASSES

    Cohort-based training on Maven

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  • CATEGORY CREATION

    Cross the chasm, go beyond early adopters

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  • GO-TO-MARKET Google Maps

    GO-TO-MARKET

    Build the right channels

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  • Demand Generation

    DEMAND GEN

    Set the framework for growth

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  • Customer

    CUSTOMER PROGRAMS

    Activate champions for trust and credibility

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  • MARKET EXPANSION

    Expand to new segments with the right insights

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VERONIQUE LAFARGUE

BEHIND MAISON LAFARGUE

I am a global executive, with 20+ years of experience in getting tech and climate tech innovation to transform how we communicate, learn and care for our planet. I created Maison Lafargue to help startups scale and build sustainable growth and support early-stage founders.

SaaS pioneer, I've built the first marketing organization for Google Cloud in Southern Europe, led the global enterprise growth of Google Maps, and content marketing and thought leadership at Box. I went on to build and lead the marketing team at Strivr, building the Immersive Learning category. 

Today I am a fractional CMO and advisor, a founding member of the Xooglers in Climate Community, an instructor on Maven and TEDx organizer.

In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, sailing, mid-century architecture and baking with my family.

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