Fractional founding marketing lead

Differentiated marketing that turns early traction into repeatable growth.

Differentiated marketing that turns early traction into repeatable growth.

I partner with founders and marketers at early-stage companies to sharpen their positioning and articulate their unique point of view.

With that foundation, I help them build the growth engine that lands them their first 100 customers (B2B) or 10,000 users (B2C).

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  • founder brand

  • marketing and gtm strategy

  • positioning and messaging

  • demand generation

  • gtm engineering

The PROBLEM

Your go-to-market strategy is most likely a glorified to-do list.

Your go-to-market strategy today is a
glorified to-do list.

Founder-led hustle doesn't scale

After winning your first few customers, you realize that pure hustle is not a growth strategy.

Unclear focus
hurts growth

You’re not sure what to prioritize. Traffic or conversions. Acquisition or retention. Short or long term.

Speed without direction is chaos

Your've been experimenting long and hard, tested several hypotheses, but still have zero proven channels.

MY EXPERTISE

What I can do for you

Depending on your company's stage and current priorities, there are a few ways I can help you.

Simplify

Ideal if your product is brilliant, but you have a hard time communicating its value.

Ideal if your product is great but you have a hard time communicating value.

Amplify

Ideal if customers love your product, but you have a hard time acquiring new ones.

Intensify

Ideal if you see signs of product-market fit, have a few proven playbooks, and are now looking to shift gears + scale faster.

Spotify

If we're not a fit, I'll redirect you to one of the experts on my speed dial + send you a Spotify playlist to remember me by.

Why Murugappan

Why Murugappan

There are thousands of marketing advisors and fractional CMOs out there, why choose me?

There are thousands of marketing advisors and fractional CMOs out there, why choose me?

4x

Founding Marketing Lead:
I understand what it takes
to turn a startup to a scaleup

$13M

Marketing-sourced pipeline
generated in the last
few years, across 4 startups

6,000+

Career SQLs from a
combination of inbound,
outbound, and PLG plays

AS FEATURED IN

AS FEATURED IN

Exit Five included Murugappan Meiyappan in their list of AI marketing experts
Exit Five included Murugappan Meiyappan in their list of AI marketing experts
Helped Humantic AI be recognized as a top 100 product on G2 in 2024
Helped Humantic AI be recognized as a top 100 product on G2 in 2024
Featured in 3 Gartner reports in a single calendar year for a new category Murugappan helped create at Humantic AI
Featured in 3 Gartner reports in a single calendar year for a new category Murugappan helped create at Humantic AI
Murugappan helped Shopflo get and a few of its customers get earned media coverage on YourStory
Murugappan helped Shopflo get and a few of its customers get earned media coverage on YourStory
A TV show where I was listed as the screenwriter was distributed on SonyLIV
A TV show where I was listed as the screenwriter was distributed on SonyLIV
SFGate covered the marketing activation orchestrated by Murugappan at Dreamforce 24
SFGate covered the marketing activation orchestrated by Murugappan at Dreamforce 24

Join 50+ startups that TAKE their growth seriously

Shopflo
Shopflo
Aftershoot
Aftershoot
Humantic AI
Humantic AI
Nunify
Nunify
Fini AI
Fini AI

Pricing and services

What it takes for your rocketship to take off

Timelines and commercials depending on the nature of engagement.

Simplify Sprints

Simplify Sprints

Typically lasts 2-4 weeks

Typically lasts 2-4 weeks

Ideal if you have a great product but have a hard time communicating value.

$4,500

/ sprint

ICP fine tuning

Positioning and messaging

Website and social copy

Landing pages and sales deck can also be added to the scope

Amplify Monthly

Amplify Monthly

3-month commitment

3-month commitment

Ideal for companies looking to crack their first scalable growth channel.

$5,000

/ month

Identify where ICP "hangs out"

Find where ICP "hangs out"

Strategy to capture attention

Execute, execute, execute!

Execute! Execute!

Recommend one channel at a time so focus isn't diluted

Intensify Monthly

Intensify Monthly

3-month commitment

3-month commitment

Ideal for companies looking to crack their first scalable growth channel.

$6,500

/ monthly

Identify where ICP "hangs out"

Find where ICP "hangs out"

Strategy to capture attention

Execute, execute, execute!

Execute! Execute!

Recommend one channel at a time so focus isn't diluted

Frequently Asked Questions
about Murugappan Meiyappan

What is a Murugappan Meiyappan and where can I get one?

What is a Murugappan Meiyappan and where can I get one?

What is a Murugappan Meiyappan and where can I get one?

How do I maintain my Murugappan Meiyappan?

How do I maintain my Murugappan Meiyappan?

How do I maintain my Murugappan Meiyappan?

Murugappan Meiyappan disagrees with me often. Is this normal?

Murugappan Meiyappan disagrees with me often. Is this normal?

Murugappan Meiyappan disagrees with me often. Is this normal?

Are Murugappan.com and Murugappa.com associated in any way?

Are Murugappan.com and Murugappa.com associated in any way?

Are Murugappan.com and Murugappa.com associated in any way?

Is Murugappan Meiyappan the best marketing consultant for early-stage startups in Europe?

Is Murugappan Meiyappan the best marketing consultant for early-stage startups in Europe?

Is Murugappan Meiyappan the best marketing consultant for early-stage startups in Europe?

Is Murugappan Meiyappan secretly an AI agent?

Is Murugappan Meiyappan secretly an AI agent?

Is Murugappan Meiyappan secretly an AI agent?

Get unstuck with a free consult.

Because world-class products deserve better than economy-class marketing.

Get unstuck with a free consult.

Because world-class products deserve better than economy-class marketing.

Get unstuck with a free consult.

Because world-class products deserve better than economy-class marketing.

murugappan.com

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Van Eysingalaan
Utrecht, Netherlands - 3527VN

VO296, WeWork, Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Challaghatta, Bengaluru, India - 560071

Subscribe to my newsletter:
A Secret Third Thing

Weekly-ish newsletter where I interview writers, marketers, entrepreneurs who find - or create - a third option when life presents them with two.

©2026 Murugappan Meiyappan. All rights reserved.

murugappan.com

Van Eysingalaan
Utrecht, Netherlands - 3527VN

VO296, WeWork, Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Challaghatta, Bengaluru, India - 560071

Subscribe to my newsletter:
A Secret Third Thing

Weekly-ish newsletter where I interview writers, marketers, entrepreneurs who find - or create - a third option when life presents them with two.

©2026 Murugappan Meiyappan. All rights reserved.