2007 PR Revenue SEM 
Cracking the Code
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
Cloud accounting is all about matching revenue and costs to consumption…well, except for professional services! Your caution in Law 6 about over-estimating the impact of SEM and other lead-generation activity is particularly astute. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. ► 2007. (10).
www.forentrepreneurs.com
FEBRUARY 2, 2010
Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. It appears that LTV should be about 3 x CAC for a viable SaaS or other form of recurring revenue model. What is Twitter hadn't gone to SXSW in 2007? This is a mistake.
Cracking the Code
OCTOBER 10, 2008
Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Philippe Botteri.
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