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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

Sure, we built SaaS products before the term even existed but at 31 it was hard to delineate reality from what all of the monied people around us were telling us what we were worth. 2001–2007: THE BUILDING YEARS The dot com bubble had burst. Until we weren’t. Nobody cared about our valuations any more.

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How to Model Your Marketing Against the Product Lifecycle

ConversionXL

The classic lifespan of successful products is a story in four parts: Introduction Growth Maturity Decline. How this story plays out has a lot to do with the type of product and how it’s improved over time, if at all. In this article, we’ll look at the different stages of the product lifecycle through the lens of marketing.

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Will the Apple Vision Pro launch a new era in spatial computing?

VC Cafe

New products are launched everyday in tech. But it’s not everyday that Apple launches a new product, and the Apple Vision Pro is special even within that category. Take a look at this patent for example that Apple filed back in 2007. The product went on sale in the US on February 2nd 2024, and retails for $3,500.

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5 Most Successful Products Ever and What Small Businesses Can Learn From Them

crowdSPRING Blog

When planning your next product, the less you leave to chance, the better. And while you can never guarantee a successful product launch, you can vastly improve your odds if you prepare properly. You need to know what a successful product looks like if you want to chart a course to get there. iPhone (2007).

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13 Helpful Organization and Productivity Apps For Small Businesses

crowdSPRING Blog

We are in a golden age for productivity apps. There are robust apps available that go beyond the productivity and document features you’d expect. Take a look and see how these 13 powerful organization and productivity tools can empower your small business with easy, accessible design. It’s easy to see why.

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Small business startup kit for 2007 – mostly free!

BeyondVC

Productivity – Microsoft Office. Productivity-Microsoft Office but the online apps are getting better and in fact for collaboration or sharing would consider Google Office apps like spreadsheets and writely. The post Small business startup kit for 2007 – mostly free! appeared first on BeyondVC.

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Cracking The Code: Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007

Cracking the Code

Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. Thursday, December 28, 2006. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. Public SaaS 13 Multiples.