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How to value your SaaS company

VC Adventure

If you read my blog regularly you know I love (LOVE) metrics. They took the 92 public SaaS companies and analyzed their key operating metrics. The valuation metrics show this clearly. Not surprisingly companies raised well above their revenue level in the earlier stages as they built product and sales and marketing.

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Startup CEO New Years Resolutions

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Scott Albro of Focus , a knowledge sharing community for business people, has fully embraced the idea of constant iteration for 2011, taking the best practices of social media to the business media world. in 2011, I’d like to encourage a culture where this happens as much as possible. Plan big, increment small.

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The 4 Phases For Developing A Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

In a recent survey published on HubSpot, it was found that companies who put data at the core of their marketing/sales decisions improve marketing ROI by 15%-20%. Retention, along with many of our usage metrics, have improved as a result of some of these changes. Phase 1 – Research Your Customers To Find What They Need Most.

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How To Develop Your Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

In a recent survey published on HubSpot, it was found that companies who put data at the core of their marketing/sales decisions improve marketing ROI by 15%-20%. Retention, along with many of our usage metrics, have improved as a result of some of these changes. Phase 1 – Research Your Customers To Find What They Need Most.

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The 4 Phases For Developing A Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

In a recent survey published on HubSpot, it was found that companies who put data at the core of their marketing/sales decisions improve marketing ROI by 15%-20%. Retention, along with many of our usage metrics, have improved as a result of some of these changes. Phase 1 – Research Your Customers To Find What They Need Most.

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The 4 Phases For Developing A Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

In a recent survey published on HubSpot, it was found that companies who put data at the core of their marketing/sales decisions improve marketing ROI by 15%-20%. Retention, along with many of our usage metrics, have improved as a result of some of these changes. Phase 1 – Research Your Customers To Find What They Need Most.

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Cracking The Code: Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts.

Cracking the Code

This drop in public valuations basically means that private companies lost half of their value in a comparable way and therefore the cost of capital doubled in the past month, pushing much higher the hurdle for any additional investment, be it in sales, marketing or R&D. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare? ► 2011. (2).