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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

I listed on many databases – some MBA, some not. I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. It fuels our bonus payments, our quarterly earnings, our growth rate, our value at acquisition time.

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How to create a profitable Freemium startup (spreadsheet model included!)

andrewchenblog.com

To become profitable using a freemium business model, this simple equation must hold true: Lifetime value > Cost per acquisition + Cost of service (paying & free) Said in plain english, the lifetime value of your paying customers needs to be greater than the cost it took to acquire them, plus, the cost servicing all users (free or paying).

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