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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

Sloan put in place GM’s management accounting system (also borrowed from DuPont) that for the first time allowed the company to: 1) produce an annual operating forecast that compared each division’s forecast (revenue, costs, capital requirements and return on investment) with the company’s financial goals.

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How to Use Growth Hacking to Increase Revenue 20x in Just 12 Months

Up and Running

1x hacker in charge of product/development. 1x hipster working with both product and growth. See Also: A Complete Guide to Forecasting Sales for Your Monthly Subscription (SaaS) Business. Your customer acquisition cost and lifetime value are the two magical numbers you need to calculate for each one of your campaigns.

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DataRails Hires David Rosenberg as New VP of Customer Success

The Startup Magazine

He has a wealth of experience in the data vertical, having served in previous roles at companies such as Intel, AllScripts, and Vision.bi. In his 17-year career, Rosenberg has developed key insights into the minds of CFOs and FP&A teams, with strengths in both customer-facing leadership and data analytics itself. CEO Perspective.

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Build vs. Buy: Which is Right for Your Business?

ConversionXL

Gartner forecasts enterprise software spending will total almost $572 billion worldwide by 2022. Market share: You may already be a category leader, and growth requires you to expand into new verticals. New development projects will shift resources from other initiatives. You need to build or buy these features to keep up.