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8 Challenges To Overcome In The Growth Of Hyperlocal

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs don’t realize that Facebook spent over $100 million, before revenues from advertising turned cash positive. Angel and venture capital investors look for opportunities that are highly scalable, and have already demonstrated good traction. Business founders need deep pockets for this model.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

To be fair, visibility into the current cash position and the change in the cash position has always been important for software executives, but is even more critical for SaaS businesses because the working capital requirements are higher and the payment terms are often stretched out over the term of the contract.