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7 Staffing Strategies That May Cost You Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover. Your gut-feelings are important, but need to be validated by normal background and reference checks. Utilizing unprofessional sources for candidates.

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How to Optimize SaaS Development Costs

Up and Running

The largest cost component of establishing a SaaS company is product development costs. How to optimize SaaS startup development costs. With proper awareness about the SaaS product development process, your costs can be managed better. However, some features cost more to build and don’t guarantee a profitable outcome.

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How to Make Better Reference Calls

Both Sides of the Table

Reference calls. Ask for at least 5 references. As your candidate for at least 5 references. Ask for at least 5 references. As your candidate for at least 5 references. Don’t worry about the fact that these are the references that the candidate has hand-picked – that’s part of the process.

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10 Strategies To Cover New Product Development Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity. Join a startup incubator.

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How to Calculate & Maintain a Healthy Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

ConversionXL

That’s why Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is such a critical metric. Cost of software/hardware used in sales and marketing Agency, PR, or any third-party costs involved in sales and marketing. The sum total of these costs divided by the number of new customers gives you CAC. If so, include it in your acquisition costs.

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4 Keys To A Successful Integrity Check With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review.

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Understanding E-Commerce Website Development Cost: A Guide

YoungUpstarts

One option or another, if you’re a start-up trying to create a website the cost will range from $20,000 to $500,000. This cost will depend on how you want your website to perform and the company you choose to assist you in developing it. This table explains the average ecommerce website development cost. Set up S.M.A.R.T.