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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

But ops & customer support is another 17-20% of revenue and arguably you couldn’t run the business if you took that away. Sales and marketing has been 30%+ basically forever, though undoubtedly Airbnb has enough brand recognition and loyal customers that if you turned off marketing spend then revenue would drop but not to zero.

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18 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Deal With Economic Uncertainty

Hearpreneur

Focusing on products and services that are extremely valuable to your customers is essential as it helps them rely more on you and ensures your business weathers the tough economic times. This strategy is aimed at providing our customers with a variety of options that can accommodate different budget ranges and preferences.

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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

View from Seed

Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. A few stats to consider on the market opportunity in North America alone: 28 million SMBs in North America, with roughly 60 million employees.

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30 Entrepreneurs Forecast Where Their Business Will Be In Five Years

Hearpreneur

Besides the general focus on customer and product development, an entrepreneur should foresee the next moves that will serve to guide him on the right path. Five years down the line I see my business Leena AI scaling from 300+ customers to over 2500 customers or more. Photo Credit: Adit Jain. Photo Credit: Rob Greene.

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Heartfelt Leadership: The Pandemic Has Revealed The Truth About Your Heart

YoungUpstarts

Disneyland set a bar for job performance and work ethic against which I have measured every other career and customer service experience I have ever encountered throughout my life. Deb has delighted and inspired over 1,000 audiences across North America. We had to be perfect. No excuses. They build a culture of love.

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29 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They’re Making in Their Business as a Result of Pandemic

Hearpreneur

Especially during challenging times, retention is significantly more crucial than acquisition. I need to look after our personnel because they look after our customers. When the pandemic struck, it diminished the purchasing power of our original customer base, resulting in a drop in our monthly sales. 3- Caring for the team.

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RetailMeNot Names Tarleton as its New Chief Marketing Officer

SiliconHills

RetailMeNot Tuesday named Marissa Tarleton as its new chief marketing officer for North America. “I’m so excited that Marissa, a skilled marketer who […] The post RetailMeNot Names Tarleton as its New Chief Marketing Officer appeared first on SiliconHills.