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Why Some Startups Win

Steve Blank

We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), competitive analyses, channel and customer collateral (white papers, data sheets, product reviews), customer surveys, and customer discovery findings. The same was true for PR.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Cracking the Code

SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Different models require different performance metrics. developed a white paper on performance metrics for Technology service Vendors (TSV) and this post present the key elements of his reflexion adapted for SaaS companies. Cracking The Code. Friday, July 06, 2007.

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SuperMac War Story 5: Strategy versus Relentless Tactical.

Steve Blank

Metrics – Mine is Bigger Than Yours The first thing SuperMac needed to do was to change how our potential color desktop publishing customers viewed our products versus our competitors’ products. As hokey as it is, when confronted with uncertainty or unknowns, human beings like to be reassured by comparative metrics.

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SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent.

Steve Blank

We will accomplish this through demand-creation activities (advertising, PR, tradeshows, seminars, web sites, etc.), competitive analyses, channel and customer collateral (white papers, data sheets, product reviews), customer surveys, and market requirements documents. The same was true for PR.

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How to Do Your Own PR If You Can’t Afford to Hire an Agency

Up and Running

Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. Chicago-based PR firm, Walker Sands Communications has helped us compile a number of tips to help SMB owners publicize their company, sans agency. The 6 Most Important Web Metrics to Track for Your Business Website.

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Cracking The Code: Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud.

Cracking the Code

You can download the full white paper at www.bvp.com/cloud or click here. SaaS companies use different metrics to calculate renewals. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Cloudonomics requires that you plan your fuel stops very carefully (more.)

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

Cracking the Code

If you are interested in learning more about the Bessemer 10 Laws of SaaS, you can listen to the webminar we did earlier this week with Salesforce by clicking on the picture below: You can also download the full white paper on the SaaS section of the Bessemer website or browse quickly through the slides on slidehsare. at 11:09 AM.