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

Cracking the Code

Cloud accounting is all about matching revenue and costs to consumption…well, except for professional services! Your caution in Law 6 about over-estimating the impact of SEM and other lead-generation activity is particularly astute. ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. What the sheet shows is that each customer is costing you $100 in just lead generation expense. For more on the topic of Viral Growth, refer to my blog post on that topic here.)

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

Cracking the Code

Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Philippe Botteri.