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What is CRM? Customer Relationship Management Explained

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Having all of your customer information organized within a single system helps your business become more efficient. It automates simple tasks, sets reminders and checkpoints, and even allows you to integrate directly with other analytics platforms. Analytics and optimization.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

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Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods.

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How Getting My MBA Helped Me Thrive as an Entrepreneur

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Data is changing the way that businesses operate, and most of the start-ups that I see achieving success are highly reliant on customer analytics. While data science is still a nascent field, knowing basic calculus and statistics and learning how they are applied to modeling and forecasting changed the way I think about customers.