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How to Run a Productive Monthly Business Plan Review Meeting

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Most importantly, we review our cash position and cash flow. What does our cash flow forecast look like for the next few months? While this doesn’t change too often in our situation as an established company, new startups might shift their strategy frequently as they search for a business model that works.

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a16z Podcast: Growth in Turbulent Times

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Andrew : I think a very, very simple, simple shortcut version of this might be something like: I find Yelp because I search for best dumplings in San Francisco, and then a Yelp page comes up. And at that point, I think then you’re basically back to a zero-to-one product market fit search. I’m excited about Yelp.

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

Cracking the Code

To be fair, visibility into the current cash position and the change in the cash position has always been important for software executives, but is even more critical for SaaS businesses because the working capital requirements are higher and the payment terms are often stretched out over the term of the contract.