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a16z Podcast: Growth in Turbulent Times

Ben's Blog

Andrew : Why Loom and Zoom and Clubhouse and some of the other new social experiences benefit is that you can use the current boom in engagement and viral growth to build out your network. What I mean by that is, let’s say I’m an ed-tech startup that’s focused on some kind of product for home schooling.

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9 Things That Tell You To Pivot

YoungUpstarts

and also being involved in other startups I have seen a number of pivots, some of them worked well and others in hindsight probably needed some more thought, but all have been a learning experience! Cash is king, always has been and always will be. According to the Lean Startup , there are 10 different types of Pivot.

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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.