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How to Optimize SaaS Development Costs

Up and Running

Improper requirement analysis can leave entrepreneurs suffering longer project schedules, higher costs, and producing poorer quality products. They did not have all the bells and whistles such as reels, videos, eCommerce integrations, and explore functionality. They were able to take their market valuation to $1.0

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Why Misunderstanding Startup Metrics Can Cost You Your Business

Both Sides of the Table

Perhaps the most misused terms I see these days from entrepreneurs involve CAC (customer acquisition costs) and LTV (life time value) and a lack of understanding these critical components is driving many companies to premature failure. So I spend an inordinate amount of time with entrepreneurs focused on payback. LTV is imprecise.

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Twitter Link Roundup #199 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

LinkedIn’s Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs (annotated by Reid Hoffman) – crowdspring.co/1gIv7bI. 11 Questions Every Entrepreneur Must Be Able to Answer - crowdspring.co/19IMztu. 6 Ideas to Reduce Your Product’s Churn Rate We Found to Work - crowdspring.co/1grCDHI. crowdspring.co/19IC5KK.

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Four Major Startup Stages That You Should Know About

YoungUpstarts

These people exist and they are called ‘Serial entrepreneurs.’. Serial entrepreneurs are those who understand the complete concept of a startup lifecycle and benefit from that. You have a low churn rate and you are in the business for last five years at a minimum. And, you must have wondered, ‘Man! How are they doing it?

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Transforming Marketing With Artificial Intelligence

Duct Tape Marketing

If you're looking for a new podcast, the female startup club shares tips, tactics and strategies from the world's most successful female founders, entrepreneurs, and women in business to inspire you to take action and get what you want out of your career. That's 100% designed for your online business. It's called drip. Those are healthcare.

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Why you should never have a data room — the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever…

Both Sides of the Table

If you’ve got the skills to be a strong entrepreneur then it shouldn’t be too difficult to find people who know a partner at a VC firm and if you can build relationship with them you can get introduced. Most entrepreneurs (and VCs raising from LPs) think this means progress. Entrepreneur : “Sure. Some people find this elitist?—?I

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This Is Why You Should Start A Subscription Box Business

YoungUpstarts

Subscription business models have been around for a pretty long time, but thanks to modern technology, this model has evolved from milk or newspapers delivery to a versatile eCommerce experience. As a starting entrepreneur, you might wonder: why on earth would I want to start a subscription (box) business? It is a bootstrappable model.