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One of the Biggest Mistakes Enterprise Startups Make

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The era of VCs investing in successful consumer Internet startups such as eBay led to a belief system that seemed to permeate many enterprise software startups that hiring sales or implementation people was a bad thing. But the “no sales people” mantra isn’t what I’m here to take on. I believe it’s flawed.

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How to Track and Improve Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Effectiveness

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Measuring customer acquisition for peak effectiveness How to calculate ecommerce customer acquisition cost Calculate much your customers are worth: LTV MRR, churn rates, and other factors that affect your LTV/CAC ratios Find and fix customer acquisition funnel leaks 5 customer acquisition strategies to increase sales and loyalty (with examples) 1.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

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especially about churn rates and your high CACs last quarter relative to the previous year. I always tell people that fund raising is a sales process. I asked you to send over some cohort data and I did get 30 minutes to go through it the other night. I developed a list of questions to ask you next time we speak?—?especially

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Product Design for SaaS Startups: Best Practices and Examples

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HubSpot : HubSpot provides a comprehensive user experience with marketing, sales, and customer service tools. Customer churn rate: Customer churn rate is the percentage of customers who cancel their monthly SaaS subscriptions. MRR is a crucial metric for measuring the growth of a SaaS business.

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How to Optimize SaaS Development Costs

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This can be a daunting task, where you will have to involve your sales team and technical team to identify which features are most important and which aren’t necessary. It may also increase the churn rate of your customers, who sign up only to realize the product is not what they’re expecting.

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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

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From long sales cycles to trying to stand out from the sea of sameness, B2B companies face an uphill battle from the start. I recently surveyed and interviewed over 200+ B2B executives, marketing & sales leaders to find out exactly what challenges they currently face and what they are doing to overcome them. So what does it take?

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How to Turn First Time Customers Into Repeat Customers in 2021

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Earning the first sale from a customer is always considered the hardest. In highly competitive retail industries where sales are rather quick and impulsive, many businesses struggle to gain traction with new customers. However, it’s not just about gaining new customers but continuing to retain them. How to build a loyalty program.

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