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Build vs. Buy: Which is Right for Your Business?

ConversionXL

Market share: You may already be a category leader, and growth requires you to expand into new verticals. Building or buying software that doesn’t align with your business goals or meaningfully help you stand out can be wasteful. Software requirements and consumer demands shift fast. Business requirements trump features.

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Flexible VCs With Structures Between Equity and Revenue-Based Investing

David Teten

According to a recent interview with Founding Partner Andrew Oved, Reformation invests in SaaS (vertical and application software) and consumer product businesses that have achieved $1M-$5M in annualized revenue, while operating capital efficiently. 20% initial ownership. Purpose Ventures’ deal structures are bespoke to each company.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

PS I’m not one of those 90%, but.NET is one obvious choice for writing client software – especially since MonoMac became viable. It’s like arguing against vertical software. It’s also missing the point of engineering anything. It is clear that good software engineers avoid you.

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