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8 Common Business Plan Mistakes

Up and Running

So make sure you’re ready to wow your prospective investors with your knowledge and leadership skills, and don’t expect your business idea—or the business plan you explain it in—to do the work for you. Hockey stick” shaped growth projections. Here’s how we suggest creating your sales forecast.

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CXL Live 2019 Recap: Takeaways from Every Speaker

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What to do with AI: Predict churn ; Identify which offers to send to an individual; Accelerate innovation; Personalize content; Account-based marketing ; Algorithmic attribution; Forecast future lift; Predict blame. Leadership thinks it’s spending tons of money; practitioners feel like they have no resources.