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10 Things I hated About Your Business Pitch

Up and Running

where I’m going to be a judge at the University of Texas Venture Labs global business plan competition (used to be mootcorp). I’m talking about the 10-20 minute slide presentations and accompanying questions and answers. . Not just disruptive , but market-leading , and viral , and pivot. So step up your pitch. .

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

To answer the second question and make sure you are building a profitable business, the key indicator to look at is the Customer LifeTime Value (CLTV). The CLTV is the net present value of the recurring profit streams of a given customer less the acquisition cost. A profitable business will have a positive CLTV.