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10 Things I Hated About Your Business Pitch

Up and Running

Not just disruptive , but also game changing , market-leading , and viral , and pivot. You focused on internal rates of return and net present value. I’m glad they taught you internal rates of return and net present value in business school. But don’t quote me a damned IRR.

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

Cracking the Code

Keep up the blogging and web casts and we will keep listening and growing. 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). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. to acquire the client. Philippe Botteri. Software 2.0: