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5 Strategies For Balancing Revenue Versus User Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Some analysts argue that revenue drives growth, while others say user growth drives revenue. Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit. Both have worked. Traditionally, it was simple.

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Every Online User Platform Needs Revenue To Survive

Startup Professionals Musings

MySpace, for example, boomed after launch for five years without a revenue model. When their deep pockets went empty, Facebook stepped in, but demanded revenue from ads. This simply means you need to be sensitive to costs, revenue projections, and a timeline, such that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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Why revenue shouldn’t be your North Star Metric

VC Cafe

The CEO shared the revenue target for the year at X, and the revenue target for next year at 3X. One of the board members asked a simple question: “Why is revenue our North Star KPI? One of the board members asked a simple question: “Why is revenue our North Star KPI?”

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How To Properly Manage Your Hospice Billing And Revenue

YoungUpstarts

The post How To Properly Manage Your Hospice Billing And Revenue appeared first on Young Upstarts. A well-functioning RCM can mean the difference between a thriving hospice and one that is struggling to make ends meet.

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Analyst Cam: Salesforce Revenue Cloud

deal architect

This time it is Meredith Schmidt, EVP of Revenue Cloud at Salesforce. As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission ) as part of my Analyst Cam series. She paints a.

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5 Ways To Boost Your SaaS Startup’s Revenue

YoungUpstarts

Looking to boost your revenue as a SaaS startup? The post 5 Ways To Boost Your SaaS Startup’s Revenue appeared first on Young Upstarts. Adopt various strategies in your operations to grow your business.

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Recurring revenues: Oil or glue?

Berkonomics

Some types of businesses generate more and more recurring revenues over time, often growing to a size where recurring revenues pay all of the overhead of the company – an enviable position. The surprising recurring revenue trap. Legacy system recurring revenues. The enterprise value of recurring revenue-based companies.

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