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Small Business and Startups: The Trends for 2014 (Pt II)

crowdSPRING Blog

Crowdfunding for startup companies Great news, everyone! Recently the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules to govern the upcoming changes in equity crowdfunding for startups and small businesses. The new rulers would permit startups to raise as much as $1 million from don rows online.

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

Cracking the Code

Given the high cost of capital for private SaaS companies, wise executives will often offer slight MRR discounts to customers in exchange for quarterly or annual pre-payment terms, and provide incentives for their sales force accordingly. Yet many B2B companies don’t have a clue.