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Napoleon's Influence on the Modern Data Stack : hyperdimensional Analysis with Malloy

Tom Tunguz

Data visualization is a passion of mine. I remember reading Edward Tufte’s book The Visual Display of Quantitative Information & stumbling across Charles Minard’s “ Napoleon’s March.” Most visualizations plot 2 dimensions. Napoleon’s March encodes 6 : the geography of the terrain, the route & the direction of the army, the headcount of the troops, the temperature of the battlefield, & the time of year of Napoleon’s doomed quest to conquer Rus

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The Top 10 SaaS Pricing Models

Inturact

Your SaaS pricing tells the story of your value, and should communicate that value in a way that actually attracts customers. Every SaaS founder worries if their pricing is right, and with good reason. Your SaaS pricing should justify your product and yet be affordable.

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Ideas for Sales Incentives

Predictable Revenue

These creative ideas for sales incentives will help you keep reps on track for quota. Learn the secret to motivating a sales team through tailored incentives. The post Ideas for Sales Incentives appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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A Few Thoughts on How to Handle a Tough Board Meeting

SaaStr

So it’s the season where there are … some tough board meetings. Plans are missed, which is tough enough. Worse, cash sometimes gets tight. Look, this stuff is stressful. Very stressful. So don’t make it even harder on yourself. First, whatever you do, don’t stop sending regular investor emails — at the same pace. Don’t stop sending them on the 1st of the month just because the news isn’t great.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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6 Examples of Product Descriptions

The Daily Egg

Product descriptions are one of the most important parts of your ecommerce site because they serve to convince potential customers to buy. The post 6 Examples of Product Descriptions appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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AWS releases Wickr, its encrypted messaging service for enterprises

IT World

Just days after announcing the close of its consumer-oriented Wickr Me encrypted messaging service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), at its annual re:Invent conference on Monday, said that it was making the enterprise version of the app generally available. Dubbed simply AWS Wickr, the service was first announced in July and has been in preview till now. The enterprise version of the messaging service, designed to allow enterprise users to securely collaborate via text, voice and video, along with fil

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Three lessons I’ve learned building a Customer Success team from different backgrounds

ChurnZero

This is a guest article by Michael Su , senior consultant of Customer Success, The Success League. Customer Success is still a young field and a new concept for many companies. When I ventured out to build my first Customer Success department at a tech software company, my leadership team thought I was nuts. At the time, I was a sales engineer, and my job was to close deals and move on to the next prospect.

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What It's Like Co-Founding a 100% Remote Company

Entrepreneur - SaaS

Working with a distributed team in a remote setting has its challenges. I am sharing how managing a distributed team works for me and what the advantages are.

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7 Easy Steps to Boost Ecommerce Sales

The Daily Egg

You’re here because you want to grow your ecommerce business. Maybe your sales have started to plateau. Or maybe you’re just curious. The post 7 Easy Steps to Boost Ecommerce Sales appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaS: How They’re Turning Payments Into Profit Centers

Discover how top SaaS companies are earning up to $700k + and zero upfront cost with Usio Integrated Payments.

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Thanks to Akamai, GuideCX, Paddle, Tropic, and Zomentum for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2023!

SaaStr

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. At the 9th ever SaaStr Annual, ~200 of the best and hottest companies on earth will go BIG as partners/sponsors. Join these incredible companies to experience all the value of SaaStr! Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, lea

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The Uniswap Token Launch : Tokens as CAC Part II

Tom Tunguz

Airdrops may be one of the most prevalent forms of marketing in web3. Airdrops reward users who have helped the project & generate awareness of the token by depositing free tokens into their wallets. Recently, Dune Analytics published an analysis of the Uniswap UNI token airdrop. Some background on the UNI airdrop: To be eligible, users must have transacted on Uniswap before September 1, 2020.

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B2B Growth Channels for Different CAC Levels Part 2

Predictable Revenue

Michael Gaudet joins the Predictable Revenue podcast to discuss the best sales growth channels for $10-50k CAC levels and how to use them to drive pipeline revenue. The post B2B Growth Channels for Different CAC Levels Part 2 appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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5 Easy Steps to Do Keyword Research

The Daily Egg

If you don’t do keyword research right, you’ll end up creating content your audience doesn’t care about. Without focusing on the right. The post 5 Easy Steps to Do Keyword Research appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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Maybe a Little Less Twitter and LinkedIn, And a Little More SEO and List Building

SaaStr

So I don’t really know as much about digital marketing as I should, and as you might think, but every time I look at our Google Analytics, I learn a few new things: One small reminder is that, at least for SaaStr, LinkedIn now drives materially more traffic than Twitter. It may be different for you, but it’s a reminder of the growing power of LinkedIn overall and especially in B2B.

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Intercom’s Product Principles: building solutions that fit the bill

Intercom, Inc.

At Intercom, we value principles over processes. As we’ve scaled, we’ve distilled and fine-tuned the foundations that shape what we build and how we build it. Principles tell us where we should focus, how we make decisions and move forward as a team, and help us consistently build great products at scale. And that’s exactly why, earlier this year, we started a series dedicated to exploring the reasoning behind each one.

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Your First Biotech BD Hire

Andreessen Horowitz

Now more than ever, business development is top of mind for biotech founders. Scientific collaborations have always been an essential piece of the drug development ecosystem, enabling small biotech companies to accelerate and maximize the impact of their therapeutic platforms … The post Your First Biotech BD Hire appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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What Is the ??Ecommerce Customer Journey All About? The Complete Guide

The Daily Egg

You’ve probably heard the phrase “it’s all about the customer” when talking about retail, hospitality, or any other type of customer-facing business. The post What Is the ??Ecommerce Customer Journey All About? The Complete Guide appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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How Investors & Strategic Buyers Evaluate Integrated Payment Strategies

Explore how integrated payment strategies impact investor and buyer evaluations. Payments are more than a feature — they’re a key to long-term success and market differentiation. They help SaaS companies offer seamless user experiences and efficient operations. Investors and strategic buyers assess these integrated payment strategies as a measure of a company's growth potential and sustainability.

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My Favorite Apps of 2022 (As an SMB): Gusto and Bill

SaaStr

So this is just a personal post, not as an investor or blogger or community runner, but as an SMB owner. Running “SaaStr Inc.” as an SMB. My 2 Favorite Apps of 2022. And … why. Favorite #01 as an SMB Admin: Gusto. So Gusto is not the most important app at SaaStr, but it’s fairly important. People need to get paid. It’s important.

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Built for you: Increased customizability, workspace security upgrades, custom objects in the Inbox, and more

Intercom, Inc.

This month, we’ve been working on email, security, and tooltips – and that’s just the beginning. Welcome to the November edition of Built for You. It’s that time of year again! As we approach the holiday season, your support team will no doubt be looking for ways to become more efficient, more effective, and less strapped for time – all while maximizing customer satisfaction. .

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Apple gives up on 'Reality,' but still wants to extend it

IT World

While we must wait and see what the tangible enterprise benefits of Apple’s next big product introduction will be, the company has given up on Reality when it comes to the name of the operating system that drives its mixed/augmented reality glasses, according to a new report. No longer RealityOS, now it’s xrOS. We had originally anticipated Apple would christen the OS for the system RealityOS — in part because earlier reports suggested this, plus it has acquired or partnered with numerous compa

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Too Many Churned Users? How to Minimize Churn in SaaS

User Pilot

Churn is the enemy of product growth. A churned user means lost future revenue and a waste of the resources it took to acquire them. How do you lower your churn rate and make sure all your users stick around? In this article, we’ll show you: What customer churn is and why it matters. How to calculate churn rate so you know where you stand. Common reasons why your churn rate may be too high. 6 strategies to improve your churn rate and retain more of your customer base.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Dear SaaStr: What Percentage of Total Incoming Deals Do VCs Invest In?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What Percentage of Total Incoming Deals Do VCs Invest In? Right here, right now? <1. Oooh maybe but not yet, excited but need to see more? >5. Deals seen per month? Lots! But always hoping to have more of the “this is a no brainer” moments, that would be nice. — Ann Bordetsky (@annbordetsky) November 7, 2022. Yes, it’s tiny, nominally it’s 1% or so everywhere … but like many statistics, that number is misleading.

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Rearchitecting the Supply Chain with Flexport’s Ryan Petersen

Andreessen Horowitz

Flexport’s co-CEO and founder, Ryan Petersen, chats with a16z Growth Editor Das Rush, in a fireside chat recorded at the a16z San Francisco office. They start with … The post Rearchitecting the Supply Chain with Flexport’s Ryan Petersen appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Alation’s Connected Sheets brings data governance to spreadsheets

IT World

Connected Sheets, which can be accessed via the company’s Data Catalog, can be used to import or feed governed data from various sources into spreadsheets including Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel.

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Your SDRs Have Too Many Accounts — & It’s Hurting Attainment

Sales Hacker

I’ve been an SDR , an SDR director, and now run a sales team at a startup. I’ve been in the SDR trenches. A lot. Typically, SDRs work from one of two territory models: Static territories based on geography or vertical or business segment. A Wild West-style free-for-all where reps prospect into an addressable market wherever they’d like. I’ve seen both kinds, and they can lead to a number of issues with imbalanced books.

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Driving Growth, Customer Satisfaction, and Retention through Usage-Based Pricing

As companies strive to boost revenue, deliver customer value, and stay competitive, they are increasingly embracing the potential of usage-based pricing.

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Dear SaaStr: What Are Some Signs That Your SaaS Marketing Programs Won’t Scale Well?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What Are Some Signs That Your SaaS Marketing Programs Won’t Scale Well? The #1 flag your marketing efforts aren’t working is that you are spending too much — but importantly, in the aggregate. Don’t overindex on any individual campaign or initiative. Let me dig in a bit. Most SaaS companies, once they have a mini-brand, start to get some amount of organic, “free” leads.

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Leader Election from Randomness Beacons and Other Strategies

Andreessen Horowitz

… The post Leader Election from Randomness Beacons and Other Strategies appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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3 quick tricks for smarter Android sharing

IT World

Well, I'll be: We're currently on the cusp of 20-frickin'-23, somehow. And yet, moving info from your phone to your computer still creates a confoundingly complex conundrum for most of us mere mortals. To be fair, we've come a long way in the 14 years since Android's arrival on this humble ol' earth of ours. But when you want to transport some text from your Android device to your Windows or Mac computer — or, Goog forbid, beam a non-photo file from your phone to a computer whose operating syste