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The Metric that Matters for Startups in 2016

Tom Tunguz

Starting in 2014, and perhaps even a bit before, startups have been able to raise capital at better terms than at any time since 2000. Imagine regional taxi services, 4 in the US, each with a different app, different labor pools, different terms. More money raised for less dilution. Market fragmentation.

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The Top Affiliate Marketing Networks

Neil Patel

An affiliate network connects publishers, like blog owners or influencers, with companies looking to promote their products or services. Affiliate networks work as a marketplace for affiliate programs. What types of products and services are your readers likely to be interested in? What is an Affiliate Network? ShareASale.

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7 Neuroscience Sales Tips That’ll Skyrocket Your Sales

Neil Patel

Until that happens, you’ll find it difficult to sell your actual products or services. Most people and companies think products and services sell because of their great features. Let’s look at an example in the world of marketing consulting services and products. Build Interest with Features; Build Desire with Benefits.

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Q&A with Maria Pergolino, Anthony Kennada, Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Aaron : Well, also, as someone who went through this, especially like the 2000, 2001 times. Every retail shop was closed by 2000. Our monthly self-service churn went from like 3% to like 9%, right? We’re seeing that the marketplace is becoming like more and more noisy, right? We were wrong. Jason : Okay.

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5 Key Steps to Evolving Your Offering Into a Platform with Eventbrite and Stripe (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Romain Huet : Of course, besides the brand I mentioned earlier like, Google, Apple and Facebook, and so on, a lot of marketplaces also like Uber and Airbnb they tend to think of themselves as platform because they have the buyers and the sellers connecting to each other. Let’s start with our five key steps.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Tidelift and Cloudflare

SaaStr

Then, I started a company, which I sold in early 2000. So, our products and services are around how can we help companies utilize open source more effectively, more securely, more responsibly, as well as contribute. ” At what point do you think professional services becomes too heavy weighted on the revenue front?

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Shopify vs. WooCommerce: the Best Platform for Your Online Shop

Baremetrics

For those looking to use their own website, that choice generally comes down to two competing services: Shopify vs. WooCommerce. Hosting Shopify is a hosted service. The added benefit of this is speed: thanks to Shopify Oxygen*, this hosting service is also very fast. Overall, the two markets are comparable in size and variety.