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Cognota’s Ryan Austin on Creating an Entire Category (LearnOps)

FastSpring

“It got us thinking: Why is there no purpose-built operating system for corporate learning and development teams, when their jobs are so strategic to the business, and they’re managing massive budgets, but they can’t track things like ROI?” There are now over 150 enterprise companies using the platform.

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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams. These businesses usually consist of 2 to 3 people, and companies are taking bets on their products that aren’t even fully realized yet. The platform is free, private, and has no middlemen.

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Best Domain Brokers

Neil Patel

If the deal is successful, GoDaddy’s agent ensures an easy and safe payment process for you and facilitates the domain’s migration to your account. It boasts over $65 million in domain transactions and was responsible for the seventh-largest domain deal in 2019. . In other words, you get peace of mind.

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How This Business Went From Losing $20,000 to Earning $1 Million in Just Two Years

Buffer Resources

After nearly going under twice due to cash flow issues, she finally cracked the code for success, transforming her business from a $20,000 loss in December of 2020 alone to achieving $1 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) just two years later. Business Snapshot Years in business: 6.5

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The New Rules of Indie Hacking Through A Recession

Outseta

Speed to market is the new name of the game If you do decide to embark on building a software business, speed to market is the new name of the game. You need to get a functional product out into the market so you can start to bring in revenue and reach profitability as quickly as possible.

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How to Lower Your Company COGS

Neil Patel

Paying less to acquire the products you sell can result in higher gross revenue figures and bigger profits, even when the amount of product you sell stays the same. Here’s an example: Let’s say we want to calculate an e-commerce brand’s COGS during the 2019 financial year. A better solution may be to reduce your Cost of Goods Sold.

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Unlocking Growth in the Internet Economy: a Perspective from Stripe Head of Invoicing, Suzanne Xie (Video)

SaaStr

These days, as the business lead for invoicing at Stripe, Xie has earned her own stripes in navigating the unique challenges of building and thriving in the SaaS marketplace. What makes a SaaS business so hard? As your business grows in complexity, these drags on your infrastructure can impact your product development.