Software Platform Consulting

MAY 16, 2017

Before We Get to Software… Warren Buffett recently announced that he was buying airline stocks. This is a man whose greatest quotes include many disparaging remarks about the airline industry (see here ). So why would the Oracle of Omaha invest in airlines now? Oligopolies Extend Well Beyond Airlines.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Building on the definitions from that essay and introducing a few new ones, here are the types of business models we’ll cover: SaaS: software that businesses access online and purchase via a subscription e.g. Slack, Adobe, Atlassian. There are two common modes here in lead gen and peer to peer e.g. Zillow, Thumbtack, Craigslist.

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Software Platform Consulting

MARCH 23, 2016

And don’t get me started on the airlines–which may be colluding ! In other words, Whole Foods was “putting their finger on the scale” and charging us for a higher weight than we were receiving of our organic goodies. ice caked on frozen shrimp to increase the weight (a leading retailer was fined for this one).

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Thanks to them, merchants can make more successful sales and win happy customers. Recorded Future is a leading universal threat intelligence solution that arms enterprises’ security teams with all the tools they need. Toast ’s all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform helps power and grow restaurants.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Because an honest review from your customers – someone’s colleagues, friends, and family – is much more persuasive than any sales pitch or ad you’ve got. Come drive our car, come to our store.’ This is Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on driving business growth through customer relationships. They say, ‘Look at us.

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Thanks to them, merchants can make more successful sales and win happy customers. Recorded Future is a leading universal threat intelligence solution that arms enterprises’ security teams with all the tools they need. Toast ’s all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) and restaurant management platform helps power and grow restaurants.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As for Robert, prior to MessageBird, he was co-founder and CEO of Zaypay.com which focused on driving mobile payments into 50+ countries, enabling 1.5bln users to pay for virtual goods through their phones (sold to Mobile Interactive Group (MIG). What does Robert mean when he tells founders, “Don’t try to scale”?

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2019

and Robert Vis of MessageBird will walk through lessons learned to survive hypergrowth and what will make a difference when it comes to scaling. Then we couldn’t process the payments. After finding funding and product/market fit, your next steps as a founder in the hypergrowth phase can determine the future of your company.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2019

and Robert Vis of MessageBird will walk through lessons learned to survive hypergrowth and what will make a difference when it comes to scaling. Then we couldn’t process the payments. After finding funding and product/market fit, your next steps as a founder in the hypergrowth phase can determine the future of your company.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 3, 2025

So, whats in store for 2025? Instead of sifting through customer data manually, an AI-powered CRM can: Spot potential churn risks before they happen Recommend the best times to follow up with leads Even draft emails or chat responses based on customer interactions Marketing SaaS? Take CRMs, for example.

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