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How to Categorize Expenses in a SaaS Startup v2.0

Baremetrics

Here’s an overview of the series: Part 1: How to Categorize Expenses in a SaaS Startup v2.0 You’ll need Cost of Revenue to calculate your Gross Margin, which in turn you need to calculate Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) Payback Time and to understand your company’s unit economics in general.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Justin Bedecarre, Jen Nguyen, Jason Lemkin, and Aaron Levie

SaaStr

One of the things that you and I talk about a lot is hiring for skill and impact over proximity, right? Jason Lemkin: Box Shield has a rule-based hire, I can pick rules. Justin Bedecarre: And so, the data is starting to prove that the hybrid is here to stay and that people really want it. Previously, it just wasn’t the case.