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Using Gross Margin to Score Your Product’s Maturity

OpenView Labs

As a founder, you can use this 84 cents to pay salaries, office rent, dividends, or invest in R&D. Operational efficiency and COGS. The pressure that growth puts on operations increases COGS, thereby compressing margins. For example, 84% GM means that for every dollar of product sold, a business keeps 84 cents.

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SaaS User Management Tips and Best Practices

User Pilot

Operational efficiency : SaaS management platforms improve efficiency in a variety of ways. For example, they may automate user provisioning, de-provisioning, or subscription management, making for a cheaper, more efficient system. Book a demo today to learn how Userpilot can help you do just that!

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SaaS Security: Basic Principles and Best Practices

SaaS Metrics

This points to another serious issue i.e. data portability as all the time and money a business invests in a SaaS provider might go to waste. There are many strong reasons why businesses, especially small and medium businesses should take advantage of cloud computing to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.