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The Secrets to Going Big, Going Multi-Product and Going Public with Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates, Part 1 (Pod 546 + Video)

SaaStr

One-third of the companies that came out of Y Combinator were successful—in being acquired, going public, or hitting their growth benchmarks. Unfortunately, many founders miss out on properly constructing this resource, and miss out on what a well-rounded board can offer the company. .

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3 Types of Intent Data That Can Change How You Prospect Forever

Sales Hacker

New Construction Data. In the United States alone, private construction spending reached approximately $992 billion in 2018. Access to new construction intent data could be your golden ticket to exceeding your sales goals. This type of data can include but is not limited to: Companies initiating new construction.

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Make better decisions faster: The 6 stages of quick, effective decision-making

Intercom, Inc.

It establishes a decision early in the process and becomes a benchmark against which we evaluate new choices. The final stage of an effective, quick decision-making process is developing a constructive, actionable feedback loop. Stage 6: Review the decision. There are two important phases here.

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SaaS Valuation Multiples Decoded

SaaSOptics

The answer is in the construction of the indexes themselves. When the range of public multiples is from 1 to 100, they are simply less instructive as a benchmark. I believe the various indexes tracking SaaS valuations are correctly constructed.

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How to tell if your company has the right level of tech debt

OPEXEngine

Editor’s note: We’d like to thank our friends at OPEXEngine for contributing their benchmarks, insights, and expertise to this article. Lauren Kelley, CEO of OPEXEngine , a leading independent third-party provider of SaaS benchmarks, provides a great illustration of tech debt using the analogy of how financial models are constructed.

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How to tell if your company has the right level of tech debt

OPEXEngine

Editor’s note: We’d like to thank our friends at OPEXEngine for contributing their benchmarks, insights, and expertise to this article. Lauren Kelley, CEO of OPEXEngine , a leading independent third-party provider of SaaS benchmarks, provides a great illustration of tech debt using the analogy of how financial models are constructed.

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Days Sales Outstanding Formula: What is DSO and How Do You Calculate It?

Stax

As well as identifying inefficiencies in payment processing or customer communications, DSO is a key financial benchmark to assess liquidity and the state of accounts receivable. In this blog, we’re going to explore the importance of DSO, how to calculate it, and strategies to help improve DSO to create a healthier business.