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How to Think of R&D Spend

Andreessen Horowitz

Most growth-stage CEOs I work with know how to tell if they’re efficiently allocating capital in every part of their budget with one glaring exception: research and development (R&D). G&A), especially in tougher market conditions, is often a matter of assessing office space, worker productivity, legal costs, etc.

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SaaS Churn: Myths, Benchmarks, and Strategies to Retain More Revenue

FastSpring

In part one, we cover benchmarks and common churn formulas. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks Part II: 5 Proven Strategies for Reducing SaaS Churn Part III: Churn Definitions and Additional Resources. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks. When we set churn benchmarks for SaaS companies, there’s so much to consider.

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CEOs of Zapier, Walkme and Dialpad: How to Build Your First Management Team (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

So let’s take a look back to a deep dive with the CEOs on what they learned building their first senior teams: ———-. As a founder/CEO, building your first management team is something that you often lose sleep over. What makes you feel that you need to level up your management, set up your first management team?

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Marketing Accountability: Can Sales Afford Not Knowing the ROI on Marketing Spend?

Sales Hacker

The results of account-based marketing (ABM) , content marketing, in- or outbound marketing, on- and offline marketing, and branding, have to be monitored and presented more than in the past. Many claim “Half of my marketing budget is wasted, but I don’t know which half!” The risk or return ratio.

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Artificial Intelligence Will Change How You Do Marketing in 2021

Unbounce

How often do you reflect on the ways technology changes your life as a marketer? We do our marketing… on the internet.”) Because when marketing meets AI , magic happens. To put it another way, marketing and AI is a love story for the ages. To put it another way, marketing and AI is a love story for the ages.

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Top 10 Business Metrics for Shopify App Developers

Baremetrics

Shopify is a huge opportunity for developers looking to expand into the micro-SaaS space. The Shopify App Store brings together Shopify app developers and Shopify shop owners for their mutual benefit. Why you need to track business metrics for Shopify App Developers 10 business metrics for Shopify App Developers 1.

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Raise, Sell, Merge, or Scale? How to Navigate the Market Downturn.

SaaSOptics

How to Navigate the Market Downturn. Everyone is starting to feel the squeeze of the market—especially those in the tech space. Seasoned industry vets may know what their next move should be, but navigating a changing market (especially one in a downturn) is an obstacle for any SaaS founder. Raise, Sell, Merge, or Scale?

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