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The Secrets to Building a Global Platform and Ecosystem with Xero Global Chief Strategy Officer Damien Tampling (Pod 646 + Video)

SaaStr

When you leverage a combination of these, you can break through to become a $100M company. Seek ways to help others grow Damien uses what he refers to as the karma business model and suggests everything starts with sharing and giving. As a result, the karma business model is a virtuous cycle. Delivering.

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How Customer Loyalty Can Drive B2B SaaS Business Growth

Totango

Customer loyalty is a key to repeat business and referral generation for any business model. For B2B SaaS companies, customer loyalty drives subscription renewals and brand advocacy, making it a critical component of a profitable business model. First, we’ll discuss what customer loyalty is.

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Going from Series A to Unicorn in Less Than 12 Months with Payhawk Co-Founder/CEO Hristo Borisov and VP of Marketing Désirée Schildt (Video)

SaaStr

That means that you have to find an investor who truly understands your business model and your challenges, supports you, and has invested in other companies in the same industry. . Your company and investors should know the one or two goals you’re focused on. How to blitz scale your company’s operations.

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David Barrett, CEO of Expensify: Good Intentions, Bad Advice: How to Keep Your Board Aligned with Your Vision (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Think of the business model behind being an independent board member. You spend time with these companies you have very limited control over. My company was doing OK, but you were good because you have this amazing resume in the background, so why did you choose to join my company?” They sell their time.

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SaaStr Classic: Jyoti Bansal of Harness.io and AppDynamics; Dev Ittycheria of MongoDB (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

And the third thing is what is it about the product or the business model that they’re basically contemplating that gives them a very defendable technology advantage? And so those depending on the stage of company, those have varying factors. How defendable is the technology of the product or the business model?

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2021 SaaS Outlook, What’s Changing in SaaS This Year?

OPEXEngine

Company culture: Remote work opens some of the barriers to increased diversity. Companies will place greater follow-through on retention metrics and retention activities. As OPEXEngine launches its 15 th year of benchmarking software and SaaS companies, we are seeing new benchmarks as companies adapt to the new normal.

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So You Made a Terrible Hiring Decision. Here’s How to Fix It.

OpenView Labs

Your company culture is created and reinforced by the words you use and your actions that back them up. You can glean important insights for the future job description, learn metrics to pay attention to, and develop a transition plan that gives the team peace of mind while not leaving you scrambling to put the pieces together.