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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

David Cancel of Drift often talks about letting your ideas “ cross-pollinate ” and mental models can be a catalyst for that. I leveraged many of the 52 mental models while working at various software as a service (SaaS) companies, but in truth, they can be applied anywhere, regardless of industry. Network effects (marketplace).

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How to Make User Acquisition Practically Free with Lambda School (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I want to talk about how we got to the business model that we have at Lambda School because it’s one of the things that separates us from other schools. Uber is a classic marketplace company. It’s a two-sided marketplace. You had town car services before. They needed something now. It’s all there.

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3 Insights from Tien Tzuo’s Fireside Chat on the Subscription Economy

Navint

We can see how the customer is interacting with and using our service, therefore we have no choice but to make them happy. It’s not about the song, it’s about entertainment; it’s not about the cars, it’s about getting from point A to point B; it’s not about excavators, it’s about moving dirt. One example Tien shared is Fender Guitar.

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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines

Andreessen Horowitz

The engine may also have a marketplace of third-party editor UXs with each built to serve a particular use-case. They have a vast marketplace of third party plug-ins, add-ons and integrations in addition to whatever proprietary plug-ins studios might have built themselves. So What Does This All Mean?

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Unlocking the Power of the Blue Ocean Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide for SaaS Businesses [2023]

User Pilot

The Significance of the Blue Ocean Strategy In an increasingly crowded marketplace, the blue ocean strategy offers companies the opportunity to break out of hypercompetitive red oceans. With globalization and advancing technology, products and services are becoming commoditized faster than ever. The results were remarkable.

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SAAS Marketing Growth Hacking Roadmap For 2021 [19 Strategies]

How To Buy Saas

SaaS is a global software solution created by different businesses in order to improve human activities in a matter of clicks. SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. With so many SAAS getting visibility in online marketplaces, we found that new saas businesses are struggling hard to make it to the right set of customers.

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Unlocking the Power of the Blue Ocean Strategy: A Comprehensive Guide for SaaS Businesses [2023]

User Pilot

The Significance of the Blue Ocean Strategy In an increasingly crowded marketplace, the blue ocean strategy offers companies the opportunity to break out of hypercompetitive red oceans. With globalization and advancing technology, products and services are becoming commoditized faster than ever. The results were remarkable.