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When Does Open Source Make Sense for a Business?

OpenView Labs

The answer likely depends on your market segmentation, as freemium may ease adoption friction for SMB/mid-market companies. The cloud-managed services attract the lower end of the market and make it possible for these businesses to address the SMB/mid-market segments.

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After Selling For $580M, Here’s What I Learned About SaaS During My Time At Buildium

Outseta

Focus on a market segment until you dominate it When I arrived at Buildium, we were selling our product only to residential property managers located in the United States. Having just finished business school, my brain was wired in MBA mode—what were our core competencies as a company? Without further adieu, let’s dig in.

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Sales and GTM in Uncertain Times with Adnan Chaudhry and Matt Garratt (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Adnan Chaudhry: And at first, I just want to acknowledge that we’re going to talk about the business models of some of our broader customers, some of the things Salesforce is going through. It’s a business crisis. What’s the impact of that to your business? But this is a public health crisis.