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Managing a Thin Balance Sheet: 4 Lessons Learned From Laika’s $2 Billion Acquisition with Laika Co-Founder & COO Eva Pittas and CFO Dicken Chaplin (Video)

SaaStr

Looking back on its explosive growth, however, the company realized just how badly it needed the valuable services of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). These metrics will vary by company, but can include elements such as the following: Sales Funnel. Marketing Lead Gen. Looking back vs. looking forward. Pipeline Coverage.

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Data Analytics Can Only Take You So Far. Confessions of a Data-driven CMO.

OpenView Labs

The current product led growth (PLG) trend didn’t come out of nowhere, and neither did the more general direct-to-consumer business model. If we time travel back about ten years, we can see the roots of both of these movements, which harness data to power marketing and drive growth.

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