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$1M to $100M in 20 Months, The Hard Part: How Everything Breaks in Hypergrowth with Deel Co-Founder & CRO Shuo Wang (Video)

SaaStr

This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance. Forecasting can help define revenue numbers, the support you need to provide, headcounts, and opportunities to tap into new businesses. Lessons in leadership Grow your organization thoughtfully. Use your data to inform.

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The Top 10 Important Finance Mistakes First Time Founders Make

SaaStr

There is nothing worse than telling your board and investors you need to adjust your revenue recognized or revenue forecast. Mistake #9: Don’t forget about compliance. Compliance can be complicated. Advice: Your compliance responsibility doesn’t end after you incorporate. Here is just one simple example.

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How to Build a Commissions Plan Your Team will Love?

SaaSOptics

QuotaPath provides complete visibility to your sales team about what commissions they’ve already earned and what they’re forecasted to earn. Companies with less than $30MM in revenue typically leave the responsibility of compensation planning to Sales leadership (73%). ASC-606 Compliance in Compensation Planning.

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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

Founded in 2019, Laika (an enterprise-ready compliance platform) closed a $50MM Series C by the summer of 2022. CFOs can build operating forecasts and multi-year plans, create financial models and scenario analyses, establish financial discipline, and create a culture of accountability. Live and die by the forecast.

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Going Global: Key Considerations to Drive SaaS Success Abroad

OPEXEngine

Gartner forecasted that global spending on SaaS applications is easily going to exceed $1Trillion by the end of the decade—if not sooner – and expanding SaaS markets around the world is a big part of that growth. Do you need to expand overseas to ensure your competitiveness or leadership position as a company in your respective market?

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Summary of New York Tech Week 2023 (Itaú BBA, BTG, BofA)

SaaSHolic

Three important factors for companies to consider when implementing AI are discussed: organizational structure, management systems, and leadership models, with an emphasis on simplicity and financial optimization in data processes.

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Nov 29 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Guide customers on non-technical issues such as data security and governance, compliance, and contracting. Forecast accurately and communicate clearly to senior leadership. Identify and forecast risk as well as growth opportunities within portfolio. Provide professional services that go beyond standard support.