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How SaaStr Fund-Backed RevenueCat Went from a $1.5M Round at $7M Valuation in 2018 to $500M+ Today

SaaStr

They were two developers who had lived through the nightmare of subscription infrastructure while working at Elevate. The Problem Was Real: Apple and Google’s app stores weren’t giving developers the data they needed. ” required weeks of developer time to answer. Managing Them Will Remain a Headache.

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Is AI Penetration … Slowing Down? Ramp Says Possibly

SaaStr

Companies are discovering that hiring AI talent or upskilling existing teams takes much longer than anticipated. If implementation complexity is the primary barrier to adoption, there’s significant opportunity in professional services, training, and consulting around AI integration. Integration challenges are mounting.

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A Look Back: How $13 Billion Ramp Began To Scale with Co-Founder and CTO Karim Atiyah

SaaStr

His journey from consultant to coder to fintech founder offers a masterclass in what he calls “asymmetric outcomes” strategic bets where the potential upside dramatically outweighs the downside. “Even with a bad hand, if the potential reward is great enough, taking a risk can make mathematical sense.”

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Reputation Management Consulting

Neil Patel

Reputation management consulting gives you an actionable plan showing you how to build, protect, and amplify your reputation. 7 Ways a Reputation Management Consultant Can Help Grow Your Business. When most people think of reputation management, consulting isn’t the first thing that comes to mind.

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Pivoting from Growth-at-All-Costs: 4 Focus Areas to Thrive in Any Market with BCG Consulting Partner Courtney Dong + Managing Director and Partner JB Reed (Video)

SaaStr

Management teams must determine how to thrive in a downturn to position their businesses for profitable growth. Reed and Courtney Dong, Partners at BCG Consulting, sat down to discuss their perspectives on the recent macro shifts in VC investor priorities. Data shows a significant shift in company valuations happened from 2021 to 2022.

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Making the transition from consultant to product engineer

Intercom, Inc.

But making the transition from consultant engineer to a product engineer was a revelation – I realized that working as an engineer in client services and working as a product engineer are essentially two completely different jobs, bridged only by the common use of technology. Being a Consultant Engineer. The Fast-Cheap-Good triangle.

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Technical SEO Consulting

Neil Patel

For many business owners, it may be beneficial to hire a technical SEO consultant who can handle the nuances for you. 6 Ways a Technical SEO Consultant Can Help Grow Your Business. Hiring a technical SEO consultant is no different, and you should go into the relationship with an expectation of results. 2) Design Optimization.