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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower SaaS

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What are your key Startup Metrics ? eCommerce Does your startup run on a subscription model? What are the rules for subscriptions?

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

User Pilot

Before hiring, assess your current needs and hire as your company grows. What to do before building a team for your SaaS company You can’t just jump into hiring without some forethought, or you’ll make many mistakes. Before the hiring process, take some time to decide on your current needs and hire as your company grows.

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How Buffer Reached $20m in ARR by Focussing on Growing ARPA

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We spoke to Buffer’s CEO Joel Gascoigne about his experience building Buffer and the role and place subscription data plays for the company. For the first 2-3 years of Buffer’s existence, Joel and his team did not need a specialized solution for subscription analytics. MRR numbers were changing all the time. Click To Tweet.

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Annual Plans Reduce Churn Dramatically, Data Finds

ProfitWell

On this episode of the ProfitWell Report, Brendan Schwartz , Co-Founder and CTO at Wistia , wants to know what proportion of paid plans should be annual versus monthly. To answer Brendan's question, we gathered data from just over two and a half thousand subscription companies. If they do feel they’re getting value, they’ll renew. **We

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How Buffer Reached $20m in ARR by Focussing on Growing ARPA

Chart Mogul

We spoke to Buffer’s CEO Joel Gascoigne about his experience building Buffer and the role and place subscription data plays for the company. For the first 2-3 years of Buffer’s existence, Joel and his team did not need a specialized solution for subscription analytics. MRR numbers were changing all the time. Tweet this quote.

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A Canoo for two

ProfitWell

Your top subscription news. First up, stop measuring your success by vanity metrics , like views and ‘likes’ on your videos, for example. Because now, The Athletic is considered an anomaly in digital media upstarts because it's focused on subscription revenue rather than advertising revenue. Do you like me? There ya have it.

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Using Buffer to Grow a Paid Newsletter's Traffic by 2.5x

Buffer Resources

Then he became CTO at Bezos Academy, a non-profit organization founded by Jeff Bezos. After leaving Bezos Academy, he decided to start a paid newsletter focused on career development, organization design, and hiring. One more output metric from Dave: I had around 10,000 LinkedIn followers a year ago, and I'm now north of 27,000.