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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

There’s many definitions out there, but essentially, mental models are frameworks, principles and ideas which allow you to examine and solve problems in a systematic way and when applied correctly, help you think better. Network effects (marketplace). Operational efficiency. A good idea is a good idea, after all.

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How to Work With a Consultant: The Ultimate Guide

Neil Patel

You can also select a freelancer profile from these marketplaces. Operations Consultants. These are individuals or agencies that can help clients improve operations efficiency and performance. Ask them about the problems the consultant helped solve, objectives they helped achieve, and whether they would hire them again.

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Key Takeaways from the 2022 Gartner® Market Guide for SaaS Management Platforms

BetterCloud

As a fully featured and market-leading SMP, BetterCloud is very encouraged to see more of these critical management capabilities captured in this updated market definition. Not only has the market for SMPs matured over time, but so has the Gartner market definition. The marketplace for adjacent solutions has grown.

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iPaaS vs. SMP: Which One Is Right for My IT Department?

BetterCloud

The not-so-good news: the marketplace is very complex, with lots of acronyms to sort through. To start, let’s take a quick look at Gartner’s definition of an iPaaS and an SMP: An ??iPaaS Despite the differences in their definitions, both an iPaaS and an SMP can bring IT the myriad benefits of automation.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Bernadette Nixon, Jay Snyder, Nick Mehta, Loren Padelford, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

So it’s about operational efficiencies, productivity gains, digital experiences and making sure we’ve captured those. We’ve got everything from self-service all the way up to the enterprise. Jay Snyder: That’s an enablement exercise that is not to be minimized, right? It’s about adoption.

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Why You Need a SaaS Management Platform That Does It All

BetterCloud

To get started, let’s quickly review the Gartner definition of a SaaS management platform, and its core capabilities. The graphic below shows where the functions of a SaaS management platform sit in relation to other platforms and the services they provide. Why does your IT team need an all-in-one SaaS management platform?