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User Model: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 1

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First: SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. Our strongly held opinion is that business strategy comes before the key design decisions that comprise a SaaS platform technical architecture. (We’ve Aligning your SaaS business strategy with SaaS technical architecture is critical to SaaS success.

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Measurement: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 3

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First, SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. Part 3: Measurement One of the great breakthroughs of SaaS as a business strategy is in how it puts users and subscribers front and center of software development and keeps them there. The winners offer a better and faster way to solve customer problems.

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Monetization: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 2

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First, SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. “Feature-led discovery” or “product-led discovery” belongs on center stage as part of your monetization strategy. There are two important caveats about how to make the best use of platform and billing events as part of your monetization strategy.