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Focus on the Fundamentals: How to Scale For Profitability with OMERS Growth Equity Managing Director & Head of Growth Equity Mark Shulgan (Video)

SaaStr

In the SaaS space, revenue growth was the king of metrics for many years, but that has changed. Growth Vs. Profitability, Revenue Trajectory, and Efficiency Metrics Historically, EV/NTM sales were evenly driven by profitability and revenue growth. Stay mindful of efficiency metrics as you scale, and be careful with spending.

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Sales Performance Dashboards to Keep Every Part of Your Revenue Engine on Track

Sales Hacker

In order for your car to run efficiently, you need every part of your engine firing on all cylinders. Everyone on your team must meet their specific goals in order for your engine to operate efficiently. Every part of your revenue engine serves a specific purpose, but each part supports the whole.

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Stripe’s Will Larson on engineering and infrastructure management

Intercom, Inc.

As a startup scales, the importance of infrastructure engineers simply can’t be overstated. They’re the ones making sure your app is secure, that uptime looks good, and that the rest of your engineering org has the right tools to build features your users need and want. The tenets of foundation engineering at Stripe.

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Boost Your Revenue Engine With The Power of CS Operations: An Interview With Mary-Beth Donovan

Valuize Consulting

The answer: Customer Success (CS) Operations. Customer Success Operations is the engine that powers your customer lifecycle with the goal of achieving best-in-class Net Dollar Retention. CS Operations powers Post-Sales engagement – I call it the Customer Success engine because it truly is a revenue-generating function.

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How to Use Generative AI and LLMs to Improve Search

TechEmpower SaaS

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), have significantly transformed the search engine as we’ve known it. With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day. Strive for a balanced outcome.

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What is the ROI of a Subscription Billing Platform?

Blulogix

Inefficiencies in this area can cause revenue loss, diminish customer satisfaction, and inflate operational expenses. BluIQ is meticulously engineered to refine and automate all facets of subscription billing, enhancing precision and operational efficiency.

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Building Resilience Through Efficient Scaling In 2023 with ICONIQ Growth General Partner, Doug Pepper, and General Partner and Head of Analytics, Christine Edmonds (Video)

SaaStr

However, there is a significant pivot to efficient growth with a projected improvement in margins. Each company will likely approach operational efficiency differently because some already have a runway greater than three years and are above the Rule of 40, while others have less than 1.5