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Managing a Thin Balance Sheet: 4 Lessons Learned From Laika’s $2 Billion Acquisition with Laika Co-Founder & COO Eva Pittas and CFO Dicken Chaplin (Video)

SaaStr

Founded in 2019, Laika (an enterprise-ready compliance platform) closed a $50MM Series C by the summer of 2022. These metrics will vary by company, but can include elements such as the following: Sales Funnel. Are you filling the top of the funnel cost-effectively? Marketing Lead Gen. Pipeline Coverage.

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Best Free CRM Software

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Really Simple Systems lets you track the metrics you need and provides a really generous amount of CRM functionality that’s super helpful for sales teams. Some of the highlights include: Pipeline management Sales funnel Customer timelines Opportunity history Listing & sales forecasts API access Integrate with Google Contacts and Outlook.