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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). Some quick data that I pulled from EmailisNotDead.com (mid 2012). In the US alone there are 30 billion inbound sales calls every year. Calls are changing but not dying.

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An Inside Scoop on the Funding Environment and What it Might Mean for You

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Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x forward sales with some as high as 12x sales. As I mentioned, at the start of the process median SaaS multiples were around 7.3x FOMO was NOMO. As in no more.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

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by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 You are discretionary spend (aspirin) versus necessary spend (prescription medicine).

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Chrome River: Building An Enterprise Software Leader In LA, with Dave Terry

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We formed the company in 2007, came out with our first product in late 2008, and began selling in earnest in 2009. In 2009, we immediately approached the law firm market because we knew it so well, and because we had lots of relationships from over the years. It's been really fantastic, and we've really enjoyed it.

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REACH NeXT Alumni Gets Into 500 Startups! | Batch 15 Announced

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Fun fact: iWaboo Group was founded in 2012 as a pure retail company that owned gadget concept stores in Italy. SaaS for Cloud application lifecycle management. Sales Huddle Group. A SaaS Platform to help online stores in Brazil create their own loyalty program. AngelList: [link]. Founders: Ivan Marandola, Patrizia Mossa.

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