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Pour And Stir I – In Pursuit Of The Ideal Business Model

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Note: This is Part I in a three-part series on The Perfect Business Model. I am not a Muslim scholar, but a layman’s interpretation of this tradition of intentional errors is that it arises from the belief that attempting to emulate God’s perfection is sinful. . Click here for Part II , and Part III. Ideal Business Model Attributes.

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Why GoToMeeting’s SaaS Playbook Wouldn’t Work Today

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It was a decade ago that I led the sale of Expertcity (creator of GoToMeeting) to Citrix. During the early 2000’s, my team grew the company to one of the largest SaaS businesses of its day, with sales of $70 million. We spent so voraciously because we had a pour and stir business model.

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half.” In the “good old days”, pre- 1999, advertising dollars were largely gambled away. Tactics which can increase your customers’ lifetime value are discussed in Pour and Stir – Part III. John Wanamaker.

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