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How to Make Sure Professional Services Don’t Take Over Your Software Company

Both Sides of the Table

deliver profitable revenue that while on gross margins of 50% vs. software at 85-95% it is still profits to help you cover fixed costs. You don’t want to run the risk that having a PS business that takes your eye of off the ball of growing a large software business. That is the software business. rollout support.

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Here’s Why a Booming Tech Market May Fool You into Thinking You’re Successful

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Consumers buying through smart phones, travelers using the new, shared economy and businesses replacing old software with modern cloud-based solutions. In the software industry we’ve always had a term that’s a bit of an anachronism called “shelfware.” ROI studies were published. It has been a good run.

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The Danger of Crocodile Sales

Both Sides of the Table

I’d like to talk about Crocodile Salesmen in 3 scenarios: 1) when YOU are selling (or someone on your team), 2) when you are trying to recruit a sales person. But how to apply “listening&# in a sales meeting? Let’s assume you run a Customer Support software company. Beware of Crocodile Sales.

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Driving Revenue thru Relationships

SoCal Tech Calendar

This program will include an overview of the social business model, social business software and resulting business opportunities that are driving some of the biggest changes in sales and marketing practices in decades. Speaker: Jerry Weitzman, Vice President, Jive Software. See [link] (more).

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7 Keys To Making Many Millions In A Business You Love

Startup Professionals Musings

Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Automate to the max.

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups.

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7 Success Principles To Drive Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Automate to the max.