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7 Staffing Strategies That May Cost You Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Hiring requirements must be anticipated and implemented with the same precision and tracking as manufacturing volumes, sales leads, and customer service. Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover. Marty Zwilling.

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SaaS Subcriptions Are Great – TranSaaSional Pricing Is Better

InfoChachkie

AppFolio supplements its SaaS revenue with add-on services for customers that include background (credit / criminal) screening and credit card processing, both of which generate transactional revenue. For most companies, existing customers are the most economical and lucrative source of incremental sales. Give First, Then Take.

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7 Ways To Hire Your Way To Failure In A New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Hiring requirements must be anticipated and implemented with the same precision and tracking as manufacturing volumes, sales leads, and customer service. Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover. Marty Zwilling.

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Car Door Slam Or Spare Tire? Should Startups Build For Buyers Or Users?

InfoChachkie

However, they clearly have a long term impact on the customer’s overall satisfaction and thus their propensity to purchase additional products in the future. When Expercity (creator of GoToMeeting, acquired by Citrix) was competing with Webex in the early days of screen sharing, Webex did something brilliant.

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7 Common Staffing Mistakes That Doom Many Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

Hiring requirements must be anticipated and implemented with the same precision and tracking as manufacturing volumes, sales leads, and customer service. Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover.

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7 Startup Lessons from NBA Finals

Tech Zulu Event

Who is the sales person? During the finals, we’ve witnessed both teams shouting out to each other during a play to communicate if a player is open for a shot or if a there is a screen the ball handler may not be aware of. Who has the business mindset? Who is the technical person? 7) Learn From the Best.

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