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What’s New at Automattic and WordPress with Co-founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg

SaaStr

SaaStr was created in 2012 to democratize learning and how to build B2B companies, and WordPress was started in 2003 to democratize publishing. What’s the Business Model Behind Automattic and WordPress? A year later, they created Automattic as a commercial services business around WordPress.

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Benchmarking Tableau's S-1 - How 7 Key SaaS Metrics Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

Founded in 2003, Tableau followed a more gradual revenue growth curve than the median SaaS company. There is a tradeoff between the predictability of the SaaS business model and the margins of a perpetual license model. In these plots, I’ve used Tableau’s colors as a consistent legend.

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Salesforce’s Mike Kreaden on how to build a platform to drive growth

Intercom, Inc.

Salesforce figured out in 2003 that just having the list of partners on our site that integrated with customers wasn’t enough; we needed to facilitate the discovery, the ranking and the promotion of community advocacy around these solutions. Business models are in your favor in terms of hosting, deploying the product and ultimately scaling.

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Customer Growth Game Changer: Totango Breaking Records and Rewriting the Rules for Customer Success

Totango

Brady would go on to lead the Patriots to 17 division titles, 13 AFC Championship Games, nine Super Bowl appearances, and six Super Bowl wins before transferring to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 and leading that team to win its first Super Bowl title since 2003. This term applies to more than just athletes and sports, however.

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Breaking Down the Ultimate Question – NPS

ChurnZero

Net Promoter Score was first developed by Fred Reichheld, Bain & Company and Satmetrix in 2003. Since then it has been used heavily by companies, both large and small, to assess customer satisfaction and has become an important metric for growth-driven technology businesses.

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Top 10 Best SEO Services in Los Angeles: Consultants | Agencies | Firms (Quarterly Updated Guide)

Backlinkfy

Remember optimizing your website takes some time, but not to worry - this Search engine optimization list of helpers can change the game for your online business in less time than you’ll think; Following Search engine guidelines, especially Google Search engine. Con: Might not be able to serve small businesses with low budget.

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PODCAST 90: Key Mistakes Companies Make while Building their Skills or Revenues w/ Justin Welsh

Sales Hacker

I came out of school in 2003 and really for the first six years of my career, I was pretty much what you would label a complete failure. Sam Jacobs: You get so many different business models. Just curious, what are some of the key learnings that you’ve had as you’ve developed your consulting business?