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The Five Flavors of ARR - New Definition, Same Great Multiple

Tom Tunguz

There’s a trend in pitch decks and startup pitches I’ve been watching - the commingling of metrics definitions, especially ARR. Over time, the definition of ARR has slackened. Everyone reports ARR today, even in transactional businesses and market place businesses, and for good reason.

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Brand Building 101: How to Build a Brand

The Daily Egg

While the dictionary definitions might be similar, I don’t think this is a fair swap. The terms “brand” and “business” are often used interchangeably. Anyone can create a business. But building a brand goes far and beyond filing your LLC paperwork and opening a business checking account. A brand is more than just a company […].

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Revenue, Revenue Everywhere. Not a Dollar to Count

Tom Tunguz

The company moved to customer_revenue last quarter when we hired a new VP of Finance and they updated the definition. If the definition changes, so do the charts. What data are you using?! Revenue_new? Oh, Revenue_new is the old column. Airbnb faced this problem, too. So Airbnb built an internal product Minerva to solve these problems.

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The Sales Sandwich

Tom Tunguz

For stage definitions, see [1]. For stage definitions, see [2]. Definitions. [1] This team is off to a good start with 0.7x of the quarter’s number in Stage 5+ at the beginning of a quarter. Each business’s PQR funnel will differ depending on their sales cycle, ACVs, and overall motion. Demo/meeting: sales meeting.

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The Definitive Guide to Dashboard Design

Download the Definitive Guide to learn why dashboard design matters, and how to do it well. Great dashboards lead to richer user experiences and significant return on investment (ROI), while poorly designed dashboards distract users, suppress adoption, and can even tarnish your project or brand.

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You Need to Know Where You Stand With Your Investors. Your Investor NPS.

SaaStr

You definitely don’t want to own less. Definitely, start asking when you have 12 months of runway left. When you want to increase their ownership, and/or do “Super Pro-Rata” (invest more than your % ownership share) in the next round. Green Light. You are happy. You want to own more. Yellow Light. You are worried.

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Only 11% of Public SaaS Companies Sell Just to SMBs

SaaStr

But Adobe definitely counts in “Mixed”, and Paypal definitely counts as SMB. And less than 12% from pure-play SMB. Now one really important note: I excluded Adobe and Paypal from the list, because they are just so old. But I wanted to just take a look at the slightly newer generation.

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The Definitive Guide to Embedded Analytics

The Definitive Guide to Embedded Analytics is designed to answer any and all questions you have about the topic. Access the Definitive Guide for a one-stop-shop for planning your application’s future in data. Every application provider has the same goals: to help their users work more efficiently, and to drive user adoption.

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Going Beyond Gut Instinct: The Do’s and Don’ts of Strategic In-App Guides

In “Going Beyond Gut Instinct: The Dos and Don’ts of Strategic In-App Guides,” we’ll show you which approaches to in-app guidance work, and which ones you should definitely avoid. In-app guides are powerful tools for delivering exceptional product experiences, but it’s all too easy to use them improperly, or get a little carried away.

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Realizing the Benefits of Automated Machine Learning

The definition of automated machine learning and its benefits for organizations across multiple industries. In this white paper, Davenport explains the rise of automated machine learning, its benefits, and success stories from businesses that are already using it to realize tangible bottom-line results.

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Short and Sweet: A Deep Dive Into Concise Feedback Loops

Speaker: Johanna Rothman - Management Consultant, Rothman Consulting Group

Definitions of the various minimums (MVE, MVP, MMF, MIFS, MAFS) so you can see what’s most useful for you. We can make a difference for everyone if we work together. In this webinar you will learn: How to see the three major feedback loops. How those loops intersect. How to measure cycle time for each of these feedback loops.