Fri.Jul 12, 2019

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Why Churn Rates Can Spike When Your SaaS Startup Experiences Hypergrowth

Tomasz Tunguz

In Rethinking Customer Churn Rate & LTV/CAC , Thibaud Clement illuminates a counter-intuitive concept about churn. The faster you increase your growth rate (acceleration rate), the higher the churn rate. Consider the same startup under two scenarios: one in which the acceleration rate is 50% and one in which the acceleration rate is 0%. In the 50% scenario, churn will be 67% higher.

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Funding Friday: Bowling The American Dream

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

“Like many suburban kids growing up in the 70s, I was no stranger to the local bowling alley.” So starts the video below for this Kickstarter project to make a photo book about the classic American bowling alley. That line got me as I grew up a suburban kid in the 70s and spent many an afternoon and evening at the local bowling alley. I backed this project and maybe you will too.

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Work On Your Business, Not In Your Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

David Cusimano shares how he worked through the stages of hearing and actually doing a key piece of advice for business owners. . If you’re like most business owners who often search for opportunities and business advice at odd hours of the night, you’ve probably come across the advice that you should spend more time “working on your business, not in your business.” Hearing this advice, accepting it and actually living it are three distinct stages.

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[Virgin Hyperloop One in Cheddar] North Carolina Becomes Ninth State to Explore Virgin Hyperloop One Technology

OurCrowd

Hyperloops might still sound like science fiction, but they’re on the cusp of becoming a reality, one state at a time. Watch here. The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in Cheddar] North Carolina Becomes Ninth State to Explore Virgin Hyperloop One Technology appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Family Tragedy Drives an Accounting Empire

Smart Hustle Magazine

Ramon Ray was joined by Rachel Michaelov , founder of Empire Tax Professionals to talk scaling, growth, and marketing. Rachel is an IRS-licensed enrolled agent who helps business owners making more than $10,000 with things such as monthly bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax, and corporate returns. Rachel got into the tax business because she knew there were people and business owners out there who didn’t know how to properly handle their taxes and are in need of guidance.

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Echolocation

Haystack

I was catching up on MG’s newsletter/blog and came across this opening line , which got me thinking about a concept in investing, specifically in deal sourcing: To me, all information is about triangulation. Any single source, no matter how close to the situation?—?and often times because they’re too close to the situation?—?lacks full clarity.

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[Beyond Meat in Chicago Tribune] He went Beyond Meat, and won

OurCrowd

When Ethan Brown founded the plant-based protein company Beyond Meat in 2009, he knew he had something, even if people thought he was crazy. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in Chicago Tribune] He went Beyond Meat, and won appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[TechSee in MarTech Series] TechSee Launches Industry’s First Visual Automation Solution for Contact Centers

OurCrowd

TechSee, a global leader in visual customer assistance powered by computer vision AI and augmented reality, introduced TechSee Smart, the world’s first computer vision solution for contact centers. Read more here. The post [TechSee in MarTech Series] TechSee Launches Industry’s First Visual Automation Solution for Contact Centers appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Virgin Hyperloop One in GlobeNewswire] North Carolina Becomes Ninth State to Explore Virgin Hyperloop One Technology

OurCrowd

Today, North Carolina’s Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA) – the voice of the regional business community on transportation – kicked off an exploration of hyperloop as a potential regional and inter-city transportation platform. Read more here. The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in GlobeNewswire] North Carolina Becomes Ninth State to Explore Virgin Hyperloop One Technology appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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[CyberMDX on Fox News] GE anesthesia machines can be exposed to hackers: DHS

OurCrowd

GE anesthesia machines are ripe for tampering, according to a new DHS advisory. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX on Fox News] GE anesthesia machines can be exposed to hackers: DHS appeared first on OurCrowd.

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