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The Complete Guide to SaaS Pricing Strategy

Tomasz Tunguz

Most startups play defense when discussing pricing with customers. For many founding teams, pricing is one of the most difficult and complex decisions for the business. Startups operate in newer markets where pricing standards haven’t been set. The Seven Factors to Consider When Pricing Your Product 1.

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17 Common CRM Selection Mistakes Startups Should Avoid

StartupNation

Choosing the right Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is a critical decision for any startup. To help you avoid these pitfalls, we asked 17 business leaders to share the mistakes they made when selecting a CRM — and how they corrected them. But as I learned that things don’t always work that way.

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

This is going to be BIG.

Two reasons: One, they had no other real choice. The second reason? An examination of several high profile stories this past year about female CEO issues lays bare the other reason: It’s not “founder friendly.” Take the story of luggage startup Away’s CEO Steph Korey. It’s male founder friendly.

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7 Reasons You Don’t Want to Start a Business With Friends

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Starting a business is an exciting adventure. After all, who could be a better partner than your best friend? You might be surprised by the obstacles you could face as friends in business together, though. Here are just seven reasons to think again before you launch a business with your buddy.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Understanding how your company will change as you move through these phases is critical if you hope to scale to a large business one day.

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Why Half of all Startups Fail and the Surprising Secret to Success

Smart Hustle Magazine

Jill Soley, an executive at Issuu unpacks how we can get more startups to not fail. But, for whatever reason, your creation isn’t flying off the shelves. The scary startup failure rate. More than three-quarters of those fail. The focus is mostly around marketing, because this is where so many startups fail.

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Expert Advice for the 4 Million People Who Launched a Business in 2020

StartupNation

The following is adapted from “ Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams” by Matt Blumberg. In April 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning to wreak havoc on markets, commerce, communities and the general public, I started a business along with a group of friends.

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