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Signs Your SaaS Business is Failing
I'm doing a free webinar on Thursday covering the signs your business may be dying and, more importantly, how to fix them! It's totally free, but you do need to register ahead of time.
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Articles
Maker to Manager: What a startup founder does
Going from "maker" to "manager" has been an interesting transition for me. I struggle regularly with what exactly it is that I even do. This looks at that common transition and covers a lot of the things a typical founder does after they've started building their team.
baremetrics.com
When Should You Allow Exclusivity in Deals?
From Mark Suster, "I’ve heard many investors and some executives repeat the mantra, “Never offer exclusive deals,” and since this blanket statement is generally bad advice I thought I’d offer the less conventional but I believe more practical version of why exclusive deals can actually be a huge bonus for a startup and why I actively encourage them."
bothsidesofthetable.com
The Must-Have Elements of a Great Support Portal
Some great tips on building a useful support area. A well organized support area can go a really long way to reducing support load.
kissmetrics.com
The Ultimate Guide To Price Strategy
Brandon Redlinger does an amazingly thorough job of covering various pricing strategy and tips for making more money simply by adjusting numbers.
medium.com
This is Why People Leave Your Company
Carly Guthrie shares what she’s learned about why people quit, and what startups can do after an employee’s first day to make sure they stay happy, engaged in their work, and committed to your company (and to deleting every email they are most certainly receiving from recruiters).
firstround.com
Books
Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East
Despite the world's elation at the Arab Spring, shockingly little has changed politically in the Middle East; even frontliners Egypt and Tunisia continue to suffer repression, fixed elections, and bombings, while Syria descends into civil war. But in the midst of it all, a quieter revolution has begun to emerge, one that might ultimately do more to change the face of the region: entrepreneurship.
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