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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

By Mark Suster on December 27, 2011

There are certain topics that even some of the best journalists can’t fully grok. One of them is profitability. I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate [...]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, P/E ratio, profit, revenue, Startup Advice, startups, Tech Market Analysis

Marketing Costs for SaaS Companies

By Ben Kepes on February 25, 2009

A few weeks ago I posted comparing two start up strategies for SaaS businesses; one being the slow, organic growth and bootstrapped route, the other being the well funded route. I summarised my posting saying that it was very much a case of horses for courses saying that; There’s no black and white answers I’m [...]

Posted in Marketing, Strategy | Tagged ipo, marketing, profit, revenue, saas | 1 Response

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