As more organizations come to rely on remote work, it’s important that we transfer over some of the successful practices that we’ve used in the past. One such practice is that of employee recognition. Employee recognition has always been important for organizations, but it may be even more important for remote teams due to the …
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One issue that many managers face is keeping their employees motivated. It’s hard to keep employees engaged over a long period of time, as their work becomes more routine. These challenges are even more pronounced for managers of remote teams, who don’t have the advantage of having all their employees in the same space. Remote …
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When it comes to tools for measuring employee engagement, surveys are one of the most common ones out there. Even with the advent of many new SaaS applications, they remain a popular way with employers to check how their employees feel about their workplace. But what about the employees? And the results that you get? …
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In an age where remote work is becoming the norm, employees can now quit and find a new job more easily than ever. And while that is great news, it poses another danger for business owners – they need to work harder than ever to retain their employees. With most companies looking to downsize their …
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An estimated 92% of SaaS startups fail within the first three years. And it doesn’t happen because of poor accounting service. It’s because of a lack of sales. Without sales, you lack the oxygen that fuels growth. Raising money becomes more expensive, hiring the right talent becomes a battle, and competitors keep trampling you on …
Work shouldn’t be just about work. Especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, it has become clear that we need something to keep our minds off the current events and help us bond with the people we work with. In an age where many of us work remotely, there are two excellent ways to …
Failed payments – i.e the bain of my existence. Perhaps nothing surprised me more when starting my first software business than just how many payments bounced. It may have been as high as 20%! I remember sitting down at my desk, logging into Stripe, giddy with the excitement of seeing who had signed up, only …
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As a CEO running a remote startup of just a few people, I always viewed culture as something only bigger companies dealt with. You know, like Google. Afterall we didn’t have an HR department. We didn’t have a large budget to buy games, or even an office to put them in. We just each had …
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I struggle with productivity everyday. Who doesn’t? No one. Which logically means that our employees, like every other person on earth, struggle with productivity. Now imagine that you run a business with 10, 50, or a 100+ employees – how much is low productivity costing you? After all, if you’re spending $30k a month on …
My first software business was built on the basis of hiring remote workers. To put it bluntly, without outsourced labor, there would never have been a NinjaOutreach, or a successful exit. As a bootstrapped startup, we simply didn’t have the resources to hire American workers and pay their salaries, health care, and benefits. It just …
I’ve failed. Yes – it’s time to admit it, my new churn reduction SaaS, LessChurn, which I bought last year, has been a complete failure. And an expensive one at that. Not only was the software purchased for $9k, but I’ve also invested an additional $40k in developing the product, bringing the total invested to …
[Case Study] – Building A New Software Business From Scratch Read More »
Let’s start with a question: Is SaaS marketing any different than traditional marketing? In a word – yes. While traditional businesses can deploy traditional marketing strategies to help them grow their business, SaaS brands need to opt for different methods. This is due to the fact that software is not a physical product. In fact, …
