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Why Talk About Budgeting NOW?!

Like pre-Christmas sale commercials, blog posts about budgeting generally peak sometime in December — near the end of one fiscal year and before the beginning…
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Six Takeaways from 100+ Slides

A colleague recently shared with me Benedict Evans’ tech trends for 2023 presentation. It’s amazing — 104 slides of compelling data that make sense of a dizzying range…
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Not Everything is a F8*%^&! Framework

As I’ve written previously, I’m not a fan of the term “playbook,” despite it being a metaphor that is used with reverence in many private equity…
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Don’t Overthink Digital Transformation

“Digital transformation is a foundational change in how an organization delivers value to its customers.” -CIO “Digital transformation is the process of using digital technologies to create…
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Tips for Supporting First Time CEOs

A prior post made the case in favor of hiring first time CEOs to lead small-scale SaaS businesses; and this piece picks up where that one left…
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The SaaS CEO Path Should Be Wider

Last week I had the opportunity to speak with three different SaaS execs about their careers. Each had valuable experience within high-growth software businesses. Each…
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P.S. On the Purpose of Dashboards

I recently wrote that business dashboards are instruments of control. That observation and the related post, while hopefully helpful, made some general assumptions in discussing dashboards. So, this…
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The Irony of Dashboards

I’ll admit that I love a good dashboard. As an aid to SaaS operators seeking to optimize business performance, dashboards can be invaluable.[1] Stephen Few defined a…
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