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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

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A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare. Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. that will cost the company significant amounts of money.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

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In recognition of these dynamics, many of the early SaaS leaders have started to focus their business development effort on business services channels, i.e., partners that provide technology enabled or managed services to the same customer segment and can enrich their offering by adding a SaaS application. ► 2006. (7). VC lifestyle.