Brett Hagler: Non-profits should use partner channels like SaaS companies do
Brett Hagler · a16z Podcast | Using Social Tools to Build Homes for Those Most in Need · Jan 2, 2019 · at 22:18
Brett Hagler is the co-founder and CEO of New Story. He advocates for applying SaaS channel distribution models to international non-profit operations.
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“It is efficient and it's scalable and it makes a lot more sense than to try to build your own in-house capacity to do these things. Collaborate, right? Like use partnerships, use channels, just like SAS companies do, right? Use channels to get the end product complete.”
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