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Scale-Ups Completely Ignored Profitability Across 400 Recent Pitch Decks
“Of the pictures we'd see in, at zero, we would probably see three, 400 easily organisations coming through the door with IMs and PACs and information. Very rarely in the last three years will you get many of those scale up companies talking about profitability…”
Opening Data and Tools Is the Most Critical Step for Ecosystems
“If there was one in the six things that I've mentioned that's the most important for an ecosystem, it's making more of what you offer available. It's making the tools. It's opening up data. It's allowing people to build on you and with you That kind of evangel…”
Early Startups Lacking Dedicated HR Need Strict Hiring Discipline
“When you're a 20 or even a 10 or a one million dollar business, you're obviously Tend not to always have a head of HR or a head of PX, which ironically makes it even more important that you're super disciplined around who you're hiring, the processes you take …”
Xero Doubled Revenue and Quadrupled LTV Over Four Years
“In the last,
For four years, we've been super busy scaling this business on a worldwide basis. So, we've doubled subscribers. These are some of the half year results. We've doubled subscribers. We've doubled operating revenue. We've tripled our annualized mont…”
Accountants Are High-Leverage Channels for Innovation and Feedback
“The amazing thing about that is the accountant and bookkeeper is, So close to so many businesses. It's a bit of a one to many. So when you're going and talking to an accountant bookkeeper, you're actually really talking to someone that may have a thousand or 3…”