Annoy your users and waste their time: the secrets to a successful freemium model

How can anyone…

How to start a website that makes money

Learning hоw tо start a small business ѕuссеѕѕfullу can be quite a сhаllеngе. Whеn you…

Why are all CRMs complicated?

How can that be?

Everybody wants a simple CRM. And every vendor wants to provide a simple CRM. Why don’t these ends meet?

It’s a very strange reality in the CRM market these days. If you need a software soluton, you usually just go…

Why VCs prefer enterprise software businesses, and will harshly kill you idea if it’s not

So you have a great startup idea and you’ve made some progress. You’ve built a nice (partially functional) product. You’ve got some beta users. Maybe even paying customers. You start wandering around looking for investors. You meet many…

10 Dark Secrets of CRM

You hate CRM and so does everybody else — how come?

CRM software has existed for over 3 decades. It’s one of the most mature software categories. Yet it has not changed much since Act! was released by Sage many years ago.

How to make a super-simple user interface? Hide lots of “Advanced” buttons

By Shauli Daon

It’s always a compromise

There’s always the compromise between making something very powerful vs. very simple. You always start simple with just a few buttons and fields. But as the…

How to compete in a crowded market. Go head-in or redefine your category?

Crowded markets are scary. How can you sell your product with so many competitors…

Top 10 phrases that kill your sales e-mail

So you’re a seasoned sales executive, and you think you know how to close deals, right? Well, you probably do, but watch out for these catch-phrases that may ruin your efforts out of the blue.

Small business job titles

We see a lot of new businesses popping up in every corner of the world. If you are willing to start your own small business or if you want to be a part of a new business, you need to have a clear understanding about your job title and responsibilities.