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Predictable Revenue

Partners in Excellence

One of the biggest challenges, particularly now when investors are unwilling to support growth regardless of cost model, is cashflow. The underpinnings of that book are concepts behind lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System (TPS) originated by Ohno, Toyoda, Deming. We put in place SDRs, BDRs, AE, and so forth.

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A SaaS Fairy Taleā€¦.

Partners in Excellence

Sales/marketing started applying these manufacturing principles to the “mechanization” of the process. And assembly line process started to emerge. Toss X number of customers into the beginning of the assembly line and Y in POs would emerge from the end of the line. It seemed so predictable.

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We Need To Change The Selling Conversation!!

Partners in Excellence

It’s fun to look at the stories of these founders, the explosive growth, the cult of thinking/lifestyles around SaaS. But the SaaS selling model seems to be based, also, on a flawed adaptation of lean manufacturing techniques and the Toyota production system.

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In a Supply Chain Crisis, Selling Parts Online May Be Your Next Move

Salesforce

Thatā€™s where OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and aftermarket parts come in ā€” and sales of these crucial components are big business now. Any disruption to an assembly line or a delivery fleet can bring operations to a standstill, putting pressure on manufacturers to fix the issue as soon as possible. The result?

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The GTM Learning Loop: How to Optimize Your Funnel with Applied Learning

InsightSquared

Adopted by Japanese manufacturing companies after World War II as a way to reduce waste and create competitive advantage, kaizen evolved beyond the assembly line in manufacturing to all business processes and became the precursor to lean manufacturing. Timing your growth.

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Innovation vs. rebranding: How to choose the best change for your business

Martech

The assembly line. Do you see innovation-fueled growth as imperative to success? Do you have a list of cascaded targets that reflect your growth plan and provide guidance moving forward? Research will also help you identify future growth opportunities and the resources and capabilities necessary to capitalize on them.

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The Beginner's Guide to Competitive Benchmarking

Hubspot

Other tools like SEMRush and Ahrefs benchmark your competitor's growth and performance across multiple digital marketing channels. In comparing itself with its competition, Xerox discovered it had: 10 times as many rejects on the assembly line. Seven times as many manufacturing defects in finished products.