New ventures show short path to success, economic metrics seem contradictory, Amazon laying off 14,000 for leaner operations.

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Why is it that things always move towards becoming more complex? If you’re not careful, complexity leads to overwhelm, which leads to procrastination, and then we just turn our attention to what to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Customer success teams across software companies monitor key metrics religiously—reviewing ...

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The companies achieving breakthrough results with AI aren’t necessarily those with the most sophisticated algorithms or the ...

Reverse-engineer success. Reverse-engineering customer success by analyzing what already works allows for clearer, more impactful goals and strategies. Focus on metrics. Shift focus to actionable, ...

In the early days of the internet, web designers were regarded as digital magicians, conjuring up products that amazed and delighted users. The truth, however, is that every part of this process is ...

In my January 10 piece, If SaaS companies are serious about customer success, they better learn from Coupa's community intelligence approach, I issued a call for other winning examples. I some very ...

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There's nothing more important than customer success in today's digitally connected economy - but how are you defining it? At diginomica, one of our pet peeves is the mischaracterization of customer ...

The holy grail of growth marketing seems to be the “aha” moment. That’s the moment, according to Appcues’ Ty Magnin, when users feel that "click" as to how your product will be valuable to them. For ...