Author: semen.ssr
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Cumulative Gain (Loss)
What Is Cumulative Gain (Loss)? Cumulative Gain (Loss) represents your total profit or loss picture over time. It’s like keeping a running score of your financial performance, adding each new result to the previous total to see your overall progress. How to Track Cumulative Gain (Loss) Tracking cumulative gain (loss) involves these simple steps: Start…
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S&M (Sales and Marketing)
What Is S&M? S&M stands for Sales and Marketing. It’s the combination of activities a company undertakes to promote its products or services and convert interested parties into paying customers. Components of S&M Marketing: Brand management Advertising Public relations (PR) Market research Sales: Direct selling Account management Sales strategy Customer relationship management (CRM) 👆 Fun…
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G&A (General and Administrative Expenses)
What Is G&A? G&A stands for General and Administrative expenses. These are the costs a company incurs to keep its daily operations running smoothly, regardless of its production or sales volume. Think of it as the oil that keeps the business machine humming along. Common G&A Expenses Executive salaries Rent and utilities Legal and accounting…
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CAPEX in Software Development: A Guide for SaaS Founders
Picture this: you’ve just spent $200,000 building your SaaS platform’s core features. Your accountant asks whether to capitalize or expense it. You freeze. That single decision will cascade through your balance sheet, tax returns, and investor pitch deck for years. According to a 2024 Gartner survey, 63% of early-stage SaaS founders misclassify software development costs,…
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SaaS Bookings vs Billings vs Revenue: Everything You Should Know
What are Bookings in SaaS? Bookings in a SaaS (Software as a Service) biz is basically the total cash value of all the customer contracts we’ve signed up or orders we get in a certain period, no matter when we’ll actually see the revenue from those deals. SaaS Bookings example Imagine a SaaS company lands…