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Tim Richardson's avatar

PS, I have bought TVs at Best Buy and left them in Marriott. I can validate that statement.

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

Ha! I knew someone would validate my radical claim. Thank you

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Tim Richardson's avatar

How do I get more of this?

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Cyril Sack's avatar

Timely advice, got this issue myself! Have you come across any 3rd parties that help negotiate lower prices with saas vendors? Maybe they take a cut of the savings, using the same biz model as those bill negotiators that help you lower your cell or cable bill?

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CJ Gustafson's avatar

Thanks for reading, glad it was helpful. Vendr and Tropic come to mind. You usually need a minimum software spend to get them to negotiate on your behalf so it's worth it for everyone. they charge you a saas like fee and promise to save you a minimum amount. cool biz model.

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Bhanu N's avatar

Thank you for the research. May I know the research criteria behind it? Is this for US companies only?

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Vic Akosile's avatar

CJ - great article on managing runway, especially the bit about SaaS wasting on SaaS, seen that several time. Hey, if you're open to it I'd love to add your newsletter to a business network of paid clients I'm bootstrapping who would be interested in your content. Shoot me a quick message, vic@3peaks.capital.

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