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The difference is that some bosses are more easy to say no to than others.
by uh_uh 3y ago
The difference is that some bosses are more easy to say no to than others.
- WJW 3y agoThe real ease of saying no to bosses of any kind comes from financial security, no matter its origin. There are certainly plenty of small business owners who are struggling enough that they can barely afford to so "no" to any customer/ Conversely, there are plenty of employees who manage to tell their line manager "no" just fine. Whether you can afford to do so does not depends on the type of boss but on the ease with which you can bear the repercussions of doing so.
- uh_uh 3y agoIn a typical employment scenario, your line manager can cut off 100% of your revenue. In an ideal SaaS scenario, your customer can cut off a tiny percentage of your revenue.
- WJW 3y agoComparing "typical" vs "ideal" is always going to tip in the direction of the "ideal" case. There are plenty of companies, SaaS or otherwise, in which a single "whale" customer makes up so much revenue that losing them would instantly make the company unprofitable. Similarly there are plenty of employees who can handle being fired perfectly well, financially speaking.
- uh_uh 3y agoIf your SaaS can be killed by a single customer leaving, then you don't have a SaaS; you have a boss for whom you are developing bespoke software.