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Maybe I'm missing something important, but I don't see any rationale behind this. What makes 35% or 45% worse than 40%?
by fragsworth 12y ago
Maybe I'm missing something important, but I don't see any rationale behind this. What makes 35% or 45% worse than 40%?
- xacaxulu 12y agoI think it's because 60% of the time it works every time.
- GICodeWarrior 12y agoI would guess he is suggesting that less than 40% means you are over-spending or under-performing and more than 40% means you are under-spending (eg. you should invest more in growth).
- mc32 12y agoThe way I read it, it was more like a rough guideline rather than a strict rule... but when you put something forth as a guideline, it does not sound as crisp and presentable. I mean, there is no basis put forward, simply said someone uses that figure when they want to get a rough idea bout a company. I imagine once something passes that filter, they would do a more thorough analysis.
- golemotron 12y agoIt might be better seen as an observation of a quality of a good SAAS business. Maybe no one knows. Why is pi ~3.14159?
- Q6T46nT668w6i3m 12y agoIt's the numerical approximation of the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
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