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Transcript
true north
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28M small businesses 140M devices $241B by 2020 Managed services
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(But it’s not as easy as it looks.)
6 7 8 9 $622 $1,100 $1,620 $2,000 $0 $500
$1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 2012 2013 2014 2015* Employee Growth Revenue Growth *Projected (IN THOUSANDS) of Cambridge
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I
can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” “ —Jimmy Dean
$63k average generalist $132k cloud specialist
Client IT Needs Fixed Cost & Labor Capacity
insert Data from our study —cite the source here
smart-source.
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smart-source. You’re gonna need A bigger boat.”
Welcome aboard.
2013 4 tech employees $3.7M revenue 4 sales employees 2014
4 tech employees sales employees revenue
Negative target fixation
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true north Chart your