| It doesn’t take much to cause a business problem — especially when you’re trying to make a deal. Time is of the essence then. Friction can crop up even when everyone is aligned on the goal. What you want to do is find those choke points now so they don’t happen then. Ali Schwanke is here to help you do just that with five ways to crush sales bottlenecks and accelerate deals. On a similar note: Information must be timely to be useful. As the military types say, “There’s no point in warning about a surprise attack after it happens.” This is just as true for business intelligence. It’s better to have a good report early than a perfect report late. To that end, Nick Yang explains the four reporting essentials to streamline business intelligence. Finally, would you take a moment and take our 2025 State of Your Stack survey? Thank you, in advance. Constantine von Hoffman,
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