Traditional Search Expense estimation

by a searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School

1 year ago

Hi all - I'm wondering if current / former traditional searchers have thoughts on three line items of expense estimation: 

Broken deal costs - what did you budget and what was reality? 

Software and Research - what did you buy and would you buy again? 

Interns - how much did you pay? Any tips on hiring / evaluation? 

Many thanks,
Chris

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searcher from University of California, Los Angeles - UCLA Anderson School of Management

Happy to chat

1 year ago | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from Wilfrid Laurier University - School of Business and Economics

I read a twitter thread yesterday by a searcher who recommended Streak as a CRM. It has a free plan, is Gmail based, and looks to have some solid features.

I'm planning to try it out in my search as well.

1 year ago | like reply | 2 likes

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