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Sales Cycle

The total time from first contact with a prospect to closing the deal. SMB sales cycles might be 2–4 weeks; enterprise cycles can be 3–12 months. Shorter cycles mean faster revenue.

Example

A PLG SaaS product might have a 14-day cycle, while an enterprise deal with Siemens could take 9 months.

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