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Re:Zuora S-1 by mgazzer on Friday March 16, 2018 @07:01PM (#16604582)
Website has words, words that don't make sense.

Case in the point, this fucking title tag: Zuora is unifying order-to-cash for a dynamic subscription world

What the fack is order-to-cash and a dynamic subscription world???

Someone needs to put down the dictionary and put their copy through a "grading" tool (https://readable.io/)

Re:Zuora S-1 by unepipe on Friday March 16, 2018 @07:12PM (#16604645)
It means what it says. They simplify how a company can take an order and get the money. It’s a product for businesses.

And dynamic subscriptions means they have a way to change elements of a subscription (term length, renewal period). Dynamic means it’s something that changes.

Re:Zuora S-1 by TYPE_FASTER on Friday March 16, 2018 @08:04PM (#16604875)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quote_to_cash

It's a real thing. I wouldn't have known before I worked on it.

Re:Zuora S-1 by dmode on Friday March 16, 2018 @08:19PM (#16604927)
Order to cash is a core part of any ERP module and SAP and Oracle have been selling it for decades.