# SaaS Businesses Weather Hard Times by Focusing on Efficient Growth - Andreessen Horowitz

<https://a16z.com/2020/04/07/saas-businesses-weather-hard-times-by-focusing-on-efficient-growth/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Solid advice on where to focus your SaaS companies investments during this time.

> The short answer to the above questions: In a volatile market, SaaS businesses should focus on efficiency, before growth.

Makes sense. You control efficiency, and in a market like this that is an important thing.

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