Every big company was once a startup. Whether it’s Apple, Amazon or Google, they all had humble beginnings, but now they’re on the top of what they do. But how were they able to achieve such great milestones? Well, as much as I would like to discuss the stories of hardships the companies and their founders have gone through, they all had one thing in common; they used the right resources at the right time to scale their businesses.

Well, you see, smart, timely and cost-effective decision making can determine whether your startup would survive long enough to initially sustain itself and then advance towards expansion or scaling phase. You see, 90% of the startups fail because out of many reasons of their failure, one big reason is that they think that they wouldn’t be able to kick-start without getting a decent amount of funding. But they couldn’t be more naive because if you can’t make money without money, you won’t be able to make money with money.

So, here are some of the free tools that every SaaS-based startup can utilize in their initial phase to align their workflow, manage and secure their assets and get organized. Bear in mind that most of the tools mentioned do have a free subscription but their utmost utilization is on premium plans. So, choose and upgrade wisely.

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