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title: Business Pulse
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sources:
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  daily: daily.sql
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Yesterday's KPIs:
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- MRR growth: <Value data={daily} column=mrr_growth_pct />
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- Net new accounts: <Value data={daily} column=net_new_accounts />
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<BarChart 
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    data = {daily}
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    x = date
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    y = net_new_accounts
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## Next Steps 
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1. [Get started →](/docs)
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1. [Get early access to cloud →](/cloud)
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Business Pulse

Yesterday's KPIs:

  • MRR growth: 3.2%
  • Net new accounts: 422

Next Steps

  1. Get started →
  2. Get early access to cloud →
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Evidence has fundamentally changed the game for how metrics should be presented in organizations.

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fooling around with mds-in-a-box & @evidence_dev - its looking niiiiice

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# Top customers 
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```sql top_customers
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  select 
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    * 
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  from top_customers 
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  order by run_rate_mrr desc
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  limit 10
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```
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Run rate MRR immediately reflects any changes to a customer's contract. 
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<Table data={top_customers} />

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