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Clear filtersOperatingThe Renewal Notice Is the Moment to Reevaluate Your StackThe renewal notice is the one moment your leverage returns. Use it to reevaluate whether to stay, renegotiate, or leave the platform, not to autopay and move on.StrategyThe One-Feature Trap: How a Platform Feature Locks You InFeature lock-in happens when one proprietary platform feature becomes load-bearing and no competitor replicates it. Here is how to spot and defuse the trap.OperatingTest a Vendor's Data Export Before You CommitBefore you commit to a platform, test its data export the way you would use it to leave. A working export button is not a working exit. Here is how to check.OperatingThe Exit Terms to Negotiate Into Every SaaS ContractBefore you sign a SaaS contract, negotiate the exit: data return, format, notice, price caps, and termination rights. Here are the exit terms that matter.