Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This article will dive into the main principles of accounting for SaaS. The Baremetrics blog has a ton of articles about accounting, so be sure to check out some of our other favorites! What Makes SaaS Accounting Different from Traditional Accounting? What Makes SaaS Accounting Different from Traditional Accounting?

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The Angel VC

MARCH 23, 2016

Almost exactly four years ago I published a financial plan template for SaaS startups based on a model that I had created for Zendesk a few years earlier. I received a lot of great feedback on the template and the original post remains one of the most viewed posts on this blog up to this day. Blue numbers indicate data-entry cells.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

After reading a few of the S-1 analyses on this blog , an entrepreneur asked me to look into the balance sheets of public SaaS companies. More specifically, how much cash should SaaS hold? The chart above shows the median cash on the balance sheet by year of founding for publicly traded SaaS companies.

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Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

But based on the number of requests for worst-case scenarios we've gotten from customers in the past two weeks, there's a non-zero chance you are losing sleep over this if you are a SaaS founder. We want to help, and I believe my experience with other SaaS companies may be useful to you as you plan out your company’s new future.

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OPEXEngine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For example, in a SaaS company, revenue would be from the sale of monthly or annual subscriptions. It is found on the top line of your balance sheet and income statement. However, in SaaS companies, realization is the ratio of how much of a Sales deal or commitment has been recognized as revenue.

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User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. What is a SaaS business model?

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ChurnZero

MAY 14, 2021

She recalls a past situation where a Customer Success Manager with a smaller book of business was assigned special projects related to Customer Success Operations but notes that it was the balance between roles that made this possible. “If How to Know When to Add Customer Success Operations and Advocate for the Role.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

And it really makes no sense because I’ve asked so many of the best SaaS CEOs that are public how to go multi-product. And the best one of all, if you didn’t see it, we did it at one of our digital events this year was Spencer Skates, CEO of Amplitude, one of my favorite SaaS CEOs. We have a 60% chance that we can do it.

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SaaStr

APRIL 20, 2022

But that’s changing, and Confluent is a visceral example of that. This is becoming a more and more important KPI for all public and later stage SaaS companies. This is fairly consistent with what we see with other SaaS and Cloud leaders that started in the U.S., RPO up 91% year-over-year. RPO is all future revenue commits.

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OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Companyon Ventures’ blog here. . As you may have guessed from Firas’ background, we’re huge fans of OpenView, which recently published the 2019 Expansion SaaS Benchmarks Report and accompanying Expansion SaaS Benchmarks Data Explorer. Six SaaS Metrics’ Significance.

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OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

While best-in-class tech companies continue to secure investment on attractive terms, for the rest, the process of raising equity is likely to become more challenging in several ways: Term sheets issued prior to COVID have been pulled, put on hold, or changed. Valuations are under pressure as investors seek to insulate returns.

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ProfitWell

APRIL 1, 2019

Maybe your Instagram content is splashy to attract a younger audience, but your native blog content is more straight-laced, for example. In SaaS Land, Unicorns Are Real But profitability? TechCrunch explains why investors are still starry-eyed over the magic, despite balance sheets in the red.

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 22, 2020

And major layoffs have been announced, even among SaaS companies recently touted as possible 2020 IPO candidates. This post will guide you through 10 innovative pricing plays you should consider along with high-profile examples of companies who are testing them. The last few weeks have been Here’s what it’s been like.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Since the original version of this post from early 2017, we’ve worked with many more SaaS companies and a common theme has been moving companies from a starter template to a more robust financial model. This model allowed me to work with dozens of SaaS startups using spreadsheets, while we built our financial modeling software Flightpath.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In today’s post, we present The Cutting Edge , where the best sales leaders in SaaS share cutting – edge tactics and strategies. So we’re a B2B enterprise SaaS-focused early stage venture firm. You need there’s balance. Enter your email below for the latest SaaStr updates. But, that being said, right?

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OPEXEngine

MAY 3, 2022

This SaaS metric is defined as the sum of Deferred Revenue and Backlog. Deferred Revenue for SaaS companies is the contractual obligation to deliver the SaaS product for the period invoiced. The former amount resides on the balance sheet as Deferred Revenue and has always been reported as required by GAAP.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

If you are a B2B SaaS company, 2021 saw your valuation increase massively, which probably saw your bank balance increase, and the exact same was true for your current customers. So we got our blog posts and our Twitter threads, and even a few ropey TikToks. Some of my best friends are investors (etc.)

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User Pilot

JULY 20, 2023

AI tools can help you with content creation, image generation, localization, SaaS marketing, email automation, and data analysis. CopyAI: generate social media posts, emails, blog titles, landing page copy etc. CopyAI: generate social media posts, emails, blog titles, landing page copy etc. Synthesia: AI video generator.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Whether you created your SaaS product to help solve a problem you had or because you wanted some extra income, the truth is that your SaaS business is a valuable asset. Running a profitable SaaS business allows you to take control of your own schedule - some would even say your life! We’d hate for that to happen to you.

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Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 2, 2023

The main purpose of this blog is to be a resource for founders, entrepreneurs, executives and employees at startups and late stage private businesses. The hope is this blog can give everyone a “drip-feed” of the IPO process and public markets so the transition is easier from private to public.

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Chart Mogul

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The thing is, learning and incorporating a SaaS app into a workflow is no different than learning a language, hitting the gym, or sticking to morning meditation. When a person signs up for a SaaS free trial, they’re faced with building the habit of using that product consistently. How do you measure SaaS onboarding?

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Nick made his way into the world of SaaS and came to lead the charge in the category creation of customer success as CEO with Gainsight? Where do many go wrong in building and scaling their teams in SaaS? * What would Nick most like to change in the world of SaaS? I did a consumer startup.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 28, 2023

For example, let’s say that your organization recently introduced a new coffee brand. For example, let’s say you’re targeting other business people. Going back to our B2B example, let’s say we’re trying to target self-employed accountants. For example, what if you only want self-employed accountants who are not tax attorneys?

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Looking for a good event tracking tool and wondering which one of Heap, Pendo, and Baremetrics is the best option for your SaaS company? In this post, we’ll discuss exactly that – which tool is best for event tracking depending on the different criteria that different SaaS companies may have. Let’s compare them!

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Chart Mogul

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The thing is, learning and incorporating a SaaS app into a workflow is no different than learning a language, hitting the gym, or sticking to morning meditation. When a person signs up for a SaaS free trial, they’re faced with building the habit of using that product consistently. How do you measure SaaS onboarding?

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. Paul: That’s incredible because it’s easy to dismiss just how challenging it is to stare at a blank piece of paper, and it’s usually an empty balance sheet, and go ‘I’m going to start something.’

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. Paul: That’s incredible because it’s easy to dismiss just how challenging it is to stare at a blank piece of paper, and it’s usually an empty balance sheet, and go ‘I’m going to start something.’

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

We’re going to be talking about building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. I know our attendees today are excited to hear from you, Brian and Ari, on building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. We were born and raised and bred serving the needs of early stage emerging and growth SaaS and subscription based businesses.

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

We’re going to be talking about building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. I know our attendees today are excited to hear from you, Brian and Ari, on building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. We were born and raised and bred serving the needs of early stage emerging and growth SaaS and subscription based businesses.

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 16, 2018

We’re going to be talking about building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. I know our attendees today are excited to hear from you, Brian and Ari, on building a roadmap for early stage SaaS growth. We were born and raised and bred serving the needs of early stage emerging and growth SaaS and subscription based businesses.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Cassie spent the first pre-SaaS chapter of her tech career in growth roles in subscription and marketplace businesses (TheLadders.com, GLG). are just as critical as understanding the fundamental SaaS metrics such as LTV/CAC, payback, etc. Understanding how various decisions impact the company’s margin (e.g. Alexine Mudawar.

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User Pilot

JULY 6, 2023

Especially SaaS products. You can centralize your customer’s data in one place and—for example—send an email campaign for users with low NPS responses, or trigger an in-app experience to leads who are marked as qualified. For example: The starter plan is $18/mo for up to 1,000 marketing contacts. Cons: Only works with web apps.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2020

Just look at subscription analytics startup ChartMogul whose brand and product are now a household name in the SaaS community. With their newsletter, podcast, guides and cheat sheets, ChartMogul have taken an open-book approach to scaling their business, sharing everything they’ve learned with the customers who are growing alongside them.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 19, 2020

And really doing that provided needed clarity around which the entire company could revolve and then we doubled back on our current reality and our ground truth and we’re really brutally honest with everyone about where we were in terms of the company, in terms of the balance sheet, in terms of the team in terms of our product.

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