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5 Interesting Learnings from Zendesk at $1.6 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

But this will be one of the last chances we get to see its financials and metrics as a public company. Once it goes private again later in 2022, Zendesk won’t publish many metrics anymore. But this will be one of the last chances we get to see its financials and metrics as a public company. NRR/NDR remains strong at 120%.

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Understanding Remaining Performance Obligations in SaaS

The SaaS CFO

Metrics that provide forward-looking visibility are golden in SaaS companies. Remaining performance obligations (RPO) is a relatively new revenue metric, but it’s a fascinating combination of important SaaS concepts.

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SaaStr 2020 Session Preview: Churn is Dead, Long Live Net Dollar Retention!

Kellblog

The purpose of this post is to provide a teaser to entice you to attend my session, Churn is Dead, Long Live Net Dollar Retention Rate , bright and early on Wednesday, September 2nd at 8:00 AM. “I eat SaaS metrics for breakfast,” he thinks. What makes SaaS companies so interesting for PE buyers.

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SaaS Metrics 101

OPEXEngine

Here’s a shout out to Dave Kellogg’s Key SaaS Metrics podcast, recently released on Aznaur Midov’s SaaShimi series. Dave does a terrific job explaining the current state of the art on important SaaS metrics. The podcast is an excellent SaaS Metrics 101 listen even for experienced SaaS finance experts.

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Kellblog 2021 Predictions

Kellblog

I admit that I’ve been more than a little slow to put out this post, but at least I’ve missed the late December (and early January) predictions rush. 2020 was the kind of year that would make anyone in the predictions business more than a little gun shy. 2020 Predictions Review. ( Chamath , a little help here please.). Sometimes, more.

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New ARR and CAC in Price-Ramped vs. Auto-Expanding Deals

Kellblog

In this post we’re going to look at the management accounting side of multi-year SaaS deals that grow in value over time. the right for 1,000 people to use a SaaS service) – so the payment structure is purely financial in nature and not related to customer value. Equal Value: The Price-Ramped Deal. Price-Ramped).

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The Remaining Performance Obligation (RPO) SaaS Metric

OPEXEngine

The Remaining Performance Obligation (RPO) reporting requirement arose from the adoption of ASC 606. 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.