SaaStr
JUNE 2, 2024
So we took a look at some of the data from Emergence Capital’s survey of 600+ venture-backed software startups the other day , and they updated it with a bit more data on the Top Decline of Venture-Backed Startups Here: The summary data of the Top Decline leads to a rough conclusion: only the top 10% or so of venture-backed start-ups can likely raise another VC round.
Tom Tunguz
JUNE 1, 2024
Last week, public software markets suffered significant compression. MongoDB fell 24%; UIPath fell 36% ; Salesforce fell 15% ; Workday was down 11%. Weaker revenue projections tend to cause sell-offs. These large drops aren’t unprecedented. In 2016, valuations fell 57%. Is it different this time? Growth rates have changed meaningfully. The 25th, 50th, & 75th percentiles for public growth rates have halved in the last 18-24 months.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
USIO
MAY 30, 2024
Consumers are seeking faster, more efficient ways to handle transactions. The Automated Clearing House (ACH) network , a key player in the realm of electronic payments, has evolved to meet these demands. As we look to the future, ACH is poised to become even more integral to financial operations. Understanding its value and how to incorporate it into your payment strategy can offer significant benefits.
Clouded Judgement
MAY 31, 2024
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Software Sentiment Software sentiment is incredibly low at the moment - and rightfully so. Q1 earnings have been a disaster, and they’ve gotten worse as companies with April quarters started reporting. Nearly 70% of software companies who reported Q1 with an April quarter end guided Q2 below consensus!
Advertisement
From emerging payment technologies to the importance of intuitive software design, the world of embedded payments is rapidly evolving. How do you stay ahead while serving up what merchants really want in your software offerings? The Merchant Insider report is here to help, offering unique insights into the merchant perspective. It analyzes responses from over 500 merchants in the U.S. and spans key industries, so you can understand the challenges, preferences, and expectations that are shaping s
Predictable Revenue
MAY 30, 2024
This guide distills Hunter's wisdom into actionable steps to help founders improve their sales processes and drive sustainable growth. The post Mastering Early Lead Development with Mark Hunter appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
SaaS Brief brings together the best content for SaaS professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
USIO
JUNE 3, 2024
In the dynamic world of Software as a Service (SaaS), staying ahead of the curve means continuously evolving and integrating new functionalities that enhance user experience and streamline business operations. One such critical functionality is integrated payments. As a SaaS CEO, understanding and implementing integrated payments can be a game-changer for your business.
Stax
JUNE 4, 2024
Selecting the right payment processing software is crucial for any business aiming to streamline transactions and enhance customer experience. This decision impacts everything from compatibility with existing systems to security features and customer support. You should consider factors like integration capabilities, user experience, scalability, and pricing structures, to ensure a seamless and cost-effective payment process.
Baremetrics
MAY 31, 2024
If recurring revenue is a rainbow leading to a pot of gold, then churn is the dirty leprechaun trying to keep it all from you. I’ve written before about how to reduce churn in SaaS, so I won’t rehash that here. But what I want to talk about is how we, in the past few months, reduced churn by nearly 70%.
Sparktoro
MAY 31, 2024
Recently, my good friend Wil Reynolds wrote a LinkedIn post questioning whether the recent Google Search API leak had actionable takeaways that would be applicable to customer campaigns.
Advertisement
Grow your revenue with iolo’s comprehensive guide designed for senior business leaders. Discover effective methods to deliver premium features and monetize your subscriber base for maximum profitability. Gain practical insights and learn new approaches to drive sustainable growth in your business. Download your copy and start expanding your business today!
SaaStr
MAY 30, 2024
Have you ever wondered how you could turn PLG concepts like the freemium model into a fast-growing revenue driver for your company? Former Head of PLG and founder and CEO of Clinch, Uday Chakravarthi, shares insights into how to do just that. With a PLG-heavy background, first working at Microsoft Azure and again with Atlassian, the PLG pioneers, he gives insights into leveraging PLG for the growth of your organization.
ChurnZero
MAY 30, 2024
Customer education is essential for the success of your product. If your customers don’t understand your product, they will not use it. However, not all companies have roles dedicated to customer education, and when customer education does become a priority, it can feel overwhelming to build a customer education program from scratch. It doesn’t have to be.
Stax
MAY 30, 2024
Bookkeeping is an essential part of managing your business and it’s something you must oversee in order to remain profitable. Finding the best accounting apps can be overwhelming and difficult, as there are so many options to choose from. Thankfully apps are constantly making it easier to track and organize important data. Here’s a list of the ten best accounting apps for your business.
User Pilot
MAY 29, 2024
Dubbed the “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology” by M.I.T technology, Nir Eyal is a leading expert who educates companies and individuals on the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. If you’re interested in delving deeper into Nir Eyal’s work and how it can benefit your career as a product professional , keep on reading.
Speaker: Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr
Buffer Resources
MAY 30, 2024
Have you ever been scrolling on Instagram and seen a post that looked so good it could be displayed in a gallery? That’s a slight exaggeration, but a specific genre of post probably came to mind with that statement. There are many elements to creating great Instagram posts, and editing is at the top of the list. With the development of visual social media has come an equal development in the apps that support visual content creation.
SaaStr
MAY 29, 2024
So UiPath was early to what we now think of as “AI”, but blazed the path in automation. Which is what a lot of SaaS and B2B AI is really about. Automating away human-driven processes. And its “Robotic Process Automation” did that to an extreme, rocketing it from $1m ARR to $1000m ARR is close to record time. Growth slowed a bit, but now is re-acclerating.
The Moz Blog
JUNE 3, 2024
Today, we’re excited to announce Moz AI — a new set of AI-enabled tools and features you’re going to see across our products. We believe that AI-enabled tools can make you even more results-oriented, impactful, and essential. Learn more about how to use these tools in this blog post.
Stax
MAY 30, 2024
While remote work is all the rage these days, there is still very much a need for on-site services, particularly industries like construction, healthcare, utilities, and telecommunications. This is where field service management (FSM) come in. Field service is work delivered to the client on their site, instead of the company’s offices. Field service management software is a system that helps a company monitor and coordinate their employees’ activities off the company’s premises.
Speaker: Jason Tanner
While growth of software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability. A sustainable business model contains a system of interrelated choices made not once but over time. Join this webinar for an iterative approach to ensuring solution, economic and relationship sustainability.
User Pilot
MAY 30, 2024
Eric Ries is a name synonymous with innovation and startup success. As an entrepreneur, author, and advisor, Eric has transformed the way businesses approach building products and launching startups with his Lean Startup methodology. Continue reading to discover Eric’s career milestones, the books he has written, and our recommendations for his top articles and webinars.
Buffer Resources
MAY 29, 2024
It’s no secret that Instagram Reels might be your golden ticket to building a following on the platform. “The most effective way to grow on Instagram is to consistently create engaging reels, as reels are the best way to reach new audiences,” Instagram Creator Partnerships at Meta Carly Lynn said in a video shared by the social platform’s Creator account.
SaaStr
MAY 29, 2024
Dear SaaStr: What Is The Smartest Thing a Boss Has Ever Said To You? “You need to manage people.” I went fairly far, fairly quickly as an individual contributor. Even one that had several folks “reporting” to him. But I hadn’t really managed a team. One that I didn’t really want to manage. One that didn’t really need to do everything I told them to do.
Sales Hacker
JUNE 4, 2024
Robert Brooks IV has spent 12 years leading sales, marketing and customer success at early-stage startups. Typically, he has served as the first sales (and first non-technical) hire reporting directly to a technical founder. Robert started his career at Charles Schwab but joined Stack Overflow ($1.8B exit), then Tempo Automation ($900M IPO) and is now part of the founding team and VP of Revenue at Lambda ($1.5B valuation).
Advertisement
While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.
Inturact
JUNE 4, 2024
When it comes to the SaaS landscape, understanding and predicting customer behavior is more crucial than ever. Luckily, data science provides a window into what a customer might or might not do.
User Pilot
MAY 30, 2024
Wondering how Aha moments lead to feature and product adoption? If so, you’re in the right place! The articles explains what the Aha moment is and what role it plays in user activation, product adoption , and customer retention. You will also learn how to find the Aha moment for your product and optimize it for different users. And to make it all more tangible, we share examples of Aha moments from well-known products.
The Moz Blog
JUNE 4, 2024
Dive into the future of digital marketing, and discover the key takeaways from our speakers in this day-one recap of MozCon 2024.
SaaStr
JUNE 3, 2024
So recently I’ve had conversations with several VPs and senior Directors at leading tech companies. I almost never ask anyone how much they make. I don’t care and it’s not me. But in this case, I was talking with folks thinking of making the jump to startups. Usually more scale-ups, at $20m+ ARR or later. But looking to make the jump.
Advertisement
With no barriers to entry you can get started with Snowflake for next to nothing, but as you may already know, costs can quickly spiral out of control. While usage costs can be better managed for your internal BI use case, Snowflake costs skyrocket for SaaS providers because the need to deliver real-time, interactive analytics in a multi-tenant environment is always on.
Buffer Resources
JUNE 3, 2024
There are plenty of ways to grow a strong social following, but many small business owners rely on good content and luck, overlooking approaches that could help them reach larger audiences more quickly. By integrating other marketing tactics, specifically paid advertising , SEO (search engine optimization), and community building, into my social media strategy , I was able to grow my audience on Facebook and Instagram to 70,000.
Sparktoro
JUNE 3, 2024
We’ve got a whole slew of new features coming to SparkToro V2, the first of which launches today. What is it: Search Modifiers is a new tab in the Keywords section that aggregates all of the terms and phrases found in Google’s search “chips” for a given query.
User Pilot
MAY 30, 2024
Looking to track and improve customer sentiment for your brand? This article provides a detailed guide, covering: What is customer sentiment, and why does it matter for your bottom line? Proven methods to collect valuable customer feedback , from surveys to social media monitoring. Actionable strategies for improving customer sentiment. Ready to begin?
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
265 
Let's personalize your content