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Qualys now supports macOS in its cloud security tools

IT World

Qualys , sometimes described as one of the pioneering SaaS vendors, has bent with the times to begin offering Mac support within its cloud security offering. A pioneer in SaaS goes Mac Since it launched in 1999, Qualys has traditionally offered its services to PCs, mobile devices, and cloud-native applications.

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Redpoint: SaaS Companies Are Now Worth Less Than Their Historical Norms

SaaStr

I like it because it models out two scenarios — one if the current downturn is like 2008, another if it’s like 2000. Even with just draw-dropping growth from SaaS and Cloud leaders. Redpoint looks at What If this downturn is like 2008, or even 2000. Personally, I see no similarities to 2000, but others do.

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Doubling Down: Harpinder Singh, Partner at Innovation Endeavors

SaaStr

I started both my companies in downturns, post-2000 and post-2008. It is important to continually reaffirm and build conviction on PMF before increasing your burn too much. #4. What’s your pulse check on the venture markets right now, today? This is an incredible time to build companies.

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Are IPOs Really Back? And Where is Growth Investing? 20VC Roundtable #4 with Jason Lemkin, Woody Marshall, Deven Parekh, Harry Stebbings

SaaStr

They’ve led later stage investments in the best in SaaS and Cloud. Deven has made more than 90 investments since joining in 2000 including in the likes of Twitter, Alibaba, JD.com, Chargebee and Automattic (WordPress) to name a few. And how are they seeing today? But a bit skeptical of AI valuations, and overfunded deals.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Veeva at $2 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

It’s incredible how many Cloud leaders today at $1B+ ARR are not just growing quickly, but accelerating. Veeva has 2 core products — it’s CRM-like Commercial Cloud for pharma, biotech, and more, and its Vault product for similar industries. Commercial Cloud growth reaccelerated, and Vault growth normalized: #4.

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GitLab S-1 Analysis: How 7 Key Metrics Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

More than 2000 employees work all over the world and have collaborated to build a massive software business. In other words, customers pay for their own hardware, rather than using GitLab’s cloud, which reduces the costs of goods sold and boosts gross margin relative to other cloud products. The sales efficiency of 0.67

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The Year to Be Great

Andreessen Horowitz

Pivoting from growth at all costs in 2020 and 2021 to efficiency in 2022 and 2023 meant slashing budgets, shelving new projects, doing RIFs, and picking fights with your cloud provider over your bills. Everyone knows that founders have been on a whipsaw over the past several years. How does Greatness actually show up in your financials?