Tom Tunguz
MAY 13, 2015
In particular, Ariba sold software to run RFPs, manage contracts with suppliers, analyze corporate spending and ensure financial compliance. After the company successfully completed its IPO, the company would increase its annual sales and marketing budget by 6X year-over-year to $230M and $298M in 2000 and 2001, at precisely the wrong time.
SaaStock
MARCH 1, 2019
It has more than 100 investments since its founding in 2001. Founded: 2001. Fresco Capital focuses on businesses developing new solutions in the enterprise, education, infrastructure, healthcare, consumer goods and entertainment. China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB). Size of fund: $700M. Founded: 2012. Founded: 2010.
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Chaotic Flow
OCTOBER 13, 2015
IMHO, adopting and mastering agile software development, agile marketing and pretty much agile everything should be a priority of every SaaS business. The roots of agile software development and agile marketing lie in agile manufacturing , lean manufacturing and total quality methodologies. A Little Agile History.
SaaStr
APRIL 7, 2022
2005: Started as a tech outsourcing company. Meltwater started in 2001, as you heard and grew consistently over time. We actually think it’s about where the customers are when it comes to our sales and customer success and then where our product development center should be. UIPath History. 2014: $500k rev. seed round.
SaaStock
JANUARY 25, 2019
Founded : 2001. Available as a corporate benefit with flexible, rolling monthly contracts, Gympass provides unlimited access to the world’s largest network of fitness and wellness providers including; gyms, yoga and martial arts studios, boot camps, cycling, dance classes and more. CEO : André Baldini. Based in: Campinas, Brazil.
OPEXEngine
AUGUST 9, 2022
In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. A shift to inside sales usually requires better digital marketing capabilities, which B2B organizations have been slower to develop than B2C companies.
SaaStr
JUNE 14, 2019
In 2001, you could raise money pretty easily at pretty high valuations, and in 2002 there were two types of companies: those who had raised large amounts of money at crazy valuations in 2001, and dead, right? The second rule I’ve taken from boom and bust is don’t get greedy, you know? And there was nothing in between.
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