Remove 2002 Remove PayPal Remove Trends
article thumbnail

What’s Really Happening in Venture Capital Today with Redpoint Ventures Managing Director Logan Bartlett

SaaStr

Over the last couple of years, that number has trended higher as businesses try to grow through the prior round of valuations. Situation Two If you go back and look, we’re nowhere near the highs after the internet bubble in 2002, when 53% of all rounds done were down rounds. Just because a trend is inevitable doesn’t mean a company is.

article thumbnail

A Look Back: Slack at $30,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

It’s hard to know whether that’s some sort of broad based trend or whether it’s very specific to the mechanics of that product. You had a BlackBerry in 2002. I met you probably before that, you come out of PayPal and all this, and it’s a change. The transactions are a little bit more like PayPal.

article thumbnail

What Are The Top 50 SaaS Companies in 2020?

SmartKarrot

As companies are increasingly interested to use SaaS as a winning strategy, several recent trends in 2020 have been observed amongst top SaaS businesses: In 2020, it is very important for SaaS businesses to create customer-success functions and take a more proactive approach towards customer success management. Finance & Accounting.