Upscope

AUGUST 4, 2021

First coined by the Information Technology Services Marketing Association (ITSMA, what a mouthful) in 2004, Account Based Marketing (ABM) has become a critically important tool used by B2B companies worldwide. Founded in 2012, the relatively young company has managed to make a significant dent in the cloud computing industry.

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Upscope

AUGUST 4, 2021

First coined by the Information Technology Services Marketing Association (ITSMA, what a mouthful) in 2004, Account Based Marketing (ABM) has become a critically important tool used by B2B companies worldwide. Founded in 2012, the relatively young company has managed to make a significant dent in the cloud computing industry.

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SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2020

Before founding BetterCloud, David was an early employee of Cloud Sherpas (acquired by Accenture), where he led the company to become the leading cloud services partner to SMB worldwide. How has David seen the rate of cloud adoption within enterprise over the last 5 years? David Politis: Yeah, so I started my career in 2004.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 6, 2014

Founded in 2004, GoPro is about 10 years old and during the past few years has witnessed spectacular growth. SaaS companies benefit from the elasticity of the cloud. First, to understand GoPro’s business better. Second, to benchmark GoPro’s capital needs, capital efficiency and attractiveness to investors.

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SaaStr

JULY 17, 2020

353: Keith Rabois (Paypal, Linkedin, Square) and SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin talk about the landscape of SaaS & Cloud fundraising and valuation in 2020. Does it not all bubble up to even the best cloud stocks? This episode is sponsored by Lightmatter. Does it not matter for the chart on the left?

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SaaStr

MAY 8, 2019

Duo Security, now a part of Cisco, is a provider of unified access security and multi-factor authentication delivered via the cloud. Adaptive Insights is a cloud-based platform for modernizing business planning. From 2004-2009 he was a partner at Greylock. The Ann Arbor, Michigan based company was acquired for $2.35B in cash.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 25, 2022

Encouraged by the success and importance of SaaS, Australia has actively adopted the cloud ecosystem and founded brilliant SaaS-driven companies and platforms. Launched in 2004, Campaign Monitor is an email marketing platform catering to businesses of different sizes. Canva is a cloud-driven platform for creating graphic presentations.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The emergence of generative AI, cloud computing, and new spatial platforms is poised to disrupt 3D creation end-to-end. Cloud native engines maximize customization Today’s engines are monolithic desktop applications originally designed before modern cloud architecture and the SaaS age.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

Our first fundamental step out the door was let’s build integrations to 50 different SaaS tools and to the big public cloud data warehouse providers. In that business, that was all ecosystem, no glory. And in that world, you better believe that the partnerships function was a very first function.

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SaaStr

APRIL 18, 2019

And so we started building a cloud solution, but it was a long arduous journey. And I remember they were born in 2004 our business was kind of at the bottom but they were also wound up being born nine weeks premature. But the other thing that made it successful, in 2004 I went to one of the first Dreamforce’s met Marc Benioff.

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Founded: 2004. Ultimate Software is one of the giants of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions. iCIMS offer a variety of cloud-based employment management solutions to help mid-sized and enterprise employers find the talent they need. Founders: Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, Marcie Murray, Scott Lake. New Jersey.

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Outseta

OCTOBER 16, 2017

This was in 2003 or 2004, and we were spending $2B dollars a year in research which is nothing by today's standards but it was for the most that was being spent at that time. I'm like Steve I don't know; I get that delivery in the cloud is faster and it's better for the customer. So I went around to the different product teams.

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SaaStr

JULY 15, 2020

Look at this, the BVP Cloud Index we plummeted in March and then as we were talking about before, if you just put all your money just into Square on March 20th, you would have doubled your money, right? Does it not all bubble up to even the best cloud stocks? Does it not matter for the chart on the left?

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SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

Founded: 2004. It’s also running the Capital Innovation Accelerator Fund targeted at cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), mobile and e-commerce startups. It invests in high-growth businesses developing solutions in mobile, telecommunications, IT, cloud, and internet. Its focus is on IT, media and consumer goods.

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How To Buy Saas

JANUARY 24, 2021

These softwares are hosted centrally on a cloud server which can be used by anyone who pays for its subscription or uses it for free as available by the saas vendor. While using Software as a service, all your data is stored in the cloud storage of the saas vendor. This is also called as cloud service. Image credit.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Cool Planet Group CEO has had a fascinating career to date, having started and sold three businesses for over three-quarters of a billion dollars before he was forty – including Inspired Gaming and The Cloud. Along the way too, we also set up a business called the Cloud. Norman: Yeah.

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OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Horizontal SaaS companies were the first to debut because the market for basic administrative functions was broad, the R&D work was light, and the demand for cloud-based services was limited to basic functions. These are low barriers to entry and the Horizontal SaaS provider space quickly became crowded.

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SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2021

This is where the cloud meets. If you think about, go back to 2004, 2005. Allen Gannett. Transcript: Announcer: This is SaaStr’s founder’s favorite series, where you can hear some of the best of the best from SaaStr speakers.

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Founded: 2004. Ultimate Software is one of the giants of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions. iCIMS offer a variety of cloud-based employment management solutions to help mid-sized and enterprise employers find the talent they need. Founders: Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, Marcie Murray, Scott Lake. New Jersey.

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SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 100

OpenView Labs

JUNE 24, 2019

In 2004, Logikcull was a highly profitable services company that streamlined legal discovery by processing and packaging data from customer hard drives. Instead of shipping us hard drives to process, our customers could process their own data with our software if we made it self-service and put it on the cloud.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 1, 2018

Unlike landlines that charge a high monthly fee for each handset, most VoIP solutions are cloud-based. Nextiva’s basic cloud phone system starts at $19.95 RingCentral has an A+ BBB rating with accreditation going back to 2004, plus 29 positive reviews. 3) Cost savings. A low monthly fee covers a wide range of features.

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SaaStr

MAY 17, 2019

And that’s how we were able to then survive from 2002 til about 2007, when the cloud market finally took off. Godard Abel: Yeah, and I think my business partner, chief revenue officer Matt Gorniak, and he really … he joined me way back at BigMachines in 2004, when we were just digging our way out of that recession.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

It is a cloud-based platform that offers the services of Asia’s top AI assistant for hotel staff – Gaia. Founded : 2004. It provides smart hardware self-development and cloud service. Mobingi integrates server deployment, scaling and application lifecycle automation through its cloud solution. Funding to Date : $1.3M

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

AWS offers cloud services to businesses. Coupa is a cloud-based expenditure management software for businesses. DropBox is a file-sharing service that utilizes cloud computing technology. Founded in: 2004. Ring Central is a cloud service package that caters to both small and large businesses. Founded in: 2006.

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