SaaStr

JANUARY 11, 2023

Founder Has Been CEO since founding in 2005, ownership down to 3.7%. Not enterprise-high NRR, but about what I’d expect from their ACV and category. And a few other interesting learnings: #6. 80% of customers sign multi-year contracts.

Scale 344

Scale Pricing Scaling Enterprise 344

SaaStr

MAY 22, 2023

Not easy, but easier and easier: There was a bump in 2016, a Flash Crash in SaaS, when budgets were slashed, but it didn’t last long enough to really impact renewal cycles.

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SaaS Churn Sales Software 261

SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2020

UiPath actually was founded in 2005!! Here are a few scenarios with initial growth rates at $10m ARR, with a growth decay factor baked in: The hyper-growth company really can get to $100m ARR fast. UiPath did it. But you know what? They didn’t start there. Mailchimp in 2001.

Scaling 362

Scaling Retention Revenue SaaS 362

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

So far back, to 2005 and beyond, it’s arguable too far back to matter today. This chart before from data Meritech tracks helps illustrate the bear case here: I like t he Meritech data not only because it’s well presented, but because you can go way back in time. Back to the early days in SaaS public companies. Yet we see trends.

Cloud 254

Cloud Trends Revenue SaaS 254

SaaStr

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Dynatrace was founded way back in 2005 and has been in the “steady growth” camp, now crossing $1B in ARR and a $10.5 Leaders like Crowdstrike and adjacent players from Datadog to Okta and more are higher profile. But it’s what’s in fashion today.

Scale 234

Scale Scaling Engineering Enterprise 234

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Web1 (roughly 1990-2005) was about open protocols that were decentralized and community-governed. Web2 (roughly 2005-2020) was about siloed, centralized services run by corporations. Most of the value accrued to the edges of the network — users and builders.

Government 145

Government 145

SaaStr

APRIL 19, 2023

One leader in SMB commerce is Lightspeed Commerce, founded way back in 2005. But “POS” systems and software are everywhere, and are a lot more than just Toast and Square. They are strongest in retail, but also have a presence in restaurants as well.

Payment Solutions 255

Payment Solutions Point of Sale Payments SaaS Payments 255

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 19, 2023

This surge could parallel the personal computer’s doubling of the US labor productivity rate from 2005-2015 when computers penetrated most business operations which correlates to Moore’s Law according to a research report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Artificial Intelligence 183

Artificial Intelligence AI Search Government Banking 183

SaaStr

MAY 21, 2021

It was founded in 2005 and took 10 years to get to $1m in ARR!! It took 3 years just to get to $1M in ARR and 7+ years to get to the first $10M ARR. But today, it’s at an incredible $700,000,000+ in ARR !! More on that here. UiPath was the most extreme of all. More on that here.

Construction 281

Construction SMB Mobile Cloud 281

The Daily Egg

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Heatmaps have been our signature product since 2005. But we’ve grown quite a bit since then, and you may be surprised to learn about the full range of website optimization tools that we offer.

User Experience 233

User Experience 233

Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I remember joining Google in 2005. A few weeks ago, Office Hours at Redpoint welcomed Claire Hughes-Johnson, former COO at Stripe and VP at Google. Claire’s operational experience is one-of-a-kind, and the conversation focused on scaling startups. In the halls, I heard colleagues say great things about how terrific a leader Claire is.

Scale 240

Scale Scaling Payment Services Leadership 240

SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2023

The Number One Thing That Has Changed In SaaS Since 2005 “The number one thing that has changed over my entire journey with SaaS since 2005 is efficiency,” shares Lemkin. Lemkin and the Monday team share how this manufactured metric doesn’t determine cash flow and what metrics you can use instead.

Metrics 210

Metrics SaaS Sales Hiring Finance 210

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 28, 2021

Founded in 2005 in Bucharest, Romania, by Daniel Dines and Marius Tirca, the company now operates more than 60 offices housing nearly 3000 employees. UIPath, leaders in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, filed their S-1 last week , revealing an impressive business.

Payment Services 359

Payment Services Metrics Payment Solutions Payments 359

IT World

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Web browser functions like those trace their roots back more than a decade, and the feature — first found in a top browser in 2005 — spread quickly as one copied another, made tweaks and minor improvements. Private browsing. Privacy mode. Protect Your Privacy. Online privacy: Best browsers, settings, and tips.

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FastSpring

APRIL 25, 2024

Founded in 2005, FastSpring is a privately owned company headquartered in California with offices in the UK, the Netherlands, and Canada. As a merchant of record, FastSpring provides a fully managed payment solution including checkout, fraud mitigation, comprehensive sales tax and VAT compliance, and more.

Payment Services 144

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 144

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In 2005, eBay spent $2.6 One of the most notorious examples of a post-M&A culture misfit is the 2005 merger of Kansas-based Sprint and Nextel. in 2005), recently acquired TalkIQ, a leader in the artificial intelligence and machine learning, and our shared culture and values have been a key factor to the success of this deal.

Acquisition 166

Acquisition Technical Review Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning 166

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Zach Lawryk is currently the Head of Global Solutions Consulting at Rippling , previously the VP of Solutions Consulting at Slack , Director of Sales Engineering at Box , and really began his career in tech at Salesforce as a Sales Engineer in 2005.

Consulting 92

Consulting AI Benchmarks B2B 92

SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2021

He’s the visionary behind the Box product and platform strategy and has also served on the Board of Directors at Box since April 2005. Aaron Levie is the CEO and Co-founder of Box, a cloud-based content management and collaboration platform. Previously, he was the CEO and co-founder of EchoSign, which was acquired by Adobe in 2011.

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Scale Cloud Scaling Interviewing 259

SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Docebo was started and funded in 2005 and became a SaaS player in 2012. They take pride in this because they believe anyone can build a great business without burning a lot of cash. Alessio shared that early on in his career, he wished he prioritized profitability more than he did. Instead, it was growth at all costs.

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Sales Hiring Scale SMB Outsourced Development 215

FastSpring

JANUARY 22, 2024

Founded in 2005, FastSpring is a privately owned company headquartered in California with offices in the UK, Netherlands, and Canada. As a Merchant of Record, FastSpring provides a fully managed payment solution including checkout, fraud mitigation, and 100% automated sales tax and VAT compliance. For more information, please visit [link].

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services 88

SaaStr

APRIL 6, 2021

It got started in 2005 with a $500k seed round. Only burned $24m to get to $100m+ in revenues — but it took a long time as a result. Prior to IPO, Olo had raised $100m, but it still had $76m of cash on hand — so net of revenue, it only burned $24m to get to $100m+ in ARR. And growth was very modest in the early years.

Merchant Services 262

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services 262

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Lemkin’s been a SaaS entrepreneur since 2005, and SaaS didn’t come into fashion until 2019. “Recurring software revenue is now recognized as a great way to generate tons of cash for investors,” says Gerety. But that wasn’t always the case. It took a while. That’s 14 years of waiting for people to get excited!

Sales Hiring 245

Sales Hiring Headcount Finance Technical Review 245

SaaS Metrics

JUNE 20, 2023

The Commission was instituted based on the Gambling Acts of 2005 and is tasked with the job. Both residents and visitors are allowed to play at licensed casinos including Paybymobileslots.com. The activities of these casinos are regulated by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC).

Metrics 52

Metrics SaaS 52

FastSpring

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Founded in 2005, FastSpring is a privately owned company headquartered in California with offices in the UK, Netherlands, and Canada. As a Merchant of Record, FastSpring provides a fully managed payment solution including checkout, fraud mitigation, and 100% automated sales tax and VAT compliance. For more information, please visit [link].

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Merchant Services 158

SaaStr

MARCH 27, 2022

When we started EchoSign / Adobe Sign in 2005/2006, the web-based e-signature market was $1m in market size. And other markets, the best founders like Benioff, Jobs, Gates, Zuck, etc. redefined markets. You can do it that way, too. Add 10-100x more value to a market than existing before, and the market size can grow 10-1000x, too.

Scale 361

Scale Sales Hiring Venture Capital Startup 361

FastSpring

APRIL 23, 2024

We’ve been working in this space since 2005, and we’ve seen the growth of the subscription business firsthand. Plus, with our JavaScript library and three different checkout experiences, you can quickly and easily build the best-converting checkout flow for your business.

Payment Services 138

Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions 138

IT World

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s a trend that’s been building since 2005. Mega-commercial real estate broker Cushman & Wakefield admits, “ No one is expecting workers to come into the office to primarily answer emails —that and any other heads-down tasks can be done anywhere.” of its office workers doing their jobs remotely.

Trends 73

Trends Business 73

FastSpring

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Since our beginnings in 2005, our brand has evolved many times to accommodate our ever-growing capabilities and larger industry changes. These three concepts have been central to our success since 2005. The spring in the FastSpring logo has been an iconic part of our brand since 2005. FastSpring is no different.

Scale 100

Scale Branding Software Review Communication 100

Adhere Creative

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In 2005 , we saw the rise of inbound marketing. Marketing is evolving once again, and with the rise of big data and integrated technology, it’s changing rapidly.

Marketing 64

Marketing Technology Data 64

IT World

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

That could interest a lot of CIOs: SAP has offered its software on the Power platform since 2005, and ported HANA to the Power architecture in 2015. The move introduces a new hosting option for enterprises running modern ERP systems with large databases on the Power platform. Comparison shopping?

Systems Review 90

Systems Review Cloud Software Review Enterprise 90

IT World

MARCH 5, 2020

Etsy was founded in 2005, well into the internet era but long before the explosion of public cloud services. The Etsy website and mobile app provide an online shop window to makers of hand-crafted and niche goods. With two million items being sold in 2018, the in-house bare metal infrastructure was starting to creak.

Cloud 75

Cloud Scaling Marketplace as a Service Machine Learning 75

Adhere Creative

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In 2005 , we saw the rise of inbound marketing. Marketing is evolving once again, and with the rise of big data and integrated technology, it’s changing rapidly.

Marketing 52

Marketing Technology Data 52

Kellblog

MAY 12, 2024

Era 4 (2003-2005). We believe the Internet will require a wholesale rewrite of business intelligence (BI) tools and enable both existing internal and new external use-cases for BI. We believe that customers will increasingly want to buy an integrated suite of BI tools, including Q&R, OLAP, and enterprise reporting.

Strategy 102

Strategy Government Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning 102

SaaStr

MAY 22, 2019

YC has funded over 1,900 startups since 2005 including Airbnb, coinbase, Dropbox, Stripe, Flexport, instacart and reddit. About Michael… Number six on our list, Y Combinator’s Michael Seibel who was popular across all metrics but saw especially high interest in his speaker profile and pre-registrations months before the event.

Scale 164

Scale Leadership Consulting Metrics 164

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 28, 2014

I’m using Crunchbase data since 2005 for tech companies in the US. There’s a rule of thumb batted around the valley that the worst times to raise capital are in the dog-days of summer and after Thanksgiving. As it turns out, this aphorism is only a half-truth. Below is a chart of the dollars VCs have invested by month of year.

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Technical Review Startup Finance Investment 196

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 28, 2022

Sanj started working at Salesforce back in 2005, when the company had around 1,000 employees and a few hundred million in revenue, and he was a part of its growth for 14 years, holding several leadership positions in multiple markets in EMEA. In 2005, I was very lucky to join a company called Salesforce, which had just IPO’d.

Scale 210

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 210

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 20, 2016

in 2005 to $24B in 2015. Over the last ten years, the total amount of revenue generated by software companies has tripled from $53B to $169B, meaning SaaS companies are both taking share and growing the market. The growth rate of SaaS revenues follows a geometric growth curve ramping from $1.3B

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SaaS Revenue Software Data 100