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Understanding the SaaS business model

ProfitWell

The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing. What is the SaaS business model. As a result, revenue recognition is a fundamental part of the SaaS business model. Recurring payments. Early stage.

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Forecasting Fintech’s Future and Keeping Culture Alive: A Q&A with the CEOs of BILL and Mercury

Andreessen Horowitz

Whether it’s creating better tools to write code and test code, better tools for customers to engage with reps, better tools for sales teams to engage with their prospects, all those things are happening inside of Bill. Alex: Let’s dive into your business models. I’ve been an entrepreneur since 2006.

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A Decade of Learnings from Y Combinator (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Number three is not understanding their business model. Who’s going to lead sales? Who’s going to be responsible for recruiting? Twitch started as an online reality TV show, and if you look at the story, it started in 2006, and by 2012 it was worth $24. Who’s going to lead product?