SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Power of the Cloud. Atlassian Cloud Platform is a platform that all Atlassian products rely on. Another noteworthy point about the Atlassian Cloud Platform is its extensibility. Another thing that sets Atlassian apart from its peers is that they answer any question a prospect would have before they purchase the product.

Scale 264

Scale Scaling Marketplace as a Service Entrepreneurship 264

Hitenism

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

In 2006, after Amazon Web Services (AWS) helped pioneer what we now call the cloud, product development changed forever. According to the Wall Street Journal , the cloud unit has pushed “Amazon to record profit.”. Today, one-third of daily internet users visit websites built on top of AWS. AWS is now an $11.5B

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 26, 2022

I’m excited to join Intercom’s board of directors and work directly with Karen and the executive team.” ” Eileen Naughton.

Healthcare 118

Healthcare Leadership AI Cloud 118

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 2, 2014

One of the cloud’s great promise has been cost-reduction and for a while, we’ve chanted a mantra that startups require less capital than before to get started and ultimately succeed. The first row contains data from IPOs between 1998-2002, the second bucket contains data from IPOs between 2002-2006 and so on. 2006 66 4.0

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The Angel VC

DECEMBER 25, 2010

With a world-class management team and Board , one of the best products and brands in B2B software and a recent $19M cash infusion Zendesk is ideally poised to bring Cloud-based zen and good karma to even more people in 2011. million used books, CDs, DVDs and games from private sellers since 2006, has been equally impressive.

Cloud 106

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 3, 2014

But afterwards, in both the 2006 and 2010 buckets, the median exceeded 1.15, indicating a remarkable increase in capital efficiency. Over the past 16 years, the sales models for SaaS companies become better refined and startups have begun to benefit greatly from the reduced costs of building and deploying on cloud infrastructure.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The arrival of cloud computing, IaaS, PaaS etc. Since 2006 the era of “Everything as a service” has advanced quickly. Cloud computing is dominant. Investors are incentivised to put their money anywhere other than a bank. If your ideas and founders are credible then you can probably raise money relatively easily.

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SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

Founded: 2006. 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. Size of fund: $100M. Quester Capital. Founded: 1959.

SaaS Payments 190

SaaS Payments Venture Capital Payment Services Telecommunications 190

The Angel VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

One of my last blog posts about Pageflakes was about my attempt to convince Mike Arrington and Pete Cashmore that Pageflakes was the Next Big Thing, my goal for 2006 as I put it (half joke, half serious). Failure to do this is not only puts Pageflakes users in trouble, it also undermines users' trust in the cloud in general.

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SaaStr

MARCH 28, 2025

” This frustration led to a realization that the cloud (though it wasn’t called that yet) could enable something revolutionary: two entities seeing the same transaction from their own perspective simultaneously. Founded in 2006, Bill.com has grown to: $1.4 From Zero to $1.4

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How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Salesforce: A Pioneer in Cloud CRM Salesforce, founded in 1999 by Marc Benioff, was a trailblazer in bringing CRM to the cloud. Through numerous acquisitions (ExactTarget, Tableau, Slack, and more), Salesforce built an expansive ecosystem of cloud services. Founded 2006; Inventor of inbound marketing methodology.

Scale 52

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OpenView Labs

JULY 21, 2021

Behind The Cloud by Marc Benioff (Published 2009). From the cover to the title, Behind the Cloud is set up to be a perfect runway read. The Long Tail by Chris Anderson (Published 2006). For that audience, Lencioni has written a how-to manual on building a cohesive team and a self-help book on communicating as one.

Business 101

Business Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Software Engineering 101

Chargify

AUGUST 17, 2020

As of late 2019, Amazon’s cloud services business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), accounts for about 71 percent of its parent company’s operating income and about 13 percent of the brand’s overall revenue. Put another way, cloud services are a huge part of Amazon’s 1,233 percent stock surge over the last decade. How AWS Does It.

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Neil Patel

JULY 12, 2021

Marketo , an Adobe company, is a cloud-based tool for companies large and small that not only helps build customer relationships but helps you sustain them. Their first product was “Lead Management” in 2006, but the company has grown tremendously since then and now offers a larger variety of features.

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Payment Methods Scale Payments Marketing 145

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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Stax

JULY 1, 2024

Wave Payroll Wave Payroll is a cloud-based, small business payroll provider offered by Wave Financial Inc. Patriot Payroll Patriot Payroll is a low-priced payroll software offered by Patriot Software, a company specializing in cloud-based payroll and accounting software.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Payment Services Payment Methods Payments 88

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The WebPT store starts in 2006. It’s amazing what the efficiencies and the low costs of the cloud can allow you to do as far as industry specialization. We started building in 2006. That’s exactly what we did. Even another company similar health care IT company that made software for clinical blood laboratories.

Scale 183

Scale SMB VP of Engineering Leadership 183

User Pilot

JULY 23, 2024

Examples are: Marketo Founded in 2006, Marketo is arguably the most popular marketing automation software. MailChimp MailChimp is a cloud-based email automation tool used to deliver marketing messages. Zendesk One of the oldest ever cloud-based customer service platforms, Zendesk boasts a wide array of features.

Technical Review 105

Technical Review Social Media Software Review AI Search 105

BetterCloud

AUGUST 6, 2021

So, 2006 or 2007. Zendesk was the first major piece of cloud technology that convinced us that we should just do it in the cloud. I also knew that it wouldn’t be something that I’d get bored with over time. When I started at Achievement First, there was the iPhone. When did that come out again?

Technology 98

Technology CTO Coach CTO Hire New CTO 98

Neil Patel

JANUARY 19, 2021

You can deploy solutions on the cloud where the data is hosted on third-party or vendor servers, or on-premise where it’s hosted on your personal servers. A free internal knowledge base software that’s been around since 2006, ProProfs enjoys a loyal customer base that consists of Dell, Sony, DHL, and Cisco.

Software Review 95

Software Review Software Scale Systems Review 95

Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The only other time the overvaluation came close was in 2006. Here’s a great example of Ben Jabaawy , former Founder of Privy and current Founder of Grocer’s List , explaining the acquisition process of a business step-by-step – a topic that’s always clouded in mystery. And we all know what happened next.

Technical Advisors 135

Technical Advisors Social Media AI Search Branding 135

How To Buy Saas

APRIL 25, 2024

Most notably, it’s started to help businesses who use cloud-based services operate and deliver their services to their customers more efficiently. Keep reading to explore the cloud-based service industry and its brief evolution. In the 2000s, they introduced a groundbreaking cloud-based CRM solution, changing the whole industry.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Trends AI Machine Learning 52

BetterCloud

JULY 19, 2022

But then in 2006, Blaine Cook began developing a Twitter Open ID implementation. Not only does this give IT the visibility it needs to understand which apps are running in your organization’s cloud environment, but it enables your team to be more proactive when it discovers a risky OAuth application in your stack. Schedule a demo.

Management 52

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BetterCloud

APRIL 15, 2020

AWS was launched in 2006, and the term “DevOps” was first used in 2009. The normal progression of people joining orgs comes with the addition of other cloud-based tools. Fatunla: Sunrun has always been a cloud-first company. Whiteaker: We do have a decent cloud presence, but also a traditional on-prem data center footprint.

Management 52

Management GCP(Google Cloud Platform) AWS SaaS 52

How To Buy Saas

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Besides bulk messaging, Sendwo caters to your needs with a wide range of features like automated responses, chatbots, bulk contact list export, message scheduling, multiple accounts, cloud import, and more! Then ActiveCampaign is a perfect pick! This is why it is one of the leading small business marketing tools.

Social Media 52

Social Media Marketing Business AI Search 52

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.

Business Model 52

Business Model Business SaaS Scale 52

How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Schnell Rate: $50 – $99 / hr Employees: 50 – 249 Founded: 2006 This UK-based IT vendor with headquarters in London is considered one of the best product development companies in England. If you are looking for a service provider with experience in different niches and a variety of tech stacks, Schnell can be a great fit for you.

DevOps as a Service 40

DevOps as a Service Development Technical Review Blockchain 40

SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Brian Halligan Brian is the founder and CEO of HubSpot , a super hot startup founded in 2006 in Boston that went public in 2014 — leading the marketing automation market worldwide. Aaron Levie Founder and CEO of Box , Aaron is a well-known entrepreneur in the SaaS and cloud space.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital SaaS Social Media Entrepreneurship 52

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing. Any company that leases its software through a central, cloud-based system can be said to be a SaaS company. What is SaaS? In 2019, the picture is pretty rosy for Wistia.

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Brian Halligan Brian is the founder and CEO of HubSpot , a super hot startup founded in 2006 in Boston that went public in 2014 — leading the marketing automation market worldwide. Aaron Levie Founder and CEO of Box , Aaron is a well-known entrepreneur in the SaaS and cloud space.

Venture Capital 40

Venture Capital SaaS Social Media Entrepreneurship 40

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 28, 2022

Adaptive Shield is a SaaS company that offers a security posture management platform that is used to help organizations manage and secure their cloud services. Cato Networks offers network security management software that is hosted in the cloud. Founded in: 2006. Here’s the list – 1. Adaptive Shield. Founded in: 2019.

SaaS Payments 10

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services 10

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 28, 2025

But yeah, my first, my first company started back in 2006 and it was a crazy journey. That was my, really my big start in cloud and SaaS. And at that time, the cloud and SaaS industry was just exploding. So your company Keyed In was acquired by Salesforce in, I believe it was 2006. The cloud and the SaaS movement.

Sales Hiring 101

Sales Hiring AI Scale Cloud 101

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

Found by Chandra Mohan Grover in 2006, IBSFintech is a SaaS company that offers financial solutions for managing corporate trade finance and Forex treasury. CloudCherry is a cloud-based CRM ( customer relationship management ) company that assists its clients’ tracking and enhancing their customer engagement. IBSFintech.

SaaS Payments 11

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 11

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Being a cloud-based solution, SaaSOptics billing software platform allows businesses to pull accurate SaaS metrics and analytics quickly, scale billing and payments smoothly and automate GAAP-compliant revenue recognition. SaaSOptics. If you are a growing SaaS business firm, you can take to this billing software. PayPro Global.

Payments 10

Payments Payment Solutions Payment Features SaaS Payments 10

SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Founded: 2006. 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: Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah, Karl Sakas. Based in: Cambridge, MA.

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SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 271

SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Founded: 2006. 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: Brian Halligan, Dharmesh Shah, Karl Sakas. Based in: Cambridge, MA.

SaaS Payments 100

SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 100

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Going up against the only major player in the market must have seemed like a formidable task when G Suite came on the scene in 2006, but its native cloud platform is now Office 365’s major competitor. When Google first launched G Suite in 2006, Office 365 was already old enough to drink legally in the United States.

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