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More Focus on SaaS Gross Margins in 2020

OPEXEngine

SaaS gross margins have been getting attention lately as investors dig into SaaS cost structures and revenue growth rates going into 2020. SaaS cost of revenue is comprised primarily of hosting and network costs, plus any professional services, implementation, training and other services. Source: OPEXEngine EdgarEngine 2019.

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The decade software ate the world

Intercom, Inc.

Rise of the cloud and SaaS businesses. The wave of SaaS companies that built themselves on the likes of AWS and Azure have reinforced the pre-eminence of cloud computing. And so we end up with juice companies , meal-kit companies , underwear companies , to select just three, seeking to mimic the “as a service” aspect of SaaS.

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Chargebee vs. Zuora: A Detailed Look

Baremetrics

Baremetrics integrates with Chargebee and Chargify to help growing SaaS & subscription driven-businesses with accurate metrics. Zuora Founded in 2007, Zuora is an enterprise billing and invoicing company that helps businesses launch and manage their subscription-based services. be honest How well do you know your business?

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Top 10 Tools to Get Your App PLG-d

Frontegg

Also, no PLG strategy can work with traditional SaaS indicators. Founded : 2011 Known customers: Facebook, IBM, Microsoft, AWS, Unity, Udemy, Shopify Price starts at: $38/month per user. #2 User onboarding is an important part of Product-Led Growth, but Appcues helps SaaS companies take the next step – product adoption.

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On the Value and Power of Building Authentic Connections

OpenView Labs

The idea for JumpCloud presented itself in 2007 while I was working on another business. Google Apps had captured significant market share, AWS was growing exponentially and Windows platforms were no longer the only game in town. Fast forward to 2013, and a lot had changed.

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Key Lessons from a $5B SaaS Category Leader (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I’ve been in venture capital for about 20 years, made my first SaaS investment about 18 years ago and have really been focused on this space for a long time. And the topic here really is as much about key lessons as it is really the reality of the entrepreneurial journey in a SaaS company. I’ll just do a quick introduction.

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Employee Spotlight: Bill Wilson, Senior Director of Product and Kite Designer

FastSpring

How long have you been working in the SaaS/Tech industry? In 2007, I decided to build my first company, MindSea, and in 2018 I went on to start SalesRight. We needed to figure out a way to sell our service in a productized way, kind of like a SaaS product. But I do enjoy running an awful lot. I started with Java 0.9