SaaStock

JANUARY 30, 2019

Its partners boast diverse venture experience and have previously invested in more than 70 companies. SaaS Investments: Pipefy, HeyDoctor. Canary invests in Brazilian startups, aiming to transform the country’s startup ecosystem by filling an early stage funding gap that it has identified. Founded: 2017. Size of fund: $20M.

Venture Capital 155

Venture Capital SaaS Healthcare Finance 155

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

And, especially when you’re considering integrating a new technology platform into your business—like AI today, or cloud a decade ago—how do you invest in innovation without losing control of your runway and budget? Some investments will generate returns within a few months, while others may take years to produce results.

Underperforming Technical Team 125

Underperforming Technical Team Benchmarks CTO Hire New CTO 125

OPEXEngine

MAY 10, 2022

We have been asked quite a bit lately how companies navigated the Great Recession of 2007-2009 and what companies can do today to protect against a downturn. They maintained spending on Sales and Marketing, and investing in R&D. may mean there is room for growth opportunities thru increased investment in Sales and Marketing.

Technical Review 59

Technical Review Systems Review Benchmarks Investment 59

Tom Tunguz

MAY 5, 2018

” A few hours later, as I boarded the plane home, I read Fred Wilson’s post on Buffett and Munger’s critique of cryptocurrency investing. Buffett and Munger argue that buying crypto isn’t investing but speculating. You aren’t investing when you do [buy crypto]. That is not investing.

Blockchain 129

Blockchain Strategy Innovation Investment 129

Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It kept investing in making its overall growth model stronger. Modeling your loops helps you start investing in building out those new growth loops or products well in advance of when you need them to sustain your growth, because of course developing them takes much more time than improving a current loop. Why did they do this?

Payments 63

Payments Scale Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team 63

Sales Hacker

MARCH 15, 2022

Asad Zaman : I came to Canada in 2007 as an international student, to go into law. The pandemic taught companies a core lesson, that we need to invest in technologies to remain relevant, efficient, and effective in this new dynamic. When you hire creatively, you need to invest in onboarding them and ramping them up faster.

Sales Hiring 93

Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Acquisition Development 93

Tom Tunguz

JULY 26, 2016

Without the capacity to invest capital in growth or the ability to compete for top talent, the slow growth cycle reinforces itself. To cite one critical counterexample, Concur’s rapid revenue growth in 2006 and 2007 occurred after nearly a decade of tepid expansion. In other words, software companies must grow quickly to survive.

Startup 146

Startup Compensation Leadership SaaS 146

Scytale

OCTOBER 2, 2023

HITRUST, which came to life in 2007, is all about protecting sensitive data. When comparing the audit requirements of HIPAA and the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) process, it becomes evident that HITRUST demands a greater investment of effort. What’s the deal with HITRUST? No third-party is used to make an assessment.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare compliance Technical Review Systems Review 59

The Angel VC

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Our timing was horrible – it was almost at the height of the global financial crisis which had started in 2007. Because of the dilution which the investment round would mean and because the whole fundraising process has been so hard, Morten and Alexander got more and more doubts if going the VC route was the right thing to do at all.

Investment 149

Investment Business Model Software Marketing 149

Tom Tunguz

MAY 18, 2015

SuccessFactors 39 1300 30 2007 6. Interestingly, despite the smaller contract sizes, SuccessFactors invested substantially more in sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue to generate their top-line growth than Taleo. Taleo 85 1000 85 2005 6. The companies pursued slight different strategies in the market.

Sales Recruiting 100

Sales Recruiting Scale Software Acquisition 100

Panintelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In fact, we may be at a pivot point rather like in 2007 when the “app economy” evolved and changed the entire way we communicate, work, play, and shop. Peter Kirby, Tred Peter adds; “we're constantly investing in our pioneering technology. Fintech SaaS is about to go through something similar.

Innovation 52

Innovation SaaS Scale Technology 52

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 31, 2015

Private market rounds were 14x as common as IPOs in 2014, compared to the 2004-2007 era, when IPOs were about as equally common as large private financings. There’s a marked separation between the investment preferences of public and private investors. It’s a very heady time for startups and investors.

Finance 100

Finance Startup Pricing Acquisition 100

The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

APRIL 26, 2019

Now, this is supposed to be the biggest yearly increase since our final quarter of 2007 when it was a time of great recession and homeowners were planning to spend maximum on different renovations. higher than the overall spending ratio in 2017. Today, first-time homeowners prefer buying the homes which need some simple remodel and repair.”

Startup 40

Startup Growth Hacking Trends Innovation 40

OPEXEngine

MAY 19, 2020

This potential change in the interest rate environment will be a new regime for most management teams, and should prompt them to take a multiyear view of their capital structure and the timing of investments. Other lagging companies strayed outside their core business, investing in the latest hot sectors and tools, praying for a winner.

Scale 59

Scale Strategy Technical Review Acquisition 59

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

At a time when SaaS companies represent the vanguard of disruptive innovation, it’s not surprising that an armada of non-software companies are following suit by attempting to replicate the business model in a bid to attract investment. From movies and TV to music, we now live in a cloud-enabled, subscription-based streaming wonderland.

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 26, 2014

CTCT 2007 9 31. To grow at that pace, HubSpot has been investing aggressively in sales and the company is widely respected for its content marketing prowess. For the moment, HubSpot is among the least profitable companies in the set, but I suspect this is because the company is investing in growth. RNG 1999 14 162.

Benchmarks 112

Benchmarks SMB Metrics SaaS 112

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 20, 2014

The first chart below shows smaller Series As, those with investment sizes under $5M, drive the majority of growth in round volumes. $5-$10M But the number of $5 to $15M Series Bs hasn’t changed since 2007. Before 2013, the Series B market was basically flat. 5-$10M rounds, the brown line, have grown more modestly.

Startup 100

Startup Acquisition Trends Engineering 100

Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Founded in 2007, MobileIron is a leader in the Mobile Device Management sector. meaning one dollar invested in sales and marketing returns $1.30 Given this terrific sales efficiency, it stands to reason the company would invest significantly in growth and the Sales and Marketing Spend as a % of Revenue.

Benchmarks 100

Benchmarks Metrics SaaS Scale 100

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 14, 2015

Xero Income Statement 2007 2008 2009 2010 211 2012 2013 2014. Not coincidentally, the company has invested much more aggressively in sales and marketing at and after the US launch to displace Xero’s biggest competitor in the US, Intuit’s Quickbooks. Growth 109% 265% 206% 123% 107% 88%. Gross Profit -0.8 -2.0

Benchmarks 100

Benchmarks Metrics SMB Outsourced Development 100

Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

Making the bottom-up shift: You are shifting from the top-down to a bottom-up mindset, which means more money and time to invest in R&D efforts. Founded: 2007 Known customers: MailChimp, Tesco, Uber, Siemens, Khan Academy Price starts at: $49/month per Agent. Before getting started with PLG, you need to make sure that. 8 Typeform.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments Scale 98

The Angel VC

MARCH 4, 2009

The first company I’ve made an investment in is Copenhagen-based Zendesk , founded in 2007 by a rock-star team around CEO Mikkel Asger Svane. This is no new news since it was announced last June and covered by Om Malik and others but I still wanted to blog about it here.

Systems Review 100

Systems Review Investment Business SaaS 100

FastSpring

DECEMBER 27, 2018

First coined by Marc Andreessen in 2007, “product-market fit” was initially defined as “being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market.”. It isn’t very efficient to invest considerable time and effort into building a finished product if you have to drastically change the product or pivot down the road.

Construction 61

Construction Product Marketing Market Research Consulting 61

BetterCloud

AUGUST 6, 2021

So, 2006 or 2007. We are not going to spend the hours patching it or making new features but we could invest in a company/SaaS platform that would make that investment for us. 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.

Technology 98

Technology CTO Coach CTO Hire New CTO 98

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Scribd —a company first launched as a document-sharing service in 2007, which now offers access to a library of ebooks, audiobooks, newspapers, and magazines for that sweet spot price of $8.99 We’ve had a lot of good insight come our way lately, and we’re all ears for more. Scribd + $58 million. per month—has raised another $58 million.

Payment Services 40

Payment Services Payments Payment Methods Subscription 40

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 5, 2019

One major misstep these companies make is looking at AI as a turnkey solution that will deliver an instant return on investment. In 2007, when Apple put smartphones in our pockets, the internet stopped being a destination and became a state of being. trillion and $15.4 trillion.

Scale 118

Scale Scaling Artificial Intelligence Business 118

SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2021

Jason : You came up with the crazy idea to start Veeva in 2007, just before the worst two years that we’ve experienced in the industry, ’08 and ’09. In 2007, I had this idea, “I’m going to make something very specific to an industry, very specific to an industry in the cloud.” Peter : Yeah.

Sales Hiring 333

Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Headcount 333

OpenView Labs

AUGUST 18, 2020

Since launching in 2007, UserTesting, a product that uses real human insight to bridge the gap between products and users, has helped thousands of companies deliver better customer experiences. So how can you manage the empathy gap in your product, get new users to see value quickly, and retain them to grow your SaaS business?

Management 116

Management Subscription Payment Features Churn 116

SaaStr

APRIL 25, 2019

With one startup acquired by Yahoo in 2005, another acquired by Google in 2007 and a background as an M&A lawyer, Craig’s perspective on M&A is insightful for any startup founder looking to acquire another company. You then started another voice company, which was acquired by Google in 2007. My name is Jessica Lin.

Acquisition 149

Acquisition Technical Review Systems Review AI 149

Audacix

MARCH 20, 2020

Harvard Business Review (HBR) studied business performance after the 2007 recession in the US. Think about where you need to cut costs and also where you need to invest HBR found that the businesses who prosper after recessions are not the ones that only cut costs or over-invest in growth.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Systems Review Software Review 52

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

I was 22 in 2007. But investing sooner would have been a good idea. Google Music was almost my answer to the app question. What’s the one piece of advice you wish you had when you were 22? Take half the money you spend going out with your friends and spend it on Apple stock. Apple was at $18. What do you pick?

Development 58

Development Business Software Review Engagement 58

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 19, 2022

This can sometimes be the toughest step of the user journey for early startups to tackle, especially if they don’t invest in design or messaging. I vaguely remember reading Dave McClure’s pirate metrics slideshare (circa 2007!) The Start phase is the bridge that connects the discovery with the usage of the product. Web design.

Scale 72

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Marketing 72

OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

I’ve launched multiple companies, and I know that when you choose to turn a vision into reality, you’re committing to investing seven to fifteen years of your life in the project. The idea for JumpCloud presented itself in 2007 while I was working on another business.

Innovation 41

Innovation Outsourced Development AWS Technology 41

Audacix

AUGUST 11, 2018

Far too often we receive mayday calls from prospects who have invested a lot of money, but more importantly time, into selecting and working with a outsourced test automation services provider, only to be rewarded with a never-ending tug of war that inflicts much damage to their professional reputations. Schedule Demo Now 2.

Outsourcing Services 40

Outsourcing Services Outsourced Development Software Review Software 40

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 29, 2022

Even Netflix, the world’s most popular subscription-based video streaming service, would tell you that it is not their investment in SEO that keeps them thriving — but their massive library of videos and original programming. Invest in technology that provides value. Netflix is one of the most successful businesses in the world.

SaaS Payments 10

SaaS Payments Payment Services Scale Business 10

Neil Patel

APRIL 20, 2021

According to Dunn and Norton, a study on happiness shows that the most satisfying way to use money is to invest in others. BlendTec took a novel approach way back in 2007 with its “Will It Blend?” Happiness is a positive form of emotion, the province, and function of the limbic brain region. In each video in the “Will It Blend?”

Sales 137

Sales Outsourcing Services Marketplace as a Service Underperforming Technical Team 137

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 7, 2022

. “As cloud and SaaS companies were starting to erupt and take off and get funding, we started to see this dilemma of customers churning” It was in 2007, which is not that long ago, but when we think about technology, that was eons ago. 2007 was when the iPhone was launched and when LinkedIn finally became profitable.

Customer Success 118

Customer Success Technical Review Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 118

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Not long after starting the podcast, Harry got into investing himself, and in 2020, he leveraged the success of his show to launch his own venture capital fund, 20VC fund. We’re going through a challenging time for venture capital – from price inflation to multi-stage players flocking to safer investments. I love investing.

Venture Capital 129

Venture Capital Interviewing Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 129