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10 Observations from Dropbox's S1

The Angel VC

We generate over 90% of our revenue from self-serve channels β€” users who purchase a subscription through our app or website. When Salesforce had around $1B in revenue, in 2008, it had around 3,300 employees, so at that time its revenue per employee was around $327,000. 8 – Weaning off AWS Look at this. 3 – It’s a Mouse Hunter!

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More Focus on SaaS Gross Margins in 2020

OPEXEngine

SaaS vendors delivering subscriptions as well as professional services typically have gross margins between 60-70%. Better cost management of professional services for companies selling services alongside subscriptions. SaaS vendors with no professional services have the highest gross margins, typically above 80%.

Scale 40
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Everything You Need to Know About Freemium Pricing

OpenView Labs

This guide, by LinkedIn’s Head of Global Monetization Strategy Josh Gold, is intended to teach subscription-based businesses how to evaluate whether the freemium model will drive revenue and lead gen for their business or result in failure. Freemium benchmarks. The Best Way to Win the Freemium Model Is by Challenging the Very Model Itself.

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Top 30 SaaS Companies in India

SmartKarrot

The company offers a data analytics platform based on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Clouds, and Microsoft Azure. Capillary Technologies was founded in 2008 by Ajay Modani, Aneesh Reddy, and Krishna Mehra. Found in 2008 by Aditya Sanghi and Prabhash Bhatnagar, provides a cloud-based solution to manage hotels and properties.

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Top 30 SaaS Companies in the US

SmartKarrot

Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon, the global marketplace, also offers several other services, one of which is Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS offers cloud services to businesses. Founded in: 2008. Their list of services includes retail, debit card, payroll, and invoices. Founded in: 2008. Founded in: 1982.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Cassie spent the first pre-SaaS chapter of her tech career in growth roles in subscription and marketplace businesses (TheLadders.com, GLG). She has been working virtually since 2008 and has spent her career as a leader, coach, and advisor managing technical overhead and optimizing operational infrastructure to drive continuous improvement.

Scale 130
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11 Disruptive Innovation Examples (And Why Uber and Tesla Don’t Make the Cut)

OpenView Labs

Netflix has become the largest subscription video provider in the US, outstripping cable and satellite. Blockbuster’s former CEO, Jim Keyes, told the Motley Fool in 2008 that Netflix isn’t β€˜even on the radar screen in terms of competition.’ They were cheap, small, and portable … but the sound quality was awful.