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2022: A Cr*p Year for SaaS IPOs. But a Pretty Good Year for M&A.

SaaStr

So this was a Truly Terrible, Very Bad, Just Plain Awful year for SaaS IPOs — and IPOs in general. In fact, IPOs had their biggest slump since 2008: IPO listing volume is down a stunning 93%(!) The IPO window is closed. Shut, mostly. since 2021. Last year, it seemed like everyone at $100m+ ARR could IPO.

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10 Observations from Dropbox's S1

The Angel VC

1 – Dropbox on consumerization "Individual users are changing the way software is adopted and purchased Software purchasing decisions have traditionally been made by an organization’s IT department, which often deploys products that employees don’t like and many refuse to adopt. 8 – Weaning off AWS Look at this. 9 – Eleven 9s?

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

SaaStr

And those of us and those of you who are involved in these companies, even the successful ones look an awful lot more like this. But back in 2006 they were fighting conventional wisdom and the conventional wisdom at that time was that you could not make money selling software to marketers. And it’s the reaction to those problems.

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How to Retain Employees For 10+ Years with Alf Ruppert

FastSpring

In 2006, founded iOSXpert — now the largest partner of the Mac-based CRM and project management software Daylite. We are more or less a business consulting company as a software consulting company that as there are many outside, but we are specialized in Apple users, helping Apple users. Like the iPhone is 2008.

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Ten Ways To Stand Out in a Crowd of $25-$50/h Software Outsourcers

Kraftblick

In the highly competitive market of custom software development, adding a special twist to your appeal may be just what you need to attract potential customers and persuade them to pick your company out of a crowded field. The customer’s pain point: Software developers are awfully expensive. We are cheaper. Leads don't just pop in.

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David Barrett, CEO of Expensify: Good Intentions, Bad Advice: How to Keep Your Board Aligned with Your Vision (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

It’s a brutal, awful slog in the start. I would say, it’s always good to call out just how awful it is to be a founder, to be an entrepreneur, because that is a unique perspective that you bring to the board room that no one else shares. That sounds like an awful idea,” and then you have to work for it.

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Everything You Need to Know About Freemium Pricing

OpenView Labs

It should get you started on thinking about freemium mechanics in your own software. 7 Tips for Successfully Introducing Freemium Business Software. One of the best ways for software providers to win over businesses is to show potential buyers what your tool can do for them. How to optimize your freemium model.

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