SaaS Metrics

JUNE 28, 2022

Bitcoin was launched in 2009 by the crypto investor Satoshi Nakamoto. The post Top 13 Benefits of Using Bitcoin As A Payment System first appeared on SaaS Metrics. The post Top 13 Benefits of Using Bitcoin As A Payment System first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 8, 2015

The business was founded in 2004, but hit its stride 2009 and went public in 2012. ServiceNow’s software allows clients to develop custom applications for their own needs, often with the help of the company’s professional services team.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 29, 2015

Netsuite’s revenue per customer averaged $19k in 2008, and $23k in 2009, the last years for which the company provided customer counts. In 2006, according to the company’s S-1, the business shifted from longer term contracts to one year contracts. Most companies, as they scale, tend to move in the other direction.

Benchmarks 101

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 14, 2015

Xero Income Statement 2007 2008 2009 2010 211 2012 2013 2014. Xero does exhibit an amazing sales efficiency metric of 1.05, meaning $1 invested today in sales and marketing yields $1.05 Growth 109% 265% 206% 123% 107% 88%. Gross Profit -0.8 -2.0 in gropss profit next year. The median SaaS company charts 0.81

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Pricing positioning based on regional purchasing power (2 minutes): Note: Check out our Recession-Proof Pricing Report for a collection of data from the 2009 recession and the global inflation surge in 2021 to look for trends. How FastSpring’s platform allows companies to test their pricing (2 minutes): Full Videos.

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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. While presenting consistently improving financial metrics externally, they dug in internally to improve their operating focus. Navigating the Great Recession.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 19, 2020

Q: Does the importance of retention metrics vary by strategic buyers versus private equity (PE) buyers? . The metrics are obviously very important, and they probably are why they buy “Company A” versus “Company B.” They didn’t really exist in mass during 2008 and 2009, so we’ve never really seen it.

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Totango

APRIL 7, 2021

In 2009, Apple debuted its “There’s an app for that” commercials – and started a worldwide phenomenon. It also allows you to pull in all of your data in combination with key customer metrics from other data platforms to help you gain a holistic view of usage and analytics from different product sets. Start Streamlining Your Processes.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 26, 2014

in 2009 revenue to 2013 revenue of $71M - an 88% CAGR. HubSpot company data is orange, median values are black, and other company values are gray. HubSpot has achieved amazing revenue growth in their first 7 years as a company growing by more than 12x from $5.7M

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SaaStr

JANUARY 21, 2022

Grammarly was founded in 2009 and is a successful consumer product revolving around a virtual writing assistant that individuals and students use to write better content in their professional, educational, and personal lives. Overview: Grammarly’s Enterprise Evolution. Redefine your guiding principles.

Scale 209

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 2, 2015

In the 2009-2011 period, churn mitigation improved the LTV/CAC. Tracking the metric over time provides SaaS companies with an indicator for the health of the business. A real tree would be much more granular and could extend several layers deeper. At some point, the company couldn’t squeeze any more juice from that lemon.

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Neil Patel

JULY 30, 2021

Google’s own URL shortening tool, Goo.gl, launched back in 2009. It’s free to sign up, but paid packages start at just $29 per month, which gives you access to more detailed metrics and a larger number of branded links. This lets you view everything from your campaign ROI to your link metrics at the same time. How Did Goo.gl

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SaaS Metrics

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Back in 2009, the first form of digital money has been launched in the market, which is called Bitcoin. Though these two looks physically different, there are still some aspects that make them the same; it is both of them under the control and management of the governments.

Government 52

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Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

User-centric behavior data is a MUST: You are getting access to user-centric behavior metrics to scale up fast – your user journey can be optimized by the people who matter most – your clients. This metric is a strong future revenue indicator. Best For: Documentation, Development Metrics. 6 ChargeBee.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments Scale 98

The Angel VC

JANUARY 15, 2015

The point that I made was that most of the tactics which smart SaaS entrepreneurs developed around 2007-2009 – inbound marketing, conversion optimization, lifecycle marketing, etc. – While a Tweetstorm is a nice way of gently breaking the 140 character limit, I thought it would make sense to follow-up with a blog post.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 7, 2021

In this episode, David Skok , General Partner @ Matrix Partners , uncovers the crucial step missing when it comes to finding product-market fit for B2B companies, how to set-up your sales team for success early on, and what metrics really matter when it comes to a payback period. We’re obviously in a very unique situation today.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 21, 2021

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

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 11, 2014

So I’ve tried to answer the complex question using Crunchbase data from 2009 to today. Metric Angel Seeds VC Seeds. Metric Insider VC Leads A All VC Seeds. Furthere, there’s no statistically signficant difference across any of the metrics. But some might argue their money brings potential signaling risk.

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 10, 2020

As we process through this new environment, the Airbnb deal in particular is a great reminder that the metrics we’re accustomed to evaluating in SaaS – revenue growth, gross margin, CAC payback, retention – might not look as good as they once did and that will scare a lot of investors off.

Marketing 52

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User Pilot

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Are you focusing on the right conversion metrics? There are so many other metrics to consider – including newsletter signups, customers favoriting items, social media shares, product usage – basically, all the small steps that indicate you’re doing the right thing. 17 conversion metrics you should be tracking in your SaaS in 2022.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

I have, since 2009, hired 20+ outsourced resources from all over the world for tasks such as data research, web design, translations, voiceover talent and more. ” Performance Metrics and Analytics : You also need to make sure that you know how much progress is being made week by week, how many emails are positively responded to?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I mean, most of you weren’t founders in 2008, 2009, that… It was so bad in 2008 or nine, I can’t remember what, I’m sitting at an early SaaS corporate banking event at Pebble Beach on a beautiful day having wine with investment bankers or VCs.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

We were actually built out of a bank called Live Oak Bank and Live Oak Bank was founded in 2009 and they had a need for a completely digital bank. Rob Bernshyten: I think you have to combine backwards looking metrics. ” Rob Bernshyten: That was a big, big risk to take in 2009 and 2010. What does our talent look like?

Payment Solutions 149

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2018

It happened in 2009. A vendor may say “Oh yes, we have at-a-glance metrics also.” But Vendor A could have at-a-glance metrics that include pageviews, leads, and demos whereas Vendor B could still justifiably say they have at-a-glance metrics, but only offer pageviews. “I’ve never felt so helpless in my life”.

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SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2020

Make NPS a Top 3 metric if it isn’t yet. 2020 is not the same as 2009. At least, those of us who were CEOs in 2009 sort of know what to do at an operating level. Maybe the sales projection will be cut 30%. Maybe marketing spend will also decline, with a pause on events. A bit more here. We’ll see.

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Chargify

APRIL 23, 2019

It came up because people regularly refer to Chargify as a startup, but our company has been around since 2009. Establishing/implementing metrics and analytics**. Metrics are key in every SaaS stage, and at this step the data will determine when your company is ready to move on…. Are we still a startup? I don’t think so.

Scale 74

Scale SaaS Payments Scaling Payment Services 74

SaaStr

MAY 8, 2019

About Eric… Elisa Steele holds strong at number twenty-two with high-interest metrics from our attendees who looked forward to her as a speaker. From 2004-2009 he was a partner at Greylock. SaaStr’s Most Respected Leader Awards Number: 19 to 15. Eric Yuan Zoom Founder/CEO. He was the CFO of SQA and Orange Nassau.

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Founded: 2009. Founded: 2009. ProfitWell provides industry standard subscription financial metrics that uncover pockets of hidden revenue through unmatched subscription intelligence. Founded: 2009. Founded: 2009. Founded: 2009. Recently, Recorded Future were honored with the 2018 CRN Tech Innovator Award.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 15, 2019

Instead of looking at product delivery as the metric for success, switch your focus to changes in customer behavior as the sign of whether your efforts were truly successful. There is a much broader set of components to being a successful designer in 2019 than there were in 2009 or 1999 for that matter. Focus on outcomes over output.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2020

I remember about three years ago, Marc Benioff gave some interview and he said his biggest regret was not continuing to hire sales professionals through 2009, his number one regret. And I remember being at that Dreamforce in 2009, which was awful. And every vendor was just staring at each other like the world’s dead.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 16, 2019

We always talk about metrics and targets and KPIs, but as we know, there’s real people building these businesses and behind these numbers. I didn’t take it very seriously and I sort of got my break in 2009. Is it the CEOs that put the metrics and the KPIs in place? I was average to below average.

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SaaStr

MAY 15, 2020

Michelle started the company during an economic downturn in 2009. And so we started to work on this in 2009. So we started CloudFlare in 2009 and today we have about 1400 people around the world. Because I think back to 2009 and it was really hard to get a job. It’s way easier to compare business metrics.

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SaaStr

MAY 31, 2019

But sort of, not really release any data about the company and sort of use that as the way, when you do start fundraising, that’s when you’ve kind of assembled, okay, we’ve got a real package of all of the metrics that you need to see as an investor and now we’re ready to go. What moment has change the way you think?

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

These metrics simply unheard of. Atlassian surpassed the $50M revenue mark seven years after founding, in 2009, similar to Hubspot, DemandWare, NewRelic and other great companies. They also imply a sales efficiency, normally in the 0.8-1.2 range of 2.5

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SaaStr

JULY 16, 2019

But, the fundraising in 2008, 2009 was pretty difficult. In 2009, we raised a million dollars in 2009 and used that to get some early traction with customers. In 2009, we raised a million dollars in 2009 and used that to get some early traction with customers. The last metric really is around unit economics.

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SaaStr

APRIL 16, 2023

Android followed after, and that really, late 2009, early 2010, that suddenly changed. I know, because we were working on a game, we started our company in the beginning of 2009, and we completely missed the boat. Stewart : We were lucky enough to have one metric that we really pay attention to. What are the goals?

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SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Founded: 2009. Founded: 2009. ProfitWell provides industry standard subscription financial metrics that uncover pockets of hidden revenue through unmatched subscription intelligence. Founded: 2009. Founded: 2009. Founded: 2009. Recently, Recorded Future were honored with the 2018 CRN Tech Innovator Award.

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