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From PLG to PLG+SLG – How Lucid Scaled to 70M+ Users

SaaStr

Lucid launched in 2010 (before PLG was a term), and their team had an intense focus on product early on, so much so that the COO at the time read through hundreds of thousands of customer support tickets to hear directly from customers. As we know today, a strong product-led motion starts with a strong product.

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Glossary: 117 software-led payments terms to know

Payrix

A company releases its API to the public so that software developers can design products that are powered by its service. Integrated software vendor (ISV) A company specializing in developing or selling software that runs on one or more operating systems; ISVs often embed payment technology into point-of-sale systems for merchants.

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Investing in Kaedim

Andreessen Horowitz

Yet that growth has come with a price in the form of rising game development budgets. A recent UK CMA report shared that the average AAA game green-lit today has a development budget of over $200M. This is a ~20x increase from a $10M average budget for a single platform game in 2010. Costs have risen proportionally to content.

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

SaaStock

Fresco Capital focuses on businesses developing new solutions in the enterprise, education, infrastructure, healthcare, consumer goods and entertainment. Singtel Innov8 invests in businesses developing new solutions in network capabilities, next generation devices, digital services and customer experience enhancement. Founded: 2010.

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Veeva: The Biggest Vertical SaaS Success Story of All Time (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

About 2010, we started a completely different product line. I was a software developer, a product person. Jason : One related point to that, you are legendary in terms of working with customers, providing huge value and getting good contracts out of them. We developed an internal app. We have our newer products.

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Selling into Startups 101: What You Need to Know to Find a Unicorn

Sales Hacker

Typically this occurs through a funding round that helps foot the bill for things like payroll, research and development, and endless La Croixs (we’ll discuss the various stages of a funding round shortly). Conduct an RFP process and negotiate contract terms among the front-runners. It’s no longer just an idea.

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Benchmarking WorkDay's S-1 - How 7 Key SaaS Metrics Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

In 2009 and 2010, the company recognized more revenue from services than subscription. In dollars, WorkDay $30M on research & development on revenues of $25.2M This figure includes both subscription and service, but is annualized, so the total contract values (TCV) are substantially larger, at least 3-5x.