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Navan Files for IPO: The Opening of B2B IPO Floodgates?

SaaStr

Navan represents something different: a mainstream B2B software company with enterprise clients and subscription revenue models that institutional investors understand. Q3-Q4 2025 Discord 2015 Humam Sakhnini* Communication ~$600M $15B 2025 Figma 2012 Dylan Field Design Software $600M $12.5B volume $91.5B

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GTM 131: Being CMO Under Mark Benioff of Salesforce and the Innovator’s Dilemma

Sales Hacker

Scott Barker: Yeah, I can remember that that time period and it lasted a long time, like from pre 2006 to like, at least like 2011 2012 people were still skeptical of like, [00:13:00] moving from on prem to cloud. That’s SaaS, like subscription means you have to work for your customer to earn every single renewal.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

Its focus is on helping companies handle financial routine and streamlining processes related to accounting, banks, stock, and electronic invoicing, among others. Founded : 2012. Vindi is a PCI-certified online payment platform for recurring billing. Founded : 2012. Founded : 2012. Founded : 2011.

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What were the effects on Adobe’s finances when they switched from a licence purchase to a subscription model?

SaaStr

Q: What were the effects on Adobe’s finances when they switched from a licence purchase to a subscription model? Revenue run rate grew from $4 billion in 2012 to an estimated $14 billion in 2020 (!). Adobe was essentially stagnant for the better part of the Decade before going all-in on Cloud around 2012.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Duolingo at $360,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

Billion market cap after launching back in 2012. The core product is very B2C, but the upgrade to paid has very SMB B2B metrics, and 80% of the revenue is subscription based. Duolingo has dominated online language learning, rocketing to $360m in ARR and a $3.25 And in today’s market, that’s strong performance.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Qualtrics at $800m+ in ARR

SaaStr

From $35m in revenue in 2012 to $800m in 2021, leveraging 120% NRR. While I’m super excited Qualtrics is spinning out into its own public company, the company grew subscriptions an impressive 46% last year under SAP. but the biggest reminder and take-away is you have to invest heavily in your product forever. #3.

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Best Merchant Services

Neil Patel

You want to look at what the payment processor offers in addition to credit card processing. Do they offer free POS systems, hardware, mobile payments, integrations, etc? Some merchant services even offer consulting, customer loyalty features, and invoicing tools. Payment Depot – The Best For Established Businesses.