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Cloud and SaaS Are Up 1000%, Now Worth $2 Trillion

SaaStr

We’ve used various bits of the BVP Nasdaq Index and metrics since they launched a few years ago to highlight trends in SaaS and Cloud. This week even after a pullback, public SaaS and Cloud companies are up an eve 1000% (!) since 2013. SaaS and Cloud are up +1000% since 2013. But does it even matter?

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Cloud Wars, Company Wars, and Innovating Through Change

Andreessen Horowitz

As is the case with Dell Technologies, one of the largest tech companies — which went private 2012-2013 and then also pulled off one of the most epic mergers of all time with Dell + EMC + VMWare 2015-2016 (and which we wrote about here at the time).

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The SaaS Year of Hell. And Then – Reignition.

SaaStr

I wrote an early SaaStr post way back in 2013 on my “Year of Hell” as a SaaS CEO in 2008. In 2013, we were just 2 years removed from the real recovery from ’08-’09. You can basically see it here in our Google Trends: The strange thing to me isn’t that almost everyone has a Year of Hell.

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What is Docker? Docker containers explained

IT World

While containers as a concept have been around for some time, Docker, an open source project launched in 2013, helped popularize the technology, and has helped drive the trend towards containerization and microservices in software development that has come to be known as cloud-native development.

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What is a good SaaS Churn Rate?

Sixteen Ventures

Read on to learn the answer… As a consultant to SaaS and Cloud providers that are looking to grow, I get asked what an acceptable SaaS churn rate is all the time. This article was originally written in 2013 and has been updated several times over the years. The lessons are accurate even in 2020. Is 5% Monthly Churn Good?

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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

ABOUT IN THE VAULT “In the Vault” is a new audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in financial services to explore key trends impacting the industry and the pressing innovations that will shape our future. Think about the ascendancy of the cloud in terms of technology environments.

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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

From Facebook to Microsoft, there is a massive trend to seek out tiny teams of five or less, buy them, and use the technology and talent to gain a competitive edge. Micro Startup Acquisition Trends. The startup built a cloud-based office procurement system that helps customers streamline supplier management. Empire Flippers.