OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Horizontal SaaS companies were the first to debut because the market for basic administrative functions was broad, the R&D work was light, and the demand for cloud-based services was limited to basic functions. These factors resonated well with the investment theses of venture capital firms.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 25, 2020

Todd ( @tolson ) is Co-founder and CEO of Pendo.io , a product cloud that helps product teams deliver software customers love. A three-time entrepreneur, Todd teamed up with fellow product leaders and technologists from Red Hat, Cisco, and Google to launch Pendo in October 2013. Todd Olson, Pendo.io

Scale 69

Scale Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 69

SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

I mean, it’s what you see on the BBP cloud on the left. Aileen Lee: But I think, yeah, for … I mean, the cloud index is not even post-revenue. When you look at Main Street versus the cloud index, what are you excited about today? The ones that have accelerated since March. They’re on fire. Jason Lemkin: Yes.

Investment 159

Investment Technical Review Part-Time VPE Development Team Review 159

Point Nine Land

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Salesforce was less than a decade old and cloud computing was still considered an emerging technology. Rian and I were astute enough to know that the cloud was going to be this transformative technology wave that was going to impact all sorts of industries,” said Jack. “We Again, this was 2007.

Technical Review 40

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Outseta

MAY 8, 2020

Perhaps best of all, the advent of cloud computing has made the barrier to entry in this field lower than ever before. I’ve been working remotely since 2013, when I walked into the office of the best boss I’ve ever had and asked for permission to work remotely.

Part-Time VPE 102

Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 102

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Founded : 2013. It is a cloud-based platform that offers the services of Asia’s top AI assistant for hotel staff – Gaia. It provides smart hardware self-development and cloud service. Founded : 2013. Mobingi integrates server deployment, scaling and application lifecycle automation through its cloud solution.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Methods 225

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

And if the TAM isn’t big enough, you’re much better off saying, okay, let’s either recognize there’s going to be a tiny little business and not raise venture capital or build a large organization around it, or scrap the idea and go after something that’s different. This is where the cloud meets.

Scale 190

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Sales Recruiting 190

ProfitWell

JULY 15, 2019

Bundled service providers like AOL have phased out and cloud-based subscription services are enjoying their time in the sun. In May 2013, Flickr moved almost completely to an ad-supported model. Flickr in 2013. They had recently saved on server costs by switching to the cloud. Boom and bust: 2006-2017.

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Pricing Business Model Cloud Venture Capital 41

Point Nine Land

JANUARY 30, 2019

Providing a “cloud based” service was really challenging in terms of infrastructure, and the first SaaS startups had to hire large engineering teams dedicated to this aspect only. It was clearly a huge barrier to entry as not every startup could build and maintain such infrastructure (capital intensive + scarcity of talents).

AI Search 70

AI Search AI B2B Software 70