OpenView Labs

APRIL 22, 2020

There has never been a better time to test innovative pricing and monetization models to outmaneuver slow or legacy competitors. This post will guide you through 10 innovative pricing plays you should consider along with high-profile examples of companies who are testing them. Stewart Butterfield (@stewart) March 26, 2020.

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Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

Instead you should focus on Natural Rate of Growth (NRG) to determine the percentage of recurring organic revenue. This metric is a strong future revenue indicator. This innovative software tool is a proven and tested customer engagement booster. Best For: Online Payment Processing. The numbers say it all.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

We’ve invested in over 300 companies at Salesforce Ventures and have partnered with both of you closely and it’s been amazing to see this story up close and personal over the years. Matt Garratt: If you just look at Vlocity and nCino, amazing businesses. Grew to over a hundred million dollars in revenue in five years.

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SaaStr

JULY 9, 2019

I’m probably the most hated person in the room right now, but please indulge me. Giraffe is a mobile job matching platform that helps medium skilled workers get access to opportunities and helps businesses to recruit staff faster, and easier, and more affordably than any other way. I’ll go easy on you.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 13, 2020

SaaS companies have transformed the way global businesses work. Ever since its inception in the 1960s, SaaS has evolved from a mere time-sharing system to innovative and efficient applications that can be accessed on multiple computers. See here how we architected a cutting edge Customer Success platform. Source: Survey Sparrow.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 25, 2022

Encouraged by the success and importance of SaaS, Australia has actively adopted the cloud ecosystem and founded brilliant SaaS-driven companies and platforms. BugHerd provides top-notch services for bug tracking and website feedback. Canva is a cloud-driven platform for creating graphic presentations. Culture Amp. EarlyBirds.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) set out in 2014 to provide a framework to attain consistency in financial reporting, improve comparative analysis and reporting, and simplify the drafting of financial statements. The ASC 606 outlines a five-step model for revenue recognition.

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SaaStr

MAY 9, 2019

If your payment system works, you’re not going to rip it out. It’s a great way to essentially build a brand as being an innovative tech company that you can then use to sell to larger customers later. We were always extremely transparent about our cash in hand, our months of runway, our traffic, our revenue.

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SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

Ceyuan Ventures is an early stage VC firm investing in emerging growth and IT businesses. Ceyuan Ventures selects entrepreneurs who show promise in crafting leading technologies, backed by powerful teams and innovation. DST Global is a global investor in growth internet businesses, founded in 2009 by Yuri Milner. Founded: 2004.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

If you look back on February 5th, 2019, which was the SaaStr Annual, hopefully many of you were there in person, we gave the state of the cloud presentation and talked about the power of the industry, and the power that’s been building in terms of market capitalization of just the public cloud companies and what they show.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

After four months of an unprecedented global crisis, SaaS companies are bouncing back while product led growth businesses are trading at almost 2x higher revenue multiples they started with. About half of respondents, evenly distributed across size or industry, were offering temporary relief on payment terms.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 6, 2018

Increased product personalization — This can lead to a stickier product with more invested, engaged users. Undoubtedly, Spotify’s array of personalized playlists (especially Discover Weekly) keep people subscribed. Average Revenue Per Account (ARPA). ARPA is the lifeblood of any subscription business. Gross Margin.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 13, 2019

I think the key thing that I had realized after several years in Her Majesty’s United Kingdom, it really centers on the fact that a lot of the technology that I was seeing was really, a lot of the innovation was happening in the Bay area. And then helping being able to drive innovation across the company.

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SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

Today at Talkdesk, we had a lot of our kind of big momentum starting in 2014-2015. Those customers are some of our most powerful references because we get to bring them in and they tell the story not only of what it’s been like to work with Talkdesk over many years, but they also get to tell our innovation story for us.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

A report from Bain & Company predicted that “Indian SaaS companies will reach $30 billion in revenue by the year 2025”. The company aims at providing a single platform for automated marketing, sales, and other services. Agile CRM offers lead generation, contact management, and integrated telephony services. Facilio Inc.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2022

Look at Snowflake and GitLab and ZoomInfo, growing almost 60% at a billion in revenue. I’ll tell you, of all the founders I’m impressed with, I’m most impressed with founders that I meet and I’m like, “How you doing”, “Well, I’m at 2 million in revenue and I’m going to grow 2.5

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

About: 360Learning is a corporate learning management platform. AB Tasty is a cloud-based platform that offers businesses easy-to-use tools for A/B testing, personalization, and user engagement. About: AirCall is yet another example of a successful SaaS Company serving customers since 2014. 360Learning.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Notey Labs create digital solutions to help companies handle international online space. Ultrasite is a global website builder, Chinafy is a tool for making websites China-compatible, and Connect is their collaborative content management platform for brands. Founded : 2014. Founded : 2014. Founded : 2011.

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Sixteen Ventures

DECEMBER 31, 2019

years since I first published this guide, way back in 2014, Customer Success has evolved dramatically. What I called the “Definite Guide to Customer Success” way back in 2014 is getting far more definitive for 2020 as I incorporate what I learned over the last year. Sales Process Engagement. Your Recurring Revenue.

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Panintelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Our own SaaS originated as an internal solution for a leading payment gateway provider. It’s our hope that this series not only informs Fintech SaaS founders, but inspires the tidal wave of innovation that's on the horizon. Fintech SaaS growth rates Fintech revenues are projected to increase sixfold by the decade’s end, reaching $1.5

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 28, 2022

Adaptive Shield is a SaaS company that offers a security posture management platform that is used to help organizations manage and secure their cloud services. Adaptive Shield provides enterprises with a continuous, automated platform and a built-in knowledge base to provide true native SaaS security. Founded in: 2014.

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