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5 Interesting Learnings From Slack. As It Gets Ready to IPO.

SaaStr

You can see our fun video with Stewart Butterfield from SaaStr Annual 2015 where he said they’d never have a direct sales force. million funded by Slack and the balance funded by the venture capital funds who partner with Slack Fund.” But also — Slack has gone Enterprise. Way Enterprise. It took a little while.

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We Haven’t Hit Peak SaaS

Hitenism

Optimizely CEO Dan Siroker wrote in this Quora post : “This was a journey we committed to back in August 2015 to put us on a path to sustained growth and profitability without additional venture capital. Use venture capital to scale an inside sales team and dial for dollars to gain market share.

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Subscription Rockstars: How HubSpot Went From Zero to $500+ Million in Annual Revenue

Chargify

Welcome to the Subscription Rockstars series! And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth. Venture capital allowed HubSpot to prioritize expansion over profitability, helping them achieve explosive growth. . Image source).

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ChurnZero Raises $7M in Series A Funding Round

ChurnZero

The ChurnZero solution helps subscription businesses fight customer churn, expand their current accounts, increase product adoption and optimize the overall customer experience. “At About ChurnZero ChurnZero helps subscription businesses fight customer churn. For more information, visit churnzero.net.

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Understanding the SaaS business model

ProfitWell

SaaS, or software as a service, is a delivery model in which a centrally hosted software is licensed to customers via a subscription plan. Recurring payments. Recurring payments take the form of monthly recurring revenue, otherwise known as MRR. What is the SaaS business model.

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Big news for BlueJeans

ProfitWell

The profitable company has, in the past, raised $175 million in venture capital from firms including Accel Partners and Battery Ventures and was valued at $700 million back in 2015. This series is a Recur Studios production—the fastest-growing subscription network out there. Here’s to you, team.

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Is it time for tiers?

ProfitWell

And Rent the Runway adds a new membership option to amp up its presence in the subscription clothing space. Listen wherever you get podcasts: Your top subscription news. We’ve had our eyes on Rent the Runway on the show before , as one of the more popular clothing subscriptions out there. The competitive side.