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

Neil Patel

Hike Labs was founded in 2014, and by 2015, Pinterest had swooped in and acquired the San Francisco-based mobile publishing startup. These acquisitions, which focus more on scope than scale, accounted for 90% of tech deals in 2019 , which is a 40% increase from 2015. Sell your startup by following a quick and simple selling process.

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How going the extra mile to understand customers propelled Squire into a $750m SaaS company 

ChurnZero

That’s when it occurred to him: the process of scheduling an appointment with the barber was the same as it was 20 years ago. In a sense, it was originally more like a lead generation service, or marketplace for barbershops. The barbers still wanted cash payments too. Dave had found his niche and Squire was born.

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

SaaStock

The areas of interest are IT, mobile, consumer products and services, healthcare, cleantech, and financial services, among others. Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed. Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed. Founded: 2015. Arbor Ventures.

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Understanding the SaaS business model

ProfitWell

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. 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.

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Seed Investing Today: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t with Aileen Lee and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

We’ve been doing these SaaStr events since 2015, the SaaStr Annual. Personally, our team has been holding back a little bit. We can only process so much change, and I feel like we’ve been through three worlds since early March. Are you more excited about eCommerce? Sorry, I’ll come back to this.

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

SaaStock

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 : 2015. from 500 Durians, Kima Ventures, and others.

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Flow’s Daniel Scrivner on the brave new world of asynchronous productivity tools

Intercom, Inc.

As a self-taught designer who began his career as a freelancer, he worked his way up first at the advertising firm DDB before joining Apple’s marketing communications team and eventually becoming the Director of Design for Square, the digital payments company that went public at a valuation of $3.6 billion in 2015.