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Navan Files for IPO: The Opening of B2B IPO Floodgates?

SaaStr

The Navan Story: From Pandemic Pivot to IPO Ready Founded in 2015 by Israeli entrepreneurs Ariel Cohen and Ilan Twig, Navan has evolved from a corporate travel booking platform into a comprehensive spend management powerhouse. When COVID-19 decimated business travel in 2020, Navan could have become another casualty.

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State of the Cloud 2023 with Bessemer Venture Partners (Video + Podcast)

SaaStr

SVB collapsed, market multiples are down, yet the IPO window is re-opening, and we have a platform shift to AI that’s exciting everybody. At the peak of bull market exuberance at the end of 2021, a 1% improvement in revenue growth had the same impact on valuations as a 6% improvement in free cash flow margin. Let’s find out.

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Generating growth: Insights from a former software company CRO | Episode 37

Payrix

No one knows this better (or more intimately) than a software company Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Adam Tesan, CRO at Worldpay for Platforms, is a seasoned executive leader with decades of experience in sales, marketing, and revenue in the software space. It was an Embedded Finance play starting with payments. [It

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How to achieve 2,500% revenue growth: 5 lessons from Paddle’s Ed Fry

Intercom, Inc.

But those three things are what got Starbucks its first profitable coffee shop in Seattle, not what allowed that shop to morph into an $80 billion business with 30,000 cafes around the world. In Paddle’s case, they optimize for the five stars of growth : Monetization: Optimize the pricing. That kind of growth? Salesforce?

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Annual Contracts: Maybe Not All They Are Cracked Up To Be

SaaStr

— Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) September 4, 2020. bills, “payment terms”, and often, repeated follow-up. Most start-ups don’t have a good enough finance person or firm to be good at collections. But getting paid in a simple ACH or credit card payment each month can be magical. Is it worth it?

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Six Lessons on How to Build a Platform that Fuels an Ecosystem with Plaid (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Companies that have access to more accurate financial data have the ability to develop seamless exchanges of information, providing consumers with improved ways to manage their finances. Enter the platform company. Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020. So, 90 new people coming on and figuring out how to do that integration.

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Hear From These Amazing Speakers at SaaStr Annual 2020

SaaStr

Well, not QUITE yet but if you’re already planning your trip to SaaStr Annual 2020, here is our initial speaker lineup. Prior to this, she was a Director at Apple where she led Worldwide Payments and Financing Programs for Online Stores. We’re back in San Jose! We can’t wait to see you in San Jose!