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5 Interesting Learnings from Shopify at $5 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

Few SaaS leaders have gone through more post-pandemic change than Shopify and Zoom. Zoom came out of 2020-2021 with SMBs no longer growing, but a huge boost in the enterprise. SaaS growth slowed to 10% year-over-year, down from a peak overall growth of almost 100% (!) But Shopify is less and less a SaaS company because of it.

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19 SaaS Predictions For 2021 and Beyond

OpenView Labs

Every year we ask the OpenView network to weigh in, and this time around many folks unsurprisingly made predictions around a trend most of us in SaaS had to adapt to (and, to be honest, are still figuring out) in 2020: remote work. SaaS companies will evolve their products and messaging to support a fluid hybrid working model—office/home.

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3 Tips to Accelerate You to $100M ARR and Beyond with Payrix Director, Marketing Katie Wickham and Bob Butler, Payrix Chief Commercial Officer (Video)

SaaStr

An ICP aligns your product, sales, marketing, service, and executive teams to all focus on your highest-value accounts. Brex then scaled its payments business quickly. Then, it built an entire ecosystem around it, soon launching Shopify payments, an embedded payment tool that quickly became the largest piece of the business.

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2021 Financial & Operating Benchmarks: How to Become One of the ‘Haves’ of SaaS

OpenView Labs

In 2021 the ‘ Rule of 40’ died, according to our latest 2021 Financial & Operating Benchmarks report that launched last week. . And there’s more and more bifurcation between the ‘haves’ – the fast growers – and the ‘have nots’ of SaaS than ever before. Today growth appears to be all that matters.

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Growth Analytics Tools for SaaS: What to Use in 2021

Baremetrics

This article covers why growth analytics are important and the best tools to use in 2021. Baremetrics Baremetrics is a subscription analytics platform that primarily serves SaaS and subscription companies. However, Google Analytics offers 24-hour support in its premium package for interested brands. Table of Contents.

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Cyber Monday Saas Deals 2021 | Best CM Saas Deals Listed(Massive Discounts)

How To Buy Saas

Cyber Monday Saas Deals 2021: As you know November is flying by and the first cyber Monday discount of the year will be soon here! Cyber Monday Saas Deals2021 is the opportune opportunity to buy SaaS-based services because most companies are offering attractive discounts. Best List For Cyber Monday Saas Deals.

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Here’s Who’s Hiring a VP of Sales in January

SaaStr

Take heart, with the stock market still performing well into 2021 and vaccines beginning distribution across the United States, things are looking up. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) January 4, 2021. Add all of these considerations to an already competitive job market, and the search may seem insurmountable.