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5 Predictions for 2021

Tom Tunguz

Here are my predictions for 2021. 2020 becomes the decade of data. The 2020s will be the era of data companies boosting massive markets. 2021 could be even better, particularly since fundraising momentum is now a global phenomenon. Every year, I make a list of predictions and score last year’s predictions.

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What It Takes to Really Raise Capital in 2021 with Point Nine Capital

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Christoph Janz, Founding Partner at Point 9 Capital , gives us his data-backed insight into what investors are looking for in the year ahead. . The Evolution of SaaS Funding From 2016 to 2021. 2021: $300K – $1M. 2021: $2.5M – $4.5M. 2021(ARR): $0 – $600K. 2021: $2M – $5M.

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SaaS Rule of 40 Drivers Using KeyBanc’s 2021 SaaS Survey

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” Fortunately, the always excellent KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM) 2021 SaaS Survey – which covers over 350 private SaaS companies across various stages and categories – provides a very rich data set to work from. What Is The SaaS “Rule of 40”? Is The “Rule of 40” Still Relevant?

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30+ Incredible New Speakers for 2021 SaaStr Annual

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Kazuki Ota, CEO @Treasure Data. Grab 30% off the best passes here: The post 30+ Incredible New Speakers for 2021 SaaStr Annual appeared first on SaaStr. Zeb Evans, Founder & CEO, ClickUp. Tom Clayton, CRO @ Bill.com. Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad. Tolithia Kornweibel, Chief Revenue Officer @Gusto. Aaron Levie, CEO @Box.

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The Beauty and Brains of Actionable Data: How to Go From Concept to Reality

Speaker: Dr. Joe Perez, Senior Systems Analyst at NC Dept. of Health & Human Services, and Chief Technology Officer at SolonTek

Do you have the vision to combine beauty with brains, thereby driving decisions with data? What value do you see in your data? Joe Perez will go over the five "Stages of the Spectrum" in action while discovering the difference between impact and influence, and how that difference plays into making data actionable.

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Crunchbase: Early Stage Investment Doubled in 2021. But The # of Companies Funded Only Went Up 25%.

SaaStr

Everyone has slightly different data, but it helps answer a seeming conflict in the VC markets: Massive amounts of funding have flowed into startups … and yet … Why doesn’t it seem easier to raise seed funding for many startups? So net net: Global VC investment doubled in 2021 from 2020, from $335B to $643B; and.

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Top 10 SaaStr Podcasts of 2021: MongoDB, Hubspot, Square, Zuora, and More!

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Today, to wrap up the year, we’ve got the Top 10 episodes of 2021! SaaStr 415: Fighting Churn with Data featuring, Carl Gold, Chief Data Scientist @ Zuora. The post Top 10 SaaStr Podcasts of 2021: MongoDB, Hubspot, Square, Zuora, and More! You can catch up on those here and here.) appeared first on SaaStr.

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Storytelling: The Secret Weapon to Turning Your Data into Meaning

Speaker: Nils Davis, Principal, NPD Associates

Storytelling is critical for turning data into meaning - your data (hopefully) helps you tell a story, that you can use for influence, persuasion, or simply decision-making. February 25, 2021 at 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST, 7:00 pm GMT. Storytelling is a way to keep everyone focused on the customer and their needs.

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Are You Ready For Predictive Analytics?

Speaker: Anita Lauper Wood, Product Strategist

Having insights about people, such as understanding purchase intent or pinpointing future inventory needs, gives products the ability to leverage that data and provide significant added value. How to de-risk predictive analytics such as how to avoid a lawsuit that might come out of bias in data and algorithms.

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Your Team's Pragmatic Guide to Security

Speaker: Naresh Soni, CTO, Tsunami XR

The pandemic has led to new data vulnerabilities, and therefore new cyber security threats. What methods and architectures you should consider to proactively protect your data. Tuesday February 16th, 2021 at 9:30AM PST, 12:30PM EST, 5:30PM GMT As technology leaders, it's time to rethink some of your product security strategy.

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Best Practices for Creating Long-Lasting and Continuous Discovery Habits

Speaker: Teresa Torres, Internationally Acclaimed Author, Speaker, and Coach at ProductTalk.org

Data shows that the best product teams are shifting from this mindset to a continuous one. June 24, 2021 at 12:30 pm PDT, 3:30 pm EDT, 8:30 pm BST. As a result, many of us are still stuck in a project-world rut: research, usability testing, engineering, and a/b testing, ad nauseam.

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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q2 2021

In our 24-criterion evaluation of B2B marketing data providers, we identified the 11 most significant vendors — Data Axle, Dun & Bradstreet, Enlyft, Global Database, InsideView, Leadspace, Oracle, SMARTe, Spiceworks Ziff Davis, TechTarget, and ZoomInfo Technologies — and researched, analyzed, and scored them.

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10 Keys to AI Success in 2021

In our 10 Keys to AI Success in 2021 eBook, we draw from the engaging conversations we’ve had with guests on our More Intelligent Tomorrow podcast series to show how organizations are overcoming hurdles and realizing the enormous rewards that AI can bring to any organization. How MLOps streamlines machine learning from data to value.

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How To Design Your Next Roadmap with Data-Driven Pit Stops Masterclass

Speaker: Sonia Singhal, Product Manager at eBay

These days, a simple A/B test can seem to incorporate the whole alphabet, and making a decision from that data isn't as easy as A, B, C either. How can we shorten the time it takes to do the tests while gaining larger amounts of data? Are we even gaining any new insight into the data we are receiving?

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Everyday Behavioral Science and Web Design for Marketers

Speaker: Brian Massey, Founder of Conversion Sciences LLC

Brian Massey will show you how data gathering during design will ensure your campaigns have high conversion rates and fast ROI on your spend. In Brian’s session, you’ll learn: How a data-driven landing page is crafted. How to make design and copy decisions with data. Data you already have but aren't using.