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Clouded Judgement 2.29.24 - Shades of 2021

Clouded Judgement

Subscribe now Shades of 2021 in Venture Markets Private markets are really starting to heat up, and I’m starting to see shades of 2021. ” I heard that a lot in 2021, and unfortunately not many call options hit… It’s hard to invest at 100x ARR and exit at 10x and make a return VCs aim for.

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SaaStr Annual 2021 Prices GO UP on Tuesday!!

SaaStr

Dreamforce is back as well, and things are going to be great in IRL SaaS for 2021! We’re doing our traditional, final best pricing for tickets over this Memorial Day weekend! This is the best pricing we’ll ever have!! And prices go up on Tuesday!! And prices go up on Tuesday!! 5,000+ attendees.

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2021 SaaS Survey – Part 2

For Entrepreneurs with David Skok

This is the second part of the 2021 SaaS Survey that we conduct in partnership with KBCM. This post contains the following sections: CAC Ratios and CAC Payback Contracting and Pricing Operations and Cost Structure Valuation, Capital Efficiency and Exit Expectations Top Quartile.

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Dear SaaStr: Why Did Loom Have a $1.53 Billion Valuation in 2021 and But Is Now Being Acquired by Atlassian for $975 Million?

SaaStr

billion Valuation in May 2021 and But Is Now Being Acquired by Atlassian for $975 Million? Great outcomes, but at lower than the peak 2021 prices. Valuations were much, much higher in 2021 than they are today. So high, in fact, that many acquirers will basically ignore those 2021 valuations, more or less.

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Fenwick: Down Rounds Aren’t Really Happening Much. But Later Stage Prices Have Fallen Quite a Bit.

SaaStr

Series B and later prices are down across the board from their peaks in 2021 and Q1’22, down 30% or more. Fenwick’s blended numbers see overall Series B and later round pricing down about 30%. #3. But overall, valuations and prices post-Series A still remain way ahead of where they were up until 2018.

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Here’s Who You’ll Meet at SaaStr Annual 2021

SaaStr

Only one week left to avoid Late Bird pricing, SaaStr fans! Last chance to grab a discounted pass before all Annual ticket prices increase on Sept 1. Time’s almost up to register for the 7th SaaStr Annual , Sept 27-29 before prices increase to their final rate. (ps, Ticket promotion valid on new ticket purchases only.

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It Was an IPO-a-Day in 2021. We’ve Never Seen That Before

SaaStr

The Wall Street Journal had a great summary of IPOs in 2021 and before. Much as Unicorn creation more than doubled in 2021, so did IPOs: There’s a lot you can read into this: * First, it’s good IPOs grew as quickly as Unicorns were minted , more or less. So it’s good to see this growth in IPOs in 2021.

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