Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

So far in the first month of the year, AWS year-over-year revenue growth is in the mid-teens. in revenue, GCP is at -7%, not far off breakeven, but a long way from AWS’ 30% profit margins. Amazon: We expect [customer] optimization efforts will continue to be a headwind to AWS growth in at least the next couple of quarters. So

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

While 2022 was a gloomy year, the skies are parting in 2023. A lot of the uncertainty of 2022 stemmed from changing macro conditions, and now 2023 is seeing more stabilization. A 1% improvement in revenue growth today has the same impact on valuations as a 2% improvement in free cash flow margin.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 16, 2023

We are proud that the 2022 SaaStr Annual featured a combined 60% women and multicultural speakers and have had over 60% women and multicultural speakers at each SaaStr Annual since 2018, and we hope to do even better in 2023! These VIP passes include full access to 2023 SaaStr Annual and/or 2023 SaaStr Europa. Apply Now!!

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SaaStr

AUGUST 17, 2023

We’re getting one of the most popular guests, Jameson Yung, SVP Sales at Gong together with Sam Blond to do it LIVE with tons of time for Q+A and deep dives at SaaStr Annual 2023 in SF Bay Area Sep 6-8 !! That’s a lot of revenue learning! Yes, it’s CRO Confidential LIVE at SaaStr Annual!! appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Official Guide to SaaStr Annual 2023 Parties and Side Events!! Tons of Great New Things at 2023 SaaStr Annual! SaaStr 684: A Deep Dive Into G2, The Power Of AI, Going Multi-Product, And The 2023 Ecosystem     3.

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SaaStr

MAY 19, 2023

So 2023 is a unique time in venture fundraising. What public (and private) SaaS companies are valued at as a multiple of revenue. Let me just share 10 Simple Suggestions on How to Make Fundraising a Smidge More Successful in 2023: #1. Don’t count deals that haven’t closed as revenue. And really worst of all is multiples.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

That’s not just pretty epic growth at almost $7 Billion in revenue, it’s one heck of a comeback. ▶️ Radically more efficient, $600m+ adj operating income run-rate ▶️ 29% of biz from enterprise (Plus) — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin  (@jasonlk) October 10, 2023 5 Interesting Learnings: #1. A tough transition.

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SaaStr

JULY 20, 2023

We’re less than 60 days out to 2023 SaaStrAnnual.com ! Realistically, any CEO or VP at a post-revenue start-up can afford to come to Annual. The post 2 Great Ways to Come to 2023 SaaStr Annual — For Free! We’ll bring together 12,000 of the top Cloud executives, VCs and more together Sep 6-8 in Silicon Valley!!

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SaaStr

JULY 12, 2023

Its 2023 SaaStr Annual, Sep 6-8, in SF Bay Area!! 2023 SaaStr Annual. The post Join 100+ Top CROs and CMOs in SaaS at SaaStr Annual 2023!! We’re getting closer!! Want to learn from and meet top CROs? Learn to Scale with The Best. And grab 20% OFF the final tickets here: See You There! appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

JUNE 26, 2023

Some examples: HubSpot gets 54% of its revenue from outside the U.S. Asana gets 39% of its revenue from outside the U.S. Monday gets 47% of its revenue from outside the U.S. Zendesk gets 49% of its revenue from outside the U.S., The top quartile have 28% of their revenue from EMEA/Europa, and the median is 19%.

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SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2023

In June 2023, we’re heading back to London for SaaStr Europa and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of the companies that will be there with us! Outreach is the only company to offer sales engagement, revenue intelligence, and revenue operations functionalities in a unified platform. Grab tickets here.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 6, 2023

So how are the top SaaS and Cloud companies doing in 2023? For years we saw growth rates increase, but in 2023, the average growth rate for a Cloud 100 company – the 100 best private companies in the world – has been nearly halved. Bessemer’s latest Cloud 100 answers the question. But They’re Much More Profitable.

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SaaStr

JUNE 22, 2023

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. At Rattle , we are redefining the way revenue teams and leaders interact with their go-to-market systems! Update your revenue data from anywhere, all within Slack or MS Teams.

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SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2023

In celebration of International Women’s Day , we’re setting aside 1,500 no-cost VIP tickets to SaaStr events in 2023, including SaaStr Europa in London this June, and SaaStr Annual in the Bay Area this September. Apply here to the SaaStr Europa program or apply here to the SaaStr Annual program.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 1, 2022

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. Zomentum’s revolutionary end-to-end Revenue Platform enables both Partners and SaaS vendors to earn, grow, and manage revenue quickly and cost-effectively.

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SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2023

In June 2023, we’re heading back to London for SaaStr Europa and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of the companies that will be there with us! Hook accurately predicts revenue growth from your customers. We use data science to identify your highest-value customers, how to keep them and maximize revenue.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We are excited to share the release of three new groundbreaking features designed to turbocharge your subscription revenue! They also complement several other subscription focused capabilities we have released over 2023. The post Q3 2023 FastSpring Feature Release: Achieving Subscription Growth, Faster appeared first on FastSpring.

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SaaStr

JULY 27, 2023

Founders of 2023 ask themselves, “What does it take to raise money right now in this uncertain market environment?” 2023 is a bit more cautious and awkward. You can see how the market builds up until Q4 of 2021 with almost $63B of cash raised, and then fell to around $43B raised in Q1 of 2022 and $10B in Q1 of 2023. 1M revenue.

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SaaStr

MARCH 6, 2023

If you aren’t doing outbound, you’re probably leaving from 10%-50% of the revenue you could be getting behind. The post 71% of You Are Doing More Outbound in 2023. And watch if a few percent of them don’t at least open it. And look at the prior survey below. Often, A Lot More. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 1, 2023

Just a few of the new additions for 2023: New!! Come join AMAs and deep dives in the Container Park with some of the top revenue leaders in SaaS and Cloud. The post Tons of Great New Things at 2023 SaaStr Annual! We’re again sprawling out across our 40 acre campus in San Mateo, halfway between Palo Alto and San Francisco.

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SaaStr

JUNE 26, 2023

Ok we’re in full swing for 2023 SaaStr Annual now that Europa is behind us and it’s going to be out biggest, best Annual ever! The post A Sneak Peak at 2023 SaaStr Annual’s First 100 Speakers. It’s back again in the SF Bay Area Sep 6-8 again on our sprawling 40+ Acre, 10+ Stage campus. See everyone there.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Given the massive downturn that started 18 months ago, many SaaS founders are nervous about what it takes to raise capital in SaaS in 2023 / 2024. Christoph Janz, General Partner of Point Nine Capital, shares what it takes to raise capital in SaaS, overall investment activity in 2023, and how to develop a convincing AI strategy.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

1,000 SaaS CEOs, Founders, Revenue Leaders, and VCs will join us for 1.5 The post Braindates Are Open for SaaStr APAC 2023! days of tactical content, networking, and epic evening events when the Cloud comes to Singapore. If you haven’t already, sign up here for tickets before we sell out. Happy Brain-dating! See you at SaaStr APAC.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 23, 2023

The transcript highlights the major trends in software of 2023. Spending Won’t Ramp Again Until Optimization Stops in about a Year Customers are optimizing their cloud spend in 2023. Azure ML revenue alone has increased more than 100 percent for five quarters in a row 4. Yesterday, Microsoft announced earnings.

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SaaStr

JULY 14, 2023

Q: How Do You Think The Founder Playbook Has Changed For Bootstrapped Founders In 2023? “The In 2023, those people just want to work for a good CEO in a good company that pays well and get rid of the overfunded unicorn stress. One audience member generates recurring software revenue and non-recurring professional services 50/50.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. Its payment operations platform (PayOps) helps software companies gain the advantages of embedded payments, including increased revenue and more control of the merchant experience.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In June 2023, we’re heading back to London for SaaStr Europa and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of the companies that will be there with us! Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Grab tickets here. .

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. Which means better customer relationships, more data, and new sources of revenue. Join these incredible companies to experience all the value of SaaStr! appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In February 2023, we’re heading to Singapore for our first APAC event and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of the companies that will be there with us! We’ll see 1,000+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs February 22-23 at SaaStr APAC 2023 ! At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events.

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SaaStr

MAY 26, 2023

Open exclusively to attending post-revenue Founders and CEOs, our SaaStr Europa Meet a VC program matches our attendees with top-tier VCs. And make sure you have your team’s tickets to SaaStr Europa 2023 — you can’t meet the VCs if you’re not attending. We’ll see you soon at SaaStr Europa 2023!

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SaaStr

MAY 25, 2023

So ChartMogul pulled together some nice data and statistics across its 2,100 SaaS customers and users for its 2023 Benchmarks report here. But They Did Rebound A Smidge in 2023. The crazy growth of the 2020-2021 period peaked in Q1’21, and then just started falling right after that. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

MAY 22, 2023

The post The Final Speaker List for 2023 SaaStr Europa in London 6-7 June is LIVE!! And we’ll have a ton more Braindates and Workshops still to come last minute to sign-up for! See you there! Take a look at the full agenda here and grab 20% off the final tickets with the link above! appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. UserGems helps sales and marketing teams achieve their aggressive revenue targets with less stress and more qualified pipeline. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 29, 2022

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. The post Thanks to Maxio, Merge, Orum, SalesIntel, and Vendr for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2023! Join these incredible companies to experience all the value of SaaStr!

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SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2023

SaaStr events couldn’t happen without our partners, and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2023. Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

JUNE 17, 2023

In this post, we’ll share the learnings from SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin’s frontline analysis of the current state of the market in 2023, and distill down into why we’re now in the era of efficient growth in SaaS. Innovation is often born out of necessity – this couldn’t be truer than in 2023.

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