SaaStr

JANUARY 25, 2024

And 2023 was the year of the Work Out in venture. It got real in 2023, and that realness got normalized. And public SaaS stocks in many cases did really, really well in 2023. But the reality is I’m a bit more worried the venture drama in 2024 will be bigger than 2023. The drama mostly was behind us.

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SaaStr

JULY 28, 2023

So don’t look now, but things are getting a smidge better in SaaS. Goldman Sachs is now predicting the first re-acceleration in ACVs in years: And: Top Cloud and SaaS stocks are up 31% this year. Top Cloud and SaaS stocks are trading at 15x ARR or more. We’re all macro experts in SaaS now! Why not 2023?

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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 685: Why Investors Love SaaS with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and QED Partner Amias Gerety on Fintech Beat   2.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 28, 2023

Nathan Latka of Founderpath is hosting a new bootstrapper workshop track at SaaStr Annual 2023 in our Executive Briefing Center. Next Week: 13 Bootstrappers On Stage, 9 Revenue Graphs, 18 SaaS Templates, 2 Book Signings ” We’re putting our money where our mouth is. Nathan is also giving out some tickets to his base as well.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Beyond multiples, many Cloud companies faced a deluge of headwinds that impacted business fundamentals… Lengthening sales cycles Tightening customer budgets It was no surprise that SaaS IPOs came to a screeching halt. While 2022 was a gloomy year, the skies are parting in 2023. It was a record year for private equity-sponsored deals.

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Cloud Payments Software Review Payment Solutions 254

SaaStr

JULY 27, 2023

From the Founding Partners, Managing Directors and big name SaaS VCs who grace the stage. to the firms that send over a dozen of their Partners and Associates — everyone who invests in SaaS has a presence at SaaStr Annual. Get 20% OFF your tickets to SaaStr Annual 2023! → appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 27, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Irreplaceable But Toxic Employee SaaStr Annual 2023 Will Return Sept 6-8, 2023, SF Bay Area The Official Guide to SaaStr Annual 2023 Parties and Side Events! The Top 10 Worst Pieces of SaaS Advice with SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin 2.

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SaaStr

JULY 14, 2023

2023 SaaStr Annual is coming up on Sep 6-8 in the SF Bay Area , once again on our 40+ acre compass at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds. We’ll have 12,000+ of the best in SaaS and Cloud all coming together to share, scale, and learn. Want to get your brand out in front of 12,000+ of the best of the best in SaaS?

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SaaStr

MAY 2, 2023

So there’s no doubt things are a bit harder for everyone in SaaS and Cloud right now. SaaS spend is still growing. They see overall SaaS spend still growing a very healthy 18% in 2023 to almost $200 Billion Worldwide in 2023. The post Gartner: SaaS Will Still Grow 18% in 2023 to $200 Billion Worldwide.

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SaaStr

APRIL 7, 2023

We’re so excited to announce our launch speakers for SaaStr Europa 2023 in London. For 2 days, more than 75+ sessions and 100+ expert speakers will be sharing their best practices on scaling, revenue, profitability, venture and so much more. There will be over 3,500+ SaaS and Cloud professionals joining us there in person.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

1,000 SaaS CEOs, Founders, Revenue Leaders, and VCs will join us for 1.5 Braindates are 1:1 and small group networking sessions designed for you to share knowledge and network with like-minded SaaS leaders during SaaStr Europa. Straight from a SaaS CCO with Yellow.ai’s CCO with Shekar Murthy, Chief Customer Officer at Yellow.ai

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: The Next Great SaaS IPO is Officially Coming: Klaviyo The Official Guide to SaaStr Annual 2023 Parties and Side Events!! At the Top SaaS Companies, Founder-CEOs Own ~15% at IPO. UPDATED Tons of Great New Things at 2023 SaaStr Annual!

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SaaStr

JULY 18, 2023

SaaStr Annual 2023 is Sep 6-8 in the SF Bay Area! Join 12,500+ of the Best in SaaS and Cloud! Our Secrets to Scaling and Growth in an Unpredictable Market with monday.com ‘s Co-founder and Co-CEO. And how it really scaled to $700m+ ARR selling in large part to tiny SMBs. So we’re getting closer!!

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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. You need the scaled human beings to hit the plan 3-6 months from now.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 25, 2023

So we’ve been saying for a while that the back half of 2024 could be good for SaaS IPO s, we just needed a few of the break-out winners to IPO to get the engine rolling again. The SaaS IPO window really closed in late 2021 with HashiCorp as the last great one to IPO in December 2021. million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So there were barely any SaaS IPOs in 2022 or 2023. The last big SaaS IPO of the Boom Era was Hashicorp in December 2021, and after that, multiples fell off a cliff. There were basically no significant SaaS IPOs for almost 2 years, until Klaviyo (+ Instacast + ARM) all tried to reopen the market in September 2023.

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SaaStr

APRIL 27, 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. Companies waste up to 30% of their SaaS spend. The global SaaS market is massive – Gartner estimates it to be $151B+ by 2023. Google is proud to help.

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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. At Maxio , we help B2B SaaS companies unlock their next stage of growth. Vendr is forever changing how companies buy and renew SaaS. With over $1.5B With over $1.5B

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

At a super cool venue in East London, we’ll have space for 4,000 SaaS founders, VCs and execs. But London clearly will be even larger and more dynamic, as the hub of SaaS and Cloud in Europe. On September 6-8, it’s time for SaaStr Annual 2023! Everyone will learn to share and scale from the best — together.

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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! We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs NEXT WEEK June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 26, 2024

Dear SaaStr: What Are Some of the Biggest Changes for SaaS Founders and Startups in 2024? Yes, both raised more money at the very late stage, but really only needed a round or two to hit scale. Slower Growth in SaaS is Internalized. A few I’m watching: #1. A related post here. #2. For Better or Worse.

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SaaStr

JUNE 17, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of SaaS, Venture Capital, Bootstrapping, and Valuations – understanding market trends and investment patterns is critical. We’ll also examine how public markets currently influence the SaaS industry and unpack the elevated CIOs’ role in budgeting for SaaS products.

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Venture Capital Scale Technical Review Software Review 224

Tom Tunguz

JUNE 7, 2023

Why will web3 companies dress like SaaS mutton? If the current pace continues, web3 startup fundraising will fall by 73% in 2023. But web3-to-web2 sales must be the future for companies to scale. In the mid-2010s, every web1 company became a web2 company. This time it’s different.

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Blockchain SaaS Scale Cloud 259

SaaStr

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Lower interest rates lead to SaaS multiple reflation, likely during 2H’24 It’s not clear how truly tight the link is between interest rates and SaaS multiples, but the overall correlation is clear. Lower inflation and the fed lowering interest rates should lead to an expansion of SaaS multiples.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

So 2023 wasn’t a rough year for everyone. Shopify, Canva, Monday and tons of other SaaS leaders less focused on tech and startups had big years. But then in 2023 — it just plummeted. But the trend of slowing growth in 2023 wasn’t just a thing — it was an All Time Low. Albeit Only a Little Bit.

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SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2023

PST, to unveil the data behind effective scaling. It was a tough growth environment, but it feels like it’s changing in 2023. A Look Back At 2022 Performance ICONIQ Growth leverages quarterly operating and financial data from 92 enterprise SaaS companies. What are companies doing today to scale efficiently?

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Outsourcing Services Scaling Venture Capital Forecasting 161

SaaStr

AUGUST 3, 2023

link] 2023 Sep 6-8 tracking to: 53% women speakers 61% less represented speakers 80% new voices 26% CEOs 23% CROs and CMOs 27% Top VCs 104 Workshops already scheduled, spooling up! Fan Favorites are Back at 2023 SaaStr Annual!! See everyone in SF Bay soon!! Should be a great one! Will be great! And so, so much more!

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AI Acquisition Startup Scaling 189

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

So the IPO market sort of, kind of, reopened a bit in 2023 — after being closed for 2 years for the most part. No on else really followed them in tech, and in the end, 2023 will still end with an IPO Whimper, low public multiples, and limited liquidity for Unicorns. But for purposes of IPOs, tech multiples, etc. We’ll see.

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Cloud SaaS Enterprise Branding 289

SaaStr

MAY 26, 2023

From the Founding Partners, Managing Directors, and big-name global SaaS VCs — everyone who invests in SaaS has a presence at SaaStr Europa. And make sure you have your team’s tickets to SaaStr Europa 2023 — you can’t meet the VCs if you’re not attending. Then get ready to network!

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Investment Innovation Cloud Technology 203

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. Trustero aims to be the trust clearing house for SaaS businesses, replacing the need for a traditional approach to compliance through 3rd party consultancy.

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Scale Banking compliance Forecasting 202

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

So there’s a question I’ve had for some time in SaaS: does high NRR really equal higher growth? Yes, most of the best in SaaS have high NRR, at least once they are public. SaaS Capital asked this question among some other great ones of 1,500 private SaaS companies here. This wasn’t obvious to me.

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Startup SaaS SMB Banking 259

SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 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! We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events.

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GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Azure AWS Enterprise readiness 201

SaaStr

JANUARY 19, 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! We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! Vendr is forever changing how companies buy and renew SaaS.

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Sales Hiring Scale Cloud Churn 223

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! We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! Embed white-labeled dashboards in your SaaS application or portal.

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Scale Technical Review Software Review Machine Learning 224

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 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 ! Grab tickets here. appeared first on SaaStr.

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Cloud spend optimization AWS Scale compliance 217

SaaStr

OCTOBER 20, 2022

One thing that is clear is that public SaaS and Cloud stock prices are way down. They aren’t perfect, but given how many CIOs they interview — over 2,200 for this survey — they’re one of my favorite sources for what’s happening in 2023. But SaaS spending is still growing. But is spending?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

SaaS products and services like Pilot track the finances of 1,000s of SaaS and other startup so they’re an interesting source of hard data. They typically give them just enough to see if it will work, and the startup grows and scales to the next stage. So many were able to cut the burn and stretch their cash through 2023.

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