FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“This is everyday for me, so I love talking about it,” says Carl Hargreaves about mergers and acquisitions. As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains.

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The SaaS Garage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

riskmethods’ cloud-based software identifies, analyzes and helps mitigate all types of supply chain risk, including monitoring sustainability practices and ESG compliance in the supply chain. The planned acquisition of riskmethods further demonstrates our commitment to helping Sphera expand their operational ESG solutions.”

Artificial Intelligence 52

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Aside from compliance efforts, not much. Multiples influence acquisition prices and valuations in the private markets. Multiples influence acquisition prices and valuations in the private markets. When acquirers consider an acquisition, they evaluate a comparable company data set, also called a comp sheet.

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SaaSHolic

MAY 12, 2023

For startups, the speaker suggests focusing on how AI can drive customer acquisition and go-to-market strategy, while for large companies, creating a vision for AI is important, as well as focusing on infrastructure and skillsets and reshaping governance to deal with security and compliance issues.

Artificial Intelligence 52

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Prep and Outreach The lender universe is large and ever-evolving, as evidenced by the acquisitions of both SVB and First Republic earlier this year. OUR PRIVACY POLICY By clicking the Download button, you agree to the Privacy Policy. For corporate debt, normal venture counsel (e.g., Cooley, Goodwin, Gunderson Dettmer, or Wilson, etc.)

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Outsourcing Services Software Review Scale Banking 126

SaaSHolic

MAY 15, 2023

For startups, the speaker suggests focusing on how AI can drive customer acquisition and go-to-market strategy, while for large companies, creating a vision for AI is important, as well as focusing on infrastructure and skillsets and reshaping governance to deal with security and compliance issues.

Payment Methods 52

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Blulogix

JANUARY 5, 2024

Importance: Proper revenue recognition ensures compliance with accounting standards and reflects the true financial health of a subscription-based business. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) Definition: CAC is the cost a business incurs to acquire a new customer. It includes marketing, sales, and onboarding expenses.

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It required significant development work, working with banks and other financial institutions, passing multiple verification and compliance hurdles, and so on. Stripe also invests heavily in two areas that are often overlooked by tech companies — its API and documentation. The easy setup and integration is just the starting point.

Payment Methods 105

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How To Buy Saas

JULY 22, 2022

SaaS security services consider data encryptions, security settings, routine vulnerability assessments, and compliance. These certifications cover a range of topics, from general best practices to specific compliance requirements. Being certified shows that you take security seriously and that you are invested in best practices.

SaaS Payments 52

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Being “stuck in the middle” drives SMM SaaS companies to invest in one of two strategies. Instead, SMM SaaS companies will leverage Inside Sales and Channel Partners coupled with digital marketing to drive down Customer Acquisition Costs. SMM SaaS Go-To-Market Strategy. Strategic Partnerships.

SaaS Payments 52

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OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2021

At this point you’ll want to seriously interrogate whether your current set of users are going to be the ones to take you public, and whether your total addressable market (TAM) can justify your growth targets and further investment. 3 famous freemium SaaS acquisition strategies (and why they’re so good). The same with your team.

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 13, 2015

Before its acquisition, which was consummated at the highest historical multiple of any software company , Ariba was the largest independent procurement software business. In particular, Ariba sold software to run RFPs, manage contracts with suppliers, analyze corporate spending and ensure financial compliance.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 14, 2013

With more than 80% of venture capital investments occurring in enterprise and with the public markets disproportionately rewarding SaaS companies with huge enterprise value-to-revenue multiples ( median is 7.6 ), it’s no surprise that interest Software-as-a-Service is booming. Characteristic 4: Efficient Sales Model.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Not all success stories go to our website right away, as they go through an editing and approval process with clients, others prefer not to disclose due to strict compliance rules, but if you visit the case study part of our sites, you’ll see new case studies every month. We hit our cost per acquisition goal. The results?

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2019

By ensuring users are getting true value from your product, you actually increase customer acquisition. 95% of the functionality you need from a messaging platform for your enterprise is free, but when you hit a certain level where you need compliance, message history – all of these enterprise grade features – that’s when you buy it.

Scale 169

Scale Growth Hacking Enterprise Scaling 169

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Capital gains, interest earned on investments, sales of assets, or other miscellaneous earnings are not considered revenue. On the expenses side, they were also able to cut down on taxes by automating VAT tax compliance for their ecommerce platform.

Payments 104

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

It required significant development work, working with banks and other financial institutions, passing multiple verification and compliance hurdles, and so on. Stripe also invests heavily in two areas that are often overlooked by tech companies — its API and documentation. The easy setup and integration is just the starting point.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 52

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

I remember talking to Belgium investors at the time and everybody said, look, enterprise software is dead, there’s no opportunity through investment. It was initially compliance focus. Teddie : And also we’ve seen the BI market that’s been acquisitions at the last. It made raising money a lot harder.

Sales Hiring 190

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Valuize Consulting

JULY 15, 2021

This exact same Product Owner role is critical to your success in adopting and realizing value from your investments in CS technology. Jason is a Certified Product Manager who helps market-leading enterprise software companies maximize the impact, scale and efficiency of their CS technology investments.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As long as you keep trying, as long as you keep iterating, and as long as you find your niche and keep investing there, all of that is okay and it’s part of the pleasure and I would say the pride of building something new in a company like Facebook. Julien: That’s a big investment for Facebook, as you know.

Scale 151

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 18, 2019

2020 will be the year of acquisitions in sales tech. 6: Enterprise will start to invest heavily in things other than CRM. Many smallers vendors don’t have the right compliance or security features in place to support a full enterprise roll-out. As a result, you may find your tech stack shrinking in 2020. #2:

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Interviewing Trends Sales 52

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Vertical SaaS solutions are tailored for specific industries, addressing niche needs with in-depth customization and compliance with industry standards. This creates an intensely competitive landscape with a higher churn rate, but greater customer acquisition opportunities. What is Vertical SaaS? What is Horizontal SaaS?

SaaS Payments 88

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Audacix

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Remember, ISO 27001 accreditation along with GDPR compliance and other such certifications, is considered an international standard for proving that your business objectives align with the security requirements of interested parties, eg. Securing your digital investments comes with a cost tag too. your enterprise customers.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

Before that Bob co-founded RJ Metrics, where he built a global base of online retailers leading to their acquisition by Magento Commerce in 2016. Before that and Bob co-founded RJ Metrics where he built a global base of online retailers, leading to their acquisition by Magento Commerce in 2016. Loving our podcast content?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They’ve invested in the product and they want it to be better. Craig : And so I think it’s super important to kind of think of this again as an investment in terms of renewals. Shanee : Because if your issue is acquisition of new users, that’s the thing you need to figure out. And very similar for AB testing.

Enterprise 132

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User Pilot

APRIL 23, 2021

That’s because retention and activation , not acquisition, are the main drivers of profitability in the SaaS world. You’re not going to recoup all that investment with just one round of monthly payments per customer. Only showing an advanced security and compliance module to enterprise customers.

Churn 52

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 3, 2021

Where should you invest your resources? If you’re short on time, here are a few quick takeaways: You can’t balance short-term and long-term investments without considering the existing product strategy. Choosing the right investment is a balancing act of art and science. And yet, now might be a good time to hit the accelerator.

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SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

My perspective is a logo is probably a term one uses to describe market share acquisition, but at the essence of any acquired customer, there is a human. They want to establish certain compliance things in place. We’re trying to solve for that return on investment. It’s really a customer. They want to discount.

Scale 111

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

“Not only have we accomplished major milestones in terms of organic growth, but our acquisitions have made us a force within the compliance industry. Navigating Company Acquisitions as a Customer Success Leader – Learn four actions to help your Customer Success team come out on top after a company acquisition.

VP of Engineering 98

VP of Engineering Customer Success Outsourcing Services Technical Review 98

User Pilot

MARCH 21, 2023

For example, at the acquisition stage, you could be looking at sign-up flow completion or engagement with demo content. Understand where users drop off by tracking their user journey Before you invest your time in heatmap and session recording analysis, goal tracking and funnel analysis can help you identify the path your users take.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 12, 2018

He’s also co-founded Color Genomics and invested in and been an adviser to companies like Airbnb, Coinbase, Instacart, Square, Stripe and more. I hosted Elad on the podcast for a conversation that ranged from the key themes of his new book to scaling a healthy culture and ins and outs of mergers and acquisitions.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 8, 2020

Invest in mentoring (41:01). ? What had happened was, we had gone through an acquisition of a product that the customer was using, and during that acquisition what many times what happens is many people in the acquired company tend to leave and go do something else. Invest in mentoring (41:01). C-level insights(13:35). ?

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Outsourced Development VP of Engineering Consulting Sales Hiring 61

Mucker Capital

APRIL 6, 2023

You need to invest at least a year or even two years. You engage the marketing team and you do a lot of acquisition and people are coming. You can begin to work on position a little bit, but the early acquisitions are there to give you more users to work on to continue to build out the product. That will never work.

Startup 52

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 10, 2019

WePay CEO Bill Clerico and COO Tina Hsiao discuss how the company went from launch to acquisition. The day that acquisition closed, we became a 250,000 person company. So I mean, I guess one of the things that was really critical about this acquisition was about maintaining our autonomy, right? Tina Hsiao : Awesome.

Payment Services 134

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 134

SaaSOptics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Compliant revenue recognition is not only required by auditors, but can also be crucial to the valuation of your company in the event of a strategic investment or acquisition. Get a Jumpstart on Your ASC-606 Compliance with our Free Revenue Recognition Policy Template. What Are the Five Steps of the Revenue Recognition Process?

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Payments Payment Services Revenue Payment Solutions 80

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC): The sum invested in acquiring a new client, typically through marketing and sales efforts. You probably can’t pick and choose too much because you are an early startup but have this in mind as you choose which leads to investing and where to concentrate your limited time and energy.

Enterprise 10

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

First and foremost, scaling a software company involves investing considerable time, capital, and energy. Software companies can focus on growing their company knowing that they have a full-service ecommerce solution ready to handle back-office operations like chargeback management, global tax compliance, and order processing.

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