AWS Benchmarks Leadership 
SaaStr
OCTOBER 31, 2019
It was around that time about 12 years ago that Jeff Bezos launched AWS, and some of you may remember that, when he did this, Wall Street analysts were looking at him and saying, “Why would you take what’s already a very unprofitable business and drive it further into the red by investing in this AWS initiative?”
OpenView Labs
MAY 20, 2019
That’s certainly true in developer tooling (AWS), sales and support (Salesforce), MarTech (Adobe), commerce (Square), HR tech (Workday) and even vertical markets (Veeva). Benchmarking data shows that it’s harder than ever for new SaaS companies to gain initial traction and reach the expansion stage.
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OpenView Labs
MAY 20, 2019
That’s certainly true in developer tooling (AWS), sales and support (Salesforce), MarTech (Adobe), commerce (Square), HR tech (Workday) and even vertical markets (Veeva). Benchmarking data shows that it’s harder than ever for new SaaS companies to gain initial traction and reach the expansion stage.
SaaStr
JUNE 1, 2025
The Infrastructure Math Is Unprecedented The Capital Intensity Is Off The Charts: Big Six tech CapEx: $212B annually (63% YoY growth) Microsoft AI business: $13B run-rate (175% YoY growth) NVIDIA data center revenue: $39B quarterly (78% YoY growth) Amazon AWS CapEx as % of revenue: 49% (vs. 80% cheaper than predecessor, costs 0.2%
OpenView Labs
MAY 20, 2019
That’s certainly true in developer tooling (AWS), sales and support (Salesforce), MarTech (Adobe), commerce (Square), HR tech (Workday) and even vertical markets (Veeva). Benchmarking data shows that it’s harder than ever for new SaaS companies to gain initial traction and reach the expansion stage.
ProfitWell
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
One of the most famous lines from Citizen Kane is, “It's no trick to make an awful lot of money, if that's all you want is to do is make a lot of money.” Your method of approach to advertising and marketing: Are you content-marketing oriented, hoping to establish your market presence with elite thought leadership and crack SEO?
Sales Hacker
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Bringing Sales & Leadership with Heart and Ladies Happy Hour to the sales community. I went through a VP of Sales Program with SaaSy Sales Leadership — the moment I realized I didn’t want to be a VP of Sales. She is a Speaker and Hostess for LinkedIn Live. What is one a-ha moment you’ve had in your sales career?
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