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A Look Back at Q4 '23 Public Cloud Software Earnings

Clouded Judgement

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. It looks at the YoY dollar change in quarterly revenue from the hyperscalers (just looking at Azure / AWS because the data goes back further) going back a few years. net retention and CAC payback).

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5 Major Product Marketing Trends to Watch In 2021

OpenView Labs

With last year in the rearview mirror, we can look at OpenView’s 2020 Expansion SaaS Benchmarks Report to tell us how exactly COVID-19 impacted SaaS companies. The report’s authors already laid out how to get back to hyper-growth , and their article inspired me to share my predictions for 2021’s most important product marketing trends: 1.

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SaaS 2020 Planning: Global Market Trends

OPEXEngine

Microsoft’s recent deal with SAP to bring SAP cloud customers onto the Azure platform, together with similar deals with Oracle and VMWare, gives AWS a run for its money. Cost of revenue is trending down for SaaS companies, leading to higher gross margins.

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OpenView’s Top Product Led Growth Content from 2019

OpenView Labs

The end of the year typically means content calendars are full of roundup articles and trends to look out for in the new year. 2019 Expansion SaaS Benchmarks. Our 2019 Expansion SaaS Benchmarks Report is live! Expansion Saas Benchmarks Data Explorer. 2019 was the year of the End User and the rise of Product Led Growth.

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State of the Cloud 2019: Europa Edition with Alex Ferrara, Bessemer Venture Partners (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Bessemer Venture Partners’ Alex Ferrara takes a look at trends and predictions for the cloud industry in 2019. Retail was mentioned twice, that’s it, and AWS was mentioned 78 times, so it’s probably not surprising that they’re doing this. and, now, Salesforce buying Tableau, so that trend has continued.

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What’s Holding Up Buyers And How To Meet Them Where They Are With Chris Perrine, Vice President of G2 Asia Pacific (Pod 643 + Video)

SaaStr

This is the biggest trend in SaaS. They can provide big-picture ROI, but they don’t have hard ROI metrics, benchmarks, and success stories. We’re seeing a growing trend of buyers making SaaS purchases through global marketplaces such as the AWS Marketplace and Azure Marketplace. Few people sold direct back in the day.

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Top 15 VC Podcasts 2023

SmartKarrot

Here are the top 15 venture capital podcast leaders shaping the industry with their visionary and thought leading podcasts covering a range of topics from startups, investments, trends, interviews, and more! This is a must-listen podcast for anyone looking to stay up to date with the latest trends in technology and startups.