OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This is why we’re seeing more and more SaaS companies—Datadog, Twilio, AWS, Snowflake, and Stripe, to name a few—find success with product led growth paired with usage-based pricing. Though it was pioneered in the infrastructure layer (think: AWS and Azure), it’s becoming increasingly popular for API-based products and application software.

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Clouded Judgement

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc as companies start building out AI). Hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP as companies look for cloud GPUs who aren’t building out their own data centers) Infra (Data layer, orchestration, monitoring, ops, etc) Durable Applications We’ve clearly well underway of the first 3 layers monetizing.

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CloudGeometry

MARCH 3, 2022

See more about all 3 M’s in these two companion blog posts Part 1: User Model and Part 3: Measurement. For a thorough assessment of options for a SaaS business model, download the AWS SaaS Journey Framework whitepaper , and/or take a technical deep dive into the SaaS Lens for the AWS Well-Architected Framework.

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Blulogix

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Cloud Service Providers: Integrate data from popular cloud providers like AWS , Azure, or Google Cloud to track resource consumption and costs.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The wave of SaaS companies that built themselves on the likes of AWS and Azure have reinforced the pre-eminence of cloud computing. What was perhaps less predictable was the ensuing prevalence of the subscription-based business model.

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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Here are some notable examples: Cloud Computing Major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud offer pay-as-you-go pricing, enabling businesses to access computing resources based on their actual usage. This approach has transformed the way companies manage their IT infrastructure.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 3, 2014

Advertising-driven models, SaaS business models, consumer hardware and marketplaces are all represented in the earnings figures so far. But Amazon’s massive EPS miss has more to do with large scale capital investment in AWS than a lack of a profitable business or customer base.

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OpenView Labs

JUNE 16, 2021

Chargify takes a closer look at the success of Digital Ocean, AWS, Mailgun, MessageBird, and Wordstream. Flexible Consumption Business Models. They share thoughts on why flexible consumption (aka everything-as-a-service, or XaaS) calls for an entirely new business model. Miscellaneous.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

How to optimize your freemium model. Stories of ditching a freemium model. When is freemium the right strategy for your business? Is Freemium The Right Business Model? Is freemium an effective lead generation, conversion, and revenue driving strategy for your recurring revenue-based business?

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The Angel VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

It could make seed and Series A investing harder because the percentage of seed and Series A funded SaaS startups that becomes really big would decrease - and VCs need large outcomes in order to make their business model work.

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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?”

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SaaStr

AUGUST 8, 2023

Strategic finance can be thought of as a project management function for your company’s underlying business model or a BizOps team that operates within a more financial lens. Strategic Finance optimizes a company’s underlying business model to create long-term value by increasing revenue and decreasing costs.

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OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The Blockbuster/Netflix situation is one of the most frequently cited examples: A newcomer arrives on the scene with a better business model than the incumbent, and the incumbent doesn’t mimic the new model for fear of damaging their existing business. This kind of scenario happens all the time.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 24, 2022

I mean AWS or whatever might be going up too. But it’s very easy to segment to show which are my healthy clients because the delivery model can affect SaaS. But especially if the business model and the pricing model are the same. Q: How should you approach NRR and GRR for on-prem, hybrid, and SaaS.

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Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

This philosophy applies to both low and high touch business models, where the vendor has to eliminate all potential usability problems that may arise. Founded : 2011 Known customers: Facebook, IBM, Microsoft, AWS, Unity, Udemy, Shopify Price starts at: $38/month per user. #2 Best For: Product Adoption.

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ProfitWell

MAY 15, 2020

Google Compute Engine (GCE), Digital Ocean, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are all good examples of IaaS. Platform as a service, PaaS, is also a cloud computing but service providers deliver platforms to clients, allowing them to develop, run, and manage business applications without the need to build and maintain the infrastructure.

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Chargify

AUGUST 17, 2020

However, with the introduction of Events-Based Billing by Chargify, this event-based billing model is now available to small and medium-sized businesses, giving them the ability to offer the same pricing models and bill customers just as precisely as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or the popular voice and messaging platform Twilio.

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ProfitWell

MAY 12, 2020

AWS — Amazon Web Services is perhaps the most used of the cloud infrastructure options. Openshift can also be installed on your own servers for on-premise operation. The suite includes a number of service offerings that provide storage and computing resources on a metered basis.

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OPEXEngine

JUNE 11, 2020

The terms aren’t universally understood, nor are the implications of each on the financial model of a company, so the following is an effort to provide an overview. At OPEXEngine, we pull apart the different nuances of each business model to make sure we are benchmarking companies correctly.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As Workplace’s global head, Julien Codorniou has been spending the past few years exploring how to make his department align with Facebook’s mission while executing an entirely different business model that relies on companies promoting community within their workforce. Unlocking a new business model.

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OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While inevitable and with multivariate causality, it speaks to the product’s maturity and business model. When this happens, fix the product, pivot the business model, or expand the distribution channels. .” Margin compression is a company’s response to the demands of selling.

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

By almost all key metrics, now is a great time to get into the SaaS business model. Running your own server to handle your customer's valuable data requires a huge investment to match the same level of security and reliability that comes baked into services like Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure cloud. AI Integrations.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 24, 2022

I mean AWS or whatever might be going up too. But it’s very easy to segment to show which are my healthy clients because the delivery model can affect SaaS. But especially if the business model and the pricing model are the same. Q: How should you approach NRR and GRR for on-prem, hybrid, and SaaS.

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Benchmarks Retention Software Review Technical Review 52

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Advertising can’t save awful products. KlientBoost has a unique business model that works well with low/entry budgets. Their agency works well with small or local businesses. Create good products and services: If your product or service is terrible, conversions will be low. KlientBoost – Best for Low Budgets.

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OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 23, 2019

On the other side, there’s business-based innovation, which might have to do with how you go to market or a business model. Google Apps had captured significant market share, AWS was growing exponentially and Windows platforms were no longer the only game in town. Fast forward to 2013, and a lot had changed.

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SaaStr

JULY 20, 2021

It’s a brutal, awful slog in the start. I would say, it’s always good to call out just how awful it is to be a founder, to be an entrepreneur, because that is a unique perspective that you bring to the board room that no one else shares. Think of the business model behind being an independent board member.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For us, the SaaS model Amazon Web Services (AWS) offered was an amazing one to look at. Multiple successful exits and valuations of Open Source companies like Confluent, HashiCorp, and Databricks show strong business models can and do exist, and SaaS-based models help more COSS companies succeed in the Cloud.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 10, 2023

They had open cores and created enterprise features around it to protect the business model until it got torpedoed by AWS early on. Cockroach Labs is open source, and, in 2015, it was inconceivable to think of a sophisticated database that wasn’t open source. That would have been counterproductive.

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Casey Accidental

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Besides building a growth model and forecasting your growth from it, which I absolutely recommend you should do, what are the factors that contribute to how quickly you need to be investing in that second product after the first product finds product/market fit? B2B requires suite expansion. Why does B2B require suite expansion?

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CloudGeometry

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

2020 left no doubt: the growth of cloud computing is firmly grounded in the SaaS business model. The AWS Well-Architected Framework is one such approach that helps adopt architectural best practices (whether or not you run on AWS) and adapt continuously.

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User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

It’s suitable for businesses wanting control over their infrastructure and the ability to scale. Key examples are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, which provide scalable resources like virtual servers and storage. What are the benefits of the SaaS model?

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Chargify

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

These forward-thinking businesses are using diverse monetization strategies to better serve their customers and differentiate their offers from the competition. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a poster-child for the Relationship Economy—they truly understand the modern B2B customer. with numerous upsell and cross-sell opportunities.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 24, 2019

It’s less expensive than it’s ever been in terms of actually getting a product to market, whether it’s leveraging platforms like Salesforce or GCP or AWS or Heroku. Obviously we’ve seen a lot of changes in terms of tech and business models, but what would you say has stayed the same in that space?

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OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Cloud marketplaces like AWS Marketplace, Azure Marketplace and Google Cloud Platform Marketplace are digital storefronts where companies can list their offerings for software buyers to find, purchase and provision software. . Marketplaces will enable creative and flexible new business models.

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Frontegg

JUNE 17, 2021

Multi-tenant SaaS architecture is the better option if you want to create a scalable business model that is flexible and versatile. Lower Maintenance Requirements – All ongoing maintenance costs can be baked into your pricing models. Going the Amazon Web Services (AWS) route? Here are some benefits.

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. That’s typically the AWS model, depending on how much space you take, service space, you will pay more. This wasn’t the case. I mean, this is quite new.

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SaaStr

APRIL 24, 2020

John Mellor: But then probably the biggest transition was watching Adobe transition into the subscription business model with its Creative Cloud product as it’s known today. ” Clearly, Wall Street and the Adobe team knew the benefit of a subscription business model and the transition into SaaS.

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