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SaaS Rule of 40 Drivers Using KeyBanc’s 2021 SaaS Survey

SaaStr

Combining these 2 market trends – 1) rising revenue multiples and 2) easier access to capital – is the “Rule of 40” still as relevant compared to 2015? You can’t pay your Azure bill or office lease in “Rule of 40” points. Rule of 40: Average Contract Value (ACV). ACV – Below: $37k.

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16 Changes to the Way Enterprises Are Building and Buying Generative AI

Andreessen Horowitz

We see this as a harbinger of significantly higher future spend on genAI if the trend continues. One executive mentioned that “LLMs are probably a quarter of the cost of building use cases,” with development costs accounting for the majority of the budget. Models: enterprises are trending toward a multi-model, open source world 5.

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25% of B2B SaaS Sales Are Headed to Cloud Marketplaces

OpenView Labs

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. . In most cases, unique contracts aren’t needed for marketplace purchases. Here’s what we learned. .

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Justin Bedecarre, Jen Nguyen, Jason Lemkin, and Aaron Levie

SaaStr

366: The buzz that accompanies digital transformation trends is infinite. I think that there is probably another couple orders of magnitude of growth in these markets, which is why I don’t get that energized by like, “Okay, is Azure in the lead? So, state local governments, I imagine some of this is like the Jedi contract.

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The State of Cloud Marketplaces: A Look into the Data, Trends, and Findings for Software Sellers

OpenView Labs

Every year Tackle surveys sellers and buyers at software companies across the spectrum—from less than $10M to over $1 billion in ARR, across multiple industries, and in roles like alliances/partnerships, sales, operations, product/development, finance, marketing, IT, and more. Don’t let competitors beat you to the punch.