Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

I’m watching public company earnings to identify early trends in the software market to inform startups’ plans for 2023. The surge in pipeline is notable given the uncertainty in the market but the close rates are low & sales cycles slow : another confirmatory data point for startups to plan cautiously in 2023.

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Clouded Judgement

APRIL 11, 2024

My hope is that this analysis can provide startup entrepreneurs with a framework for how to manage their businesses around SaaS metrics (e.g., 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. Is Software Rebounding?

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Here, we trace some of the biggest trends and stories in technology over the past decade, and try to find a narrative to make sense of it all. . There is a great responsibility to ensure it trends towards the former, not the latter. Rise of the cloud and SaaS businesses.

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2019

Microsoft Azure sales grew at 76% year over year in its most recent quarter. Wow, trending #1 on Github. Microsoft Gives 500 Patents to Startups. The implementation sounds overly complicated, but still, a unique and compelling incentive to run some of your app on Azure. The Next CEO of Stack Overflow.

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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Scalability Startups and enterprises alike can scale their technology usage in alignment with their specific needs. Enhanced Data Insights Usage-based pricing generates extensive data that can be harnessed by technology companies to gain insights into customer behavior, preferences, and emerging trends.

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Mattermark

AUGUST 22, 2017

Natasha Azur of Osage Partners takes a look at trends in venture capital activity ( which we’ve also been digging into lately on the Mattermark blog ) in “ What’s the Pulse on 2017 Midyear VC Investment?

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 21, 2024

Can these startups actually make any money? We believe that AI startups who 1) build for enterprises’ AI-centric strategic initiatives while anticipating their pain points, and 2) move from a services-heavy approach to building scalable products will capture this new wave of investment and carve out significant market share.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2019

If you missed episode 77, check it out here: PODCAST 77: Navigating the Pace and Pressure of Startup w/ Vikas Bhambri. We talk about why career paths are rarely linear (and how to roll with it), what gives you a competitive edge at any stage, and how to see an opportunity for what it is. What You’ll Learn. Career paths are rarely linear.

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Chart Mogul

APRIL 7, 2022

But to succeed in SaaS, you need to understand the trends driving those top level numbers – the micro metrics behind the macro. We offer direct integrations with Amazon S3, Azure Blob, Google Storage for cloud services. I can finally share @microacquire 's revenue graph without startup founders asking what tool I use.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2022

A few can, Andreessen and maybe Sequoia, but 99% of the VCs you meet, legally, they can only invest in startups, whether they’re late stage or early stage. Don’t wish that you ran a hotter startup. I think Azure’s like 7,000, Google. That’s my minor…no megatrend, that’s my minor trend.

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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. . If you want to learn more about cloud marketplace macro trends, read the full State of Cloud Marketplaces 2020. .

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

Found by Manoj Dawane in 2016, VTION is an Indian-origin media technology innovation company that aims at measuring media audiences by analyzing consumer trends and behaviors. Found by Prabhu Ramachandran, Yogendra Babu, Rajavel Subramanian, and Krishnamoorthi Rangasamy in 2017, Facilio Inc is another popular SaaS startup. Freshworks.

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