SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Many of the fundamental business models that were once engraved in the SaaS playbook are now changing thanks to a tougher macro environment and a maturing market. PST, Stephanie Opdam, Partner at Notion Capital, shares four business model changes that will allow SaaS companies to build resilience and staying power over time.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 26, 2022

Their business models differ meaningfully. The difference is starkest in headcount: Coinbase employs more than 5,000 people while Uniswap counts fewer than 100. Uniswap recorded $1.7b in revenue in the same period. Coinbase operates a centralized exchange, while Uniswap runs a decentralized exchange (DEX).

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OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In these discussions, lots of conventional wisdom is shared, backed up by “benchmarks” that came from an investor, a conference, or another industry source. That’s because benchmarks need to fit the business model and require context in order to be applied in a relevant way.

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OPEXEngine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In working with hundreds and hundreds of SaaS CFOs over the past 15 years, I’ve noticed that effective and strategic CFOs incorporate accurate benchmarking into the daily business of the company and especially into the budgeting and planning process. . Use Benchmarks At the Start of the Budgeting Process.

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OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

My experience reinforces the fact that SaaS business model variants and approaches to measuring performance via metrics are still very much undefined. The Value of Benchmarking. Using current benchmarks, you’ll typically see that the mean gross margin for SaaS companies seems to coalesce around 77%.

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OPEXEngine

JULY 27, 2021

It is an exclusive meeting limited to Finance executives benchmarking with us and governed by Chatham House Rules. The SaaS Finance MeetUPs help provide context for our benchmarking community to the OPEXEngine benchmarks and content that we develop. Digitally enabled lean processes.

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OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Over the past decade benchmarking software and SaaS companies , I’ve had the chance at OPEXEngine to work with hundreds of amazing Finance execs who work incredibly hard at getting the right data to support their company’s goals. SaaS Finance Benchmarks. Ability to accurately benchmark key metrics against peers and market leaders.

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