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.

Benchmarks 52

Benchmarks Sales Hiring Headcount Customer Lifetime Value 52

OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

This is true even though selling software on a subscription basis has been around for well over 20 years. The Value of Benchmarking. In my experience working with enterprise SaaS companies over the past five years, I’ve seen a large variance in benchmarks for gross margin across subscription software businesses.

Benchmarks 40

Benchmarks Metrics Headcount SaaS 40

Kellblog

JUNE 17, 2023

Those who find SaaS benchmark reports as impenetrable as James Joyce. While some SaaS benchmarks include a broad mix of VC-backed, founder bootstrapped, and PE-owned SaaS companies, SaaS benchmarks produced by VC firms generally include only those firms who tried to raise VC — i.e., the moonshots or at least wannabe moonshots.

Scale 102

Scale Sales Benchmarks Metrics 102

Kellblog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

One year of forecast. This year that’s your 2022 forecast, which is your first through third quarter actuals combined with your fourth-quarter forecast. The next block focuses on headcount: Total employees, at end of period. The first block is revenue, optionally split by subscription vs. services.

Technical Review 117

Technical Review Software Review Forecasting Churn 117

Kellblog

JANUARY 2, 2024

While UBP companies were hit harder, as this slightly confusing slide from Iconiq demonstrates [1], they nevertheless grew faster than their subscription counterparts in 2023. Per LinkedIn , headcount is up 240% over the past two years. They’re my funnel for filling AE headcount. The rise of unified ops. Partial hit.

AI Search 109

AI Search Technical Review Technical Advisors ChatGPT 109

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Throughout the year, the ChurnZero team has shared content that explores so many different aspects of Customer Success, from career growth strategies and team management frameworks to retention tactics and industry benchmarks. 6/ How to transform Customer Success into a profit center with metrics and forecasting. 4/ Got self-doubt?

Leadership 90

Leadership Benchmarks Headcount Machine Learning 90