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Top 4 SaaS Valuation Metrics at Different Growth Stages

OPEXEngine

In this blog, we are looking at the business metrics that can be measured quantitatively and providing a few insights on how investors analyze them. We’ve talked to dozens of our SaaS customers, as well as investors to learn more about what is happening with these key metrics. SaaS Metric #1 – Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).

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2021 Financial & Operating Benchmarks: How to Become One of the ‘Haves’ of SaaS

OpenView Labs

In 2021 the ‘ Rule of 40’ died, according to our latest 2021 Financial & Operating Benchmarks report that launched last week. . Look for ways to quantify customer insights to develop proprietary benchmarks and communicate the value of your product. Recommended resource: The New SaaS Metric You Should Be Tracking.

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SaaS Finance MeetUP – Scaling Finance

OPEXEngine

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. Be strategic about your metrics.

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Six Reasons You Should NOT Create a Category

SaaStr

Customers of category creators benefit from a company in the marketplace seeking to help them solve complex problems, get promoted and self-actualize in their own lives and career journeys. So without a proven attribution or sales qualification framework to benchmark against, how do you justify investments in category marketing?

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Losing Sleep? Hiring Has Officially Replaced Cash as a Key Reason Startup Founders Are Up at Night

OpenView Labs

As part of our last three annual finance and operating benchmarks surveys, we’ve asked nearly 2,000 startup founders and leaders of B2B SaaS businesses this simple question: “What’s keeping you up at night?”. It’s one of my favorite questions, even though it’s really not a financial or operating metric at all. .

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Driving Success for Small to Middle-Market SaaS Companies

OPEXEngine

SMB customers will want high-touch sales engagement and service delivery but SMM SaaS companies will likely not have the budget necessary to justify providing this level of sales support. The most common strategies are Direct Sales, Inside Sales, eCommerce Marketplaces, and Partnerships. eCommerce Marketplaces. Direct Sales.

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Use Baremetrics to find the billing history for Stripe Customers

Baremetrics

Baremetrics monitors subscription revenue for businesses that bring in revenue through subscription-based services. Baremetrics brings you metrics, dunning, engagement tools, and customer insights. All the data your startup needs Get deep insights into your company's MRR, churn and other vital metrics for your SaaS business.