Kellblog

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Planning: planning and the role of key metrics and benchmarks. While there are numerous good SaaS benchmarking resources out there, the guide includes some benchmark figures from the Balderton universe (i.e.,

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The Angel VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In a Wall Street Journal interview that was published yesterday, Bill Gurley , General Partner at Benchmark and one of the smartest and most successful VCs of all time, said that the current environment reminds him of the tech bubble of the late 1990s: “Every incremental day that goes past I have this feeling a little bit more. and $41.8B

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SaaSOptics

AUGUST 11, 2022

Many Series B companies are taking the necessary steps to pursue aggressive growth goals because it’s at this stage that a startup often has proven market viability and is poised to scale. For example, 1,200 unique startups raised funding at Series B in 2021—about a third more than in each prior year since 2017. billion in 2021.

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Scale Scaling Technical Review Venture Capital 97

Kellblog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The benchmark lens. Every startup has an operating plan that is used to set targets for the company and manage the cash runway. Startup markets are not won by the timid. The Benchmark Lens. While I’m a big believer in gathering such data and using it for context, benchmarks alone are not enough.

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The Angel VC

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Inspired by Ben Horowitz’ excellent “Good product managers, bad product managers” post and Stefan Smalla’s “Good leader, bad leader” masterpiece I’ve tried to put together my thoughts on what I think makes a great venture capital investor. When you are an entrepreneur you are living and dying with your company.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

More established professionals and businesses (less students and early-stage startups). Less focus on venture capital or funding rounds. One of the recent questions we had for members was to let us know what kind of benchmarking data and metrics they’d like to see FastSpring release. (An That includes: A global focus.

SaaS Payments 145

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Software Review 145

Chart Mogul

JUNE 9, 2023

After analyzing data from over 2,100 SaaS startups to publish the SaaS Benchmarks Report 2023 Sid is full of insights on the topic at hand. In the 15 years before that, he started several companies, including two consumer Internet startups. Sid Jain, Senior Analyst at ChartMogul, joins to moderate the discussion.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

What began as a venture capital-funded technology startup in 2006 is now our go-to spot for all things video. To benchmark relevance, YouTube explores the pairing of title, description, tags, and content with an individualized search query. Here are nine ways to increase your organic reach on YouTube.

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Venture Capital Advertising Engagement Benchmarks 145

Kellblog

OCTOBER 30, 2022

One of my new benchmarking themes is that people need to pay more attention to matching their benchmarks with their aspirations. 2] As I said in a recent speech, it’s the difference between benchmark off all SAT test takers and Ivy League applicants. See slide 13 of this presentation. [3]

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Metrics SaaS Benchmarks Churn 135

Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 12, 2023

  She tracks the number of students who join her programs and uses this as a benchmark for her success.   Dulma Altan’s system for multi-platform content creation Dulma Altan is a TikTok creator focusing on the direct-to-consumer world, creator-led brands, the creator economy, tech, startups, and venture capital.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

In almost every industry, startups and venture capital included, content marketing has become an essential tool for growth. My goal for the blog is to first contribute to the startup community with content, then reach all the relevant entrepreneurs I can and ultimately build lasting relationships with entrepreneurs.

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The Angel VC

JANUARY 10, 2017

So if you want to raise capital for your SaaS startup in 2017, investors will wonder if you can become a true system of record, build a real platform/ecosystem/marketplace or build a unique data asset over time. The latter option will get particular attention this year, so I highlighted that in the "Defensibility" row of the napkin.

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Kellblog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I’ve been CEO of two startups and on the board of about ten. It’s important to see both subscription and overall (aka, blended) gross margin for benchmarking purposes. The fourth block is operating expense (opex) by major category, which is useful for benchmarking. That means I’ve presented a lot of operating plans to boards.

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Technical Review Software Review Forecasting Churn 116

Kellblog

MAY 19, 2021

Just a quick post to highlight my recent appearance on the Metrics That Measure Up podcast, hosted by Ray Rike , founder and CEO of RevOps^2 , a firm focused on SaaS metrics and benchmarking. Avoiding survivor bias , both in calculating churn rates and in comparisons to public comparison benchmarks (comps) [1].

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Metrics Scale Benchmarks Acquisition 89

SmartKarrot

MARCH 2, 2023

The Venture Capital sector has seen substantial expansion in recent times and some VCs have started to podcast and share valuable resources for entrepreneurs, other investors, and those interested in learning more about the industry. The podcast is perfect for anyone interested in startups, venture capital, and technology.

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The Angel VC

MAY 8, 2015

As a caveat, I'm going to mention some benchmark numbers but it's very important to note that none of these numbers can be viewed in isolation. As a pre Series A startup you're probably not great at tracking/attributing CoGS. There is not one number which will determine if investors want to invest. which I think is OK.

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Development Team Review Software Review Scale Acquisition 252

Mattermark

AUGUST 15, 2017

Andrew Wilkinson of Tiny explains how he loves work by never doing the things he hates in “ The Power of Anti-Goals ” Brian Armstrong of Coinbase shares “ The Coinbase Seed Round Pitch Deck ” and reminds founders about how long it takes to become an “overnight success” Ben Thompson of Stratechery dissects the decision-making (..)

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Sales Hiring Venture Capital Sales Benchmarks 40

The Angel VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

If a large fund wants to invest in your startup, that’s a great validation. Second, if you can get the brand, credibility, network and support of a Tier 1 VC into your startup early on, that can be extremely beneficial. Consider a $400M fund that invests, say, $250k in a startup. What should you do? First of all, congrats.

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Outseta

AUGUST 31, 2018

is a venture capital firm that invests in companies that focus on selling their product at a profit from day one. Best platform for startups - A long-tail keyword that’s relevant and has low competition. Indie.VC - Indie.VC per click) 3 Outseta accounts created ($166.66

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SaaSOptics

DECEMBER 7, 2021

How to Raise Capital: Preparation, Benchmarks, and Best practices [Webinar Recap]. That was the central theme of a recent webinar about preparing for a capital raise. Raising capital is an ongoing process that needs to be implemented continuously, whether you’re at a pre-seed stage or have your IPO in sight.

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Benchmarks Scale Venture Capital Outsourced Development 77

SaaStr

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Before I joined the venture capital industry many years ago, I was a software developer, and I worked for a startup around the 2000 time period. Now, I’m a venture capital investor. Many of these are names that you know, and this is actually the largest we’ve seen in history. How long can this last?

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Do you gun straight for the glamour (and pressure) of venture capital investment? What about a venture capitalist who might be sympathetic to your mission? That said, for many SaaS startups, too much funding too soon may not be beneficial and can even be harmful. Startup funding” is not a one-size-fits-all concept.

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Venture Capital Scale SaaS Benchmarks 56

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

In 2001 David joined Matrix Partners, who had backed his last two startups, as a General Partner. They have funding from some of the best in the business including the likes of Benchmark, Sequoia, Redpoint and Marc Benioff, just to name a few. How does Mark view the amount B2B startups are raising today? Episode No. Episode No.

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Technical Review Development Team Review Scale Software Review 145

Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Source 16 Startup Metrics by Jeff Jordan, Anu Hariharan, Frank Chen, and Preethi Kasireddy, a16z We have the privilege of meeting with thousands of entrepreneurs every year, and in the course of those discussions are presented with all kinds of numbers, measures, and metrics that illustrate the promise and health of a particular company.

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The Angel VC

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

More than two years ago I wrote about what we look for in early-stage SaaS startups. Since then we've looked at hundreds of SaaS startups and have gained additional insights through the work that we've been doing with the SaaS startups that we have invested in. Zendesk's benchmarking reports come to mind as an example.

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Startup SaaS Acquisition Scale 152

SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 14, 2021

chance of a startup genuinely attracting VC attention for the long haul. Keep in mind that the numbers I mentioned are global, and India’s startup environment is younger and more bullish overall. It is heartening to see that 1 in 4 investors said that they had not changed the valuation of the startups under consideration at all.

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Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

For example, if I was an American startup selling a software tool for healthcare providers, I’d limit my audience down to product managers (“Job Title”) at healthcare companies with less than 100 employees (“Employee Count”) in the United States (“Location”). And money to spend on my agency!).

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Point Nine Land

JULY 12, 2021

How does our conversion rate compare to other startups? As a small consolation prize, here’s a somewhat older piece about SaaS metrics with churn benchmarking data from 1500 SaaS companies. ¹? The Goldilocks Zone around a star is the region where the temperature is “just right” for liquid water. How are we doing in terms of CAC:LTV?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

First company was Greenfield startup to IPO. Two venture back companies, to strategic exits, and then running a large tech division for a very large payer. In fact, we were below benchmarks for SaaS companies. Venture capital always finds you, even when you’re in Phoenix.

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