SaaStr

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

He has spent nearly two decades building products for emerging industries at the intersection of mobile, data, and deep tech. He founded two technology companies that were successfully acquired — both of which he co-founded with Innovation Endeavors Partner, Scott Brady.

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Innovation Wireless Acquisition Technology 246

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Leading Public Cloud Company: “We got 110 qualified opportunities and converted 40 to sign-up for our offer. Now, 6 are set to close in the next 30 days with 24 more in active pipeline for early Q1” Breakout Data Start-Up: “SaaStr has a Great ICP (Seed, Series A and Series B accounts). .” It was a big hit.”

Scale 226

Scale Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 226

SaaStr

MARCH 2, 2023

We use data science to identify your highest-value customers, how to keep them and maximize revenue. Services include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Hosting, Colocation, Content Delivery Network, Cyber Security Services, and Dedicated Servers supported by exceptional customer service and technical support.

Scale 218

Scale Technical Review Software Review Machine Learning 218

SaaStr

JUNE 29, 2023

Vendr SaaS Consultant Katie Oates and Vendr Vice President of Customer Team Jeff Swank share eye-opening data and insights into buyer trends from 2023. SaaS Market Snapshot In Q1 of 2023, Vendr gathered data on SaaS Spending and yielded some pretty interesting results. So, what’s driving these purchasing trends?

VP of Engineering 244

VP of Engineering Trends Cybersecurity Sales Hiring 244

SaaStr

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This includes data from companies on how they utilize SaaS and their spending. G2 track data supports expected spending increase in 2022 with average quarterly SaaS spending up 15% YoY.”. The three key themes that emerged from G2’s data are: The value of community experience . Third-party partnerships, including tackle.io

Software Review 200

Software Review Software Azure Cloud 200

Neil Patel

MAY 4, 2021

Data as a service (DaaS) is becoming increasingly popular. New advancements in cloud computing technology have made remote, cloud-based data storage and management easier to use and more accessible. Businesses using DaaS platforms can see improvements in data collection, usage, and management.

Marketplace as a Service 76

Marketplace as a Service Data Technical Review Marketing 76

Chart Mogul

APRIL 3, 2018

These SaaS companies are raising the table stakes for business software by leveraging the power of brand experience. So what does it take to build a standout B2B brand in 2018? These recent subtle shifts in approach to B2B branding have snowballed into a full scale rethink of what it means to produce and sell B2B software.

Branding 97

Branding B2B Investment User Experience 97

Tom Tunguz

JUNE 29, 2020

New brands? The data suggests there is a discontinuity in consumer spending. The pandemic is accelerating the rate of cloud computing and remote working. Consumer spending in the US accounts for 68% of GDP The question is then: how do consumers change their spending habits over the next quarter? Shift to new categories?

Cloud 332

Cloud Technology Trends Startup 332

User Pilot

MAY 31, 2023

Wondering how to unlock the full potential of your survey data and if survey data analysis will be of any help? The sheer volume of data generated can quickly become overwhelming, and this is where survey data analysis can help you. Quantitative data is numerical data or information you can easily measure for analysis.

Data Analysis 85

Data Analysis Scaling Artificial Intelligence Data 85

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

A Cloud Gutu. Acuity Brands. Arm Treasure Data. 9Yards Capital. Acadian Software. Activant Capital. Active Capital. Active Prospect. Active Campaign. Adams Street. Adaptive Pulse. AppNavigators. Arteria Technologies. Articulate Global. Ask Computer. Aspireship. Atlassian.

AWS 247

AWS Innovation Cloud Technology 247

User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

TL;DR User sentiment is the feeling a person has about your brand, product, or service quality. User sentiment analysis is the process of collecting user feedback data and analyzing the sentiment and intent behind it using tools like natural language processing. Gather user sentiment data from multiple sources.

Social Media 91

Social Media Software Review Technical Review Machine Learning 91

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

We’re so many years into the Cloud, and here we are at hundreds of billions in annual Cloud spend and growing at 6x over eight years. If you can handle multiple things with one solution, you’re going to get a deeper data connection to products tied together. Marketing It’s hard to evolve your brand and your story to customers.

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Scale Scaling Startup Sales Hiring 235

Chart Mogul

APRIL 15, 2021

In 2019, CakeHR joined Sage and re-branded itself Sage HR. At the same time, his team is helping the larger organization bring its product line to the cloud. The data literacy shortfall: Are we data-driven, or data-duped? For a while, the company was growing organically, while the team still focused on the agency.

Acquisition 83

Acquisition Data Scale Banking 83

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Sequoia Capital’s India arm put together a terrific summary of all their learnings about SaaS and Cloud from SaaStr Annual this year. AI is likely the next platform, dev tools are strategic given the scarcity of developers, cybersecurity is front and center for enterprises, and the data stack is still going strong.

Scale 218

Scale Sales Hiring Cybersecurity Underperforming Technical Team 218

Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2021

Investing in buyer intent data is one of the best ways to differentiate yourself — now, more than ever. As we move into 2021, buyer intent data will help you gain ground on competitors and connect with prospects. How to Use Buyer Intent Data for Differentiation. Companies that were unable to make the switch have suffered.

Data 98

Data Software Review Sales Social Media 98

Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 8, 2019

Vertical farming, novel protein sources which replace meats, branded water in a can that resembles beer so you won’t be lampooned at a party. Big Data - largely powered by Hadoop adoption, Big Data’s heyday is yesterday. Overall, the data is consistent with our observations on the ground.

Artificial Intelligence 280

Artificial Intelligence Startup Blockchain Social Media 280

OpenView Labs

MARCH 6, 2019

Seemingly overnight, quant marketing was hot, brand marketing was not. John Bigay, CMO of iZotope, an audio tech company for music professionals, described being perceived as a brand marketer during the rise of marketing automation as “walking into brain surgery with crystals and sage bundles.” Dragon Slayer. Patron Saint.

Branding 63

Branding Customer Success Startup Advertising 63

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Analyzing user behavior can help you understand how users perceive your product and brand. Similarly, generative AI applications are helping speed up UX writing and enhance data analytics. Data breaches in recent years are fuelling the demand for secure software experiences. Answer FAQs with self-service resource centers.

SaaS Payments 96

SaaS Payments Trends Payment Solutions Payment Methods 96

SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Grammarly launched during the age of cloud computing, big data, and natural language processing algorithms. This created an opening for the brand to introduce its communication system. As you grow your user base, use the engagement data to see how users use your product. Understand them at a granular level.”.

Enterprise 180

Enterprise Scale Sales Communication 180

ProfitWell

MAY 18, 2020

A deep dive into how one DTC brand takes ecommerce to the next level. Some good news regarding this data—overall, DTC growth is continuing to trend upward. Be sure to check your subscriber newsletter every Monday morning so that you can kickstart the week with some fresh data on DTC growth. PaaS: Pasta as a service.

Data 52

Data Sales Hiring Customer Lifetime Value Subscription 52

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

Eyal and Megan host a fireside chat between Google Cloud and Zenoss, a leader in software-defined IT operations. I thought CRM, in the cloud, et cetera, was never going to be anything. Be it managed databases, be it storage repositories of data that are locked into platforms specifically. The contact center is not brand new.

SaaS Payments 132

SaaS Payments Cloud Technical Review Scale 132

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Even Now, It’s Still a Land Grab in So Many Segments in SaaS and Cloud. The Key to Upgrades to Enterprise and from Free-to-Paid in Self-Service at Scale is Data. Vimeo is still early here, but key to maximizing customer-centric upgrades and leads for sales is having the data that surfaces the opportunity.

Enterprise 237

Enterprise Scale Sales Hiring Headcount 237

Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

Ensure Security and Compliance Security is paramount when implementing mobile credit card processing to protect sensitive cardholder data and prevent fraud. Bonus security tip: Train your staff on best practices for handling payment data securely and regularly update your software and hardware to address any security vulnerabilities.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

JANUARY 6, 2021

Swagup , a SaaS startup streamlining swag creation and distribution for brands, is looking for a veteran sales leader to accelerate their growth. InEvent , a virtual and hybrid events platform, is looking for a VP of Sales to bring their cloud-based products to the emergent hybrid event market. More on this opportunity here.

Sales Hiring 325

Sales Hiring Scale Payment Solutions Payments 325

SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2021

And the data often says if folks don’t convert to Paid quickly — they almost never do. These data almost always argue for a short Free Trial, not a never-have-to-pay Free edition. But fast forward to now, and the Cloud is exploding and SaaS leaders want to take advantage of that. Most never buy.

SaaS 178

SaaS B2C Acquisition Cloud 178

Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2024

What you’ll get at ELG Con: Case studies from companies like Data, Cloudera, and more. This allows brands to be more intentional about messaging to make sure it aligns with their product and company values, and provides real value to an audience. Early-bird tickets expire next week. A chance to tour (and maybe even race on?)

VP of Engineering 71

VP of Engineering Scale SaaS AI Search 71

Chart Mogul

APRIL 15, 2021

In 2019, CakeHR joined Sage and re-branded itself Sage HR. At the same time, his team is helping the larger organization bring its product line to the cloud. The data literacy shortfall: Are we data-driven, or data-duped? For a while, the company was growing organically, while the team still focused on the agency.

Acquisition 52

Acquisition Data Scale Banking 52

Audacix

OCTOBER 24, 2019

But it's also true that it's never too late to secure your cloud-based web app. In fact, smart and fast-growing cloud software companies who outperform their peers usually share this common trait: they consistently grow sales and build their brand by turning their security standards into a key differentiator and selling point.

Cloud 49

Cloud Cybersecurity Scale Transportation 49

SaaStr

AUGUST 29, 2022

10.000 SaaS CEOs, Founders, Revenue Leaders, and VCs will join us for 3 days of tactical content, networking, and epic evening events when the Cloud comes to San Mateo. If you haven’t already, sign up here for tickets before we sell out. In other words, companies need to sell a vision – not a product.

Scale 248

Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service B2B 248

SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2021

Yes, they aren’t growing like the Cloud leaders. Take this recent example from Oracle: Oracle offers free #cloud migration to lure new customers [link] via @VentureBeat. Take this recent example from Oracle: Oracle offers free #cloud migration to lure new customers [link] via @VentureBeat. — mike d. — mike d.

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Scale Cloud Enterprise Onboarding 133

How To Buy Saas

MAY 2, 2024

It also helps brands market products and services on other channels like Facebook and Instagram by running CTW ads. Interakt offers some very powerful and robust features that can surely boost your marketing game and turn your business into a brand very soon. If these limitations do not suit your brand well, then worry not.

Engagement 40

Engagement Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods 40

Audacix

OCTOBER 5, 2019

As enterprises increasingly become more open to introducing cloud software to their environments, you as a cloud provider must proactively anticipate their concerns and address them. Why are enterprise buyers' concerned about cloud software security? What security questions stop enterprise buyers from buying your cloud software?

Cloud 45

Cloud Enterprise Software Review Cybersecurity 45

How To Buy Saas

APRIL 19, 2024

Emergence of SaaS-powered Marketplaces Characteristics of SaaS-enabled Marketplaces SaaS-powered marketplaces exhibit distinct characteristics, including cloud-based infrastructure, subscription-based pricing models, and modular architecture that enables easy customization and integration with third-party services.

Marketplace as a Service 40

Marketplace as a Service SaaS Payments Payment Services Artificial Intelligence 40

SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

Few folks have more data than Nathan Latka and he offers up some insights on how to properly leverage up in SaaS. 2004-2010 marked the early days of SaaS where the model was still risky, and cloud providers were competing hard with their on-prem predecessors. . The SKYY First Trust Cloud Computing ETF has grown to $3.3

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Venture Capital Technical Review SaaS Scale 222

How To Buy Saas

APRIL 15, 2024

Companies providing software as a service are under intense pressure to innovate since the global market for cloud services is projected to reach about $680 billion in 2024. A lot of AI models could seem like ‘black boxes’; you plug in some data, and something comes out, but we don’t always understand the underlying logic.

AI 52

AI Artificial Intelligence Strategy Technical Review 52

Hacking Revenue

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

This sentence has been repeated by many experienced business people, especially since the introduction of SaaS and other cloud based online services. While it’s easier than ever to START an online business, it’s way harder today to EXECUTE and GROW a real brand that creates a high quality revenue stream. Probably even more.

Outsourcing Services 53

Outsourcing Services Branding Outsourced Development Scale 53

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Ultrasite is a global website builder, Chinafy is a tool for making websites China-compatible, and Connect is their collaborative content management platform for brands. It is a cloud-based platform that offers the services of Asia’s top AI assistant for hotel staff – Gaia. They have three main products. Founded : 2013.

SaaS Payments 225

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Methods 225