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JFrog IPO: Lessons For Entrepreneurs

SaaStr

Before starting JFrog, the founders had built a successful IT consulting firm, AlphaCSP, which focused on developing Java solutions. In other words, they got first-hand experience of the pains of software development.

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Doubling Down: Erica Brescia, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

SaaStr

joined forces with the incredibly talented Eiso Kant to build the world’s most capable AI for software development. We have such a great range of experience across our team, from both a technical, sector and business model perspective, that it it is great to be able to tap into this for the benefit of our portfolio companies. #6.

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SaaS “Industry-Centric” Business Models

OPEXEngine

“Industry-Centric” SaaS business models offer an alternative SaaS company categorization to the “Customer-Centric” SaaS model, which is defined based on the “go-to-market” strategy used by a management team. Horizontal SaaS companies develop and provide software for a specific function used by companies across all industries.

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Proven Models that Help GTM and Product-led Teams Scale with CircleCI CEO Jim Rose (Pod 554 + Video)

SaaStr

Offering its services as a freemium-based model, CircleCI recognizes driving trials as the cornerstone of a go-to-market strategy for any developer tool. . Jim Rose, CEO of CircleCI, leverages his experience marketing to software developers to discuss the merits of moving from a subscription-based to a usage-based business model.

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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

Put simply, enduring companies have moats which defend their business model - they are a competitive advantage. There are many examples of businesses with moats and they’re characterised as being difficult to replicate (which is why they’re desirable) - below are several examples: Moat. Subscription business model.

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Measurement: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 3

CloudGeometry

In this blog series, we explore how these three dimensions figure into key technical recommendations which enable scale in pursuit of SaaS business growth. Part 3: Measurement One of the great breakthroughs of SaaS as a business strategy is in how it puts users and subscribers front and center of software development and keeps them there.

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Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

Who knew that software developers were such athletes? Though I'm sure some of these folks are spending time in the gym, I've learned that these terms actually refer to the agile development methodologies many are using to build software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions.

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