OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The shift to cloud-based subscription models is creating even more value in a thriving sector. In more mature software companies, we see oversized returns for companies that are moving to software-as-a-service subscription models (see Figure 1). Embrace the cloud operating model. Sticky after all. Four ways to drive value.

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Software Review DevOps as a Service Software Underperforming Technical Team 52

Audacix

JANUARY 24, 2024

While the conventional DevOps framework neglected the verification of critical application security guidelines until the last phase of deployment, DevSecOps pulls the focus back to integrating security testing into your CI/CD pipeline. DevSecOps frameworks seek to add security automation to DevOps environments. What is DevSecOps?

Software Review 40

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Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This series attempts to give practical advice to SaaS CEOs and Founders on how to organize and automate their financial backend , giving them freedom to spend time with more value-adding parts of their business like financial planning. Cost of Revenue Let’s start with your Cost of Revenue.

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Merchant Services Startup DevOps as a Service SaaS 90

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In February 2020, the public cloud market surpassed a $1 trillion market cap, with a 45% growth rate, as reported in Bessemer Venture Partners’ 2020 State of Cloud report. And there are some pretty amazing opportunities for doing business this way. Here’s what we learned. . What’s accelerating this marketplace movement?

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OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses are on track to generate some $105 billion in revenue this year, an accomplishment for a business model that, while it’s been around since the 1960s, didn’t evolve into its current form until a decade ago. The options are far more varied now.

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OpenView Labs

MAY 5, 2021

While discussing some of my philosophies on open source with a friend recently, they asked me a great question: “When does open source make sense for a business?”. Open source can provide a number of different advantages for a business, on both the consumption and production end of the spectrum. That’s tough to answer.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 5, 2020

Business schools continue to increase emphasis on ethics. I have always felt that blockchain was designed for one purpose (to support cybercurrency), hijacked to another, and ergo became a vendor-led technology in search of a business problem. The ongoing rise of DevOps. Blockchain, as an enterprise technology, fades away.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

About the episode: Tien Tzuo is the Founder and CEO of Zuora, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies that has been at the forefront of the rise of subscription business models. 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. Episode No.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 30, 2021

2020 was the kind of year that would make anyone in the predictions business more than a little gun shy. I certainly didn’t have “global pandemic” on my 2020 bingo card and, even if I somehow did, I would never have coupled that with “booming stock market” and median SaaS price/revenue multiples in the 15x range. Business dinners?

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Technical Review Payment Services Payments AI Search 143

CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The net revenue retention rate which you may also state as the net retention rate in SaaS businesses is an indicator that depicts the profits and the revenue earned by the business. Ultimately, the purpose of generating revenue is what gets you in the business loop. It mostly neglects the unused capacity.

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SaaStr

JUNE 27, 2019

Erica has led New Relic through massive growth, scaling the company’s enterprise business 10x since she joined the business pre-IPO. Growing a company’s revenues, customer base, team, process, and product doesn’t just happen without major work and strategy. Erica Schultz, Chief Revenue Officer @ New Relic. Good afternoon.

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Scale Enterprise Scaling Sales Hiring 174

Audacix

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The two most commonly cited reasons by CTOs, software engineering managers and SaaS executives for not conducting penetration tests on their cloud software and mobile apps are: We've never been hacked - why would we spend on penetration testing? Penetration testing is too expensive, I can't afford it. But it's never that simple.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Mobile SaaS Payments Payment Services 52

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Prior to its July 2002 acquisition by Novell, SilverStream was a public company that had reached a revenue run rate in excess of $100M, with approximately 800 employees and offices in more than 20 countries around the world. Do you need business development reps? Three of those companies went public. Do you need field salespeople?

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Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Sales Recruiting 190

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Today in 2020, there exists a service-based digital solution for every other problem or cause. SaaS has become a prime element in every business’s architecture. How have SaaS businesses leveraged AI in 2020? HubSpot is a pioneer brand when it comes to inbound marketing, sales, and services. Let’s find out!

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SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Today in 2020, there exists a service-based digital solution for every other problem or cause. SaaS has become a prime element in every business’s architecture. How have SaaS businesses leveraged AI in 2020? HubSpot is a pioneer brand when it comes to inbound marketing, sales, and services. Let’s find out!

AI 8

AI Artificial Intelligence SaaS Cybersecurity 8

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 29, 2022

You’ll meet some of our customers, including Wayne Stewart from Atlassian and Brian Lederman from Coda, as they explore the ways Intercom is helping them scale their businesses. We know the businesses that engage their customers win. The very nature of internet business must and will change to provide these next-level experiences.

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