Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Passive venture capital investing is a relatively new idea. If the public equities market is any indication, passive investing is here to stay. In public equities, passive investment funds constitute 54% of total dollars in the market, according to Bloomberg Reseearch. But it’s transforming the industry.

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The Moz Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Have you been wanting to get an international SEO investment approved? Dig into this article to uncover Adriana’s tips on how to build a business case to do so.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 26, 2022

A former venture capitalist, Mark Leonard started Constellation in 1995 with $15m of outside investment & a goal of buying vertical software companies with a moat & good unit economics. Constellation acquires tens of businesses each year. New bookings added 10% ; price increases 5%. Contraction & churn reduced growth by 8%.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 1, 2024

When companies think about investing in their customer base, they are usually thinking about driving product adoption, reducing churn, or even delivering expansion revenue. TLDR: if you deliver value to your customers, as they grow their careers, they will help you grow your business. This is a missed opportunity.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

If I gave you $10,000 to invest in one company today among the following four software businesses, which would you pick? The first company is a $100m ARR business growing at 100%, trading at 50x ARR, a $5b enterprise value. Which investment will generate the greatest return? So who are these businesses?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Despite what we’ve seen post-2020/2021, there has been a surge in AI investments, with AI companies at the infrastructure layer hitting a hundred times valuations at early funding stages. The post A Deep Dive with Jason and Pavilion on Today’s Valuations, Investing and Market Dynamics appeared first on SaaStr.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

After viewing images with naturally embedded text, it’s hard to see the hodgepodge of text, shapes, and clip art from traditional business slides in the same light. Ideogram’s product approach is to enable the users through iteration and fine-grained control.

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SaaStr

JUNE 2, 2023

Dear SaaStr: Does Bootstrapping Through an Agency/Services Business Work? Running two businesses at once well is really, really hard. I’ve invested in Logikcull and been an advisor to Showpad, both of which are successful and did just that. They slowly wind down the services business and stop investing (e.g.,

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Buffer Resources

APRIL 19, 2023

Many business owners assume that the quickest way to grow is to pay to get in front of potential customers (or to do tons of cold outreach). But I never even considered that approach, and I’ve still managed to grow a thriving business in less than two years.

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The Daily Egg

APRIL 30, 2020

With customers having so many ways to contact your small business these days, the traditional phone system seems a bit outdated. You certainly need a phone system for your business, but you also need to invest in the ability to make contacts through social media, email, and chat. So if you can save some money […].

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SaaStr

AUGUST 5, 2022

Dear SaaStr: Should I Tell VCs How Much I Want Them to Invest? It tells a VC how much you need to get to the next level (it simplifies your entire business plan into one number), and. Don’t ask an investor for more money than they will invest, if you’d take less. At least, 98% of the time. 2m another. $5m 5m yet more.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

But for those who may not be familiar with how Congress typically does its business, when we’re really following the normal processes, we work through the committee process. We need to make some key investments in people and platforms. The more that you invested in the internet, the more vulnerable you were.

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Divestopedia

AUGUST 13, 2020

Do buisness owners value the work of an investment banker? This first comprehensive study quantifying their value explores what business owners truly think.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Starting any business already takes an exceptional dose of courage, but intense competitive dynamics within a category can make … The post Investing in ClickUp appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 19, 2023

Within every era of technology, the most talented entrepreneurs have taken unsolved problems and open questions and turned them into businesses. In the early 2000s, the biggest open questions were social: how do you take a read-only interface and allow … The post Investing in PLAI Labs appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Dear SaaStr: How Soon Do Startups Get Notified by VCs About Their Decision to Invest? Once a VC really wants to invest … you’ll know. Assume a VC doesn’t want to invest if you don’t hear back. VCs get busy, go to Burning Man, get behind. Pretty quickly. Often in just a few days. So if you’re not sure: #1.

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Agile Payments

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

How to Manage Your Investment Portfolio as a SaaS Business.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 7, 2020

But with customers expecting faster and more personalized experiences, providing great conversational customer support is no longer optional – it’s essential to business survival. But as SaaS businesses are treated as service businesses, COGS represent the costs of providing that service to your customers, such as: Hosting.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Many of the fundamental business models that were once engraved in the SaaS playbook are now changing thanks to a tougher macro environment and a maturing market. PST, Stephanie Opdam, Partner at Notion Capital, shares four business model changes that will allow SaaS companies to build resilience and staying power over time.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 25, 2022

Now, during this time of economic uncertainty and against a competitive landscape, effective customer engagement is business critical. The report Future-Proofing Businesses with Modern Customer Engagement reveals the top trends emerging in the customer engagement landscape in 2022 and beyond.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 4, 2021

In a few short months, many businesses had to adapt to a world where bringing people together in person was no longer possible. Conferences, training, community gatherings, seminars, all-hands … The post Investing in Hopin appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. The last 12 months have fundamentally changed how we work together.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 6, 2021

The data infrastructure market has grown massively as data and data systems are contributing directly to business results — not only in Silicon Valley — but also in traditional industry. But we are still in the early innings of data … The post Investing in Starburst appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Behind many of life’s most important financial transactions — be it buying a house, applying for a mortgage, getting a small business loan, or refinancing a personal credit card — exist a network of trust and credit relationships. Billions of … The post Investing in Setpoint appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Casey Accidental

MARCH 29, 2022

A common issue leaders in product management, design, or engineering face is justifying investment in the “non-sexy” stuff. I’ll walk through some frameworks and examples from my career on how to drive excitement and investment in these critical areas that may not be properly valued or staffed currently in your organization.

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SaaStr

JULY 4, 2021

This was my first venture investment. One of the earliest posts I did on SaaStr was back in 2013 when I made my first venture investment, co-leading the seed round in Pipedrive. I also made a lot of mistakes on this investment I’ll share in another post. Lemkin invest in Pipedrive? So I said — invest in that one .

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 2, 2020

For Pam, it all stems from a long-held belief that investing in the customer’s success will chart a direct path to the company’s. In the return of the Scale podcast, Pam details her support philosophy and the investments she’s making to drive better customer outcomes, for the long term.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 31, 2021

Cloud data warehouses are well integrated systems that support a wide range of analytics use cases, such as business intelligence. All an analyst needs is an understanding … The post Investing in Tabular appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Data systems have long involved a tradeoff between flexibility and ease of use.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In my own portfolio , more of my investments had a record month in October than a rough month. CIOs’ top areas of increased investment for 2023 include “cyber and information security (66%), business intelligence/data analytics (55%) and cloud platforms (50%). So are we in some sort of downturn — or aren’t we?

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Andreessen Horowitz

JULY 26, 2022

The Nash marketplace gives businesses the “superpower” of being able to offer delivery, without having to build their own fleet … The post Investing in Nash appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. We’re excited to announce that a16z is leading the Series A for Nash , an API-based platform for last-mile delivery. .

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 28, 2022

Buying traditional insurance is a no-brainer if you want to protect assets of value—be it your life, your home, or your business. If you own, say, a building, chances are you’ll want to minimize your risk against fires, floods, and … The post Investing in Stoik appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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