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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

TechEmpower SaaS

Given this diversity, it's important to be selective in the development services company with whom you choose to partner. In the 25 years that TechEmpower has been in business, we’ve seen thousands of companies come and go. This article will primarily focus on locating and evaluating development companies, rather than design firms.

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Are Software Companies Good Businesses?

Tom Tunguz

In “Do software companies actually have good margins?”, ”, Benn Stancil makes a case for a counterintuitive point : Software companies are much less profitable than they might seem. Software companies don’t invest once in R&D & then sell copies of the software as we did in the 90s on CDs.

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The Vector Computer Company

Tom Tunguz

If you were to watch three videos on YouTube Shorts - one on Italian cooking, one on chess openings, & a third on crypto trading, YouTube Shorts’ recommendation algorithm combines the video descriptions with your dwell time. Watching the osso bucco video to its end would trigger more Italian cooking specialty videos in your feed.

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AI SaaS Companies Will Be More Profitable

Tom Tunguz

Will AI sofware companies operate with better or worse profitability than a classic SaaS company? On average AI-infused software companies should benefit from AI’s productivity gains at the bottom line. Initially, I thought worse since the expense of serving AI as a product is signficantly higher.

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Why Software Companies Should Adopt the Mindset of a Payments Company

In today's tech-driven world, software companies are poised at a pivotal crossroads. Dive into the dynamics of how this integration can amplify a software company's value proposition, making them not just observers but active propellers of digital commerce.

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The First $100m ARR AI Security Company

Tom Tunguz

Palo Alto Networks, the largest security software company in the world, worth roughly $82b, announced earnings this week. The company is buying out customer contracts for six months to win over new business. We are possibly the first security companies to cross $100 million ARR in AI security.

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The Most Profitable Software Company in Q1 2024

Tom Tunguz

How does Ethereum compare to other software companies? In terms of aggregate dollars across all publicly traded software companies, the Ethereum would be sixth. Company Market Cap Multiple Ethereum 360b 1.0x Note the profit scale in the chart above is logarithmic. Note the profit scale in the chart above is logarithmic.

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The Path to Payment Control: How SaaS Companies Can Maximize Enterprise Value

For software company executives, maximizing revenue, profitability, and enterprise value is of utmost importance. A key factor in achieving these goals is having a solid integrated payment strategy in place — one that allows for control, ownership, and leverage over customer relationships and payment service contracts.

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SaaS: How They’re Turning Payments Into Profit Centers

Discover how top SaaS companies are earning up to $700k + and zero upfront cost with Usio Integrated Payments.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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How Investors & Strategic Buyers Evaluate Integrated Payment Strategies

They help SaaS companies offer seamless user experiences and efficient operations. Investors and strategic buyers assess these integrated payment strategies as a measure of a company's growth potential and sustainability. It's a must-read for SaaS companies looking to attract investment and achieve sustainable growth.

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How Do SaaS Companies Fit Into the Payments Revenue Food Chain?

This guide explains how that fee is divvied up and how SaaS companies are becoming a more important player (gaining a larger share) by embedding payments into their solution. Ever wondered who gets a share of that 3% credit card transaction fee?

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The Definitive Guide to Embedded Analytics

But many companies fail to achieve this goal because they struggle to provide the reporting and analytics users have come to expect. It will show you what embedded analytics are and how they can help your company. Every application provider has the same goals: to help their users work more efficiently, and to drive user adoption.

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Evolving with Confidence: A Dynamic Approach to Integrated Payments in SaaS

Navigating the world of integrated payment strategies can be daunting, particularly for software companies seeking to make informed decisions. Unfortunately, many companies approach integrated payments with a rigid, inflexible mindset. With countless options and potential pitfalls, the fear of making a costly mistake can be paralyzing.

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Blueprint to Modernize Analytics

As the value of modern in-app analytics becomes clearer, more companies are making analytics a priority before it becomes a problem. The longer you wait to modernize your application’s analytics, the harder you’ll eventually feel the pain of lost customers and missed revenue. If it sounds like a daunting task, that's because it is.