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Clouded Judgement 2.2.24 - Cloud Giants Report Q4 '23

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Subscribe now Cloud Giants Report Q4 ‘23 Two quotes from the Amazon and Microsoft earnings call really stood out to me this week. Similar to what we shared last quarter, we continue to see the diminishing impact of cost optimizations.

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Clouded Judgement 10.27.23 - Cloud Giants Report Q3 '23

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. I believe one of the bigger reasons software has held up despite the run up in the 10Y to 5% is the expectation for re-acceleration (ie numbers / forecasts going up). This quarter, the messaging was more of “optimizations are continuing.”

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Monetization: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 2

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. Cloud cost optimization and technical debt The speed and versatility of the SaaS model are a two-edged sword. Part 2: Monetization Saying “SaaS = monetization” is redundant.

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Strategic Finance in Today’s Market: A Tactical Guide to Building & Scaling Your Team with IVP

SaaStr

The Accounting Team Responsibilities: Financial recording and reporting Compliance, Audits Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Tax, Treasury Your accounting team makes sure every financial transaction is recorded correctly and categorized. Cost Optimization Identify and implement strategies to improve margins.

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7 Ways to build Enterprise Readiness into your SaaS roadmap

CloudGeometry

Big enterprise customers have been buying software for a long time. Many started long before SaaS emerged as a smarter, better way to build, buy and sell software. That means they’ve got plenty of software they already depend on that needs to work with whatever your SaaS product can do for them.