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A Look Back at Q1 '25 Public Cloud Software Earnings

Clouded Judgement

Through these interactions, I’ve built up mental benchmarks for metrics on which I place extra emphasis. My hope is that this analysis can provide startup entrepreneurs with a framework for how to manage their businesses around SaaS metrics (e.g., This metric is more self-explanatory, so I won’t go into detail.

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The Five Flavors of ARR - New Definition, Same Great Multiple

Tom Tunguz

There’s a trend in pitch decks and startup pitches I’ve been watching - the commingling of metrics definitions, especially ARR. The valuation multiples on annual recurring revenue are the highest across startup categories. Over time, the definition of ARR has slackened. But let’s set that aside.

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Key Revenue Metrics for SaaS companies

The Angel VC

When I talk to SaaS startups and take a look at their metrics, it still happens quite often that some of the numbers aren’t quite clear to me and it takes some time to clarify things. That said, I believe most SaaS companies can focus on a small number of revenue metrics which aren’t overly complicated. Probably just out of habit.

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The Fall of the Metric Monolith with Battery Ventures Principal Brandon Gleklen (Video)

SaaStr

Metrics are the key to evaluating success and setting goals, but not every SaaS business should orient itself around the same one-size-fits-all numbers. This flexible mindset creates just the right conditions for embracing evolving business models and new metrics. The Metric Monolith: The Rise and Fall.

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5 Interesting Learnings from UiPath at $600,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

But it’s definitely a Cloud company that benefitted from the dramatic growth in Cloud of the past 5+ years. ARR uses to mean true recurring revenues. Today, it’s definition has … loosened. Merely to revenue that generally recurs. Even if a lot of the revenue isn’t truly recurring SaaS revenue.

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Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR): Definitions, Formulas And How To Improve It

Stax

For subscription-based businesses achieving consistent and predictable revenue growth is the holy grail. In fact, monthly recurring revenue (MRR) is one of the most important metrics subscription businesses should be aware of. MRR is an important metric for SaaS businesses to track to understand business health.

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What is SaaS accounting? Types, Key Metrics and Automation

How To Buy Saas

Keeping track of the accounting for SaaS businesses can be challenging because of the subscription model that they operate on, and that is why most companies opt for cloud-based software solutions to smoothen the processes. This is an important process as you need to send invoices to customers on time and also collect revenue effectively.