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What Brands Look for When Considering Acquiring Software Companies

FastSpring

As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains. “This is everyday for me, so I love talking about it,” says Carl Hargreaves about mergers and acquisitions.

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Managing Your Facility and Tools to Automate the Process

Andreessen Horowitz

With the combination of diligence solutions (e.g., For this article, we interviewed multiple lenders to glean their guidance and insights. We also sought the advice of several software providers who work with fintech borrowers to get their best approaches to managing one or more debt facilities.

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SaaStr Podcast #343 with Point Nine Capital Managing Partner Christoph Janz

SaaStr

Christoph has invested in more than 20 SaaS startups and lives and breathes SaaS, everything from “A as in AI-enhanced B2B software” to “Z as in Zendesk”. Guru is the knowledge management solution that delivers the information you need when and where you need it. Christoph co-founded Point Nine Capital in 2011.

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Successfully Switching From One-Time Fees to Subscriptions

FastSpring

If you’re selling your software, plugin, add-on, or other digital product for a one-time fee, you’re likely thinking about switching to a recurring subscription model. In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview Fred Linfjärd of Planday about his experiences switching from a one-time billing model to subscriptions.

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How Could a Software Company Land an Enterprise Client? Talk With Alexander Sambuk

Kraftblick

We are talking with Alexander Sambuk , former Chief Operating Officer of Luxoft Excelian Financial Services [part of a custom software company with a staff of over 10,000]. Is it better to let communication develop in a natural way or to use some kind of technique? . Yes, these deals include post-payment, with a large delay in payment.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Kustomer, Google Cloud, and Zenoss — August 8, 2019

SaaStr

Prior to Kustomer, Vikas spent over 20 years implementing, consulting, marketing, and selling CRM and ContactCenter solutions with companies like LivePerson and Oracle. Eyal and Megan host a fireside chat between Google Cloud and Zenoss, a leader in software-defined IT operations. Missed the session? The emergence of new A.I.

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Seed Investing Today: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t with Aileen Lee and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I will tell you how many COs I’ve talked to that say, “I’ll come to SaaStr, but I don’t want my series B or series C VC interviewing me,” which is sort of interesting. It sounds minor or technical, but if you want to due diligence on a human being, I get to do it a few 100 times a year.