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SaaS Is Spurring the Next Cycle of Software Superperformance

OPEXEngine

The shift to cloud-based subscription models is creating even more value in a thriving sector. In more mature software companies, we see oversized returns for companies that are moving to software-as-a-service subscription models (see Figure 1). Rolling out these new features quickly can help companies earn price increases.

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A Letter From Our CEO: Frontegg’s Funding Round

Frontegg

A few weeks later, we were already running a beta version of the first product capability-as-a-service for a design partner. When building a company 5 years ago, the sales motion and who’s going to be the user/buyer/champion for a potential deal was pretty clear to the founding team. subscription upgrade) motions?

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Cognota’s Ryan Austin on Creating an Entire Category (LearnOps)

FastSpring

And I just started a consulting business, it was a service business. And that kind of gave us a little bit of a head start to then bring together a couple of angels and like early stage investors to hire our first couple engineers and really pivot from being a service company to starting the path to becoming a software company.

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How To Get SOC 2 Certification For Software Companies

Audacix

System and Organisation Controls 2 (SOC 2) is an audit report that certifies to trustworthiness of services provided by a service organization, particularly software companies. It is the most commonly used framework to manage and minimise the risks associated with your software storing your customers' data in the cloud.

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11 application security questions that show if your SaaS is enterprise-ready

Audacix

Without doing both, you will lose high paying and reliable enterprise customers to competitors who use their cloud software security standards as a differentiating factor to grow sales. But they are considering all of them after your sales meetings have ended. Do you have a security architecture strategy?

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Matrix Partners and EZPR — February 21, 2020

SaaStr

* How does David think about scaling sales teams? How does one know when is the right time to hire your first sales reps? What content and learnings should you have in place when you make the hire? What have been his lessons on optimizing payback period for sales reps? Why is 12 months so crucial?

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Top 50 AI Companies in SaaS (2020 Edition)

SmartKarrot

Today in 2020, there exists a service-based digital solution for every other problem or cause. HubSpot is a pioneer brand when it comes to inbound marketing, sales, and services. With the influence of AI, it not only makes all its services more beneficial for the user but also generates huge productivity profits from them.

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