Sage Intacct
DECEMBER 6, 2022
For SaaS CFOs , guiding the direction of their company is a lot like someone steering a massive ship. The ship itself is so much larger than the person controlling it that it seems almost shocking that they can exert so much influence over the vessel's direction and trajectory.
Tom Tunguz
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Profitability or net income margin has become the most important correlate to public software company valuations. But public companies are less profitable today than a year ago. Surprisingly, PLG companies’ profitability has suffered more than sales-led businesses. Across every quartile, public software & infrastructure companies have seen a 5 percentage point drop in net income since Covid.
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SaaStr
DECEMBER 6, 2022
When scaling a SaaS company, striking a balance between hypergrowth and risk is essential. Brex’s COO, Michael Tannenbaum, and Alloy’s CRO, Laura Spiekerman, share top lessons on how to find the right balance. Brex and Alloy are two companies that have both achieved hypergrowth. Brex is a company that provides credit cards for startups, and Alloy provides financing for small businesses.
The Daily Egg
DECEMBER 6, 2022
When you want to improve your website’s search results, you need to start with high-quality content. After all, search engines reward trustworthy. The post 7 Easy Steps to Get Backlinks appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science
Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.
SaaStr
DECEMBER 6, 2022
So the markets keep changing at a rapid pace. I just got back from Reinvent (Amazon’s big conference) and the booths were packed, the parties were full, and times were good. But buyers kept coming back to one theme for 2023 planning: Keep. Expand or. Cut. This seemed to the theme of the waning days of 2022. SaaS and IT budgets are still going up in 2023.
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SaaStr
DECEMBER 6, 2022
@stewart moving on in Jan 2023, the quiet end of an era. The first "rocketship" of SaaS 2.0. The first real PLG model for us to all emulate. The first IPO of its generation. The first epic unicorn of the era. The biggest M&A, or close. A leader we all looked up to. — Jason Be Kind Lemkin (@jasonlk) December 5, 2022. So Slack is ending a bit of an era at $2B+ ARR, having been the fastest growing SaaS startup of its generation, rocketing to an incredible IPO, and then an epic a
Andreessen Horowitz
DECEMBER 6, 2022
In a market full of bears, we are bulls when it comes to consumer health companies. In our last piece, we made the bold claim that a consumer health tech company will become the biggest company in the world … The post Consumer Health: Areas of Opportunity appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.
IT World
DECEMBER 6, 2022
As we head toward the end of the year, Apple has responded to one of the more frequent requests its App Store developers make in the form of more flexibility when it comes to setting prices. Developers will also gain new flexibility to manage pricing globally and can expect additional tools, which Apple will begin rolling out today and throughout 2023.
Sales Hacker
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Want to write sales emails like a pro? Kristina and Will look at common email mistakes (using real examples) and rewrite them so that you can learn what to do differently. Join Kristina Finseth (Sr. Manager, Outbound Growth Marketing at Greenhouse) and Will Allred (Co-Founder & COO at Lavender) to get TWO perspectives and TWO approaches on real sales emails, every week on Sales Hacker.
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IT World
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Rackspace’s hosting for Exchange servers remained offline Tuesday after an outage Friday that the company now ascribes to a ransomware attack.
Andreessen Horowitz
DECEMBER 6, 2022
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IT World
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Technology is typically not something I give as gifts at the holiday season. In a pinch, I will ask what a person wants, or offer them cash or a check towards a purchase — but to buy someone a tech gift outright? No. Because whatever I give might not work with what they already have. Instead, the holidays are a good time to review the health and condition of the family technology.
Dubb
DECEMBER 6, 2022
In this recap from a Dubb support episode, we take a deep dive into how coaches and consultants use video to grow with Dubb. Whether you are a brand new coach or want to take your consulting business to the next level, there are plenty of tips and tricks here to accomplish your goals. The post How Coaches and Consultants use Video to Grow with Dubb appeared first on Dubb Blog.
Speaker: Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product, Statsig
Experimentation is often seen as an aspirational practice, especially at smaller, fast-moving companies who are strapped for time and resources. So, how can you get your team making decisions in a more data-driven way while continuing to remain lean and maintaining ship velocity? In this webinar, Margaret-Ann Seger, Head of Product at Statsig, will teach you how to build an experimentation culture from the ground-up, graduating from just getting started with data-driven development to operating
IT World
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield has announced he will be stepping down from the company in January. The news comes less than a week after Salesforce’s co-CEO, Bret Taylor, said he would be departing the company at the end of the fiscal quarter. Salesforce acquired Slack in 2020 for $27 billion , in a deal where Taylor played a key role. The news was first reported by Business Insider and later confirmed by Slack.
CloseSaaS
DECEMBER 6, 2022
All the cool kids are running sales promotions. Should you? Let's see the different types of sales promos (+ examples!) and 5 strategies to use.
IT World
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Apple is expected to get about one-third of its future processors from a new semiconductor fabrication facility set to be in production in 2024, according to a report by Bloomberg. The new $12 billion fabrication plant, being built by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) in Phoenix, is among more than a half dozen projects by chip makers to re-shore the industry in America.
CloseSaaS
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Cold calling and social selling are two viable strategies for success in today’s jam-packed market, but which one is better? Let’s take a look.
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If you're in the software industry grappling with integrating payments into your business model, understanding where others have stumbled can be a game-changer for your revenue goals. Discover 6 key reasons behind the struggles many face. The challenge goes beyond the technicalities of integrating a payment system; it delves into the strategic oversight of revenue shares, negotiations with payment providers, and the full exploitation of potential revenue streams.
IT World
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Three years and four prime ministers after the UK government first published its Online Harms white paper—the basis for the current Online Safety Bill—the Conservative Party’s ambitious attempt at internet regulation has found its way back to Parliament after multiple amendments. If the bill becomes law, it will apply to any service or site that has users in the UK, or targets the UK as a market, even if it is not based in the country.
CloseSaaS
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Not sure if an ERP or CRM is right for your business? Here's how the tools differ--and how to choose which one is right for your business.
SmartKarrot
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Role: Director, Customer Success Location: Open Hall, NL, Canada Organization: Security Compass As a Director, Customer Success, you will hire, coach, and develop a high-performing CS team to drive adoption, health, and retention. Identify and implement strategies that support adoption and expansion while reducing churn. Represent the voice of the customer by collecting and sharing data, metrics, insights, feedback, and stories.
OPEXEngine
DECEMBER 6, 2022
For centuries, “giving the customer what they want” has been a winning strategy. It is not surprising then why usage-based pricing has been a successful pricing strategy for so many firms. By allowing end users to opt in and pay as they consume, companies have found substantial growth can follow. Simply removing the friction and “adoption risk” has been enough for some to surpass their expectations.
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