The SaaS CFO

JULY 17, 2024

Contracted Annual Recurring Revenue (CARR) was an obscure metric in the SaaS world years ago. Today, it’s become a hot and controversial SaaS metric when discussing company growth and SaaS valuations. CARR is a forward-looking SaaS revenue metric that estimates the maximum revenue size of a SaaS company. CARR combines two important aspects of revenue: […] The post Understanding Contracted Annual Recurring Revenue: A Comprehensive Guide appeared first on The SaaS CFO.

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SaaStr

JULY 17, 2024

So we’ve finally got another SaaS IPO gearing up — OneStream. It’s SaaS for CFOs and financial operations, a large but somewhat under-discussed category. SAP and Oracle are very strong here. Founded back in 2010 (SaaS takes time!) with first customers launched in 2012, the metrics today are very strong: $480,000,000 in ARR Growing 34% (strong) 98% GRR (!

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Clouded Judgement

JULY 17, 2024

Subscribe now Innovation follows exponential curves. The First Industrial Revolution started in ~1760 and mechanized production - we moved from creating goods by hand to creating goods with machines. The Second Industrial Revolution (the Technology Revolution) started in ~1870 and was characterized by rapid industrialization, technological innovations such as electricity, the internal combustion engine, and the expansion of railways and telegraph networks, which further transformed economies and

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SaaStr

JULY 17, 2024

What does it take to get funded in 2024? Jason Lemkin shares the answer during Workshop Wednesday, held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. PST. Some of this stuff you’ll know, and some of it you won’t. What’s driving VCs today? Let’s find out. Venture capital is the same as before but different. It’s a weird world where seed valuations are at an all-time high.

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Rise to the next level of recurring revenue. Discover how recurring payments are reshaping industries beyond simple subscriptions, driving a $1.5 trillion market. Learn the crucial strategies for building scalable, secure, and seamless recurring payment infrastructure to boost customer retention and fuel growth.

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FastSpring

JULY 17, 2024

Join us in Shanghai at ChinaJoy and discover how we can help you unlock the full potential of your video game sales! Find us in the B2B Hall W4 – Booth # B286. The 2024 edition of ChinaJoy, themed “Stay True, Game On,” is scheduled from July 26th to 29th at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC). This year’s event will focus on deepening player experiences and supporting international growth for game companies. “ ‘Stay True’ is to express the deep love and per

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Payrix

JULY 17, 2024

How to implement a software payment solution to elevate your business management platform The software industry has always had the reputation of advancing at breakneck speeds. Driven by the ever-present urgency to meet market demands, software providers have consistently been in a race to deliver a customer experience that rivals their competition. In recent years, many have discovered the value of Embedded Payments to elevate that experience.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 17, 2024

Annelise Osborne is Chief Business Officer at Kadena, a Layer 1, POW blockchain where she is focused on upgrading finance. Annelise has 20 years of experience in traditional finance and seven years in digital assets. She is a thought leader, board advisor, university lecturer and author. Her book, From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating Digital Assets in Traditional Finance , hit shelves in June.

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User Pilot

JULY 17, 2024

The right persona examples can help you guide effective product strategies, ensuring that your offerings meet the needs and expectations of your users. However, it’s easy to end up creating a made-up character that doesn’t help at all instead of a well-documented persona. So how do you get started? Let’s explore: What a persona is and its importance in product management.

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Blulogix

JULY 17, 2024

By BluLogix Team Navigating Business Complexity: An Introduction In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, complexity is an inevitable challenge that companies must navigate to stay competitive and deliver value to their customers. Whether it’s managing a diverse product portfolio, handling intricate pricing models, integrating various data systems, or ensuring compliance across multiple regions, businesses need robust solutions to manage these complexities effectively.

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When test coverage falls behind release velocity, quality suffers, and your team feels the consequences. This guide outlines when it makes sense to outsource quality assurance (QA), the risks to watch for, and how to scale testing without increasing headcount or slowing down engineering. You will learn how leading teams are leveraging external QA partners to expand coverage, enhance defect detection, and remain aligned with CI/CD timelines.

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JULY 17, 2024

Product management is an essential practice that must be done well to ensure that your product remains competitive in the industry. And that necessitates implementing the right set of product management principles to make correct product decisions. So, what are these principles all about, and which are the most important ones you should know? Let's discover it all.

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Totango

JULY 17, 2024

“Success is revenue. You get success right; your revenue is coming.” – Charlie Sonnenberg, VP Sales, Totango + Catalyst Customer-led growth is the only way to protect and sustain revenue growth. Bold statement? Perhaps, but industry data backs up this claim—SaaS companies are putting more resources and more strategic focus behind retaining and growing revenue from the existing customer base.

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Groove HQ

JULY 17, 2024

Customers are a lot more likely to become repeat buyers when they experience outstanding service. However, it’s challenging to provide that level of service when managing emails through basic platforms like Gmail and Outlook. Overstuffed and unconnected inboxes, missed messages, and a lack of organization leads to frustrated customers and overwhelmed support teams.

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Cobloom

JULY 17, 2024

ARPU, an acronym for average revenue per user, is a crucial metric that reveals the average revenue generated by each active user of your SaaS application over a specific period of time. In business, ARPU plays a similar role to customer lifetime value (CLTV or LTV). It serves as a means to assess the value of your users, whether individually or grouped into segments and cohorts.

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Your payments integration is more powerful than you think. In today’s complex business landscape, treating payments as just a software feature is a missed opportunity for significant growth and customer acquisition. With the right partner, payments can become a strategy that leads to competitive advantages. Designed for software leaders, this playbook outlines how to harness the full power of a payments strategy to drive substantial revenue and enhance the overall customer experience.

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User Pilot

JULY 17, 2024

Starting a career as a customer experience manager requires understanding the key steps, skills, and experiences needed for success. In this article, we will outline the typical journey for customer experience managers, covering educational requirements, entry-level positions, potential advancements, and long-term opportunities. Without further ado, let’s get into it!

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SaaS Metrics

JULY 17, 2024

SaaS business models vary widely; discover which one is perfect for your startup and why it can make or break your success. The post Saas Business Models: Which One Is Right for Your Startup? first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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User Pilot

JULY 17, 2024

Starting a career as a product design manager requires understanding the key steps, skills, and experiences needed for success. In this article, we will outline the typical journey for product design managers, covering educational requirements, entry-level positions, potential advancements, and long-term opportunities. Without further ado, let’s get into it!

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SaaS Metrics

JULY 17, 2024

Looking to revolutionize your social media strategy? Explore the top SaaS tools that can transform your management process and boost your online presence. The post Top SaaS Tools for Social Media Management first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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Codebases evolve rapidly, and your test automation should keep pace. However, many teams struggle with brittle scripts and growing test debt, which hinder delivery and increase risk. This guide illustrates how engineering leaders leverage AI to enhance the resilience and scalability of testing. You will discover how AI can automatically generate and maintain test cases, adapt to changing applications, and identify high-risk areas before problems reach production.

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User Pilot

JULY 17, 2024

Starting a career as a CX designer requires understanding the key steps, skills, and experiences needed for success. In this article, we will outline the typical journey for CX designers, covering educational requirements, entry-level positions, potential advancements, and long-term opportunities. Without further ado, let’s get into it! TL;DR A customer experience designer (CX Designer) focuses on creating and optimizing the interactions that customers have with a company’s products

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Scytale

JULY 17, 2024

You’re not alone if staying on top of compliance feels like a full-time job. With regulations constantly changing, it’s tough to keep up. But what if there was an easier way? Enter compliance automation tools. These clever softwares can take the grunt work out of compliance, freeing you up for more strategic initiatives. And in this post, we’ll countdown the top 10 compliance automation tools for 2024.

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User Pilot

JULY 17, 2024

Starting a career as an associate product manager requires understanding the key steps, skills, and experiences needed for success. In this article, we will outline the typical journey for associate product managers, covering educational requirements, entry-level positions, potential advancements, and long-term opportunities. Without further ado, let’s get into it!

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Scytale

JULY 17, 2024

You’re not alone if staying on top of compliance feels like a full-time job. With regulations constantly changing, it’s tough to keep up. But what if there was an easier way? Enter compliance automation tools. These clever softwares can take the grunt work out of compliance, freeing you up for more strategic initiatives. And in this post, we’ll countdown the top 10 compliance automation tools for 2024.

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As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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JULY 17, 2024

Employee monitoring software and remote monitoring apps have quickly become a must-have for companies worldwide. This is due to an increased focus on remote work management, security, and employee wellbeing. With dozens of employee productivity tools available, choosing the best one can be difficult. So here’s a list of the top employee monitoring software of 2024, including the best remote employee monitoring software of the year.

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Buffer Resources

JULY 17, 2024

A single word or phrase can change the trajectory of your social media posts’ performance. Power words can increase your conversions, engagement , and click-through rates. They aren’t magic pills, but they can convert the same-old social media copy to strong, sticky, and persuasive posts. In this article, I’ll explain how power words work and how you can sprinkle them into your social media content.

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