SaaStr
MARCH 7, 2025
A topic I find founders get a bit or often a lot wrong is … When To Hire Your First CFO. We’ve got a guest post below from OnlyCFO on this very topic! If I had to summarize all my learnings, it’s that you can’t really hire a full-time head of finance too early, but many of us go to hire a “CFO” around $10m-$30m ARR, when we really need a VP/SVP of Finance.
Clouded Judgement
MARCH 7, 2025
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Continued Uncertainty Last week I wrote about the period of max uncertainty we’re in - particularly the political and economic uncertainty (and how they’re related). This week, we saw an economic forecast predict Q1 GDP to shrink nearly 3%.
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SaaStr
MARCH 7, 2025
Gong announced its just crossed $300 million in ARR. Thats impressive, but I think even more impressive that it sounds. Because while I dont have the exact numbers, I do think Gong has reaccelerated the past 6-9 months. Its clearly growing faster today , at $300m, than it did at $200m, when a wave of consolidation and cutbacks hit the overall space.
USIO
MARCH 7, 2025
Managing payments efficiently isnt just a convenienceits a necessity. For companies handling high volumes of transactions, traditional payment systems often lead to inefficiencies, hidden costs, and unnecessary complexity. Integrated payment solutions offer a streamlined approach, helping businesses cut costs while boosting revenue. By embedding payment capabilities directly into existing business systems, companies can eliminate redundancies, improve cash flow, and create a smoother experience
Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments
Most integrated payments providers share a percent of the payment revenue with their software partners. But, oftentimes, that revenue share is only a fraction of the true income potential software providers can realize. If you want to maximize income opportunities from your payments program, check out Wind River Payments’ webinar-on-demand.
SaaStr
MARCH 7, 2025
Dear SaaStr: What Are The Unspoken Downsides of Being a VC or Angel Investor? Look the downsides are small folks. As a founder, you are often days away from total failure. This basically never happens for VCs, and even when it does, it happens over a decade+ (life of a fund). But. Some non-obvious ones to outsiders, some downsides to being a VC: Youre just a number.
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BetterCloud
MARCH 7, 2025
Youre seen it before. A new tool pops up, seemingly out of nowhere, rapidly gaining traction within the organization. Users are raving about the benefits, departments are integrating said app with other applications, and suddenly, its a crucial part of the infrastructure – all without a single approved stamp from IT. This is called shadow IT and its a constant battle, but theres a new, more sophisticated invader on the scene: Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Blulogix
MARCH 7, 2025
By BluLogix Team Customer Profitability Analysis Why Not All Revenue is Equal Are Your Best Customers Actually Profitable? Not all customers contribute equally to the bottom line. While some generate high revenue and strong margins , others may require excessive resources, costly discounts, or high service demands ultimately reducing overall profitability.
Nimble - Sales
MARCH 7, 2025
For small businesses, customer relationship management (CRM) plays a crucial role in managing client interactions and boosting sales. One of the most effective ways to maximize CRM efficiency is by automating follow-ups. Manual follow-ups can be time-consuming, prone to human The post Best practices of Automate follow-ups in CRM for small business appeared first on Nimble Blog.
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