Mon.Aug 29, 2022

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Only 11% of Public SaaS Companies Sell Just to SMBs

SaaStr

SMB SaaS has a lot going for it: – Millions of them – Short sales cycles – Easier compete. But, it's often hard to get to $100m ARR selling just to SMBs. So I took a look at the BVP Nasdaq index. Only 11.8% sell just to SMBs pic.twitter.com/Po1I2aMaBK. — Jason 2022 SaaStr Annual Sep 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) August 26, 2022.

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Don't Look Now But Web3 Companies are Beginning to Trade Like their Web2 Counterparts

Tom Tunguz

This chart shows the relationship between the top 100 public projects’ revenue and their trailing revenue multiple. There’s none. The correlation asymptotes to zero. At least when looking at the ecosystem as a whole. But let’s break the data down by category into the top 5 by revenue: L1s (blockchains), DEXs (decentralized exchanges), Credit (lenders), NFT Marketplaces (buy & sell Bored Apes), & Yield Aggregators (systems to maximize interest rates on deposits).

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15 Most Popular SaaStr Annual 2022 Sessions (So Far!). See You Sep 13-15!!

SaaStr

10.000 SaaS CEOs, Founders, Revenue Leaders, and VCs will join us for 3 days of tactical content, networking, and epic evening events when the Cloud comes to San Mateo. If you haven’t already, sign up here for tickets before we sell out. We’re 15 days away from SaaStr Annual 2022, and we are excited to feature hundreds of speakers, sharing their knowledge and experience with you!

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Why We'll See More New Types of Web3 Apps in the Next Year

Tom Tunguz

The summer of 2021 marked an influx of dollars & interest into web3. Since then, the fourth crypto winter has dropped snow atop web3, but the revenue decline isn’t equal across web3 software. NFT marketplace revenue collapsed 62% since the beginning of this year. This chart shows the decline in monthly revenue from January to August. L1s’ monthly revenue has followed NFT marketplaces downward, falling 57%.

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

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.

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Dear SaaStr: What Should I Do if My Co-founder is a Complete Jerk?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What Should I Do if My Co-founder is a Complete Jerk? It’s not going to work. The issue isn’t so much that he’s a complete jerk. It’s that you think he is. He’s thus clearly already driving you so nuts that you have a dysfunctional founder team. This is usually unfixable. You may be wrong, he may be right, who knows. And in other cases, people are OK working with jerks.

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Why Apple is building two different smartglasses platforms

IT World

A revolution is coming. And even the general public understands it has something to do with headsets, goggles or glasses. But what is the reality of the coming revolution, exactly? Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), extended reality (ER), mixed reality (XR)? Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed the name of his company from “Facebook” to “Meta,” then miraculously convinced the media to refer to all of these realities as “the metaverse.

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Intern Perspectives at Zuora

Zuora

Zuora’s interns bring unique perspectives and tremendous value to our business, and they are an integral piece of our ZEO […]. The post Intern Perspectives at Zuora appeared first on Zuora.

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Facebook agrees to settle class action lawsuit related to Cambridge Analytica data breach

IT World

Facebook parent Meta Platforms agreed Friday to settle a class action lawsuit seeking damages for allowing British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica access to the private data of tens of millions of Facebook users. The settlement will spare CEO Marc Zuckerberg an embarrassing court appearance to defend his company. Lawyers acting for the plaintiffs and for Facebook filed a joint request with the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday, asking the judge to

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Google’s Chief Measurement Strategist on Driving Growth with Data and Storytelling

Sales Hacker

You know your business, you know your revenue goals, and you know your strategy for meeting them. But how do you leverage data to help you execute it? Leveraging data to maximize growth is what we get into in this episode of Revenue Innovators with Neil Hoyne. Neil is Google’s Chief Measurement Strategist, and also the author of Converted: The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers’ Hearts.

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How Investors & Strategic Buyers Evaluate Integrated Payment Strategies

Explore how integrated payment strategies impact investor and buyer evaluations. Payments are more than a feature — they’re a key to long-term success and market differentiation. They help SaaS companies offer seamless user experiences and efficient operations. Investors and strategic buyers assess these integrated payment strategies as a measure of a company's growth potential and sustainability.

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Jason Fried on Why He Doesn’t Do Planning or Politics at Work

Andreessen Horowitz

Compared with many startups, 37signals cofounder Jason Fried’s views around workplace culture, structure, and strategy could be considered subversive. He’d call them “honest,” a word he uses often when describing his leadership style. The outspoken maker of Basecamp and HEY has cultivated a reputation as a tech industry contrarian over the past two decades with.

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Episode 42: A Mistake in Every Sentence

Sales Hacker

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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For most users, Windows 11 22H2 doesn’t move the needle

IT World

Last week, I wrote about a survey I’m using to ask PC users about their plans for Windows 11. With the 22H2 release just around the corner — and with Windows 11 now a year old — the operating assumption has been that many would be ready to move forward with deployment. As I’ve said before, this is an unscientific survey, merely an attempt at getting a feel for everyone’s plans.

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The Bugs Bunny Method of Video Selling

Dubb

Have you heard of the Bugs Bunny Method of video selling? If you haven’t, you are in for a treat. The Bugs Bunny Method of video selling is a fantastic way to not only generate more sales, but to build long-term relationships that can last for years (or even decades). In this blog post, The post The Bugs Bunny Method of Video Selling appeared first on Dubb Blog.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Aug 29 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Role: Senior Customer Success Manager Location: Boston, MA, US Organization: LeanIX As a Senior Customer Success Manager, you will be responsible for the retention of customer accounts by ensuring continuous communication and relentless support and guidance. Ensure a successful and robust onboarding experience for all new customers. Develop and expand customer accounts by driving product usage and increasing the user base in customer accounts.

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14 Key Business Lessons SaaS Companies Can Learn from Netflix

SmartKarrot

Getting fired up about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) or social media is sometimes challenging as a SaaS business. The fundamentals of delivering an excellent product and keeping customers happy give any company staying power. Even Netflix, the world’s most popular subscription-based video streaming service, would tell you that it is not their investment in SEO that keeps them thriving — but their massive library of videos and original programming.