Sun.May 26, 2019

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5 Interesting Learnings from SurveyMonkey. As It Crosses $300m in ARR.

SaaStr

SurveyMonkey is one of the Old School SaaS companies that has followed an interesting path. Founded back in 1999 (like Salesforce) in the Web 1.0 days, for years it was run by a tiny team and dominated the self-service side of surveys. It stayed small until 2009 when the founders were bought out by a private equity firm. Its growth has been more slow-and-steady than traditional rocketship, crossing $69m in Q4 revenues (let’s call that $280m+ in ARR, so soon to be $300m) — growing 1

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5 Value Creation Techniques in Roll-Ups

Divestopedia

Roll-ups can be difficult to execute. However, when they are done correctly, they can deliver value to a company seller twice - once when the original sale occurs and again when the roll-up itself is monetized.

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The Week In Cloud: May 26

SaaStr

Join our Quora group to get all of The Week in Cloud updates throughout the week. Incredible gesture by the head of the top PE firm buying SaaS companies. The world, and the Cloud, is very interconnected. Becoming a bigger and bigger issue. You can’t do this, folks. Huh. Woah. This is getting beyond serious. ”According to CEO Kristo Käärmann, TransferWise was able to pursue an all-secondary round of this size because it’s been profitable for two and a half years.“.

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65+ Real SaaS Email Subject Line Examples

SaaS Onboarding Emails

Subject lines are tiny but mighty details in your SaaS email marketing strategy. After all, they play gatekeeper to everything inside the email. That’s why it sucks when you’re stuck on writing a subject line. I mean it’s just a few words?—?why is it so hard! You want it to be intriguing so the person wants to click, but you also avoid clickbait. We all need a little inspiration sometimes, and I’m here to fill the subject line void.

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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.