Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I’ve been tracking the growth rates of these companies and product lines for the last 18 months to develop a broad gauge of enterprise buying patterns after the downturn. “Because of our overall differentiation, more than 18,000 organizations now use Azure OpenAI service, including new-to-Azure customers.”

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

What you’ll see in that cloud spend box is actually Gartner’s 2020 estimate for infrastructure as a service spending for companies, which was $50 billion. And if you also look at the platform as a service category, that’s also an additional $50 billion of spend, and that’s typically with those same vendors.

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Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. TL;DR ISVs develop and distribute software products independently and often collaborate with hardware manufacturers and platform providers. Learn More What are ISVs?

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 23, 2022

Software buying is undergoing a transformation, as is the case with many industries in the post-pandemic market. The process of purchasing software is increasingly complex – the choices for products and services are endless, and customers have a harder time parsing which companies to trust and which product will better cater to their needs.

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Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Many public software companies don’t report ARR, so I’ll take the quarterly subscription revenue and multiply it by 4 to approximate ARR. For the first time in a decade, IT services will become bigger than communication services in 2024.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Scaling to satisfy customers’ demands depends on innovation and foresight combined with enterprise-ready technology and the right partners. The main driver behind this success is that from day one, Atlassian took a product-led self-service approach to enterprise software. Marketplace partners.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 8, 2020

They’re not using time tracking software. Because no one should suffer any longer, I’m going to share the top five time tracking software options on the market today. The Top 5 Options for Time Tracking Software. How to Choose the Best Time Tracking Software for You. There is no third reason. Scheduling. Accounting.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In this essay, we’ll go deeper into the gradients of marketplace models that a company can sequence to, and as a follow up, we will do the same for platforms.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Soon, we will be talking about how crypto will change the software world. Enterprise software has three layers: infrastructure, platform and application. Within the 200 ICOs I analyzed, there are tens of next-generation infrastructure players and a twenty or more platforms-as-a-service. But that’s myopic.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As businesses grow, their software requirements grow as well. An enterprise-level company deals with more complexity in its internal processes, has to manage more people and roles, and needs more data to make informed decisions. At this point, a business needs to look for an enterprise solution that can support its growth.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For SaaS businesses, one of the most taxing tasks is to set the right price for their SaaS product and services. Pay-per-use charges are a type of dynamic pricing strategy in which clients receive bills according to the actual amount or usage of the good or service. However, keep in consideration all risks.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Thankfully, there’s recruiting software that helps you do precisely that and then some. With so many recruiting software options to choose from, the problem is that it quickly becomes an overwhelming choice to make. The Top Recruiting Software Options For 2020. How to Choose The Best Recruiting Software For You.

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Software Platform Consulting

MAY 20, 2019

Fiverr, a marketplace for freelancers just joined the parade of software companies going public. The Fiverr filing sets up a comparison of Fiverr versus Upwork, the grand-daddy of freelancer marketplaces. Upwork Versus Fiverr: A Different Approach to Services. Upwork even has a managed services offering.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It’s actually quite simple: business process management (BPM) software. BPM software helps organizations of all sizes streamline operations and minimize waste. If optimizing your business processes sounds like a good idea, this post will tell you everything you need to know about how to find the perfect BPM software for you.

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Subscription Flow

APRIL 23, 2024

A robust recurring billing software can make all the difference for your subscription business but win 2024 we are taking no gambles. Invest in the right billing and subscription-management software to automate your workflows after carefully assessing three of the best options in the market.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 23, 2024

CRM software helps sales and service teams to satisfy and retain customers easily. There are two popular brands used in the CRM and customer service space – Zendesk vs Freshdesk. What is customer relationship management (CRM) software? It equips the sales, marketing, and customer service teams with the necessary tools.

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OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the past decade, software has created tremendous value for investors and businesses, thanks largely to its transformative effect on the economy , its role in developing new cloud-based business models, and its ability to increase efficiency in operations. Sticky after all. Four ways to drive value.

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Think Strategies

MARCH 26, 2018

Anyone who has attempted to adopt Salesforce cloud solutions in an enterprise environment knows that it may not be as easy as expected because of the additional effort typically required to integrate various data sources. This is a common problem that has plagued the enterprise application industry since its inception.

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Software Platform Consulting

MAY 6, 2019

There are also great resources for metrics specific to marketplaces (see here ). But much of my work is with a special kind of network, where one side of the platform is an enterprise buyer (or supplier) and on the other side is their supply base (or customers). That’s why I call them enterprise-driven. EDI networks (e.g.,

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FastSpring

MAY 2, 2019

Successfully selling software and digital products in today’s global marketplace is harder than ever. Not only do software companies have to design innovative products, but they must also focus on delivering a world-class ecommerce experience to match. Staying competitive requires a two-pronged approach.

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Think Strategies

MAY 21, 2018

Over the past year, I’ve had the privilege of becoming affiliated with the rapidly growing Catalant expert network which has enabled me to extend my consulting services to a wider assortment of enterprises seeking help with their Cloud strategies.

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SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

Trailblazing through their home continent, venturing successfully onto the world stage or changing from on-premise software to SaaS, these companies could have a postal code in any SaaS hotspot in the world. ContaAzul was acquired by the collaborative software platform Wabbi Software S.A. We can’t wait to meet them.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For app entrepreneurs and ecommerce store owners, the battle to be noticed in the marketplace is ongoing. For customers, the process of looking for apps to download usually takes place in one of the four leading app marketplaces; Google Play, Apple App Store , Windows Store, and the Amazon App Store. Is it safe? Let’s go ??.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

They have close to 8,000 customers globally, spanning large enterprise companies like Adobe, Heineken, and Netflix to smaller early-stage companies like Carta, Loom, and Notion. Amazon now delivers goods and services to your front door within the hour. How can you scale while staying relevant to the user? billion dollars.

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User Pilot

JULY 31, 2023

If so, you’re in the right place, as this article discusses 15 tools that are excellent alternatives to Intercom and will help you optimize customer service processes and deliver outstanding self-service support. Help Scout is a customer service software offering shared inboxes, live chat, and in-app messaging.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 29, 2022

A renowned enterprise software leader that has led revenue organizations and spearheaded the cloud GTM strategies at companies such as Oracle, New Relic, and now Confluent, Erica Schultz is Confluent’s President of Field Operations and will share what she has seen evolve in enterprise GTM and tips on how to thrive in the current environment.

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How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is one of the transformative services in the modern digital landscape. If you think about catching up with one of the biggest tech trends in recent years, this list will provide you with IT service providers working in different industries, with different tech stacks, and from different countries.

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2021

Cloud Marketplaces. Then lastly, something BVP has seen grow rapidly over the last year is the emergence surge and cloud marketplaces, which help B2B businesses find each other and transact in the cloud. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. Diversity, equity and inclusion software taking their rightful place. Product-led Growth. Usage-based pricing.

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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

Ryan Austin had VP-level experience in training when he decided to start a consulting business to help enterprise-level companies with their corporate learning and development initiatives. There are now over 150 enterprise companies using the platform. I spoke to Ryan about how they created a new enterprise ops category: LearnOps.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Enterprise. Customers of these SaaS companies also referred to as “Small and Medium Businesses” or SMBs, need the same software solutions as Enterprise companies but have resource constraints that prevent them from using the top SaaS vendors. Business to Consumer (B2C). SMM SaaS Company Overview & Market Dynamics.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 3, 2024

The following is a list of reasons that can also be read as a list of incentives for SaaS businesses to implement a flexible pricing strategy: Tailoring your pricing strategy as per larger trends in the market: SaaS businesses operate in a highly volatile environment, with technology, customer behavior, and the marketplace constantly changing.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 30, 2021

Do any of them have what you want in a subscription management service? They are both web-based, serving different enterprises and offering billing solutions. Zuora Founded in 2007, Zuora is an enterprise billing and invoicing company that helps businesses launch and manage their subscription-based services.

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Totango

MARCH 6, 2020

Today’s on-demand, subscription-dominated marketplace requires that enterprises pay closer attention to what their customers want from their products—and there’s no clearer indication than their own words. Share Feedback Across Your Enterprise. VoC Within Your Customer Success Software. Personalize Your VoC Requests.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

But many support teams – especially those in the enterprise space – worry that “ripping and replacing” their tech stack will be costly: time-wise, cognitively, and financially. Sure, you can compare different software packages by their features, but that’s like marrying someone based on their dating profile.

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SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2020

The SaaS Trust Crisis is making it harder to market and sell software and services than ever before. And today, I’m very excited to be the co-founder and CEO of G2 where we’re building the world’s leading marketplace for SaaS software. The situation is getting worse. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Yes, the tech giants could develop the software these micro startups are making, but by the time it’s ready for market, a competitor might have rolled a similar product out and taken all the glory. The acquisition is a step in the right direction for Workday to compete as a holistic enterprise resource planning solution.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

You need to have the right software and/or hardware in place to make sure transactions are simple and secure for both parties. Not only that, as a business owner you need to know that you’re not shelling out cash on inferior services or unnecessary additional fees. Full-service credit card processing companies also take a monthly fee.

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