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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OPEXEngine

MAY 18, 2021

In this blog, we are looking at the business metrics that can be measured quantitatively and providing a few insights on how investors analyze them. We’ve talked to dozens of our SaaS customers, as well as investors to learn more about what is happening with these key metrics. SaaS Metric #1 – Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR).

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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. SaaS, or Software as a Service, companies host and deliver software applications over the internet on a subscription basis.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Atlassian’s Chief Revenue Officer, Cameron Deatsch, walks us through how Atlassian grew over the course of 20 years and became one of the most successful startups today. They have grown to over $3 billion in revenue while keeping sales and marketing spending under 15% of revenue for all 20 years they’ve been in business.

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Software Platform Consulting

MAY 6, 2019

There are many great articles about SaaS metrics on the web (e.g., There are also great resources for metrics specific to marketplaces (see here ). Enterprise versions of Upwork or other labor marketplaces. SaaS Metrics Unique to Enterprise-Driven B2B Networks. Buyer-Supplier Revenue Mix. Modified LTV/CAC.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We pulled from my prior marketplaces experience and dove into their business quickly to develop a point-of-view on the opportunity. Over time, Instacart planned to build out an advertising revenue stream with CPG companies, offering them effective performance marketing with a primed, high-intent audience. billion to $20.7

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2020

And with nearly 70% of global revenue for ISVs currently derived from third-party channel sales , no other approach to distribution ensures the exposure and revenue of the channel. These include product offering, scalable fulfilment, revenue operations, sales and marketing enablement, partner ecosystem and team culture.

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SaaStr

MAY 25, 2022

How do you make your fledgling business seen and heard in a competitive business marketplace? No one built a business solely on metrics like TAT, LTV, etc., Your top-line revenue is growing. Nobody wants to refer a service that may not be able to deliver. even if they say they did. Your customers like you.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

How Monetization Efficiency is the Heartbeat of Business Success in the Digital Age By BluLogix Team The Critical Role of Monetization Efficiency In a world where digitalization has redefined the marketplace, the spotlight shines ever so brightly on the concept of monetization efficiency.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Beyond Finance: Why Embracing Monetization as a Cross-Functional Discipline Changes the Game By BluLogix Team Redefining the Role of Monetization in Modern Businesses In the swiftly evolving digital marketplace, the concept of monetization extends far beyond the confines of the finance department.

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OpenView Labs

APRIL 7, 2021

We’ve grown accustomed to the traditional set of SaaS metrics as just part of how to operate a SaaS business. It’s hard to conceive of what to do without metrics like CAC payback, LTV:CAC, average ACV, or the magic number. Yet Twilio’s revenue is surprisingly concentrated in the handful of winners who achieve outsized success.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The Art of Flexibility: How to Master Dynamic Pricing Models in Subscription Billing By BluLogix Team Adapting to the Pulse of the Market for Maximized Revenue In today’s rapidly evolving digital marketplace, static pricing models are becoming a relic of the past. Transparency builds trust and helps manage customer expectations.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This blog post delves into advanced strategies that can help subscription services foster deeper connections with their customers, thereby improving retention rates and fostering brand loyalty. Tailor experiences, from onboarding to customer service, ensuring each subscriber feels uniquely valued.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Data-Driven Dynamics: What Powering Monetization Strategies Through Analytics Means to Your Business By BluLogix Team Unlocking the Potential of Analytics in Crafting Revenue-Boosting Strategies In the digital economy, where every click, view, and interaction can be measured, data analytics emerges as the cornerstone of informed decision-making.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 14, 2016

The greater competition among investors increases valuations relative to revenue pricing valuations further into the future. Imagine regional taxi services, 4 in the US, each with a different app, different labor pools, different terms. The aggregate value of those four services would be a tiny fraction of an Uber’s valuation.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Small and Mid-Market (SMM) SaaS Companies serve customers with annual revenues of $1 million to $1 billion and with a typical employee base of 100 to 1,000. SMB customers will want high-touch sales engagement and service delivery but SMM SaaS companies will likely not have the budget necessary to justify providing this level of sales support.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 5, 2021

For fitness service providers, this means one thing: you need an effective marketing strategy to stand out in this fast-growing, high-stakes marketplace. Typically, you’re marketing fitness goods and services directly to individuals, rather than businesses. The health and fitness industry is worth over $96 billion dollars.

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CloudGeometry

MARCH 22, 2022

The recurring revenue user model of SaaS demands deep and broad attention at every step, as it empowers you to provide continued feedback on what you are selling them. SaaS business metrics are not hard to find ; we won’t analyze them in-depth here. As it turns out, SaaS operational platform metrics are also abundant.

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Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 19, 2018

See how GymForLess is leveraging their revenue data to drive predictable growth. GymForLess is a desktop and mobile marketplace that gives fitness enthusiasts instant access to thousands of gyms across Spain. Services like this are a natural fit for subscriptions, but that’s not where GymForLess started.

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Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

My role as an advisor to Greylock’s portfolio companies allows me to work with many different types of businesses: consumer social, marketplaces, SaaS, etc. I’ve come to realize this saying describes an optimal strategy for a lot more than just an ad-supported revenue model. Align Revenue To The Value You Create.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 9, 2021

In addition, Stripe’s analytics side can be lacking the needed depth for SaaS businesses that rely on recurring revenue. Baremetrics monitors subscription revenue for businesses that bring in revenue through subscription-based services. Baremetrics brings you metrics, dunning, engagement tools, and customer insights.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams. Micro Acquire is a marketplace that connects startups to buyers. The marketplace is designed to cut down on the time you need to sell your business and find startups to invest in. Micro Acquire.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

According to Harvard Business Review , companies that were instrumental in creating their categories accounted for 53 percent of incremental revenue growth and 74 percent of incremental market capitalization growth. How do I prove the value of CATEGORY X on revenue? Not Everyone Will Get It Right Away.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Customers loved the flexibility and control, and the company enjoyed predictable revenue streams. By charging for API calls, they fostered a vibrant ecosystem of partner integrations and unlocked new revenue streams. Think of it as a B2B marketplace where usage drives the entire ecosystem.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The profit and loss statement details the revenue, expenses, and any profit or loss (hence the name) during a specified period of time, usually monthly, quarterly, or annually. Sign up for the Baremetrics free trial , and start getting great metrics on your business’s transactions. It is also commonly abbreviated to P&L.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

It requires rethinking everything from billing and revenue forecasting, to the role of Account Executives, to how to drive a customer success mindset across the entire organization. High interest rates will suck up government revenues. Toast generated $823M in revenue in 2020. Governments are likely to resist this.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 24, 2021

Arguably the most beautiful aspect of SaaS or subscription based businesses is the recurring revenue that comes with them. As a business owner or founder, you worry far less about how much cash is in the bank with the predictability that Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) brings. As my dad says, “Well that’s not hard to take.”

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Bookkeeping: What not to do SaaS metrics with Baremetrics Key Bookkeeping Terminology The importance of bookkeeping for your small business Putting your bookkeeping data to work. SaaS metrics with Baremetrics But what if you have too many receipts and invoices to be able to do that? Table of Contents. That’s where Baremetrics comes in.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 30, 2021

Do any of them have what you want in a subscription management service? Baremetrics integrates with Chargebee and Chargify to help growing SaaS & subscription driven-businesses with accurate metrics. It offers automatic recurring billing, quoting, collection, revenue recognition, and metrics. What suits your business?

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OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It’s one of my favorite questions, even though it’s really not a financial or operating metric at all. . Today, going to market is often multifaceted and requires developing technical and commercial partnerships, selling through cloud marketplaces, and leveraging your product for growth. Will these concerns go away as I grow?

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OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But while software’s success in the marketplace has lifted the valuations of software companies, our analysis suggests that some firms may still be undervalued. In more mature software companies, we see oversized returns for companies that are moving to software-as-a-service subscription models (see Figure 1). Metrics will also change.

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Check out this 2018 Europa session with Guillaume Princen, Head of France and Southern Europe @ Stripe, where he talks about the metrics you need to be focused on in your startup. If you don’t have the time to watch the whole session, here are the main metrics you should be mindful of. Average Revenue per Customer.

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Seeing a real demand for business courses in their consumer marketplace, the team identified an opening in the market to disrupt corporate training and hypothesized that employers would be more than willing to pay. Today Udemy for Business boasts 80% of the Fortune 100 – the top 100 largest US companies by revenue – as customers.

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2019

Niall Wall, Box SVP of Business and Corporate Development alongside Vicki Lin, Stripe’s Head of Ecosystem and Cecilia Stallsmith, Slack’s Director of Platform Marketing discuss scaling your revenue via indirect channels and platform ecosystems. You can create whatever combined word you’d like for that to be the case.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 27, 2020

Gross margins–which are essentially a company’s revenue from products and services minus the costs to deliver those products and services to customers–are one of the most important financial metrics for any startup and growing business.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 18, 2019

They didn’t know it at the time, but they had also created an entire business category: an on demand, short-term rental marketplace, which has shot the value of their business north of $38 billion. So too has Gainsight’s revenue. Their names were Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, and they had just started Airbnb.

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Chart Mogul

MAY 7, 2020

Even if your more established reps are responsible for performance-based goals, such as closed-won deals or new revenue, new salespeople tend to do better with behavior-based goals. Answer questions new salespeople have about the company, its products/services, and its position in the marketplace.

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