SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

This article looks at the history of SaaS as it relates to financial capital and production capital. I argue that standard saas metrics make it possible for founders to scale using debt capital (production capital thats cheaper) instead of solely relying on venture capital (financial capital thats more expensive). .

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Venture Capital Technical Review SaaS Scale 223

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 12, 2024

Every type of investor was broadly operating in a “risk on” mindset given the ZIRP environment, and the venture capital ecosystem was no exception. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). This all shifted in 2021.

Cloud 284

Cloud Venture Capital Acquisition Metrics 284

Totango

JANUARY 15, 2019

While it’s no doubt a thrill to pursue and persuade a new customer to work with your enterprise, for software and subscription-based businesses, the real value lies in customer retention. The modern subscription-based economy has empowered customers to think short-term , with promises of being able to opt-in, cancel anytime, and leave freely.

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Retention Subscription Payment Features Strategy 75

SaaStr

APRIL 28, 2019

million funded by Slack and the balance funded by the venture capital funds who partner with Slack Fund.” million funded by Slack and the balance funded by the venture capital funds who partner with Slack Fund.” ” The Slack Fund is tiny. “As of January 31, 2019, Slack Fund has invested $10.1

Scale 275

Scale Venture Capital SMB Enterprise 275

SaaStr

MARCH 15, 2021

Yes, you can get to $100m in revenues without $100m in venture capital. #6. “Top 10 Learnings Architecting a High Throughput Critical API with RevenueCat’s CTO” RevenueCat is breaking out as the leader in managing mobile subscriptions, but the team is still tiny relatively speaking.

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Cloud CTO Scale Venture Capital 142

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

A discussion about venture capital and the effects Covid-19 has had on in the industry. Join Nicole Quinn, General Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, Ann Miura-Ko, Founding Partner at Floodgate, and Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes as they talk about what they have seen in the industry lately and how they are moving forward.

Venture Capital 221

Venture Capital Investment Travel Marketplace as a Service 221

SaaSOptics

MAY 23, 2018

Magazines, newspapers, life insurance, phones, security services, and a long list of products and services have been sold for decades using the subscription model. The difference now is how important and meaningful the subscription model has become to the national economic engine. What has changed?

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Subscription Payment Features Venture Capital Innovation 40

SaaStr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

However, when users choose longer-term subscriptions, there’s more convenience to be enjoyed—highlight that. Venture capital-backed companies update their pricing once every 2.8 Instead of displaying the 10-15% discount that users will receive while signing up for an annual contract, say they’ll get $15 off or two months free.”.

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Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Venture Capital 130

The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

[link] Contact Hi inov: Wolfgang Krause | Managing Partner | w.krause@hiinov.com About BayBG Venture Capital With its venture capital team, BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Munich, invests in Series A financing rounds and subsequent tech start-ups. link] Contact BayBG: josef.krumbachner@baybg.de

Generative AI 90

Generative AI Artificial Intelligence CTO Coach Venture Capital 90

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 2, 2023

I was working at a Venture Capital firm and was feeling the itch to create something new on my own. After some time in Venture Capital, I took the knowledge I built around market research and started applying it to my personal life. In December 2022, I was starting to long for something more.

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Business Venture Capital Technical Review Trends 92

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Since the dawn of business, this was the name of the game and why the venture capital space continues to soar. . Between 2017 and 2022, the venture capital & principal trading market in the US grew at an annualized rate of more than 11%. That’s why customer education is at the core of preventing subscription churn.

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Education Customer Success Venture Capital Churn 98

SaaSOptics

JUNE 24, 2021

In a recent webinar, SaaSOptics CEO Tim McCormick and Bigfoot Capital CEO Brian Parks discussed the changes that have taken place across the SaaS financing landscape, particularly those in debt financing of SaaS companies. . In a recent webinar, Parks described Bigfoot Capital’s approach as “70% science, 30% art.” .

Finance 59

Finance Venture Capital SaaS Banking 59

User Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2023

According to venture capital firm Sequoia , the standard DAU/MAU ratio is 10-20%, with only a handful of companies having over 50%. ” For example, a business communication tool like Slack expects users to log in daily, but invoicing tools know their users will only visit 1-4 times monthly.

Metrics 96

Metrics Venture Capital Benchmarks Engagement 96

SaaStr

JULY 5, 2019

The Ultimate Guide to Scaling, Sales & Raising Capital (i.e., How Would a Person Start a Venture Capital Fund? What’s A Typical Price Increase I Can Expect When Renewing A SaaS Subscription? a PDF of Our Top 100 Answers on Quora). This eBook was our top performing post and page overall. The greener grass. #3.

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Sales Hiring Scale Venture Capital Acquisition 174

SaaSOptics

MAY 22, 2018

Magazines, newspapers, life insurance, phones, security services, and a long list of products and services have been sold for decades using the subscription model. The difference now is how important and meaningful the subscription model has become to the national economic engine. What has changed?

Subscription 40

Subscription Payment Features Technical Review Airlines 40

SaaSOptics

MAY 22, 2018

Magazines, newspapers, life insurance, phones, security services, and a long list of products and services have been sold for decades using the subscription model. The difference now is how important and meaningful the subscription model has become to the national economic engine. What has changed?

Subscription 40

Subscription Payment Features Technical Review Airlines 40

Hitenism

JANUARY 16, 2017

Optimizely CEO Dan Siroker wrote in this Quora post : “This was a journey we committed to back in August 2015 to put us on a path to sustained growth and profitability without additional venture capital. Use venture capital to scale an inside sales team and dial for dollars to gain market share. Have we hit peak SaaS?

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Scale Venture Capital SaaS Headcount 147

Scytale

JANUARY 22, 2024

It builds the needed level of trust between internal teams, upper management, third-party vendors, and clients and proves that you have prioritized client privacy and information security. The PCI DSS Bible Everything to know about securing payments and cardholder data DOWNLOAD THE WHITEPAPER Sounds like work.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services compliance Startup SaaS Payments 52

ChurnZero

JANUARY 18, 2024

The role of the chief customer officer has become an essential function in subscription-based business models such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), where customer retention is paramount and requires executive-level leadership. SaaS businesses, meanwhile, benefit from predictable streams of recurring revenue.

Development Team Review 52

Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review Sales Hiring 52

The SaaS Garage

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

[link] Contact Hi inov: Wolfgang Krause | Managing Partner | w.krause@hiinov.com About BayBG Venture Capital With its venture capital team, BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Munich, invests in Series A financing rounds and subsequent tech start-ups. link] Contact BayBG: josef.krumbachner@baybg.de

Generative AI 52

Generative AI Artificial Intelligence CTO Coach Venture Capital 52

ChurnZero

JANUARY 14, 2021

ChurnZero helps subscription businesses fight customer churn. and is backed by leading angles and venture capital firms such as Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital. com’s most recent funding, a $55M Series C, was announced in October. About ChurnZero.

Software Review 96

Software Review Venture Capital Customer Success Acquisition 96

ChurnZero

JANUARY 28, 2021

ChurnZero helps subscription businesses fight customer churn. and is backed by leading angles and venture capital firms such as Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital. . Attribution: Net Promoter, Net Promoter Score, and NPS are registered trademarks of Bain & Company, Inc.,

Software Review 96

Software Review Technical Review Systems Review Venture Capital 96

Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 12, 2014

In 2009 and 2010, the company recognized more revenue from services than subscription. Over time, subscription revenue will continue to increase compared to services revenue. In contrast, WorkDay typically signs 3-5 subscription year agreements, so the subscription revenue is a substantial annuity of long duration.

Benchmarks 110

Benchmarks Deferred Revenue Venture Capital Outsourced Development 110

Baremetrics

MAY 7, 2019

million – about half of all the cash they had on hand – to buy out their main venture capital investors after eight years since founding. Taking pre-orders from customers , encouraging annual subscriptions , and even offering lifetime deals are just a few ways to make it work as a bootstrapping purist. Venture Capital.

Finance 111

Finance Startup SaaS Payments Payment Methods 111

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 2, 2023

I was working at a Venture Capital firm and was feeling the itch to create something new on my own. After some time in Venture Capital, I took the knowledge I built around market research and started applying it to my personal life. In December 2022, I was starting to long for something more.

Business 52

Business Venture Capital Technical Review Trends 52

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

About ChurnZero: ChurnZero helps subscription businesses fight customer churn. and is backed by leading angles and venture capital firms such as Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital. You can view the full award recipient list here. . ChurnZero is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Technical Review 98

Technical Review Venture Capital Healthcare Software Review 98

Chargify

JUNE 24, 2022

The tech sector is facing its biggest downswing in two decades, venture capital is drying up, and as. Things are looking rough for SaaS companies. The post Monetization is Key as SaaS Founders Face an Uncertain Future appeared first on Chargify.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital SaaS Pricing Revenue 52

Baremetrics

AUGUST 23, 2021

This means increasing your Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) on the one hand and minimizing your churn on the other. Pay suppliers that offer an early payment discount first. Conversely, try and negotiate longer interest-free invoicing periods where possible. Cisco Systems Inc. Dell Computers eBay Inc. Facebook Inc. Oracle Corp.

Business 96

Business Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 96

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Less focus on venture capital or funding rounds. FastSpring’s secure payment system has everything SaaS developers need to securely process global payments, collect and remit taxes, manage subscriptions, and much more. That includes: A global focus. Professional moderation. About FastSpring.

SaaS Payments 145

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Software Review 145

ChurnZero

APRIL 22, 2020

About ChurnZero: ChurnZero helps subscription businesses fight customer churn. and is backed by leading angles and venture capital firms such as Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital. . Thank you for supporting our work, and for sharing your feedback on TrustRadius.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review B2B 75

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

SaaS, or software as a service, is a delivery model in which a centrally hosted software is licensed to customers via a subscription plan. Recurring payments. Recurring payments take the form of monthly recurring revenue, otherwise known as MRR. What is the SaaS business model. Retention rate.

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Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We’ve decided to put together a killer list, categorized and organized to help you find and consume world-class SaaS and subscription content from the best people and companies in the market. The list is organized into four categories: entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, communities, and companies.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital SaaS Social Media Startup 52

Chargify

AUGUST 6, 2019

Welcome to the Subscription Rockstars series! And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth. Venture capital allowed HubSpot to prioritize expansion over profitability, helping them achieve explosive growth. . Image source).

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Subscription Payment Features Revenue Software Review 40

Outseta

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The compatibility of your idea and life circumstances with bootstrapping The debate over the merits of bootstrapping versus going the venture capital route when building your company rages on—I for one am guilty of fanning these flames. The question is not do you prefer bootstrapping or venture capital.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneurship Scaling SaaS 144

ChurnZero

JANUARY 3, 2020

To find out why our customers rate us so highly and understand the impact we can bring to your subscription business, sign up for a live demo today. . . ChurnZero helps subscription businesses fight customer churn. They go above and beyond to help our clients provide the best Customer Success to their own customers. About ChurnZero.

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Customer Success Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 69

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

What began as a venture capital-funded technology startup in 2006 is now our go-to spot for all things video. Subscriptions. To truly execute a successful YouTube marketing strategy, improve organic reach, and take advantage of that massive percentage, you need in-depth familiarity with the unique YouTube algorithm.

Venture Capital 145

Venture Capital Advertising Engagement Benchmarks 145

SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We’ve decided to put together a killer list, categorized and organized to help you find and consume world-class SaaS and subscription content from the best people and companies in the market. The list is organized into four categories: entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, communities, and companies.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital SaaS Social Media Startup 52