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5 Interesting Learnings from Squarespace at $700,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

Over $500,000 revenue per employee. Monetizing ecommerce via subscriptions, but not payment processing. Billion in GMV processed, up a stunning 91% from 2019. Billion in GMV processed, up a stunning 91% from 2019. Rather, it charges for software subscriptions to take payments on its websites.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Expensify at $140,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

1M in ARR per employee could be a new efficiency record at IPO for SaaS. They raised little in VC capital and quickly became cash-flow positive. GRR of 86% and NRR of 119% are very impressive for SMBs … although they only count customers with 5+ seats. based revenue. 5 Interesting Learnings: #1. Oftentimes, even.

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The Latest in VC Funding + Scaling SaaS: An AMA with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin (Pod 581)

SaaStr

I think it’s a challenge to folks that think we are in some sort of terrible downturn for SaaS and cloud. While Azure and Google Cloud grew at record rates, Shopify for example, its SaaS business only grew 10% last quarter. Colin here, CEO of a startup, B2B SaaS, and raising a seed round right now. Take the meeting.

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How Revenue-Based Financing Works and What RBF Providers Care About

Chart Mogul

Revenue-based financing is quickly becoming a popular way for startups to raise funds without sacrificing equity. This is a guest post by Brian Parks, Managing Partner at Bigfoot Capital. New investment structures are gaining traction in the early-stage SaaS financing market. A high-level look at Revenue-based financing (RBF).

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Iterative Approach to Localized Marketing for SaaS & Software

FastSpring

Highlights from Our Conversation Where Should SaaS Companies Localize [2 min clip] David walked through a step-by-step process to assess where SaaS and software companies should consider localizing. Start with your existing sales and see where there’s interest from existing buyers. Watch the two minute clip for more details.

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How Revenue-Based Financing Works and What RBF Providers Care About

Chart Mogul

Revenue-based financing is quickly becoming a popular way for startups to raise funds without sacrificing equity. This is a guest post by Brian Parks, Managing Partner at Bigfoot Capital. New investment structures are gaining traction in the early-stage SaaS financing market. A high-level look at Revenue-based financing (RBF).

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PODCAST 93: The Journey from 2x Founder to VC with Angus Davis

Sales Hacker

About Angus Davis & Foundation Capital [1:45]. SMB Sales & SDRs at (Smaller) Scale [18:20]. He’s a venture capitalist but he’s been an active entrepreneur executive and investor in the internet industry since its commercialization. And we signed up customers even today that still use the platform.