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The Latin American SaaS landscape is hustling and bustling, having seen more IPOs in the last 6 months than the previous 20 years combined. We will gather 300 leading SaaS founders, executives and investors for three days packed with opportunities and rich exchange of knowledge to push the whole ecosystem forward. The Brazilian SaaS platform is targeted at small and medium-sized businesses and is serving more than 50,000 customers. Articles Companies SaaS MORE
We’re breaking down the top SaaS analytics tools into 4 key use cases—so you can mix and match the tools that meet your needs. The post Top 18 SaaS Analytics Tools for 2020 (By Use Case) appeared first on The Daily Egg. MORE
For the seventh year in a row, we’re proud to work with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities) to share results from a survey of ~424 private SaaS companies. Startup Help growing SaaS revenue SaaS SaaS business SaaS metricsThank you to the readers of forEntrepreneurs who participated in taking the survey! Thank you also to David Spitz (@dspitz) and the team at KBCM Technology. MORE
But I thought I’d take a stab at the Top 10 Pieces of Classic SaaS Advice … that, in my experience at least, are usually Just Plain Wrong. SaaS compounds. That’s just SaaS math. The post The Top 10 Worst Pieces of SaaS Advice appeared first on SaaStr. MORE
Let’s look at some of the top public SaaS companies: Shopify — very SMB: 100%. On the low end for the enterprise SaaS companies, but still basically 120%. The post What’s a Good Net Retention Rate in SaaS? At least 100% net negative churn (i.e., MORE
Having been involved in a number of SaaS companies over the last decade, we’ve noticed a series of recurring trends where growth is concerned. We recently attended SaaStr Annual with 14,000 other SaaS executives to discuss the latest trends in SaaS. In this piece we go through some of the prevailing trends and ideas within the SaaS industry in 2019, which small, medium and large SaaS companies alike should consider as key focus areas this year. MORE
As we have showcased in previous pieces, there are many reasons to be excited about the Latin American SaaS ecosystem. Not only is the region producing superstar SaaS contenders, but the interest from local and international VCs is increasing. However, our interest goes beyond the current state of SaaS in Latin America. We want to understand the future generation of SaaS leaders and help them grow. Articles Lating America SaaS Startups MORE
Ok so how many integrations do SaaS companies typically end up with? It turns out: SaaS leaders like Okta, Shopify, Atlassian and Slack all have 2,000+ integrations. The average public SaaS company has about 350 integrations. Your API. MORE
SaaS Sales SaaS Marketing StrategyDo you love free stuff? Imagine that you can visit a sports complex for free but you are allowed to do it only twice a month, only for 3 hours in total and you have access to the swimming pool and cardio & strength classes only. That free is always available but you would like to spend more time there, have access to the wellness area as well and visit there more often. MORE
No SaaS company is yet worth $1 trillion, through perhaps that is coming. What has happened though is the Top 30 SaaS companies together are now worth $1 Trillion. That’s $1 Trillion in market cap from the SaaS leaders. The Era of the SaaS Decacorn is Here. MORE
Today’s SaaS apps are easy to acquire and use without IT and operations’ assistance. However, trouble arises when your company ends up with a SaaS sprawl – the overall amount of adopted applications overwhelms your tech stack. MORE
Demand for SaaS solutions has been growing exponentially over the past few years with both large and small businesses taking advantage of modern technologies. Understanding the common types of SaaS solutions is important in picking the right solution for a business. MORE
We recently released Part 1 results of our private SaaS company survey in partnership with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities). This is the sixth annual survey we’ve produced together, which provides data to help SaaS companies benchmark their performance against their competition. SaaS Sales & Marketing Machine Startup Help SaaS business SaaS sales and marketing Sales and Marketing Machine MORE
Choosing a price for your SaaS product is tough. This article will dive into SaaS pricing templates and what template options are available. 1 What Is a SaaS Pricing Template? 4 Improve Your SaaS Pricing Strategy: Use Baremetrics. What Is a SaaS Pricing Template? MORE
A very curious thing has happened during this very sad and stressful time: the Era of the SaaS Decacorn has firmly arrived.? When I started as a SaaS CEO, there was only one SaaS unicorn: Salesforce. Should SaaS and Cloud deserve these all-time high multiples? MORE
It seems every day there’s not just a new SaaS unicorn, but 2 or 3! How can there now be 100s of SaaS Unicorns (startups worth $1B or more) … vs just a handful 5-6 years ago? The combo makes for more SaaS unicorns, no doubt. MORE
Today, about 90% of public SaaS companies and the 2019 Forbes Cloud 100 have subscription-based revenue models. Now new fintech infrastructure companies have made it possible for SaaS businesses to add financial services alongside their core software product. MORE
We’ve used various bits of the BVP Nasdaq Index and metrics since they launched a few years ago to highlight trends in SaaS and Cloud. This week even after a pullback, public SaaS and Cloud companies are up an eve 1000% (!) SaaS and Cloud are up +1000% since 2013. MORE
Q: How is the ‘decoy effect’ used to increase add-on and bundle sales in SaaS? It’s an interesting question in SaaS. Do we see the classic ‘decoy effect’ — vs. just highlighting the most popular version — on SaaS pricing pages? Blog Posts Q&A SaaS Product Pricin MORE
My SaaS and startup DNA includes a lot of experience in running professional services organizations. HOW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BEST FIT INTO YOUR SAAS MODEL. Using the SaaS on behalf of the customer on an ongoing basis, acting as an extension of the customer’s internal team. MORE
Want to connect with almost 9,000 other SaaS founders? Want to take 4+ FREE courses on scaling SaaS and raising venture capital? The post Meet 9,000 other SaaS Founders at the FREE SaaStr University! Then check out the latest at SaaStr University !! Learn. Share. Scale!! MORE
Everything in SaaS starts to get pretty complicated around $4m-$5m. SaaS companies with super happy customers many inertia after $10m ARR. SaaS companies with somewhat happy, or many unhappy customers, start to get bogged down there. MORE
The post A SaaS Founder’s Guide to PR appeared first on SaaStr. So as a founder, I was fired by 3 PR firms. In a row. Two actual PR firms, and the third, a solo shop. I was fired for one simple reason: I demanded results. First, I demanded we actually measure PR. MORE
IMHO and experience, most SaaS CEOs/founders aren’t Killers. But the thing in is, in most SaaS categories, you can and probably should try to do even better than this. But if you really want to Go Big in SaaS, ideally, you want to double down where you are losing , too. MORE
For the seventh year in a row, we’re proud to work with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities) to share results from a survey of ~385 private SaaS companies. Startup Help SaaS SaaS business Sales & Marketing Machine Sales and MarketingThank you to the readers of forEntrepreneurs who participated in taking the survey! Thank you also to David Spitz (@dspitz) and the team at KBCM Technology Group for their. MORE
But there are pockets of SaaS that are growing, and in some cases, significantly faster than before. We put out a thread here you can click on for a deep dive on 100s of SaaS openings from SaaStr CEOs: Are you hiring? Things are rough out there, brutal in many cases. MORE
Q: What impact will the effects of covid have on the SaaS industry? Many of us in SaaS are really struggling now. But on balance, Covid-19 is dramatically accelerating SaaS: During “Shelter Plus” times, in the end, we’ve worked more in the Cloud: More Zooms. MORE
Gartner has its latest Cloud report out , and while one can always pick at any report, it’s at least a well-resourced and reasoned source on the size of SaaS and the Cloud. The big learnings for SaaS founders and execs: Cloud overall will grow 17% next year to $266 Billion. MORE
Conversational marketing has conquered the SaaS industry long ago. After exploring this post, you will know 1) What is conversational marketing and how it works, 2) What is making CM a successful strategy, 3) How to increase conversions through CM, 4) How your SaaS peers leverage CM so far. MORE
If you are asking yourself, “Why does my business-to-business (B2B) SaaS company need leads?” SaaS Lead Generation SaaS Marketing StrategyLeads. Leads = customers = profits. then you are in the wrong industry. MORE
KBCM TECHNOLOGY GROUP SAAS SURVEY – COVID EDITION For the eighth year in a row, we’re proud to work with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities) Thank you to the readers of forEntrepreneurs who participated in taking the survey! MORE
Burnout is a real risk in SaaS. One piece of “evidence” — a lot of fairly successful SaaS startups all sell at about the same point in time … about 5 years in. The post 10 Tips To Avoid SaaS Burnout appeared first on SaaStr. Not usually in the early days. MORE
SaaS Related Topics SaaStr
JANUARY 13, 2021
Burnout is a real risk in SaaS. One piece of “evidence” — a lot of fairly successful SaaS startups all sell at about the same point in time … about 5 years in. The post 10 Tips To Avoid SaaS Burnout appeared first on SaaStr. Not usually in the early days.
SaaSX
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
The SaaS sales playbook applied best to a product-led growth when it is adapted to be sales-assisted versus sales led
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OPEXEngine
MARCH 24, 2021
My SaaS and startup DNA includes a lot of experience in running professional services organizations. HOW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BEST FIT INTO YOUR SAAS MODEL. Using the SaaS on behalf of the customer on an ongoing basis, acting as an extension of the customer’s internal team.
SaaStr
APRIL 10, 2021
Ok so how many integrations do SaaS companies typically end up with? It turns out: SaaS leaders like Okta, Shopify, Atlassian and Slack all have 2,000+ integrations. The average public SaaS company has about 350 integrations. Your API.
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It’s no secret that general ledgers aren’t optimized for SaaS companies. Your QuickBooks or Xero Chart of Accounts is no different. The following Excel template is a sample Chart of Accounts that you can download and customize to fit your business needs.
Incredo
JANUARY 21, 2020
Conversational marketing has conquered the SaaS industry long ago. After exploring this post, you will know 1) What is conversational marketing and how it works, 2) What is making CM a successful strategy, 3) How to increase conversions through CM, 4) How your SaaS peers leverage CM so far.
For Entrepreneurs with David Skok
OCTOBER 15, 2019
For the seventh year in a row, we’re proud to work with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities) to share results from a survey of ~424 private SaaS companies. Startup Help growing SaaS revenue SaaS SaaS business SaaS metricsThank you to the readers of forEntrepreneurs who participated in taking the survey! Thank you also to David Spitz (@dspitz) and the team at KBCM Technology.
SaaStr
MARCH 16, 2021
We’ve used various bits of the BVP Nasdaq Index and metrics since they launched a few years ago to highlight trends in SaaS and Cloud. This week even after a pullback, public SaaS and Cloud companies are up an eve 1000% (!) SaaS and Cloud are up +1000% since 2013.
Incredo
JULY 1, 2019
Psychological facts about your consumers + advanced pricing page tips + real SaaS examples = your SaaS pricing page is ready to close! SaaS Sales
Incredo
JUNE 25, 2019
SaaS Sales SaaS Marketing StrategyDo you love free stuff? Imagine that you can visit a sports complex for free but you are allowed to do it only twice a month, only for 3 hours in total and you have access to the swimming pool and cardio & strength classes only. That free is always available but you would like to spend more time there, have access to the wellness area as well and visit there more often.
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From the economy to funding to the downstream impacts of ASC-606 adoption, we explore what finance teams and founders alike are most concerned about in 2021 in our report. If you're in B2B SaaS, you don't want to miss this one.
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SaaStock
JANUARY 25, 2019
The Latin American SaaS landscape is hustling and bustling, having seen more IPOs in the last 6 months than the previous 20 years combined. We will gather 300 leading SaaS founders, executives and investors for three days packed with opportunities and rich exchange of knowledge to push the whole ecosystem forward. The Brazilian SaaS platform is targeted at small and medium-sized businesses and is serving more than 50,000 customers. Articles Companies SaaS
SaaStr
MARCH 14, 2021
Want to connect with almost 9,000 other SaaS founders? Want to take 4+ FREE courses on scaling SaaS and raising venture capital? The post Meet 9,000 other SaaS Founders at the FREE SaaStr University! Then check out the latest at SaaStr University !! Learn. Share. Scale!!
For Entrepreneurs with David Skok
NOVEMBER 6, 2018
For the seventh year in a row, we’re proud to work with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities) to share results from a survey of ~385 private SaaS companies. Startup Help SaaS SaaS business Sales & Marketing Machine Sales and MarketingThank you to the readers of forEntrepreneurs who participated in taking the survey! Thank you also to David Spitz (@dspitz) and the team at KBCM Technology Group for their.
SaaStr
DECEMBER 20, 2020
The post A SaaS Founder’s Guide to PR appeared first on SaaStr. So as a founder, I was fired by 3 PR firms. In a row. Two actual PR firms, and the third, a solo shop. I was fired for one simple reason: I demanded results. First, I demanded we actually measure PR.
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If you’re like many SaaS startups, billing and payment management is a big challenge. With this playbook, we’ll show you how to implement an AR management process to handle late payments, subscription renewals, and other recurring billing functions.
SaaStr
JANUARY 14, 2021
It seems every day there’s not just a new SaaS unicorn, but 2 or 3! How can there now be 100s of SaaS Unicorns (startups worth $1B or more) … vs just a handful 5-6 years ago? The combo makes for more SaaS unicorns, no doubt.
SaaS Metrics
AUGUST 10, 2020
Demand for SaaS solutions has been growing exponentially over the past few years with both large and small businesses taking advantage of modern technologies. Understanding the common types of SaaS solutions is important in picking the right solution for a business.
For Entrepreneurs with David Skok
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
We recently released Part 1 results of our private SaaS company survey in partnership with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities). This is the sixth annual survey we’ve produced together, which provides data to help SaaS companies benchmark their performance against their competition. SaaS Sales & Marketing Machine Startup Help SaaS business SaaS sales and marketing Sales and Marketing Machine
SaaStr
JANUARY 27, 2021
But I thought I’d take a stab at the Top 10 Pieces of Classic SaaS Advice … that, in my experience at least, are usually Just Plain Wrong. SaaS compounds. That’s just SaaS math. The post The Top 10 Worst Pieces of SaaS Advice appeared first on SaaStr.
Advertiser: Amplitude
As part of our goal to continue helping our community during these times, we wanted to share with you this critical data on the state of digital products across industries and provide context on how businesses are responding to the changing winds.
SaaStr
MARCH 17, 2021
Today’s SaaS apps are easy to acquire and use without IT and operations’ assistance. However, trouble arises when your company ends up with a SaaS sprawl – the overall amount of adopted applications overwhelms your tech stack.
Baremetrics
APRIL 6, 2021
Choosing a price for your SaaS product is tough. This article will dive into SaaS pricing templates and what template options are available. 1 What Is a SaaS Pricing Template? 4 Improve Your SaaS Pricing Strategy: Use Baremetrics. What Is a SaaS Pricing Template?
SaaStr
JULY 28, 2020
No SaaS company is yet worth $1 trillion, through perhaps that is coming. What has happened though is the Top 30 SaaS companies together are now worth $1 Trillion. That’s $1 Trillion in market cap from the SaaS leaders. The Era of the SaaS Decacorn is Here.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Everything in SaaS starts to get pretty complicated around $4m-$5m. SaaS companies with super happy customers many inertia after $10m ARR. SaaS companies with somewhat happy, or many unhappy customers, start to get bogged down there.
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The company was making a shift to a SaaS (Software as a Service) model— which requires adopting new ways of thinking, changing organizational models, constantly measuring, and. Adopting a nimble SaaS mindset helps companies innovate. 2018 STATE OF. EMBEDDED. ANALYTICS.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
IMHO and experience, most SaaS CEOs/founders aren’t Killers. But the thing in is, in most SaaS categories, you can and probably should try to do even better than this. But if you really want to Go Big in SaaS, ideally, you want to double down where you are losing , too.
For Entrepreneurs with David Skok
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
KBCM TECHNOLOGY GROUP SAAS SURVEY – COVID EDITION For the eighth year in a row, we’re proud to work with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities) Thank you to the readers of forEntrepreneurs who participated in taking the survey!
SaaStr
DECEMBER 21, 2020
Q: How is the ‘decoy effect’ used to increase add-on and bundle sales in SaaS? It’s an interesting question in SaaS. Do we see the classic ‘decoy effect’ — vs. just highlighting the most popular version — on SaaS pricing pages? Blog Posts Q&A SaaS Product Pricin
The Daily Egg
MARCH 16, 2020
We’re breaking down the top SaaS analytics tools into 4 key use cases—so you can mix and match the tools that meet your needs. The post Top 18 SaaS Analytics Tools for 2020 (By Use Case) appeared first on The Daily Egg.
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software vendors and SaaS companies. HOW TO PACKAGE & PRICE EMBEDDED ANALYTICS. Practical Frameworks to Monetize Embedded Analytics Table of Contents Embedding Analytics to Lift Value and Revenue. 1 Customize to Monetize: The Strategic Way to Create Tiered Offerings.
SaaStr
MARCH 29, 2020
But there are pockets of SaaS that are growing, and in some cases, significantly faster than before. We put out a thread here you can click on for a deep dive on 100s of SaaS openings from SaaStr CEOs: Are you hiring? Things are rough out there, brutal in many cases.
SaaStr
MAY 16, 2020
A very curious thing has happened during this very sad and stressful time: the Era of the SaaS Decacorn has firmly arrived.? When I started as a SaaS CEO, there was only one SaaS unicorn: Salesforce. Should SaaS and Cloud deserve these all-time high multiples?
SaaStr
JULY 1, 2020
Q: What impact will the effects of covid have on the SaaS industry? Many of us in SaaS are really struggling now. But on balance, Covid-19 is dramatically accelerating SaaS: During “Shelter Plus” times, in the end, we’ve worked more in the Cloud: More Zooms.
Incredo
MAY 2, 2019
If you are asking yourself, “Why does my business-to-business (B2B) SaaS company need leads?” SaaS Lead Generation SaaS Marketing StrategyLeads. Leads = customers = profits. then you are in the wrong industry.
Speaker: Jon Steinberg, Co-founder of Mountside Ventures, and Clayton Whitfield, Co-Founder and SVP of Revenue Programs at SaaSOptics
While it may seem that more and more SaaS companies are taking the bootstrap approach to financing, it’s encouraging to know that there are many other viable funding options on the market. Whether you fall into the category of “non-VC compatible,” or just prefer a more non-dilutive option, understanding what alternatives there are and how to evaluate them based on your business and operational goals will pave the way to a successful financing outcome that’ll help scale your business.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Gartner has its latest Cloud report out , and while one can always pick at any report, it’s at least a well-resourced and reasoned source on the size of SaaS and the Cloud. The big learnings for SaaS founders and execs: Cloud overall will grow 17% next year to $266 Billion.
Incredo
APRIL 29, 2019
Having been involved in a number of SaaS companies over the last decade, we’ve noticed a series of recurring trends where growth is concerned. We recently attended SaaStr Annual with 14,000 other SaaS executives to discuss the latest trends in SaaS. In this piece we go through some of the prevailing trends and ideas within the SaaS industry in 2019, which small, medium and large SaaS companies alike should consider as key focus areas this year.
SaaStock
MARCH 26, 2019
As we have showcased in previous pieces, there are many reasons to be excited about the Latin American SaaS ecosystem. Not only is the region producing superstar SaaS contenders, but the interest from local and international VCs is increasing. However, our interest goes beyond the current state of SaaS in Latin America. We want to understand the future generation of SaaS leaders and help them grow. Articles Lating America SaaS Startups
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
Let’s look at some of the top public SaaS companies: Shopify — very SMB: 100%. On the low end for the enterprise SaaS companies, but still basically 120%. The post What’s a Good Net Retention Rate in SaaS? At least 100% net negative churn (i.e.,
Speaker: Collin Stewart, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Predictable Revenue
As you scale your SaaS business, you want to be armed with all the necessary tools to ensure optimal growth, which ultimately stems from how effective your sales team is. After identifying that you have a great product that the market needs, the next step is to determine if you have the proper messaging, if you are using the correct channels, and if you have the most effective tactics in place. Join Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Predictable Revenue Collin Stewart to learn how to use this formula to fast-track your startups’ growth journey.
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