Point Nine Land

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Welcome Graneet Since Pawel and Christoph’s investment in Clio (which provides legal firms best in class software to run their business and was Point Nine’s #1 investment (!!)), our vertical SaaS portfolio has only grown further. It’s time for beautiful cloud software to take over. Hundreds of thousands in Europe.

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Kellblog

MARCH 25, 2021

Well, we just finished the first episode (“ Dave interviews Thomas “) of our Enterprise SaaS Product Power Breakfast series and wow, was it crazy. A surprise cameo from Dharmesh Shah , cofounder and CTO of HubSpot (who I think Jason pulled up [1]) — thanks for coming!

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 10, 2020

For SaaS marketing professionals, it can seem like climbing Mount Everest would be more straightforward. But with the complexity of SaaS products comes an unlimited number of marketing possibilities. What is SaaS marketing? SaaS marketing is strategic promotion for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies.

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SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2021

Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. There are rules in starting an enterprise software company. In 2016, Hubspot was still a scrappy player that had only recently IPO’d, with a market cap around $1B. A SaaStr Classic!!

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Kellblog

JULY 18, 2019

While the sales-and-marketing types will emphasize “its proven-ness” you will want to know how much technical debt there is associated with this old architecture. Great startups are lead by strong technologists who ensure that technical debt is continuously addressed and retired via, e.g., trust releases. Clean cap table.

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Chargify

APRIL 23, 2019

There are specific stages a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company moves through during its life cycle. Understanding which stage your SaaS business is in can help determine the appropriate time to scale to the next phase—and do so successfully. The four major SaaS life cycle stages we’ll cover: Pre-startup. Pre-Startup.

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Chargify

MARCH 25, 2019

But some software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies struggle with how to sell subscriptions. To help, we’ve put together a list of the four strategies that are key to selling SaaS. The best SaaS products are as enjoyable to use as your favorite consumer-facing products.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Sometimes, you can’t help but wish for an easier way to buy SaaS. It’s no secret that tiered plans are rapidly becoming the gold standard of pricing for SaaS. But is a multiple-choice approach the only option for SaaS businesses seeking to grow in an increasingly complicated market? Who is using a flat rate pricing strategy?

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Saasler

MARCH 28, 2017

If you are in any way connected to the SaaS world, you are part of a booming industry that doesn’t seem to be slowing down. The rise of cloud-based services and software innovations has reinvented the industry and opened up a completely new line of business for up-and-coming entrepreneurs in the tech space.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2020

To date, Chen has raised over $146M with Tipalti from the likes of Oren Zeev, Dan Rose, Mike Chalfen and then Greenspring, Truebridge and 01 Advisors to name a few. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Chen made his way into the world of SaaS and came to found the leader in account payables with Tipalti. * How can this be done?

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Amy Appleyard is an experienced, strategic sales leader with demonstrated success in overseeing cross-functional teams to improve the customer experience, drive sales and increase retention in both Distribution as well as SaaS-based sales organizations. Andrea Austin – VP at Nokia Software | Published Author.

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Audacix

MAY 27, 2022

How to build a culture of security within your SaaS development team? In order to get your repeat business, they forget to explain just how you can build a repeatable, scaleable and consistent application security structure within your software development teams. No developer wants to create software with security holes.

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SaaStr

JUNE 28, 2019

He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. Jason Lemkin is the Founder @ SaaStr, the world’s largest SaaS community and leading early-stage SaaS fund with investments in Automile, TalkDesk, Algolia and more.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Karl made his way into the world of SaaS with the founding of Lucidchart having been Head of Business Development for Google in China and Head of Patents. * I started my training on the technical side, thinking I wanted to be a scientist or engineer, in particular, thinking I wanted to do research.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Cassie spent the first pre-SaaS chapter of her tech career in growth roles in subscription and marketplace businesses (TheLadders.com, GLG). are just as critical as understanding the fundamental SaaS metrics such as LTV/CAC, payback, etc. “An entrepreneurial leader and advisor from a technology background. Nikki Ivey.

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