SaaStr
JULY 17, 2024
So we’ve finally got another SaaS IPO gearing up — OneStream. It’s SaaS for CFOs and financial operations, a large but somewhat under-discussed category. SAP and Oracle are very strong here. Founded back in 2010 (SaaS takes time!) with first customers launched in 2012, the metrics today are very strong: $480,000,000 in ARR Growing 34% (strong) 98% GRR (!
USIO
JULY 1, 2024
In the competitive world of Software as a Service (SaaS), generating recurring revenue is essential for sustainable growth. While many strategies involve significant investments in marketing, sales, and technology, there are also effective methods to boost recurring revenue that require minimal financial outlay. Here are three ways SaaS organizations can create recurring revenue without spending a dime. 1.
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Clouded Judgement
JULY 12, 2024
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now The Red Queen Effect I strongly believe in two competing truths with respect to AI and its impact - the size of the prize will be bigger than we imagine now, BUT we’ll overestimate it in the short term. I believe this sums up a lot of the debates around “too much capex too little revenue.” It’s just too early draw any long term conclusions
Tom Tunguz
JULY 24, 2024
During the era of big data, data gravity was the core strategic imperative. Wherever the biggest dataset resided, customers ran their compute workloads that generated all of the profit and revenue growth for the last generation of data companies. Today, the battle is for AI gravity. Why? AI requires orders of magnitude more compute than other workloads, so there’s much more money & profit to be made serving customers running them.
Speaker: Conrado Morlan
In this engaging and witty talk, we’ll explore how artificial intelligence can transform the daily tasks of product managers into streamlined, efficient processes. Using the lens of a superhero narrative, we’ll uncover how AI can be the ultimate sidekick, aiding in decision-making, enhancing productivity, and boosting innovation. Attendees will leave with practical tools and actionable insights, motivated to embrace AI and leverage its potential in their work. 🦸 🏢 Key objectives:
Predictable Revenue
JULY 25, 2024
On this episode of the Predictable Revenue Podcast, Collin Stewart is joined by Darius Lahoutifard, founder of the MEDDIC Academy. The post The Value Triangle in MEDDIC Sales appeared first on Predictable Revenue.
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SaaStr
JULY 22, 2024
So lately I’ve watched a lot of new VPs of Sales crash and burn when they start. Is it their fault? The CEO’s? The VCs? It really doesn’t matter in the end. One thing I do know is a lot of mistakes are avoidable. You’re going to possibly laugh at a few, but here are the Top 10 Mistakes I’ve Seen New VPs of Sales Make The First Week on the Job.
USIO
JULY 25, 2024
Hiring your own staff as a payment facilitator involves significant costs and risks. In this blog post, we’ll explore the key roles you need to fill, their estimated salary ranges, and the potential financial impact of building an in-house team. We’ll also discuss how opting for a third-party solution like Usio can mitigate these risks. Key Roles and Estimated Salary Ranges Compliance Officer Role: Ensures that your operations adhere to all relevant regulations, mitigating legal risk
Clouded Judgement
JULY 26, 2024
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Big Week of AI! This week had a number of important AI announcements. Meta released Llama 3.1. OpenAI announced SearchGPT , their Google / Perplexity competitor. Mistral announced Mistral Large 2 , their newest flagship model.
Tom Tunguz
JULY 11, 2024
In a world where AI agents are 2.5-3x as productive as humans, which would parallel mechanical robots, how does a software company price? Building on yesterday’s post , pricing in software companies may change significantly when AI agents become the norm. The SaaS business model of the last 20 years for SaaS is a beautiful one. Annual prepaid contracts are free loans to software companies ; seat-based pricing is a tangible metric for pricing ; as a client grows so does this account, produc
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Stax
JULY 9, 2024
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FastSpring
JULY 25, 2024
Get ready to level up your game’s revenue potential at devcom and gamescom 2024! The video gaming world is converging on Cologne this August, and FastSpring is ready to level up your game monetization strategy. As a global D2C payment platform for video games, we’re excited to be on site at both events to show how we can help you streamline payments, boost sales, and go direct-to-consumer (D2C) without sacrificing convenience. devcom: Level Up Your Monetization Strategy Join us at Bo
SaaStr
JULY 21, 2024
Does SEO still work? As someone who has written relatively highly cited, highly linked, highly read, etc. content since 2011 … I’ll say … “Yes But” Yes But What do I mean? Well yes content marketing and SEO still clearly are the magic and miracles of the internet. Google and now other GPT-related engines will find your content on their own, and if it’s truly high value, ultimately promote it for you.
Sparktoro
JULY 1, 2024
Over the past decade, I’ve done several reports with multiple clickstream panels analyzing Google search behavior at scale. The last such analysis was in 2021, and behavior almost certainly looks different today thanks to changes from both Google itself and its search consumers. In past reports, I’ve only been able to look at searches for the United States.
Speaker: Speakers: Robin Eissler, BoosteHub & Cory Benn, PracticeSuite
Join us for an exclusive session with Robin Eissler from BoosteHub and Cory Benn from PracticeSuite as they reveal their secrets to leveraging payments within their SaaS platforms. Discover how they seamlessly switched from Stripe to Usio and created more stickiness by offering more solutions. Learn how they increased their company valuation by up to 300% and generated over $700,000 in additional revenue.
Clouded Judgement
JULY 5, 2024
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Happy 4th! Declining Growth Everyone knows that growth as declined across the board over the last couple years. But by how much? I wanted to share a couple charts. The chart below shows the median NTM growth rate of the software basket I track.
Tom Tunguz
JULY 7, 2024
The SQL statement above is a quote from our recent Office Hours with Benn Stancil. It’s not a SQL statement that would work today in a cloud data warehouse. But an LLM would understand it : summarize the book Moby Dick in two sentences. Sure enough, ChatGPT answers the question : This pseudocode blends the structured queries of data analysis with the unstructured data contained in a classic novel.
Stax
JULY 25, 2024
Years ago, point-of-sale (POS) systems were reserved for large enterprises with big budgets. Thanks to the rise of SaaS platforms, that’s no longer the case. Today, a small business is barely complete without a POS system. If you feel left out, the good news is that there’s a POS system out there ideal for your business. Whether you run a brick and mortar retail business or a multi-location restaurant, you can always find an option for every price point.
FastSpring
JULY 2, 2024
Apple is the first company to be charged by European Union antitrust regulators under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), an act which is intended to “ comprehensively regulate the gatekeeper power of the largest digital companies.” Reuters reports that “EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager cited issues with Apple’s new terms, saying that they fell short of complying with the DMA,” and that Apple may be able to avoid related fines if they modify their business terms to address those issue
Speaker: Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms
Join us for an exclusive webinar hosted by Ian Hillis, SVP of Growth at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, where he’ll explore the significant impact of embedded finance on the software industry! This session is designed to provide you with the strategic insights needed to navigate the future of SaaS successfully, all while gaining a deeper understanding of how these trends can enhance your competitive edge, boost revenue, and deepen customer loyalty.
SaaStr
JULY 24, 2024
Dear SaaStr: How Do You Draw The Line Between Founder and First Employee? I’d suggest if you’re not sure where to draw the line … maybe don’t. It should be obvious. Founders are “there” before there is anything. Before a name. Before a product idea, usually. Before a URL, a line of code. Anything. And they take 100.0000% of the risk. And have $0.00 in salary.
Inturact
JULY 25, 2024
If you're tired of chasing fleeting trends for marketing your SaaS product and ready for approaches that have been proven to work again, and again, you're in the right place.
Clouded Judgement
JULY 19, 2024
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Big Tech Rotation For the last 18 months Big Tech has been on a tear. So much so that the market created a separate name for them - The Magnificent 7. This group includes Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla and Meta, and has been responsible for a significant percentage of the overall gains of the Nasdaq.
Tom Tunguz
JULY 14, 2024
Machine learning advances tend to evolve in bursts. Researchers publish a new paper with a newly discovered technique. It launches the industry forward & more researchers rapidly iterate to improve it further. Progress looks like this - a series of S curves one after another. No one knows the time period between the rapid progress or the slope of the curves or how much progress we’ll make during one of these curves.
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The Moz Blog
JULY 2, 2024
How should I get listed in my Google Business Profile if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
Buffer Resources
JULY 11, 2024
As a professional, there’s no better way to future-proof your career than building your personal brand on LinkedIn. Establishing yourself as a thought leader and building an engaged audience on the platform can help generate new customers for your business, exciting job opportunities, and even paid side projects as a B2B (or B2C) creator. I’ve been focused on building a personal brand on LinkedIn since mid-2022 (that’s just about two years at the time of writing this),
SaaStr
JULY 24, 2024
So many outside of cybersecurity had barely heard of Crowdstrike before … it took down a big chunk of the Internet the other day. 12-hour timelapse of American Airlines, Delta, and United plane traffic after what was likely the biggest IT outage in history forced a nationwide ground stop of the three airlines. pic.twitter.com/wwcQeiEtVe — Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) July 19, 2024 But you should have.
Inturact
JULY 26, 2024
Aligning sales and marketing has been somewhat of a joke since before “Glengarry Glen Ross” was written in the 1980’s and then immortalized on the silver screen in the 1990’s. The competition goes way beyond the memes.
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