SaaStr
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
So the IPO market sort of, kind of, reopened a bit in 2023 — after being closed for 2 years for the most part. Kalviyo, Instacart, and ARM all 3 great leaders, IPO’d in a short window, unfortunately, to a bit of a quiet thud. None really traded up, and for the most part, I think folks view their IPOs as a test around a brief market up-tick that didn’t taken.
Tom Tunguz
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
How much does AI cost? It depends on a a few different dimensions, but for a typical use case where a user enters a query & expects about a 200 word response, the cost varies from $0.03 to $3.60. Different models cost different amounts. Also, the size of the context window is an important factor. The context window is a fancy way of saying the quantity of background information the user can provide to the AI.
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The Moz Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Discover the value of Google Search Console for SEO, marketing, and business owners. Learn how this free tool provides insights into your site's performance, engagement, and technical issues. Learn how you can use GSC to make more informed decisions for your website.
Inturact
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Personalized User Onboarding Journeys are tailored experiences designed to guide new users through a software application in a way that is specific to their individual needs, roles, or use cases.
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User Pilot
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Investing in product analytics software can be a worthwhile investment as it helps you attain deeper insights into user behavior. That said, the Hotjar pricing model can be both expensive and confusing if you don’t familiarize yourself with all its quirks. In this guide, we’ll walk you through each subscription tier to help you find the right option for your needs!
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Kellblog
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
It’s been a tough year. We’re currently in peak planning season for 2024. With capital scarce and expensive, with companies increasingly trapped in Schrödinger’s startup paradox , and with more startups than ever focused on positive cashflow and The Rule of 40 , it’s safe to say that Silicon Valley is still very much in a cost-cutting mood.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Dear SaaStr: What is The Best Way to Hire Your First Sales Rep? I’ll tell you the trick. It’s going to sound simple, but it isn’t, because almost everyone gets it wrong. For at least your first few reps: hire someone >>you<< would buy >>your product<< from. Period. I.e., Do not hire someone just because they worked at Facebook or Salesforce or even Datadog or Shopify in “sales”.
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The beauty of a tree trunk is that it’s both solid and flexible; it can help a mighty oak thrive through even. The post Is a SIP Trunk Worth It? Yes, If You Like Flexibility. appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Tom Tunguz
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Recently, I was on the HR Heretics podcast and we talked about the increasing efficiency of software companies (in addition to other topics including the implications of AI for executives, how to diligence a candidate, & what board members expect of their people leaders). I realized It has been a decade since I’ve updated revenue-per-employee metrics.
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Clouded Judgement
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now OpenAI Updates OpenAI had their big developer day this week, and I wanted to call out two key announcements (and trends): increasing context windows and decreasing costs. When I think about the monetization of AI (and which “layers” monetize first) I’ve always thought it would follow the below order, with each layer lagging the one that comes be
Sparktoro
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
3 months ago, a dear friend’s agency closed for good. 2 months ago, another close friend had a round of layoffs at their firm. And in just the last two weeks, I talked to four agency owners who reported their first revenue-declining year in the last five. It’s rough out there for a lot of digital marketing agency owners.
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The internet and friends You’ve most likely had an experience like this: One day, you wake up with a hint of a headache and a sniffle. You sneeze. What do you do next? You Google it. You eventually land on WebMD. Was that sneeze a common cold or a bout of seasonal allergies? Or are you in fact dying from a rare form of nasal cancer? You determine you should see an allergist.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
Dear SaaStr: If You Just Received a $10m-$15m Funding Round, What Should You Actually Use it For? If you’ve raised $10m-$15m, I’m assuming you are somewhere between $2m and $10m in ARR (revenue). The most important thing you can do at a high level is to go hire Great VPs. A great VP of Sales to keep the engine scaling A great VP of Marketing to keep the leads coming in A great VP of Customer Success to make all those hard won customers happy After $5m-$6m in ARR or so, it’s really hard to
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The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
There’s perhaps no better way to enhance your product than hearing directly from customers and then incorporating their feedback. It’s no wonder. The post Canny Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Tom Tunguz
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Vendr’s quarterly report on SaaS purchasing trends summarize the sentiment of the software market. Q2 was tough but Q3 is looking up. The average sales cycle has lengthened from 32 to 44 days for net new software, a 37% increase. Slower cycles & fewer new purchases : 19% of software purchases are net new in 2023 ; just 17% in Q3. Still about 1-in-5, but down from 30% last year.
Clouded Judgement
NOVEMBER 24, 2023
Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Happy Thanksgiving! I’ll be back next week with some broader thoughts, but for this week I’m just updating the charts / tables / graphs below. Quarterly Reports Summary Top 10 EV / NTM Revenue Multiples Top 10 Weekly Share Price Movement Update on Multiples SaaS businesses are generally valued on a multiple of their revenue - in most cases the project
User Pilot
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Mixpanel reports help you keep track of key metrics in your product analytics portfolio. That said, there are four different types of reports that you can generate with Mixpanel in just a few clicks. This guide will cover the different types of Mixpanel data! TL;DR Mixpanel lets you gather, analyze, and visualize data through different types of analytics reports.
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The Moz Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Optimizing your content for the questions searchers are asking can be a powerful way to reach them. Learn methods, tools, and advice for doing so in this article.
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
SaaS products and services like Pilot track the finances of 1,000s of SaaS and other startup so they’re an interesting source of hard data. What does Pilot’s latest data say? Something that’s both not surprising but also pretty impactful: 57% of venture-backed startups will have to go “back to market” in 2024 to raise more capital.
The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
If you’re an HR professional, business leader, or project manager tired of outdated organization charts and disorganized team member information, Sift may. The post Sift Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Tom Tunguz
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
Six quarters ago, profitability became the most important factor to public software valuations. 14 public software companies have reported earnings in this quarter so far. These companies’ earnings surprise has been prodigious. Earnings surprise is the difference between how much the market expected in earnings compared to actuals. Positive surprise means a better result than expected.
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Nimble - Sales
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
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Totango
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
TrustRadius, a renowned platform for transparent business technology reviews, announced its 2023 Best of Awards, with Totango emerging as a triple winner. We were recognized for our strength in end-to-end relationships, overall value, and leading features and functionality. Totango’s customer success software drives cross-functional enterprise teams toward enhanced productivity, retention, and growth.
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
We are firmly in the century of biology. The last two decades have seen explosive advancement in biomedical and therapeutic innovations, like the Human Genome Project , the discovery of CRISPR , and the rapid development of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, to name a few. This rapid innovation has been fueled by an unprecedented amount of investment. Despite the recent slowdown, venture capital investment in the biotech sector in the US ballooned to nearly $25 billion in 2022 from just under $4 billion in
SaaStr
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
So we’ve been fans of Bill.com for many years at SaaStr, and covered them from the very early days, as a niche product most hadn’t heard of. Well, fast forward to today and it’s truly an SMB powerhouse. At $1.2 Billion in ARR, it’s still growing 48% year-over-year. Yes, 48% at $1.2 Billion in ARR. How is SMB SaaS doing today?
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The Daily Egg
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Whether you’re creating reports to audit your site or you’re optimizing your website to enhance keyword visibility, there’s a lot of steps. The post Nightwatch Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.
Tom Tunguz
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
I can remember at each career inflection point the person who took a bet on me. When I joined Google it was Kim. When I moved to product, Marissa & Brian. Then to Redpoint, it was the early stage team : Geoff, Tim, Chris, & Scott. Lloyd & Frank at Looker for their Series A. Today, it’s the team & the LPs at Theory. That’s the very beginning of the list.
User Pilot
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
What GTM metrics should you track as a product marketer? And how? On your way to building a go-to-market strategy to launch a new product, you might wonder the former question a lot. And with so many indicators you could be tracking, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. That’s why we’re going to show you 12 of the most important product analytics metrics that you’ll need in order to measure your product success.
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