SaaStr

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Before BILL, around 2004, he started thinking more about this problem of doing finances with filing cabinets and a lot of pain, the same way it was done 60 years prior. If we step back to 2004-2005, when BILL was just an idea, the first realization was that this had to be simple. acquisition.

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SaaStr

MARCH 28, 2025

Regulatory compliance can be a moat, not just overhead Spending five years securing money transmitter licenses across 50 states created a significant barrier to entry that competitors can’t easily replicate. The compliance risk is significant,” Ren says. SMB customers. “I was frustrated,” Ren explains.

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 13, 2015

Before its acquisition, which was consummated at the highest historical multiple of any software company , Ariba was the largest independent procurement software business. In particular, Ariba sold software to run RFPs, manage contracts with suppliers, analyze corporate spending and ensure financial compliance.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Plus plan: $15 per month with unlimited searches and integrations in addition to enterprise level services like single sign-on, compliance reporting, and guaranteed uptime. Slack’s model exemplifies how to use pricing tiers, value metrics, and monetization for all levels of growth: The free tier increases acquisition.

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SaaStr

MAY 17, 2019

As for Godard, he founded his first business, BigMachines, in 2000, a business he scaled to $50m in revenue and over 300 people up until it’s acquisition to Oracle 11 years later for $400m. A business he scaled to 50 million dollars in revenue and over 300 people up until its acquisition to Oracle 11 years later for 400 million dollars.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

Before that Bob co-founded RJ Metrics, where he built a global base of online retailers leading to their acquisition by Magento Commerce in 2016. Before that and Bob co-founded RJ Metrics where he built a global base of online retailers, leading to their acquisition by Magento Commerce in 2016. Loving our podcast content?

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