The Angel VC

MAY 12, 2018

We generate over 90% of our revenue from self-serve channels — users who purchase a subscription through our app or website. When Salesforce had around $1B in revenue, in 2008, it had around 3,300 employees, so at that time its revenue per employee was around $327,000. 8 – Weaning off AWS Look at this. 3 – It’s a Mouse Hunter!

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AWS Scale Subscription Payment Features 187

Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Subscribe now Foundation Models Are to AI what S3 was to the Public Cloud Many people look at 2006 as the birth of the public cloud - the year Amazon launched AWS. Microsoft launched Azure in 2010, and Google launched GCP to the public in 2011 (they launched a preview of Google App Engine in 2008, but made it publicly available in 2011).

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Cloud GCP(Google Cloud Platform) AWS Azure 176

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 2, 2024

Wayfair CEO compared the drop in spend to home goods to the 2008 financial crisis: “Customers remain cautious in their spending on the home and our credit card data suggests that the category was down by nearly 25% from the peak we saw in the fourth quarter of 2021. Consumers appear to be slowing down.

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Cloud Azure GCP(Google Cloud Platform) AWS 157

OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

SaaS vendors delivering subscriptions as well as professional services typically have gross margins between 60-70%. Better cost management of professional services for companies selling services alongside subscriptions. SaaS vendors with no professional services have the highest gross margins, typically above 80%.

Scale 40

Scale SaaS AWS Revenue 40

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

This guide, by LinkedIn’s Head of Global Monetization Strategy Josh Gold, is intended to teach subscription-based businesses how to evaluate whether the freemium model will drive revenue and lead gen for their business or result in failure. Freemium benchmarks. The Best Way to Win the Freemium Model Is by Challenging the Very Model Itself.

Pricing 82

Pricing Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 82

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 18, 2022

The company offers a data analytics platform based on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Clouds, and Microsoft Azure. Capillary Technologies was founded in 2008 by Ajay Modani, Aneesh Reddy, and Krishna Mehra. Found in 2008 by Aditya Sanghi and Prabhash Bhatnagar, provides a cloud-based solution to manage hotels and properties.

SaaS Payments 11

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 11

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). She has been working virtually since 2008 and has spent her career as a leader, coach, and advisor managing technical overhead and optimizing operational infrastructure to drive continuous improvement.

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