Tom Tunguz

MARCH 4, 2015

Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014. Q2 2010, Q2 2011 and Q2 2012 all saw similar drops before the levels rebounded. Instead of acquiring companies after the Series A, as they did in 2010 and 2011, these corp dev groups are pursuing talented companies after the seed. Acquihires 59 64 67 68 61. 2014 saw a modest drop to 61.

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SaaStr

APRIL 22, 2022

When thinking short term, it can be hard to notice longer-term trends going on. In 2011, when Meraki started to experience very high growth, around 100 million devices were in use, thanks to smart devices like phones and tablets. . This trend shows no sign of slowing down, yet it was hard to see it coming at the moment.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

In May 2011, iOS led cumulative shipments by more than 100%: 191M to 95M. It would take another 10 months for Android to equal Apple in March 2011 at about 325M each. In May 2010, I bet a good friend of mine that Android would overtake iOS in total devices shipments in 12 months' time. My prediction was completely off the mark.

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Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. 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). Follow along to stay up to date!

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 17, 2014

Looking through Shai’s terrific data, I observed three trends. At this pace, seed dollars may grow by 8x compared to 2011. First, as the chart above shows, the amount of capital LPs are investing into institutional seed investors has grown by more than 3x in 4 years to about $3B in 2013.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 23, 2018

In 2011, the median startup raised a $0.5M This is resulting in several different and important trends. In other words, investors are concentrating capital in fewer startups. Consequently, this smaller number of startups has substantially longer runway, fueling a longer gestation period to series A.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Our article explores 8 key trends in product management that you can’t afford to miss! Product management trends product leaders should follow There are a number of product management trends that the product leader of the future can’t afford to ignore. ” Curious about other trends in SaaS onboarding?

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Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

She’s also identified a much bigger trend happening in the world of work that plays to the business unit’s strengths. Just look at the world of marketing: there are now more than 7,000 tools , up from a mere 150 in 2011. Yvonne is able to tap into a sophisticated feedback loop, designed to monitor topic and skills trends by market.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2020

Here are five quick takeaways: In 2011, Forbes Magazine called RealtimeBoard (Miro’s previous iteration) “a virtual whiteboard on steroids” We chatted to Andrey about this description to see if the shoe still fits today. Now we see that this has become a huge trend across SaaS. Short on time? Andrey: Absolutely.

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 2, 2014

The chart above shows startup company formation rates, the number of new companies formed each year from 2004-2011 by Crunchbase sector. Below is a chart of the most competitive categories in 2011, those with the greatest rates of company formation. Most of the categories are up and to the right. Then on down the list.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 21, 2013

From about 2004 to 2011, the average publicly traded SaaS company held an EV/Rev multiple of 3 to 5x. Since 2011, that figure has been multiplied by 4 to 7 times. We know cost efficiencies are’t the driver behind these trends. But these trends have a way of reverting to the mean over time. How can this be?

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 20, 2016

In 2011-2013, about 1450 software companies were founded each year on average. However, Pitchbook analysis corroborates this trend. In addition, the sheer size of the Martech landscape growing to more than 3500 companies up from 150 in 2011 implies torrid growth as well. Why does Crunchbase data indicate this decline?

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 4, 2015

The typical SaaS company going public in the last three years has a 77% smaller average revenue per customer than companies in 2010 – 2011. In contrast, 2011 companies logged a median customer value of $96,000. Consumerization of IT is an incredibly powerful trend for SaaS startups for three reasons.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Over the past decade, sales and marketing has seen an explosion of new technologies, growing by 9,304% since 2011 to over 14,000 MarTech apps. It covers the adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) in sales, highlights key sales tech leaders, and provides an in-depth analysis of the top 75 trending Sales AI tools reshaping the landscape.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 12, 2014

In 2011, the year of the IPO, services still accounted for 33% of revenues. The chart above shows these trends and compares it to the Subscription gross margin which has increased by 50%, reaching 75% in 2011, in the same time period. In 2009 and 2010, the company recognized more revenue from services than subscription.

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 23, 2014

In other words, do seed investors see trends before VCs do? The chart above shows the trends in the seed investment market. The Android startups which raised seeds in 2011 and 2012 raised As in 2013. Which raises the question, how quickly do Series A investors respond to the trends in the seed market?

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Tom Tunguz

JUNE 8, 2014

VC’s entry has resulted five different important trends in the past five years: The total dollars entering the seed market has increased by 132%. Though total number of seed investments increased by 30% comparing 2013 to 2011, but astoundingly, the total dollars entering the seed ecosystem has increased by 132%.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 12, 2016

But the trend does show some signs of slowing. From 2011 two 2015 we’ve seen more than 1.4M Total vacancy rate has dropped to 8% from a high in 2010 a 17.1%, meaning only 8% of available spaces are available to be rented. The chart above shows net absorption of real estate. per year, with recent years exceeding 2M sq.

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Tom Tunguz

MAY 10, 2015

However from 2011-2014, that figure fell to 28%. The same trend is true in series C rounds, where success rates fell from 43% to 35%. 2015 seems to buck the trend with a median of $8M, but the year is still young, so it’s too early to tell. Meanwhile, series B and C each have doubled since 2009. standard series A.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 30, 2016

In 2011, only a few companies traded at greater than 10x, even though one business was growing at more than 150% annually. In 2011, only a few companies traded at greater than 10x, even though one business was growing at more than 150% annually. Again, this is an approximation. 2012 was more of the same. 35x, 28x, 19x, 18x.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 9, 2023

We’re even seeing changes in funding trends. ChartMogul Live hosts a panel of industry experts to cover the far-reaching topic: SaaS Growth Trends in 2023. Increasing focus on retention to generate income was a common thread in our ChartMogul Live discussion about retention trends.

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Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

If you’re wondering how these trends have changed over time, this next chart will answer that question for you. Across all these cohorts, the mean success rate to raise an A after a Seed is 27%, to raise a B after an A is 35%, and the whole way through the funnel, Seed to B, is 11.5%.

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Hitenism

JANUARY 6, 2017

According to Google Trends, the term didn’t become a hot search item until 2011. (We Instead, you need to identify emergent trends within those tactics to engage with your target audience. We needed to engage with potential customers, and they needed to be able to engage with us. Content-focused.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 15, 2014

B2C companies grow much faster than B2B companies and the data proves the trend. We haven’t yet allowed enough years for the companies founded in 2011 that require five years to reach a billion dollar value to mature, which depresses the average value. B2B companies have taken longer to reach this valuation milestones.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

When Snapchat was founded in 2011, it was primarily used by younger audiences to share everyday images about their lives. Tap trending topics : Snapchat trends are topics users are talking about all over the world. Pay attention to what’s popular and jump on the trend… but only if it makes sense for your brand.

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ProfitWell

MAY 27, 2020

Zapier Founders Bryan and Wade tossed around the idea of creating “the API of all APIs” back in September of 2011. Although SaaS has had a semi comeback already, as we’ve seen with trends in our B2B SaaS Index, the world is different, the SaaStr team writes. How is the B2B SaaS market trending? ??7 The first one? Free editions.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For one, Eoghan McCabe , our Co-founder and Chairman, returned to the role of CEO , the position he had held from our founding in 2011 until 2020 – and he is bringing a renewed focus on the customer service space, so you can expect to see even more innovation from us in that area. Dealing with the tail impact of the pandemic (?

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

If you follow video marketing trends, you might have noticed an increase in animated videos starring anime-style avatars. At first glance, this might not seem like a serious trend. Here is what you need to know to become a Vtuber or use this new trend to grow your business. According to experts, the industry is on the rise.

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ChurnZero

JULY 27, 2021

The SaaS Awards is a sister program to the Cloud Awards, which was founded in 2011. A sister program to the SaaS Awards, The Cloud Awards ( [link] ), will soon accept submissions for a new 2021-22 program, continuing its recognition of excellence in cloud computing, with an October deadline. . About the SaaS Awards.

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Neil Patel

JULY 14, 2021

Voice recognition has been around for a long time ( since the early 1950s ), but it wasn’t until 2011 when IBM’s Watson (you may remember it beating contestants on Jeopardy! Using artificial intelligence, a device can recognize your voice and put the query into a search engine. came out that it had practical real-world significance.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Two trends surface from the data. It’s interesting to note that Support and Service operated at a negative gross margin in 2011, meaning the business was losing money for each dollar of services they sold. The chart above shows the revenue contribution by product: Perpetual License, SaaS and Services & Support.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2020

IBM Watson defeated human competition in the trivia TV show Jeopardy back in 2011. AI is great at natural language processing, logic, and identifying trends where patterns exist. AlphaGo , an AI created by a subsidiary of Google, beat world champion Lee Sedol in a game of Go.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 18, 2023

Today on the show, we’re taking a lesson in edtech with some of Intercom’s customers who have been at the forefront of this change to find out the challenges and successes they’ve experienced, not to mention the trends they’re seeing. That opens up the possibility for a faster pace of technological innovation.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Action Rocket has years of experience strategizing and executing custom HTML and CSS email and CRM development programs for enterprise companies: Founded in 2011, the company works with a knit-team of experienced developers who are excellent at strategy, design, and coding of complex and customized email programs. Well, you shouldn’t.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

While these filters have been around since 2011, they’ve taken off in recent years. They were talked about as a big marketing trend , and while AR has taken over somewhat, they’re still a handy tool for your paid Instagram campaigns. Adding Gifs. Gifs provide a great middle-ground between static images and video.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 24, 2023

In this episode, we dive into this renewed trend with Tito Bohrt, the CEO of AltiSales, the one-stop shop for world-class sales development. I started in 2011. But, we can’t help but notice the increased interest in referrals as more and more companies realize that word of mouth is the path to growth. It was interesting.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 21, 2018

Look at analyst trend reports, prior year sales figures for your own business and your competition if available. Read their annual reports, understand the industry trends. Eventually, I decided I’d had enough, so in 2011, I quit my lucrative B2B sales job and set up my own company. Don’t just leave your success to chance!

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