SaaStr

JANUARY 27, 2024

WordPress is its own ecosystem, a vibrant community of hundreds of thousands of people who create add-ons, plugins, and develop sites. Automattic was started in 2005 to democratize publishing, and WooCommerce was purchased in 2016 to democratize e-commerce. Now, Woo is an open-source style Shopify and their largest business.

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Underperforming Technical Team Social Media Government Payment Features 333

SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

After 11 years in finances, in 2016 she became the CFO of Brinc.io, boldly entering into the tech world. She is also an active tech investor in Asia, complementing the financing with business development insights. In 2012, she became Assistant VP at JJL Overseas Education in Beijing, soon enough becoming its VP of Global Development.

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VP of Engineering CTO Coach Venture Capital SaaS 264

Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

What does this mean for 2016? In the next 18 months, the converse will be true and cash-rich acquirers who have been looking to bolster their product lines and develop new areas for growth will perceive startups as far more attractive acquisitions at more reasonable prices.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 14, 2023

There’s two main reasons startups are going to Google for developing and integrating AI: Infrastructure: Google Cloud is optimized for AI. In 2024 it will be double in size, with a lot of opportunities for developers The post What’s New at Google Cloud with CMO Alison Wagonfeld appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Braze recognized that the future would bring about a world in which consumers develop unprecedented intimacy with their phones. Even after their first five years, when Braze pursued Series-C fundraising in 2016, every single round only netted one term sheet. The mobile revolution would transform legacy businesses.

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Mobile Technology Investment Innovation 279

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 6, 2020

Founded in 2016, Hiyacar’s goal has always been to connect drivers with trusted local car owners. Since hiring out Graeme’s own car in February 2016, Hiyacar has welcomed over 100,000 members to its platform. “No Our tech guys are on there all the time, our developers, our designers, our growth team and more.”.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 4, 2024

For example, accounting graduates have fallen approximately 18% since 2016. Labor market shortages are a result of a mismatch between the supply of labor and the demand for it. Perhaps not enough graduates in a particular discipline. or too few applicants for a particular role like customer support.

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AI Software Review Marketing Systems Review 203

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

In 2016, André joined Superlógica Tecnologias, a management system designed to service small businesses with a recurring revenue model. In 2016, he co-founded Meetime, an Inside Sales Strategies company and now serves as its CMO, building a powerful branding and content creation operation. Talk: SaaS.City Bootcamp: Sales Leadership.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Braze recognized that the future would bring about a world in which consumers develop unprecedented intimacy with their phones. Even after their first five years, when Braze pursued Series-C fundraising in 2016, every single round only netted one term sheet. The mobile revolution would transform legacy businesses.

Mobile 263

Mobile Technology Investment Innovation 263

SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2019

But really, honest-to-goodness software, while it costs millions and millions in developer costs to get out of “just a hack” phase … costs basically nothing to ship copy 1,001 or 10,001. note: an update of a classic 2016 SaaStr post. What do you want to sell? All different price points can work.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Emil Eifrem, founder and CEO of graph database management system Neo4j , has dedicated years to developing his insights into how cloud infrastructure has grown — and where it’s heading. However, these developments have also set the stage for a world in which any company, of any size, can potentially access any kind of technology.

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Cloud Venture Capital Social Media Technology 245

Frontegg

OCTOBER 26, 2021

She talked about the massive impact Micro Frontend implementation is making on Frontegg’s frontend development, architecture, CI/CD, and overall processes. Micro Frontends have been in the conversation since late 2016, when they were discussed extensively at the Thoughtworks Technology Radar. For example, one team can develop Vue.js

Development 98

Development Technology Communication Scaling 98

SaaStock

MARCH 26, 2019

Elevator pitch : Construct develops a field communication platform for construction projects. Through automated content and survey delivery, we improve and accelerate the process of integrating, developing and acculturating new employees. Founded : 2016. Founded : 2016. Don’t hold back, this is a rare opportunity.

Startup 210

Startup Artificial Intelligence SaaS Construction 210

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 24, 2024

In 2016, the question was easy to answer : sell Ironman not Robocop. It hinges on a key development in GTM - the subject of tomorrow’s post. Should software assist humans or act on their behalf? The next generation of software startups have a strategic question with different terminology & potentially a different conclusion.

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Software Engineering AI Benchmarks Startup 186

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Founded : 2016. Launched in 2005 in New York and Guangzhou, Gizwits has become the largest IoT development platform in China, as well as its first PaaS and SaaS platform. It provides smart hardware self-development and cloud service. Founded : 2016. Founded : 2016. Founders : Lee Sult, Paul Hadjy. Founded : 2005.

SaaS Payments 225

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Methods 225

Kellblog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

I’ll be speaking at the APPEALIE 2019 SaaS Conference and Awards in San Francisco on September 25th and I noticed that in their promotions the folks at APPEALIE had assembled their own Kellblog’s Greatest Hits album from 2016 to 2019, complete with its own cover art. It means greatest of all time.” ” Cool, indeed.

SaaS 14

SaaS Scale Startup Software 14

Buffer Resources

AUGUST 2, 2024

  In 2016, Mastodon , an open-source and decentralized microblogging platform, was launched. ” Twitter is funding a small independent team of up to five open source architects, engineers, and designers to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media.

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Social Media Underperforming Technical Team Government Blockchain 111

SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Between 2016 and 2023, you see the ACV (average contract value) going up and up. Then, you develop a culture that has to permeate, evolve, and improve as you grow. Alessio shared that early on in his career, he wished he prioritized profitability more than he did. Instead, it was growth at all costs.

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Sales Hiring Scale SMB Outsourced Development 283

SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

Fresco Capital focuses on businesses developing new solutions in the enterprise, education, infrastructure, healthcare, consumer goods and entertainment. Singtel Innov8 invests in businesses developing new solutions in network capabilities, next generation devices, digital services and customer experience enhancement. Founded: 2016.

SaaS Payments 190

SaaS Payments Venture Capital Payment Services Telecommunications 190

FastSpring

APRIL 17, 2024

Since 2016, SaaStock has helped more founders, investors, and operators connect, learn, and grow than any other SaaS conference globally. SaaStock USA 2024 will bring together over 1,500 SaaS leaders for three days of actionable content, business development, networking, team-building, and fun.

Payment Services 158

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 158

Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 7, 2023

Looking for: Microsoft office and home business 2016 free. Microsoft Office 2016. Plus, discover and organize the information that’s most relevant to you right now across all your Office microsoft office and home business 2016 free. Click here to Download. Manage your Office profile with Delve. Find a Microsoft expert.

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Payment Services Payment Features Payment Solutions Payment Methods 52

Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 7, 2023

Looking for: Microsoft office 2016 training courses free.Excel video training. It comes with everything microsoft office 2016 training courses free may come into use in the office setting. From marketing to software development and more, Lynda brings a series of lectures on Microsoft Office application suite. Download now.

Technology 52

Technology Software Development Data Software 52

SaaStr

JANUARY 26, 2022

UserTesting has opened offices in EMEA and APAC but has a bit lower international growth than I’d expect, given how global software development is now. Didn’t add an enterprise sales force until 2016 (9 years after founding), didn’t add “enterprise platform” until 2012. Room to grow.

Scale 189

Scale SMB Enterprise Pricing 189

SaaStr

APRIL 2, 2023

Since clients use you differently, they can’t always use new functionality that you develop. And then at Pulse 2016, I decided to take another leap. Every client uses you a little differently. It’s hard to ramp new teammates in CSM and PS. For us, one of the best things we did (which we should have done sooner!)

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 20, 2023

states and Google were revealed on Monday, December 18, which include a large fund for consumer and state payouts as well as Play Store changes to increase options and flexibility for consumers and app developers. 16, 2016 to Sept. Visit our game monetization page to learn more about how FastSpring supports game developers.

Software Review 144

Software Review Government Development Software 144

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

When Yvonne joined in 2016, the business unit consisted of just 10 people across product, engineering, sales, and marketing. We actually have tools internally that we’ve developed and dashboards that we’ve developed internally where we can actually look at trends month over month, quarter over quarter.

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SaaStock

JANUARY 30, 2019

The VC firm focuses on ensuring entrepreneurs the right conditions for developing a winning business. Founded: 2016. It supports them with their go-to market strategy, marketing, sales, customer success, and business development. It finances promising tech companies, helping develop the startup ecosystem in Brazil.

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SaaStr

MAY 8, 2019

Automattic is a web development company best known for “Wordpress.com”. Twilio allows software developers to programmatically make and receive phone calls, text messages, and other communications through its web service APIs. In 2008, Jeff founded Twilio and has since seen the company through it’s 2016 IPO and beyond.

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CTO Coach New CTO CTO Web Development 30

The Angel VC

APRIL 1, 2017

At the excellent SaaStr Annual 2016 conference about a year ago, a very experienced SaaS CEO said on stage that an internal recruiter can be a startup CEO’s secret superpower. It’s a lot of work, and if you have only developers and sales/marketing people in your company you’ll have to do the bulk of it yourself.

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Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Startup Software Review 168

Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

But around 2017, we began to develop an interest in India. In November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a demonetisation initiative aimed at eradicating black money; Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes ceased to exist as legal tenders and ATM withdrawals were capped. in a single database.

Payment Services 115

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods 115

The Angel VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

So – it has become much easier to develop and launch a SaaS application and get initial traction, but if you have product/market fit in a small niche, which many SaaS companies do, it may be very hard to expand beyond that niche. Update 03/11/2016: I wrote a followup post to the post above.].

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Scale Scaling SaaS AWS 192

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

It was launched back in 2016, which given the rapid pace of go-to-market innovation, is becoming obsolete. We teamed up with our partner, Demandbase , and market research and advisory firm, ForgeX , to uncover modernized ABM deployment models that reflect the innovation that has taken place since 2016 – let’s get into it.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 21, 2017

2016 was the year of machine learning. During last quarter of 2016, machine learning research has made huge strides. The algorithmic advances in 2016 enumerated above broaden the range of applications for ML. Solomo (social local mobile). Mobile-first. I don’t think so.

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Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Mobile Advertising 100

Kellblog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

I’ll be speaking at the APPEALIE 2019 SaaS Conference and Awards in San Francisco on September 25th and I noticed that in their promotions the folks at APPEALIE had assembled their own Kellblog’s Greatest Hits album from 2016 to 2019, complete with its own cover art. It means greatest of all time.” ” Cool, indeed.

SaaS 49

SaaS Scale Startup Software 49

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Christoph Janz, General Partner of Point Nine Capital, shares what it takes to raise capital in SaaS, overall investment activity in 2023, and how to develop a convincing AI strategy. In 2016, Janz did research and tried to answer this. The Proverbial Napkin What does it take to raise capital in SaaS in 2023?

AI 209

AI Underperforming Technical Team Cloud Strategy 209

Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 6, 2016

2013 was a banner year, followed by a steep drop in 2015 and a slight recovery in 2016 at 11.5x. 2016 has been a year of public companies acquiring other public companies; and private equity firms taking private large software companies. If we look at the maximum multiple attained by year, we see a similar pattern.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 1, 2017

The company provided full year data through 2016. in revenue through 2016. License software is going in the other direction: License revenue in the nine months ended October 31, 2016 decreased by $2.2 in cash in 2016 on $150M in revenue, or about 28% of revenue. Also, they offer professional services to their clients.

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