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Shopify Says eCommerce is Back. But AWS Says Cloud Under More Scrutiny.

SaaStr

I’ve also seen this in the leaders in eComm I’ve invested in, like Gorgias. Second, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud all grew nicely, and are still growing like a weed — but the growth rate slowed. Cloud Giants Update: AWS (Amazon): $82B run rate growing 28% YoY (last Q grew 33%). Perhaps as it should be.

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The Capex Conquest in the Cloud

Tom Tunguz

Aside from the overall growth of these clouds increasing, the massive investment in CapEx data centers, power plants, and GPUs is stunning. Google and Microsoft would wait another two years to replicate a similar level of investment. Google and Microsoft would wait another two years to replicate a similar level of investment.

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Cloud Stocks May Be Down. But the Cloud Remains on Fire. That Matters More.

SaaStr

So follow AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. And it is stressful, especially if you invested at those peaks or as founders raised money at relatively high valuations and multiples. Let’s look a whole level up to the real canaries-in-the-coalmine: AWS, Azure and Google Cloud. For now, they are still on fire.

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From $1M to $3B ARR: Databricks CRO Ron Gabrisko on Scaling a Revenue Rocket Ship

SaaStr

Because thats how their customerswho were used to AWS, Azure, and GCP pricingexpected to buy. Final Advice for Revenue Leaders After nearly a decade of scaling Databricks, Ron has one core piece of advice for revenue leaders: hire the best people and invest in them. Talent beats everything. Culture beats everything.

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Founders Today Just Need to Assume the Next Round Never Comes

SaaStr

My summary of Venture Markets in Nov 2022: Series B and later even worse than looks in data: 85%+ of investing here has simply ceased. And while AWS’s growth is down a bit, it’s still at epic levels, Azure isn’t even really down, and Google Cloud is growing faster than ever.

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A Look Back at Q1 '24 Public Cloud Software Earnings

Clouded Judgement

It’s worth pointing out that Azure is a bit above the long term trendline, while AWS is still below (but accelerating up). It’s worth pointing out that Azure is a bit above the long term trendline, while AWS is still below (but accelerating up). Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

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Dear SaaStr: What is The Average Ratio of Support Staff to Customer Count in SaaS?

SaaStr

Another 5%-7% go to core infrastructure costs (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, etc). It’s your top marketing and customer retention investment. Typically support consumes about perhaps 5%-7% of your revenue at scale (excluding customer success) in most SaaS models. It could be more or less, but that’s a rough way to think about it.

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