Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. SaaS, or Software as a Service, companies host and deliver software applications over the internet on a subscription basis.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 21, 2024

Case in point: we created a SaaS product metrics benchmark report based on first-party data from 547 companies—go check it out! You can track in-app events like sign-ups and feature usage, as well as monitor metrics like user engagement and conversion rates. Trend analytics report generated with Userpilot.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2020

And I remember being at that Dreamforce in 2009, which was awful. Our monthly self-service churn went from like 3% to like 9%, right? And listen and pay attention to those metrics on a monthly basis, and don’t just evaporate, because I think it’s super risky. ” I’m like, that sounds awful.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 23, 2022

In the SaaS world, that means the consumer-facing apps & marketplace SaaS have a tougher time ahead. You might be hard-pressed by your AWS bill but you’re not going to start replacing the engine to lighten the load mid-flight. If you’re our customer, reach out to us if you need some perspective on your metrics.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Congratulations you’ve built a product that’s proven itself in the marketplace! Ashley Smith, Venture Partner at OpenView provides insight on what investors are looking for in product metrics and growth indicators so you can capitalize on your product’s story for funding. Self-service freemium to feed the funnel.

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OpenView Labs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

And yet it’s often tucked away in a financial update while a medley of product metrics enjoy the spotlight. It needs to be treated as a top-level operational metric that a founder must know and understand. Pick a common anchoring metric that measures a core customer activity. Creating a marketplace does just that.

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

One of the most famous lines from Citizen Kane is, “It's no trick to make an awful lot of money, if that's all you want is to do is make a lot of money.” Businesses charge a customer every month or year for use of a product or service. Markup is particularly used by mediators like ecommerce marketplaces — Amazon, for example.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 3, 2020

Google Drive might’ve done an awful lot to kill the file because they have a file system. Emmet: It ushered in the gig economy, the two sided marketplace etc. Even services. That’s what it would look like on the metrics. And then the file system – no one seems to have made it work.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The best products, services, and ideas are nothing without a way to turn them into currency, and sellers are a big part of making commerce happen. Cassie spent the first pre-SaaS chapter of her tech career in growth roles in subscription and marketplace businesses (TheLadders.com, GLG). Anita Nielsen. Anne Slough. Beth Sunshine.

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SaaStr

MAY 15, 2020

So, our products and services are around how can we help companies utilize open source more effectively, more securely, more responsibly, as well as contribute. And then, it’s a two-sided marketplace, so we’ve got subscriber companies that we provide support for the open source that they use. Keep it, keep, keep, keep it.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Befofe that Manny was a Senior Product Manager @ Amazon where he engineered the compensation system for Amazon Associates and Web-Services which accounts for 15% of Amazon’s traffic. Why does Manny believe it is so important to track pipeline coverage as one of your core metrics? Loving our podcast content?

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SaaStr

MAY 3, 2019

Before that Manny was a Senior Product Manager @ Amazon where he engineered the compensation system for Amazon Associates and Web-Services which accounts for 15% of Amazon’s traffic. Why does Manny believe it is so important to track pipeline coverage as one of your core metrics? Innovation is about empathy with your customers.

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