SaaStr

JUNE 9, 2019

Join our Quora group to get all of The Week in Cloud updates throughout the week. courier will bank on smaller e-commerce customers that lack Amazon’s bargaining power for big volume discounts.” “FedEx’s surprise move signals that the No. ” “Alphabet executives have been pushing U.S. unemployment in Bay Area.

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Cloud Banking Startup Development 32

SaaStr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

And one of the most confusing thing is that: Many of the best SaaS and Cloud companies. Those huge rounds are still mostly in the bank, and most of these bigger unicorns are doing well. last year, you may still have 90% of the raise in the bank. That are growing really quickly and. Also just raised massive funding rounds are ….

Startup 344

Startup Banking Cloud B2B 344

Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 2, 2023

Once a company has decided it wants to embark on the journey to become public, the first thing it must do is select a group of investment banks. At the end of the day each company only goes public once, while investment banks have taken hundreds (if not thousands) of companies public and have a wealth of experience to tap into.

Cloud 49

Cloud Marketing Banking Pricing 49

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2025

A chief data officer at a top-five global bank recently shared they have 150 generative AI projects in the lab but zero in production. The current state of AI adoption resembles the early days of cloud: great infrastructure exists, but there’s a lack of applications to use it effectively.

Technical Review 195

Technical Review Artificial Intelligence AI Marketplace as a Service 195

Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. This week Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, posted an essay in which he believes there’s a 60% change the economy has a soft landing. Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment

Cloud 190

Cloud Government Banking Software Review 190

SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

2004-2010 marked the early days of SaaS where the model was still risky, and cloud providers were competing hard with their on-prem predecessors. . As SaaS Metrics Become Standardized, Banks Want In On The Action. The SKYY First Trust Cloud Computing ETF has grown to $3.3 Why Let Banks In? Things started changing in 2011.

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital Technical Review SaaS Scale 299

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Our mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with a strong emphasis on good design and ease of use. Maast offers payments, banking, lending and more as features in software provider’s platforms – with one relationship, contract and integration.

Payments 265

Payments Payment Services GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Payment Solutions 265

FastSpring

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Foreign exchange rates, regulatory rules, payment systems, various bank accounts, establishing entities in different countries, and tax collection and remittance are just a few of the concerns you’ll need to stay on top of as your business expands into more countries and regions.

Merchant Services 158

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Outsourcing Services 158

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Rise of 1000 Unicorns and 100 Decacorns, combined with the overnight changes to fundraising processes from Covid, have radically changed venture capital: Tiger alone is deploying $100 billion , mostly into Cloud startups, and very quickly. There are probably 100+ founder and operator-led funds now of $50m-$100m each.

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Venture Capital Banking Cloud Startup 337

SaaStr

OCTOBER 6, 2019

subscribers to the SaaStr Cloud Daily on Quora , 8,700,000+ views, and are adding thousands of new followers per week. One benefit from Cloud Daily is our community speaks and upvotes their top stories of the week. Brex wants to replace startup bank accounts with Brex Cash – TechCrunch. We now have over 200,000 (!)

Cloud 168

Cloud Banking SMB Startup 168

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 17, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. I want to start by saying I’m no banking expert. Banks are in the business of managing risk. And this part is key - because they are held as HTM the bank is not required to mark them to market. Follow along to stay up to date!

Cloud 130

Cloud Banking Investment Startup 130

SaaStr

OCTOBER 13, 2019

subscribers to the SaaStr Cloud Daily on Quora , 9,100,000+ views, and are adding thousands of new followers per week. One benefit from Cloud Daily is our community speaks and upvotes their top stories of the week. We’s Banks Are Still Worried. Google Cloud Worth $225 Billion, Deutsche Bank Says. billion deal.

Scale 154

Scale Cloud Scaling PayPal 154

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 24, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. While the expectation was for a 25bps hike, there was some doubt given the banking crisis. Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment Follow along to stay up to date! Fed Update This week the Fed hiked rates 25bps.

Cloud 130

Cloud Banking Payment Features Subscription 130

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. The WIRP function is used to show the implied probabilities of interest rate moves at future central bank meetings based on the pricing of interest rate futures. Subscribe now Share Clouded Judgement Leave a comment

Cloud 157

Cloud Banking Payment Features Subscription 157

SaaStr

AUGUST 20, 2020

But … be careful to not let exhaustion and emotion cloud your thoughts here. Ask yourself: Would you push on, if you just had a few more nickels in the bank? You’ll know when the market has passed you by, when you’re no longer competitive, when you just can’t recruit the right team to win anymore.

Acquisition 336

Acquisition Banking Innovation Cloud 336

SaaStr

OCTOBER 31, 2023

There’s underwriting and some risk because you’re basically a bank but also paying the interest rate. That’s why Navan Connect exists — to connect directly to the banks for easy expense management every time you swipe a card. Navan, while in the fintech space, is a tech company, not a bank. If it goes to 5.5

Payment Solutions 289

Payment Solutions Payments Travel Scale 289

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Blue Cloud Ventures. Natalie Luu, Partner – Lightspeed Venture Partners – presenting “Partnerships: How to talk to Banks and Fintech Companies”. Now as a GP it’s the perfect opportunity to meet SaaS and Cloud founders. Advaita Capital . Alliance Venture. Alpha Square Group. Altos Ventures. Arali Ventures.

Scale 312

Scale Venture Capital Innovation Banking 312

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Okta is one of the more interesting Cloud and SaaS leaders, growing from its early roots as one of several Cloud identity vendors, to the break-out leader, to expanding its product profile to developers and customer identity, and more. It shows the size and scale of Cloud continues to just shock us. in cash in the bank.

Outsourcing Services 291

Outsourcing Services Outsourced Development Cloud Scaling 291

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

They help companies spend, save, and earn smarter—and take every dollar further—by doing more than a bank, bookkeeping, or reward program could ever do alone. Tiny is the creator of: TinyMCE – the world’s #1 open source rich text editing WYSIWYG tool that powers 100M+ products and is used by 1.5M

Technology 255

Technology Data Banking Finance 255

SaaStr

MAY 19, 2023

It’s a time when SaaS and Cloud spend are also at record highs , and many Cloud leaders are still growing at strong rates … yet many startups have stopped growing at all. VCs are always worried things will slow the day after the money goes into the bank. So 2023 is a unique time in venture fundraising. Show the opposite.

New CTO 307

New CTO CTO Banking Cloud 307

Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 8, 2019

FinTech - challenger banks, new electronic stock brokers, AI-powered investment advisors; startups are besieging the incumbents of this regulated world and assailing them in ever greater numbers. The world has moved on from MapReduce jobs and is reverting to other data sources that speak SQL natively or are cloud-native.

Artificial Intelligence 280

Artificial Intelligence Startup Blockchain Social Media 280

SaaStr

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. Join these incredible companies to experience all the value of SaaStr!

Merchant Services 279

Merchant Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments 279

SaaStr

MAY 29, 2019

She went on from there to become CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Citi Private Bank and Smith Barney. Stripe’s software allows its customers to make and receive payments by providing the technical, fraud prevention and banking infrastructure to operate online payment systems. eventually rising to CEO in 2001.

Payment Methods 253

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services Banking 253

SaaStr

JULY 12, 2024

Cloud was a big unlock for monetization. But when they discover a large global bank using Grafana Labs, that’s where the product strategy comes in. Stage three was going all-in into the Cloud. Today, metrics is their biggest product, with the most revenue coming from Grafana Cloud, their SaaS offering.

Scale 298

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 298

SaaStr

DECEMBER 6, 2021

When you’re gearing up to go public, banks and advisors help you build out a narrative for you and your company. Before going public, PagerDuty landed on tailwinds like cloud adoption and migration, DevOps transformation, and digital acceleration (formerly digital transformation).

DevOps as a Service 279

DevOps as a Service Scale Cloud Interviewing 279

SaaStr

APRIL 26, 2024

Historically, Cloud platforms like AWS and Azure help with the sporadic needs of renting a GPU for a few hours for training vs. long-term use, which would cost thousands of dollars. What if you say bank? The robbers were leaving the bank and crashed into a river bank.” Those are very different uses of the word bank.

AI Search 294

AI Search AI Artificial Intelligence Scale 294

SaaStr

AUGUST 10, 2023

The three topics of advice covered for organizations in the $1M-10M range are: Building a cloud service vs. open source. Building A Cloud Service vs. Open Source “Building is easiest when you have a tight focus,” shares Kimball. But should you build a cloud service vs. open source? You have to keep money in the bank.

Scale 243

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Cloud 243

SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2024

This includes real-time bank connectivity, treasury forecasting, payment automation and automated accounting and reconciliation with e.g. ERPs. This was precisely my experience upon meeting Toni and Carlos, the founders of Embat, in an area we’ve extensively have been exploring: treasury management and payment automation.

Payments 285

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Scale 285

Stax

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Users can view banking information, track monthly bills, track investments, manage credit card accounts, and much more. QuickBooks is different; it is a cloud-based solution and you can access all the features on the web across all your devices. The two platforms are aimed at different audiences. Quicken Inc.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services 88

SaaStr

JULY 27, 2023

Here’s your peek at some of the list of SaaS venture capitalists and investment firms already signed up for 2023 … 24vc ABSeed Ventures Advance Venture Partners Alumni Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Archerman Capital Asymmetric Capital Partners Austin Innovation Captial Authentic Ventures Apax Partners Bank of America Merrill Lynch Base10 (..)

Venture Capital 245

Venture Capital Banking Cloud Investment 245

SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2021

It typically includes things like cloud computing costs, professional services, customer success, and licensing. #3 At a high level,” says Tunguz, “the whole idea of NDR is how quickly is my bank account growing? To calculate gross margin, use the following formula: Gross Margin = Revenue – Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).

Metrics 279

Metrics Banking Benchmarks Investment 279

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Almost all Cloud and SaaS leaders have become profitable. How SaaS Is Fairing in the Macro Economy It’s crazy how much more efficient the leaders in SaaS and Cloud have gotten in one year. Let’s say you’re burning $1M/month with $20M in the bank. SaaS and Cloud leaders have become incredibly efficient over the last year.

Sales Hiring 279

Sales Hiring Headcount Finance Technical Review 279

SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

Its focus is on helping companies handle financial routine and streamlining processes related to accounting, banks, stock, and electronic invoicing, among others. With Colppy, businesses can also work more effectively with their banks and accountants. ContaAzul is a business management platform for small businesses created in Brazil.

SaaS Payments 257

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

With more than 15 years of solid experience, today she is the Chief Operations Officer at the Ping An Health Cloud, known as the most advanced AI healthcare technology. With a Master’s degree in Law, she delved into investment banking and equity capital, working at Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, and Deutsche Bank. Kandy Yeung.

VP of Engineering 264

VP of Engineering CTO Coach Venture Capital SaaS 264

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

A typical payment processing procedure involves multiple parties, including the merchant, customer, payment processor, payment gateway, issuing bank, acquiring bank, and card networks. The processor facilitates the transaction by communicating with the payment gateway, issuing bank, and acquiring bank.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

APRIL 5, 2021

Having said that, with Cloud so big, as long as your are growing quickly, it’s no longer fatal to VC fundraising to be #3 or #4 in a space. It’s hard to bank on this if the big competitors are agile enough, but certainly, it happens. Truly disrupt the leader and there probably will be endless capital available to you.

Scale 294

Scale Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team Pricing 294

SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

Coupa CEO, Rob Bernshteyn, and SaaStr CEO, Jason Lemkin, will discuss how the Cloud has changed in 2020. We were actually built out of a bank called Live Oak Bank and Live Oak Bank was founded in 2009 and they had a need for a completely digital bank. This episode is sponsored by Guideline.

Payment Solutions 219

Payment Solutions Pricing Payments Payment Services 219