SaaStr

DECEMBER 29, 2023

If I had to summarize venture capital today, it would be like this: There is Very Little Oxygen Today Above $200m Valuations What do I mean? It’s still a weird world in venture: Firms are both shutting down and raising new funds. More entrepreneurs are doing direct investing themselves than ever. Unicorns are hurting, but — Nasdaq is at an all-time high.

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Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now 2023 Top Performers In 2023, there were 14 cloud software companies that were up 100%+ this year (in the index I track of ~80 total)! Only 20 traded down on the year, and the median year-to-date performance of the basket of companies was +40!

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 29, 2023

In part one of this week’s Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) with SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin, he answered the community’s questions about whether all anyone cares about is AI anymore, investor appetites going into 2024, vertical SaaS, and thriving as a solo founder. Catch up on the first half here if you missed it. In part two we head into IPO waters, how to incorporate AI into your products, the best way to drive employee performance, pricing models, and much more.

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The Daily Egg

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Your customers are everywhere—including the half a dozen social media and instant messaging platforms out there today. As you scale your business, The post SleekFlow Review appeared first on The Daily Egg.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Dear SaaStr: How Long Should a Free Trial Be for SaaS Products? It doesn’t really matter. What I mean is, this is one of those things in SaaS that is over-analyzed, as if it will make a magical difference. The sales team will like a shorter period, often, to help them close a deal that month, to shorten sales cycles. This is the real reason you often see 14 day (vs 30 day) trials — it helps the sales team.

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The Moz Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We had a year full of learnings from all of our Whiteboard Friday presenters. In case you missed them, here are the top 10 episodes from this year!

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TurnKey Labs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Scaling your business is like a tightrope walk: thrilling, yet fraught with the risk of organizational chaos. It’s a delicate balance, particularly in the realm of HR management. In this high-stakes journey, overlooking HR is like asking a goldfish to swim in the ocean.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For SaaS businesses, one of the most taxing tasks is to set the right price for their SaaS product and services. There are many pricing plans that SaaS businesses opt for from flat rate to hybrid pricing, you can opt for any pricing plan. This article covers details of the pay-per-use charges, however, first, you need to understand why the pricing plan is so important for SaaS businesses.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 29, 2023

What better way to cap off the year 2023 than with some. Just like last week, we’ve got something special for you: a compilation of perspectives from some of the best go-to-market (GTM) leaders out there. This week, however, is full of hot takes. 20 GTM leaders answer the question: What is one widely held belief that revenue leaders have that you think is bull$ or no longer serving us?

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