SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2024

So there’s a curious thing anyone close in venture capital fundraising and rounds today: Valuations for Hot VC Deals remain far higher than pre-March 2020 … even though growth for the overall public SaaS and Cloud companies has slowed to … all time lows. The latest Bessemer data proves this out in a very helpful chart and summary: Now the BVP Cloud 100 of course represents some of the best of the best in SaaS, from Wiz to Stripe to Figma and more.

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Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 9, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Zombies Software companies don't die easily. And neither do Zombies. Today, companies large and small are asking questions like “how should I balance growth vs profitability” or “what metrics will it take to raise my next round.” These are all important questions, but not THE question.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2024

This 2024 SaaStr Annual Sep 10-12 in SF Bay is ending up with our highest concentration of Product leaders ever. Just some of the epic ones presenting, speaking, and/or doing braindates, workshops and/or mentorship sessions: SVP Product, GitHub VP Design, Ramp CPO, Calendly CPO, Rubrik Head UX, Calendly CPO, Procore CPO, Skyflow VP Product, Dialpad AI Product, Figma SVP Emerging Tech, Cloudflare Head of Product, Loom Head of Pricing, Miro Head of AI, Zoom And that’s just. a subset!

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The Moz Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

In this episode of Whiteboard Friday, Tom connects search intent to the organic funnel and how this can help guide our keyword research.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2024

From startup to $500M CARR, Spencer Burke, SVP of Growth at Braze, shares how Braze scaled a growth and customer success team. We’re in a platform shift, just as in 1988 with the rise of computing in corporate environments. A case study in the book In the Age of the Smart Machine, The Future of Work and Power discusses work at paper mills in the mid-1980s as that wave of computation came into industrial processes.

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Mucker Capital

AUGUST 9, 2024

We invited Michael Kleinman , founder of AI Top Tools , to share his perspective on the most useful AI tools startups can use to build their companies: The Best AI Tools for Startups in 2024 Startups thrive with the right AI tools, which can revolutionize efficiency and creativity. In this guide, we cover the best AI tools for startups tailored to different needs like content creation, financial forecasting, visual design, conversational AI, and video production.

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Inturact

AUGUST 9, 2024

$225 billion — That's the projected value of the SaaS market by 2025. In this fiercely competitive landscape, savvy SaaS companies aren't just chasing new customers—they're maximizing value from their existing ones too.

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Mucker Capital

AUGUST 9, 2024

In this Mucker Growth Session, David Jesse , Senior Product Advisor & Coach at Prodify with prior product leadership experience at DoorDash, Groupon, and eBay, focuses on aligning your product metrics to be actionable and measurable towards improving customer and business value.  In the world of startups, product metrics are crucial to success, yet many founders and product teams struggle with identifying and measuring the right ones.

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SaaS Metrics

AUGUST 9, 2024

Keep your website safe and secure with essential backup strategies that even non-techies can understand—discover the key steps to protect your online presence! The post Understanding Web Hosting Backups: A Non-Techie’s Guide first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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BlueSnap

AUGUST 9, 2024

In July 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the results of a review that found that 75.7% of companies that market and sell subscription services use at least one “dark pattern,” with 66.8% using multiple. The post Beware of Using Dark Patterns in Your Subscription Business appeared first on BlueSnap.

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SaaS Metrics

AUGUST 9, 2024

Navigating web hosting can be overwhelming, but understanding its essentials is crucial for your website's success—discover what you need to know! The post The Basics of Web Hosting: What Every Beginner Should Know first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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Subscription Flow

AUGUST 9, 2024

Cash payments consisted of 20% of total payments made worldwide in 2021. Flash forward to 2023, and this figure fell to a meagre 15%, showing a 23% decline. While cash and cheques are touted to slow their decline in 2024, things are generally not looking too good for this traditional form of making payments. This is why while you should continue to offer the payment option of accepting cash from your customers, you also need some other different payment plan options for small businesses.

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