Tom Tunguz

JUNE 23, 2024

What does it take to go public? Has it changed over the last 15 years? We gathered data on the US venture-backed software companies that went public between 2010 & today. We corrected the trailing 12 months’ revenue at the time of IPO for inflation & plotted the data. Before 2018, only one company IPOed with more than $200m in revenue.

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Revenue Finance Trends Startup 232

SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2024

Dear SaaStr: Can I Position My Startup To Be Acquired By The Likes of Google, Salesforce, Adobe, etc.? No. But … Sort of. What I’ve learned being on both sides of acquisitions, and being a 2x acquired founder — is: There is a List. There’s an informal CEO list of “jewels” the CEO would like to buy; and There’s often a more formal “targets” list that each SVP of core business unit would like to buy.

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Startup Acquisition Scaling Business 201

User Pilot

JUNE 23, 2024

A surefire way to improve engagement and retention is to focus on solving customer problems. Think about it – what would you do if you needed help but all you got was an incredibly unhelpful customer service agent? Chances are, you would take your business elsewhere. That is precisely why you need to focus on improving your customer service problem-solving and providing excellent support focused on reducing the number of dissatisfied customers.

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SaaS Metrics

JUNE 23, 2024

Get ready to discover how SaaS can revolutionize your tech experience—effortlessly accessing and updating your favorite software online. The post SaaS 101: Simple Explanations for Non-Technical Users first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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Speaker: Speakers: Robin Eissler, BoosteHub & Cory Benn, PracticeSuite

Join us for an exclusive session with Robin Eissler from BoosteHub and Cory Benn from PracticeSuite as they reveal their secrets to leveraging payments within their SaaS platforms. Discover how they seamlessly switched from Stripe to Usio and created more stickiness by offering more solutions. Learn how they increased their company valuation by up to 300% and generated over $700,000 in additional revenue.

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SaaS Metrics

JUNE 23, 2024

Intrigued by how you can use powerful apps without installing them? Discover how SaaS transforms your everyday tech experience effortlessly. The post How SaaS Works: A Simple Explanation for Everyday Users first appeared on SaaS Metrics.

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