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The State of Software Buying: From SMB to Enterprise with G2’s CMO

SaaStr

The state of software buying has changed. During SaaStr Annual 2021, Amanda Malko, CMO at G2, shared a fascinating look at the data that reveals shifting patterns in the way consumers purchase software. . Furthermore, 55% of companies plan to increase software spending in 2022. Well, it’s partially due to new ways of buying.

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6 things to pre-empt 90% of Due Diligence

The Angel VC

So if you're selling to both SMBs and bigger enterprises, consider showing one MRR movement chart for the SMB customer segment and another one for the enterprise customer segment. Don't hard-code many numbers and make it easy to understand which assumptions the model is based on. 4) A financial plan for the next three years.

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How SMB Digital Brands Can Win the Best Talent

FastSpring

In this episode, we’re going to be talking about how SMB digital brands can win the best talent Joining us for that conversation is someone who knows quite a bit about that. But you need to have someone who is qualified to review applicants, reviewing applicants quickly. I’d like to welcome Lizzie Mintus.

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Why Vertical SaaS is Booming, And How to Get 110% NRR from SMBs, with Jason Lemkin + Mangomint’s CEO Daniel Lang

SaaStr

You really have to do it all now to build a true platform for SMBs: software, payments, payroll, marketing, workflow and more. Automation and AI are critical in SMB Vertical SaaS … due to a lack of labor Automation and AI are less about efficiency in SMB vertical SaaS than simply dealing with a lack of labor.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Toast at Almost $800,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

Of course, their margins are lower than a pure software play (more on that below). Toast’s rep productivity is flat, and its average tenure is down, but a big chunk of this is due to territory expansion. SMB sales (most of Toast) is very tough to do without a highly efficient and effective sales force.

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5 Interesting Learnings From Bill at $1.2 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

Well, fast forward to today and it’s truly an SMB powerhouse. How is SMB SaaS doing today? Transaction Fees Growing Far Faster (38%) Than Software / SaaS License (21%). Today, software is “just” at a $270m ARR run rate, and just growing 21%. Billion in ARR, it’s still growing 48% year-over-year.

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5 Interesting Learnings From Wix at $1 Billion+ in ARR

SaaStr

Efficient at SMB marketing — an ~8 month CAC. We saw in this series other SMB leaders like GoDaddy and Xero need to get well into Year 2 to go profitable on a new customer, but Wix gets there in just 7-9 months. This may be in part due to Wix’s original Israeli roots, but an impressive 43% of revenue is outside the U.S.