Published inSaaStr: Scale Faster. Together.The Most Important SaaS Metric of All: Net New Customer GrowthSo in the early days of SaaS, we looked mostly at ARR growth. Then, we realized NRR was just about as important. NRR is the mathematical…Apr 1, 2024A response icon1Apr 1, 2024A response icon1
Published inSaaStr: Scale Faster. Together.5 Interesting Learnings from HubSpot at $2 Billion in ARRSo we’ve covered HubSpot on our 5 Interesting Learning series more than any other SaaS leader, but it’s for a reason. First, so many of us…May 12, 2023May 12, 2023
Published inSaaStr: Scale Faster. Together.Should You Fire an OK-but-Not-Great VP of Sales? Probably NotYou are never better off without a mediocre VPJan 27, 2023A response icon2Jan 27, 2023A response icon2
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10 Things Not to Say During a VC PitchDear SaaStr: What should you not say to a VC during a pitch meeting?Aug 1, 2022A response icon2Aug 1, 2022A response icon2
Zendesk and Anaplan: A Tale of Two Very Similar, And Very Different, $10 Billion SaaS AcquisitionsThe public markets have changed so, so much in just a few monthsJun 30, 2022A response icon1Jun 30, 2022A response icon1
10 Things That Make Your Investors Lose ConfidenceThese are Strange Times Indeed in SaaS and Cloud. The best SaaS companies from Datadog to Snowflake to HubSpot to Salesforce are growing…Jun 20, 2022A response icon1Jun 20, 2022A response icon1
Zoom Had a Burn Rate Budget. So Should You.There was a very curious thing in Zoom’s financials leading up to its IPO that I am surprised no one commented on at the time, at least no…Mar 7, 2022A response icon4Mar 7, 2022A response icon4
Gartner Forecasts Enterprise Software Spending Increases >Another< $110 Billion in 2022So in January of 2021, Gartner predicted enterprise SaaS spend would grow by a stunning 10.2% next year. Unprecedented levels of growth for…Nov 6, 2021A response icon1Nov 6, 2021A response icon1
KeyBanc: Only 41% of SaaS Companies Price By Seat NowDavid Skok of Matrix Partners and KeyBanc have been doing an incredible SaaS startup survey for many, many years and the latest edition is…Nov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021