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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property. All of that might be true, but the 2006 price might still be over-valued. And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. Why does all this matter?

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Cracking The Code: "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About.

Cracking the Code

One of his secret: "Incentivize your marketing team on sales not leads" Jeff Jordan, CEO of OpenTable speaking about his IPO process: " Build relationships with key public investors 2-3 years before going public (Morgan Stanley, Fidelity and T. ipo process. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. ► 2006. (7).

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Cracking The Code: New SaaS 13 Index: Welcome to LogMeIn.

Cracking the Code

While poised with a limited number of transactions this year, the world of public Cloud Computing and SaaS companies has been marked by two events in the past few months: the acquisition of Omniture by Adobe and the high profile IPO of LogMeIn, a leading provider of PC remote access and support with a very interesting freemium model.

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Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., About Bessemer Venture Partners: Bessemer Venture Partners is a global investment group with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Global warming: a plague for humanity?

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Measuring sales and marketing effectiveness of SaaS companies

Cracking the Code

From our private investor experience, a breakeven in 1-2 year seems reasonable and if we look at Salesforce.com CAC ratio since its IPO, it is indeed within this 0.5-1 Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Global warming: a plague for humanity? ► 2006. (7). Global Warning! Zune vs. Ipod.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

Cracking the Code

I was surprised today when I went through the NetSuite IPO filling (S1) to see that it looked very much like any Enterprise software document - not a single mention of churn or % of recurring revenues. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Global warming: a plague for humanity? ► 2006. (7).

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The 10 laws of SaaS unveiled at Bessemer CEO Summit

Cracking the Code

2007 was a turning point for the SaaS industry with the successful IPOs of NetSuite, SuccessFactors, DemandTec, Salary.com, Aprimo and Constant Contact. or What do I need to do to get ready for an IPO. Save Asia for post-IPO. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Global warming: a plague for humanity?