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Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking the Code

Given the predictability of SaaS GAAP revenues on a quarterly basis, the fact that the 08/09 projections were unchanged is not a surprise. Given that the revenues are not growing very fast, this means that most of the companies have reduced their sales force and focused on productivity improvement. SaaS 13 Index Valuation.

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Cracking The Code: Happy New Year 2008!

Cracking the Code

Eloqua is bringing this revolution to the B2B marketers by providing on-demand applications and best-practice expertise for B2B marketers to execute, automate and measure effective marketing programs that drive revenue. Detailed SaaS Spreadsheet (Valuation and CAC benchmark). SaaS 13 Index Valuation. My Investments. anecdotes.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Some notable metrics are revenue growth rates, free cashflow, leverage ratios, historical financing amounts, returns on marketing spend, customer acquisition costs, lifetime value of customers, customer churn rates, and team social scores. Lighter Capital, a Revenue Based Investing VC, offers a Cost of Capital Calculator.

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90 Things I've Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies

betashop.com

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. Never, ever, choose your investors based on valuation. 10M post-money valuation = $100M target. Fab Culture.

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Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

Be prepared to cross the desert - SaaS requires R&D and sales expense up front for a multi-year stream of revenue, so it demands enough investment capital to fund 4+ years of runway. Farming is also often overlooked, but can help grow customer accounts and revenues from 30% upwards (if successful). Great list! Philippe Botteri.

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The 10 laws of SaaS unveiled at Bessemer CEO Summit

Cracking the Code

T he response rate has been overwhelming and we ended up with 40+ companies and 80+ attendees, most of them CEOs and CxOs of leading public and private saas companies representing around 80% of the revenues of the SaaS industry in 2007. Your key business metrics are CMRR (Contracted Monthly Recurring Revenue) and cash. My Investments.

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Customers Love Free Stuff … But That’s Not Your Problem

abovethecrowd.com

Paypal famously offered customers $5 to invite a friend, who would then also get $5 as part of a highly successful viral marketing campaign (they actually started at $20, and then reduced it to $10 and then ended at $5). Also, take a look at this critically important data point , also aggregated by Professor Jay Ritter.

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