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DECEMBER 1, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and Cloud Computing business. Labels: Cloud Computing , SaaS , sales and marketing. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. A funny video of Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle on Cloud Computing. But does Larry hate cloud computing that much or is he hiding a potential future acquisition of Salesforce.com? Cloud Computing. (1).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. and the second SaaS public transaction in history behind the acquisition of Webex by Cisco in 2007 for $3.2B. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10).

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. This strong recovery has highlighted the resiliency of the recurring revenue model in a downturn as well as the stength of the shift to soaftware-as-a-service and cloud computing. Cloud Computing. (1). anecdotes. (13).

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

His most recent company, Filtrbox, participated in the inaugural Techstars class (Techstars Boulder 2007) and was a win for all parties involved; Filtrbox was acquired in 2010 by Jive Software (NASDAQ: JIVE). No updates, screen comps, or metrics have been publicly shared yet. Three months in, the burn is now at $70k/month.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. As we are entering a new year, I thought it would be interesting to publish every quarter an update on the state of the 13 public SaaS/Cloud companies in the Index. Cloud Computing. (1). ► 2007. (10).

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JANUARY 7, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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JULY 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2013

I used to live and work in Dubai (2005-2007). “Online Invoicing Solution” vs “Cloud Accounting” Yes, there’s “painless billing”, but it’s not the word I had in my mind. A metrics company! It takes a while to understand how its connected. Verdict: the scent is average. #4

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JANUARY 5, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Friday, January 05, 2007. Happy New Year 2007! Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different?

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JUNE 23, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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JANUARY 28, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. You have been 2,950 to visit the site in 2007 and you looked at 3,920 pages. This has proven to be true in 2007 and we will see how resilient these trends are in a recession. Cloud Computing. (1). anecdotes.

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www.readwriteweb.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Along those lines, last week, Ryan Carson, co-founder of Carsonified offered a list of six key metrics for your web app and how to track them. Are there any additional metrics you think SaaS companies should track? According to Gartner, between 2007 and 2012, most U.S. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

decide on success metrics, measure, and then decide if additional investment is warranted. If the innovation is successful, then the metrics should help drive the enhancement into the top/right "agile happy place" quadrant. cloud computing. (4). Ten Reasons Software Developers Need the Cloud. ► 2007. (25).

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MARCH 23, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Friday, March 23, 2007. The following chart compare the impact of the tsunami in 2005 on the website traffic vs. the viral marketing campaign that they launched in 2007 with Popular Media. Cloud Computing. (1).

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MARCH 30, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Friday, March 30, 2007. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ▼ 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Cracking The Code.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It is time to fix your key SaaS metrics: P&L: MRR = MRE: you control your destiny when your monthly revenue equals your monthly expenses Sales & Marketing: Your cost of capital doubled, so if a CAC ratio > 0.5

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Monday, February 12, 2007. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ▼ 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Cracking The Code.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 18, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ▼ 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Cracking The Code.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. For SaaS companies, we found that MRR is the best metric on which to base sales commissions. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). internet.

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DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Ries one of the Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech and in 2009 he was honored with a TechFellow award in the category of Engineering Leadership. He previously co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer of IMVU. Startup Lessons Learned - the Conference (April 23. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2015

If you want to understand the software trend that drove the creation of the seed-stage VC phenomenon I wrote about it that linked blog post but in short: cloud computing drove down the cost to create startups enabling a new category of investor. But not many others.

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DECEMBER 7, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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www.subelsky.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Because it has an RSS feed, one could also use "Unresolved Hoptoad Errors" as a metric influencing the continuous deployment system. This isnt Rails-specific, but we use SimpleDB for dumping a lot of important metrics data, like performance measurements, which we then turn into metrics.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Monday, February 12, 2007. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ▼ 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Cracking The Code.

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APRIL 27, 2018

In 15 years, DocuSign’s cloud-based platform has made it possible for more than 370,000 companies and hundreds of millions of users to make nearly every agreement, approval process, or transaction digital—from practically any device, virtually anywhere in the world.

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DECEMBER 9, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cloud Computing. (1). Unveilling of the Bessemer's 10 laws of Cloud Comp. ► 2007. (10). SaaS business metrics: why are they different? Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

You have an open source stack, cloud services for storage, processing & management and APIs for just about anything you want. At GRP we sat out 2007 and much of 2008 for that reason and we’re now looking pretty smart for doing so. We all know that. So what took me $2 million at my first company now takes $20,000.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 16, 2010

SlideShare, founded in 2007, started experimenting with MVPs and A/B testing this year. Between the metrics and the direct customer questions, SlideShare had what Sinha calls “minor learnings and then major shifts.&# SlideShare, founded in 2007, started experimenting with MVPs and A/B testing this year.

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