Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Given the predictability of SaaS GAAP revenues on a quarterly basis, the fact that the 08/09 projections were unchanged is not a surprise. Cracking The Code on Facebook. software. (10).

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Cracking The Code. 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.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn how to build a marketing growth strategy to increase your market penetration, market share, and revenue. For example, in 2021 accounting software platform Bill.com acquired spend management tool Divvy in order to increase its market share. Growth marketing is about process over tactics. New channels.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

We went through the euphoria of massive exposure at the time of our launch due to an article that ran in the Financial Times. Our software wasn’t fully baked. We had one of the largest US software companies talk about buying us. I know that we haven’t brought in revenue as quickly as we had hoped.

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Tuesday, December 01, 2009. The recession created opportunities!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It turns out that to build a successful company you ultimately need this strange thing called “revenue” that people don’t just hand you: You need to earn it. And there’s this other thing called “gross margin,” which shows the quality of your revenue. How much ad revenue does TripAdvisor make?

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. While it may make sense to offer very slight adjustments for favorable payment terms and one time revenue, net additions to MRR should dominate the sales rep’s thoughts.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking The Code on Facebook. software. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Software 2.0: Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Subscribe in a reader.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Thursday, November 13, 2008. Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts for SaaS companies planning their 2009 budget. With this decline, the average EV/08 rev. multiple fell down to ~2.2x

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There’s too much PR and too many tech blogs and too many newsletters and aggregators and Twitter summarizers to even try to catch everything that’s going on and equally there’s so much noise that it becomes harder to be heard. .” They’re doing how much in SaaS revenue? You own how much?”

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. While I’m sure TechCrunch and other publications are at or near record traffic levels, the influence is more diffuse these days due to wide number of tech blogs and reach of personal/social media.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

For both origination and due diligence, a host of companies aspire to be the “Bloomberg of private companies”, including CB Insights , Crunchbase , DataFox , FuelUp , fundsUP , Mattermark , Qodeo , Quid , Tracxn , Unomy.com , and Zirra. 5) Due diligence. 4) Manage deal flow. Talent Relationship Management tools (e.g.,

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Software as a Service (SaaS), the most mature of these segments, is comprised of end user applications like Salesforce.com. Forget everything you learned about software channels.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Happy New Year to you, Cracking-the-code reader! and online gaming companies and 2/3 looking at the software and SaaS industry. Intego is the leading Security Software Suite for Mac.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

In 2010, I started building a software that analyzed why websites ranked highly on Google’s SERP. After a few years building and refining the software, I knew more about the algorithms Google used to rank pages than just about anybody outside Mountain View. Thanks to Jeremy Britton, 24HourWealthCoach.com ! #21-

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

These days, due to coronavirus outbreak, many businesses have asked their employees to work from home. At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to production slow down in China, India and the rest of the world.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Marketing initiatives include campaigns, content, PR, and interactions with your target audience or customer. A focus on brand awareness and brand lift, while harder to measure with numbers and revenue, contributes to overall growth by widening your customer base and deepening your relationship with them.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. It includes NetSuite, SuccessFactors, Vocus, SalesForce, Taleo, DemandTec, LivePerson, Constant Contact, Concur, Ultimate Software, Salary.com, Omniture and Kenexa. Labels: SaaS , software.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

5 Things I Learned Analyzing Buffer’s Revenue Dashboard | Ivan Kreimer – crowdspring.co/1xfTwMG. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. You’ll find other funny examples in the Other section below. React – crowdspring.co/1yHa1WB.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

When 3M brought “lead users” into its innovation process, they improved revenues by a factor of eight times over innovations from internal product developers. In the process, everyone understands that SAS Canada software was an important contributor. Traditional approaches to marketing and sales will only screw up customer advocacy.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. This means constantly looking for improvements to our automation technology, using that automation more, and diligently pursuing excellence for each client’s dream website.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Small Business Marketing Tip: Send Email Campaigns At Night To Increase Revenue | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. Four Ways to Market Like a Startup | Brian Gregg and Vivian Weng-Harvard Business Review – [link]. Seven Rules for Managing Creative People | Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic-Harvard Business Review – [link].

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 16, 2006

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The theme was "the future of software". He is a great speaker and I enjoyed the speech, but after 40mn, I was still waiting to hear about the future of software.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

Why would people “save&# ads to review later? Hulu On Track To Generate $500 Million In Revenue This Year – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Are you a student & love hacking software? – [link].

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business? Unfortunately they will be very expensive (30-50% or more of gross revenue).

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Do what’s best for the customer—even if it doesn’t grow revenue. A few of the features Monzo built, however, go against revenue generation in favor of doing what’s best for customers. It’s not the only example of Monzo serving customers at the expense of potential revenue. Test novel ways of solving the same problem.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

After reviewing 300 startup applications, this is what I learned – [link]. Everyone is talking about mobile ad revenue, but few are talking about efficacy – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent.

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Guy Nirpaz

DECEMBER 15, 2011

In my last “Top 10″ series for this week, I chose to review another Jeff Bennet’s article: Top 10 Things We Have Learned about Client Retention. Client retention is a critical component to any organization, especially for subscription based revenue model organizations. Increase your sales revenue!

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Altimeter Report: Social Commerce, How Brands Are Generating Revenue in Social Media - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Amazon Allows Kindle Magazine And Newspaper Publishers To Take 70 Percent Of Revenue [link]. – [link].

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OnlyOnce

MARCH 14, 2011

We all knew if the feature or function that the client was asking for was within the realm of the possible. • We were very, very focused on creating customers and revenue —We were a startup. If we drove revenue above costs, we got to take home a salary. You’ll build custom code for certain clients.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

That I’ve had a few “exits” and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. The site was once great; marketed by a high-end NYC PR firm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

The Pricing Model That Increased Our Free Trial Signups by 358% (and Revenue by 25%) – crowdspring.co/1alarDV. 11 Ways Big Companies Undermine Innovation | Scott Kirsner – Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1aksObQ. Don’t pay lip service to customer service | USA Today - crowdspring.co/1ioAoDm.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. 6 Ways You Can Improve Churn Rate and Increase Revenue | KISSmetrics blog - [link]. Why a jewelry startup had to build enterprise software to survive - [link]. Software that keeps an eye on Grandma - [link]. – [link].

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Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

If you want to create a solid end-to-end marketing plan, make sure that you review your strategies and align them with your current customer’s expectations. Next, review the strategies that you’ve laid down to achieve your goals. You can also start with content marketing and publishing PR materials.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! 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. I said that at the Founder Showcase, too. and profits! That doesn’t mean it’s not a bubble.

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