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Not All Growth is Equal: Why Growth Matters To Venture Lenders

While traditional debt and venture debt share some superficial similarities, they require very different underwriting practices.

March 30, 2021

Can Professional Services and Saas Coexist?

When considering pricing professional services in support of the SaaS there are two common strategies.

March 24, 2021

3 Key Steps on Your Journey to Business Agility

Throughout the world, businesses of every size are feeling firsthand the impacts of instability. In a time of uncertainty, surviving and thriving comes down to how promptly your business can identify disruptive changes and proactively respond to them.

March 17, 2021

There are No Shortcuts: 5 Hard-Won Lessons from Zenefits CEO Jay Fulcher

In August 2020, Zenefits CEO Jay Fulcher posted on LinkedIn, saying, “Success takes work, study, time, grit, courage, experimentation, resilience, and a belief in yourself that may not always be steady but never goes completely away … there are no shortcuts.” Garnering nearly 1 million views, 14,000 likes, and more than 1,100 comments, his message clearly struck a chord.

March 9, 2021

Can You Still Make Money Starting a SaaS Company?

Where is the SaaS world relative to how far it can go? With valuations of as-a-service companies and all-time highs or close to it, and more and more startups leveraging this model to serve an ever-larger number of consumers, I wondered how much more business is there to capture?

March 3, 2021

SaaS Metrics Are Often Misreported

As non-GAAP measures, they might be based on variables other companies don’t share, but they can be made more accurate, says SaaStr head Jason Lemkin.

February 24, 2021

How to Build a High-Performing Remote Team During a Pandemic

For many of us in tech, we’re going 9+ months strong working from home. We miss seeing colleagues in person, there may be distractions galore in a home office, and there’s no clear end in sight. How can leaders keep employees engaged and effective during these challenging times?

February 16, 2021

7 SaaS Metrics Every SaaS Company Should Care About in 2021

The SaaS market is expected to reach $164.29 billion by 2022 — which means the key innovations of this business model are about to inspire even more businesses. And with more popularity comes more confusion, especially over what metrics are most important to drive the best results.

February 9, 2021

The Importance of Financial Forecasting in Times of Uncertainty

Many founders and CEOs have seen their business plans upended by COVID-19. That’s because very few contingency plans accounted for the scale and nature of the disruption we’re all experiencing. In fact, even many of the largest and best managed public companies withdrew their guidance as the full impact of the pandemic became clear. The question is if they can’t foresee how their companies will perform in the short term, then how can investors be expected to gauge the value of those businesses?

February 2, 2021