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Exit Strategy: How SaaS Founders Cash Out

Exit Strategy: How SaaS Founders Cash Out

SaaS sellers should consider these five factors to optimize their exit.

By Tom Aiken | June 14, 2022

Balancing ‘Subscribe Once’ and ‘Pay for Usage’

Balancing ‘Subscribe Once’ and ‘Pay for Usage’

Smart subscription-model companies find ways to garner revenue from usage, not just flat recurring fees.

By Vincent Ryan | June 12, 2021

The Case for The Recurring Revenue Asset Class

Credit & Capital

The Case for The Recurring Revenue Asset Class

Recurring revenue is rising as its own asset class and one that deserves a new financing model.

By Vincent Ryan | April 19, 2021

Citrix to Buy Wrike Remote Work App for $2B

Citrix to Buy Wrike Remote Work App for $2B

The deal will enable Citrix to boost its presence in the collaborate work management space amid the shift to "distributed work."

By Matthew Heller | January 21, 2021

Recurring Revenue Makes Forecasting the Recovery Easier

Recurring Revenue Makes Forecasting the Recovery Easier

Software companies that generate recurring revenue effectively dodge the planning and forecasting ambiguities confronting other finance teams.

By Vincent Ryan | October 15, 2020

Zoom Outage Disrupts Monday Morning Meetings and Classes

Zoom Outage Disrupts Monday Morning Meetings and Classes

Videoconferencing system's widespread outage demonstrates the fragility of the remote work and learn models.

By Vincent Ryan | August 24, 2020

Shopify Rival BigCommerce Surges 292% On Debut After $216M IPO

Shopify Rival BigCommerce Surges 292% On Debut After $216M IPO

Trading had to be halted due to volatility within three minutes of opening.

By Lauren Muskett | August 6, 2020

Slack Shares Slump on Disappointing Guidance

Financial Performance

Slack Shares Slump on Disappointing Guidance

The full-year forecast fell below “high investor expectations for team collaboration and communication names amidst this [work from home] era.”

By Matthew Heller | June 5, 2020

SurveyMonkey to Buy Usabilla

SurveyMonkey to Buy Usabilla

The company said it expected the deal to be accretive to 2019 revenue.

By Lauren Muskett | March 5, 2019

ASC 606: Trips, Traps, and Troubleshooting

Growth Companies

ASC 606: Trips, Traps, and Troubleshooting

Clever private company CFOs can learn from the mistakes, pitfalls, and land mines that tripped up their public company peers last year.

By Alex Bogopolsky | January 24, 2019

8 Keys for a Successful Financial Audit

8 Keys for a Successful Financial Audit

For SaaS businesses, audit preparation can be stressful. Here's how to make it easier.

By SaaSOptics, CEO, and Tim McCormick | November 26, 2018

SAP Buys Qualtrics to Boost CRM Offerings

SAP Buys Qualtrics to Boost CRM Offerings

The $8 billion deal "reaffirms experience management as the groundbreaking new frontier for the technology industry,” SAP's CEO says.

By Matthew Heller | November 12, 2018

Sage Group Elevates CFO Steve Hare to CEO

Sage Group Elevates CFO Steve Hare to CEO

The U.K. software firm had launched an external search for a new CEO but was impressed with Hare's performance as interim COO.

By Matthew Heller | November 6, 2018

Elastic to Join Parade of Enterprise SaaS IPOs

Elastic to Join Parade of Enterprise SaaS IPOs

The search software company is going public as the addressable market for Elasticsearch and similar tools has reached $45 billion.

By Matthew Heller | September 6, 2018

Market Sees Clouds Over Oracle’s Cloud Future

Financial Performance

Market Sees Clouds Over Oracle’s Cloud Future

The company's shares drop more than 7% after its guidance for fourth-quarter cloud revenue misses analysts' expectations.

By Matthew Heller | March 20, 2018