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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

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Adaptive Insights

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Adaptive Insights

Without the cloud, it isn’t possible to build planning models that are powerful enough or that can refresh all relevant data, says Adaptive's CFO.

By Keith Button | May 10, 2018

CFO Delegates Key Roles to Finance Staff

CFO Delegates Key Roles to Finance Staff

To allow himself time to focus on growing the company, a finance chief empowers underlings to serve as business partners to functional leaders.

By David McCann | November 30, 2017

Medium-Enterprise Business Boosts Workday

Medium-Enterprise Business Boosts Workday

The software-as-a-service provider delivered a fourth straight quarter of more than 40% growth in subscription revenue.

By Matthew Heller | August 31, 2017

Revenue Recognition ‘Doomsday Clock’ Is Ticking

Revenue Recognition ‘Doomsday Clock’ Is Ticking

Many finance departments at subscription-based companies are woefully unprepared for the new accounting standard, says Zuora's CEO.

By Tien Tzuo | June 5, 2017

Oracle Earnings Miss Despite Cloud Growth

Oracle Earnings Miss Despite Cloud Growth

The software giant reported cloud revenue rose 59% in the first quarter but the higher-margin software licensing business continues to sag.

By Matthew Heller | September 15, 2016

Vista Equity to Take Marketo Private for $1.79B

Vista Equity to Take Marketo Private for $1.79B

Marketo, a cloud-based marketing software firm, fetched a 64% premium to its unaffected closing price on May 9.

By Matthew Heller | June 1, 2016

Intuit Manages a Big Accounting Change

Revenue Recognition

Intuit Manages a Big Accounting Change

The move to a recurring revenue model and the associated revenue recognition shift presented some challenges for the software company.

By Neil Williams | July 23, 2015

CFO Banks Face Time with Customers

Human Capital & Careers

CFO Banks Face Time with Customers

Q2's business model is foreign to the small banks the company pitches to, so the finance chief helps drive sales.

By David McCann | May 28, 2015

ERP: Lessons from the Field

ERP: Lessons from the Field

Senior finance executives share their advice on selecting and implementing enterprise resource planning systems.

By | March 27, 2015

What Does the Cloud Really Cost?

What Does the Cloud Really Cost?

Moving to the cloud takes some investment as well as a total revamp of an organization's IT budget.

By John Parkinson | February 13, 2015

Why Doesn’t My Software Remember “Me”?

Workplace Issues

Why Doesn’t My Software Remember “Me”?

Software as a service (SaaS) hasn’t helped with one aspect of the perpetual upgrade cycle: upgrading the user.

By John Parkinson | August 13, 2014

The New Word on ERP

The New Word on ERP

The cloud, compliance, and consumerization are just three of the trends changing today’s midmarket enterprise resource planning systems.

By Dann Anthony Maurno | July 25, 2014