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Navigating the ever-changing landscape of SaaS valuations? As we weather the “new normal”, we’re revisiting Bobby’s classic post on WrapText ↩️ He unpacks SaaS multiples from first principles, demystifying the real drivers behind your fundraise. So you can steer your way through any market — come rain or shine. Link in the comments. 

Less than a week left until Ben Murray and Dirk Sahlmer come together to share their most interesting learnings for mastering SaaS finance and metrics 🔥 Hurry up and save yourself a spot to ask all the burning questions you have on the matter LIVE! Here are a few things that we want to discuss: 1️⃣ how to start calculating your metrics 2️⃣ SaaS benchmarks 3️⃣ what metrics are important in an acquisition 4️⃣ communicating metrics to the team to make more data-driven decisions See you on Wednesday 👉🏻https://lnkd.in/gBgvGnGZ

In a dynamic industry like SaaS, staying ahead means understanding key metrics like the Rule of 40! Thomvest's analysis provides invaluable data on growth and profitability trends, offering crucial benchmarks for SaaS companies striving for success. These benchmarks can serve as a reference point for SaaS companies to evaluate their own performance and make strategic decisions. Thomvest 2024 SaaS Benchmarks. Slower Growth, Steadier Margins… | by Alex Rohrbach | Apr, 2024 | Writings from Thomvest Ventures https://lnkd.in/gGFw4p6Z .

Our fearless leader, Greg Smith, had a chat with SaaS Club's Omer Khan to do a deep dive into Thinkific's history and growth. 👉 How our bootstrapping and profitability approach worked for us. 👉 How personality and relationships set us apart from competitors. 👉 The pivots & insights that led to a breakthrough. 👉 How we navigated IPO & economic challenges to get to where we are today. Give it a listen for some great insights from Greg! https://lnkd.in/gfxgUGYM

What is better than digging into SaaS efficiency KPIS? Doing it together with SaaS CFOs :) It was great to have a sit down again with the SaaSiest CFOs for a round of discussions. In short, growth triumphs profitability! But not any kind of growth, efficient growth is the name of the game going forward. Thanks for the session and looking forward to the upcoming chats Bård Bognøy, Filip Tottie, Fredrik Grahn, Jacob Olsen, Olli Saksa, Stephen Grist, Tomas Smogner, Amjad K., Christian (CJ) Jessen, Frederik Korsgaard Johanna Bergström, Magnus wetter, Marcus Litz, Peter U., Shukhrat Issabayev, Sølve Nord, Steinar Samdal

SaaS CEOs, want to see how I scaled to $100k months in under a year? Give me the next 3 minutes and I'll share what made the biggest impact on my business.

Here we go; Hampton's 2024 state of SaaS report is live. We surveyed our SaaS founders and got real answers on the state saas. The first thing I found surprising was How funding impacts time-to-$1M ARR (hint: not what you think) link to report: https://lnkd.in/gJmarrNa Give it a read and let me know what you think.

Ben Murray and Chris Weber discuss the importance of the MRR schedule in SaaS businesses - highlighting its significance for due diligence and valuation discussions. They also advocate for maintaining a focus on fundamentals, as they provide a sturdy foundation for more advanced metric tracking and decision-making. 🏗️ Grasping basic elements like MRR and ARR is essential as these foundational metrics feed into more advanced SaaS metric calculations.  🎥 Full recording of our Forecast-Ready Metrics webinar here: https://lnkd.in/dXeA9v5S

Attn: SaaS Operators, this is going to be a fantastic webinar where Austin Hammer will be discussing key components investors are looking for today as well as the economy's impact on valuations and how interest rates are impacting growth! Even if you aren't looking to exit your company any time soon (or even if you aren't the decision maker) this is sure to give you some great insight into key components of managing your SaaS company. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gut4hF_S

Prediction: 2024 will be a huge year for M&A. Public SaaS companies spent the year getting fit and are now seeing their value rise again, while many overfunded private companies realize M&A will be the only option. Should make for a lot of interesting deals.