Public-Private SaaS Valuation Gap Now Over 50%
Private SaaS companies have always been valued less than their public company peers. SaaS Capital recently reported that the gap had grown to almost 50%. While SaaS valuations have moderated…
Did the Rule of 78 Doom Your 2021 SaaS Revenue Plan?
In SaaS businesses, the Rule of 78 is used to plan how much revenue is needed each month to achieve a certain target. Accounting standards require that revenue be recognized…
Ozy Media Hit with First Investor Lawsuit
The first investor lawsuit in response to the crisis at Oxy Media has been filed. On Monday LifeLine Legacy Holdings of Beverly Hills, Calif., which put more than $2 million…
2021 Private SaaS Company Growth Rates
ARR growth rates are the largest factor driving private SssS company valuations. SaaS Capital’s long-term research (>10 years) shows some great insights, especially for smaller revenue SaaS companies.
Product Managers: Six Tactics to Drive Revenue Growth
Growing revenues is a challenge for all product managers. The further along a product is in the Technology Adoption Life Cycle, the harder it gets. A company’s valuation, whether they…
How a Failed Zoom Due Diligence Call Led to a Disaster for a Firm That Had Raised Over $70 million in VC Funds
On Sunday, September 26th, Ben Smith from the New York Times published an article entitled “Goldman Sachs, Ozy Media and a $40 Million Conference Call Gone Wrong”. What followed was…
Product Managers: Q3 is Ending. Are you Going to Miss Your Bonus Again?
As the third quarter draws to a close, many product managers are asking themselves “Am I going to miss my bonus again?” By the end of the third quarter, most…
Privacy Debt is the New Technical Debt
Product managers deal with technical debt all the time. Privacy debt is the new technical debt. Privacy-related issues have become critical. In the United States in 2020 there were over…
How a 56 Second TikTok Video Disrupted 4,600 Scientific Research Projects
In July 2021 Sarah Frank, a rising freshman at Brown University, uploaded a 56 second TikTok video and disrupted 4,600 scientific research projects, Crowdsourced research has changed the landscape of…
20 Product Management Memes for 2021, Volume 4
I belong to a Facebook Group called Product Management Memes. It has over 3,400 members and is simply a meme stash for product managers, marketers, and corporate life. People post…