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A collection of 39 posts

There's Nothing Magical About the SaaS Magic Number
Founders

There's Nothing Magical About the SaaS Magic Number

Magic number is a bad metric. Sales and marketing drives much less revenue than this not-so-magical number implies

14 min read
Enterprise Software Monetization is Fat-Tailed
Investors

Enterprise Software Monetization is Fat-Tailed

In enterprise software, averages are meaningless. Instead, focus on the tails.

10 min read
Top Three Strategic Priorities of Developer Productivity Startups
Founders

Top Three Strategic Priorities of Developer Productivity Startups

What's top of mind for developer productivity leaders

9 min read
Six Trends Shaping Developer Productivity
Founders

Six Trends Shaping Developer Productivity

We interviewed developer productivity leaders. Here's what they said.

12 min read
Why Don't VCs Index Invest?
Investors

Why Don't VCs Index Invest?

VCs are picky, not because they have so many options but because they have so few.

10 min read
The Value of College May Be Negative for the COVID Generation
Investors

The Value of College May Be Negative for the COVID Generation

You might think the value of a college degree has been increasing. You would be wrong.

8 min read
Pandemiconomics: Viral Volatility
Investors

Pandemiconomics: Viral Volatility

How the virus rocked stocks

4 min read
Byron Deeter and Jason Lemkin on the State of VC and the Cloud
Investors

Byron Deeter and Jason Lemkin on the State of VC and the Cloud

When to raise capital, what to expect from VCs, and the "new normal"

7 min read
How Uber and Lyft Dominated Ridesharing By Seeing Red Where Others Saw Blue
Founders

How Uber and Lyft Dominated Ridesharing By Seeing Red Where Others Saw Blue

A quick visit to the Red Sea

5 min read
Pattern Matching is Dead. Long Live People Matching
Founders

Pattern Matching is Dead. Long Live People Matching

Venture capital is changing — for the better

6 min read
High Retention = High Volatility
Investors

High Retention = High Volatility

Why SaaS revenue retention is a double-edge sword

5 min read
Waitlists are a Vanity Metric
Founders

Waitlists are a Vanity Metric

Waitlists, registered users, and other cumulative measures better measure the size of your pride than the size of your business

4 min read
How to Conquer Cohort Analysis With a Powerful Clinical Research Tool
Investors

How to Conquer Cohort Analysis With a Powerful Clinical Research Tool

Understanding cohort performance is critical for modern, high-velocity businesses, especially those with subscription or recurring revenue models. In SaaS or consumer subscription settings, small changes in churn can radically impact revenue growth. Product

7 min read
You Don't Understand Compound Growth
Founders

You Don't Understand Compound Growth

Einstein once (supposedly) said: Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe Of compound interest, Warren Buffet proclaims: Over time it accomplishes extraordinary things Compound interest, or growth, is one of

10 min read
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