SaaS industry

11 statements across 11 episodes · 4 bullish · 5 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jul 1, 2015 by Jason Lemkin · across every show →

Everything said about SaaS industry, oldest first

Jul 1, 2015 bullish
Opinion
Lemkin: Record SaaS valuation premiums are justified by unprecedented growth
“I think you always have to pay the, we always paid a premium for the best, and when the best grows faster than ever, we should pay the highest premium of all time.”
Jason Lemkin Jul 1, 2015 ▶ 9:22 20 VC 050: Starting, Building and Selling in SaaS with the King of SaaS, Jason Lemkin, Managing Director @ Storm Ventures
Jan 10, 2024 bullish
Prediction Partly held up
Sim: Software net dollar retention will normalize to 110% to 115%
“From there, you know, this new cohort of customers, I think that retention is going to get back to a place where it's more like one, 10. So that can be one, 31, 40, but maybe healthy numbers like one, 10, one, 15.”
Ed Sim Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 1:03:33 Ed Sim & Jamin Ball: Did Figma Kill M&A Markets & 3 Requirements to IPO in 2024 | E1101 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 15, 2024 bullish
Opinion
Motamedi: Right now is the best time in years to invest in SaaS
“I couldn't disagree more. I sincerely believe it is the best time in a long time to be building SaaS companies and investing in SaaS.”
Saam Motamedi Jul 15, 2024 ▶ 16:22 Saam Motamedi: Why Series B Won’t Make Money & Why $1M ARR is a BS Milestone for Series A | E1177 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jan 24, 2025 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
The SaaS Seat Churn Trough Is Mostly Behind Us
“I do think that a lot of that has worked through the system already. Companies that I'm, you know, a little closer to, I think most of that seems to be the trough, let's say is, you know, is behind us.”
Carlos Delatorre Jan 24, 2025 ▶ 52:11 Carlos Delatorre, CRO @Harness: Why Every Sales Rep Should Do Pipeline Generation | E1251 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jun 12, 2025 neutral
Insight
O'Driscoll: SaaS slowdown was inevitable regardless of AI's rise
“Independent of AI, the SaaS Industry was going to hit the mature stage. And you're right, Jason, it's all the things that happen at that stage. Bundling, consolidation, grinding out the weak, right?”
Rory O'Driscoll Jun 12, 2025 ▶ 51:47 Elon’s Empire: SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink After the Storm & Anduril’s $2.6BN Power Move · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 4, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Lemkin: SaaS Growth Has Stagnated Like Japan's Population
“SAS has become like Japan. It's a great economy, but if everyone only has .9 kids. I mean, there's only, only so many seats to go around.”
Jason Lemkin Dec 4, 2025 ▶ 0:20 Eventbrite Sold for $500M, Databricks $5B Raise at $134B Valuation & Why SaaS is Like Japan · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Dec 18, 2025 negative
Insight
Rory O'Driscoll: AI budget prioritization by CIOs drives public SaaS slowdown
“The way you see it is, you're, you see those CIO surveys where they rank their priorities. And what happens is, you know, as AI has gone up the zeitgeist, it's gone up the priority list, and just something that was number three goes to number six, and then it …”
Rory O'Driscoll Dec 18, 2025 ▶ 49:33 Will Cursor Kill Figma? Lightspeed Raises $9B & OpenAI’s $1B from Disney & #1 App in App Store · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 12, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
O'Driscoll: Median public SaaS growth held at 30% via IPO replacement
“It was 30% for about a decade and a half, but when you went into it, that's because anyone who goes, to your point, Jason, when you go below 10, you get the red card, you're sent off, you're told, you know, you go off. P.E. Land, but they were dropping another…”
Rory O'Driscoll Feb 12, 2026 ▶ 23:01 Anthropic's Super Bowl Ad: Who Won & Lost? | Sierra Hits $150M ARR: Is Customer Support Too Crowded? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 19, 2026 bearish
Prediction Open · timeframe Feb 2031
O'Driscoll: SaaS companies ignoring AI will see multiples fall to 4x-5x
“If you don't get on top of this soon, That 10 X revenues is going to go on a five and four and where the other seven percent growth was are. Fast forward five years, there's really only one or two stories. They get on top of this, they get a third market share…”
Rory O'Driscoll Feb 19, 2026 ▶ 36:08 Thrive Raises New $10B Fund | OpenAI Buys OpenClaw | Stripe at $140B: Is Adyen Wildly Undervalued? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 16, 2026 bearish
Insight
O'Driscoll: SaaS revenue re-acceleration requires standalone-quality AI products
“Unless you have a product that's good enough to charge for independently, You won't have revenue re-acceleration of any meaningful scale.”
Rory O'Driscoll Apr 16, 2026 ▶ 29:40 SpaceX's Financials Leaked: Is it Worth $2TN | Meta Debuts Muse Spark: Are They Back in the AI Race? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 7, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
O'Driscoll: Revenue re-acceleration will be rare for traditional SaaS companies adapting AI
“Re-acceleration will be exception, not the rule, right?”
Rory O'Driscoll May 7, 2026 ▶ 51:07 Anthropic's Raise & What It Means for Potential IPO? Mag7: Google & Amazon Up, Meta & Microsoft Down · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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