SaaS

5 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Feb 19, 2018 by Ali Hamed · across every show →

Everything said about SaaS, oldest first

Feb 19, 2018 bullish
Insight
Hamed: Employer-integrated lending combines SaaS switching costs with high credit yields
“It's also the type of lending company that has barriers to entry because it has a proprietary source of originations because it's going through that large employer that other people would have to integrate with. And so it has a lot of the great characteristics…”
Ali Hamed Feb 19, 2018 ▶ 25:21 Ali Hamed - Novel Asset Investing (Capital Allocators, EP.40)
Aug 2, 2021 positive
Disclosure
Thoma Bravo Now Operates as a Growth Investor in SaaS
“We are really growth investors in companies where you can add significant value to your product ongoing because you have to. If not, you'll be displaced by another SaaS solution.”
Orlando Bravo Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 25:56 Private Equity Masters 7: Orlando Bravo – Thoma Bravo (Capital Allocators, EP.206)
Aug 2, 2021 neutral
Insight
SaaS Is Less Sticky Because Customers Avoid Upfront Capital Expenditures
“It's not as sticky as maintenance was because the customer hasn't made the capital expenditure.”
Orlando Bravo Aug 2, 2021 ▶ 26:07 Private Equity Masters 7: Orlando Bravo – Thoma Bravo (Capital Allocators, EP.206)
Nov 1, 2021 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Singh: Software pricing models will shift from SaaS subscriptions to transactional fees
“And I think the next model we're moving towards is transactional where it's saying, Hey, don't pay me for anything, Ted, unless you use it.”
Savneet Singh Nov 1, 2021 ▶ 35:54 Savneet Singh – The Operator/Investor whose Software is Feeding the World (Capital Allocators, EP.220)
Mar 30, 2026 bearish
Assertion Supported
SaaS stress is driving sharp CLO equity underperformance
“It reminds me today where you just had one or two sectors having a lot of stress like we have today and the SAS with respect to levered loans, and we're seeing it in CLO equity has way underperformed. The relative loan market, because all of the damage has bee…”
Kieran Goodwin Mar 30, 2026 ▶ 13:19 Kieran Goodwin – Private Credit Concerns (EP.494)
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