DocuSign

11 statements across 10 episodes · 7 bullish · 3 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Jan 30, 2016 by Jonathan Endy · said 96 times in 45 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Everything said about DocuSign, oldest first

Jan 30, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Ende: SeamlessDocs functions like Google Docs and TurboTax for PDFs
“Yeah, so it's similar to DocuSign in the sense that we have e-signatures, but we like to consider ourselves more like a Google Docs for PDFs. So we take any existing PDF and we turn it into an online smart version, and then we also have tools to take that and …”
Jonathan Endy Jan 30, 2016 ▶ 1:51 How To Quickly Build Million Dollar SaaS Company with Jonathon Ende of Seamless Docs
Nov 28, 2016 negative
Opinion
Nachman: DocuSign and Adobe Sign are bolt-ons, not complete platforms
“You've got the DocuSigns and Adobe, Adobe signing solution, but I look at them as more of an add-on. You bolt on their solution to other systems.”
Randall Nachman Nov 28, 2016 ▶ 14:05 EP 492: $2M Raised, $12k MRR with DocuFirst CEO Randall Nachman
Dec 25, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Smajic: Targeting DocuSign Keywords Delivers Best Ad Results for GetAccept
“HelloSign is being one of the other YC companies, but I think that the DocuSign is the best working best.”
Samir Smajic Dec 25, 2016 ▶ 9:40 EP 519: GetAccept Hits $44k MRR, Helping 1100 Companies Get Deals Signed with CEO Samir Samjic
Nov 9, 2017 positive
Insight
Schiltz: Scale by Pairing Technical Founders With Execution-Driven CEOs
“The one, two punches, you've got a great founder, Really in-depth knowledge of the marketplace and the technology, and then you bring in a compatible business-oriented CEO that's got a lot of execution experience”
Matt Schiltz Nov 9, 2017 ▶ 5:04 838: SaaS: Conga Passes 9,000 Customers, $77m Raised for Documents, Contract, and Data Management
Nov 9, 2017 bullish
Opinion
Schiltz: Public Scrutiny From an IPO Builds Crucial Brand Trust
“If you look at the service, it's a trusted service, right? You trust them to hold the signing process for very important contracts and documents and sales agreements, right? That lends itself to, Hey, I'm a public company. I'm under the scrutiny of all that. I…”
Matt Schiltz Nov 9, 2017 ▶ 25:21 838: SaaS: Conga Passes 9,000 Customers, $77m Raised for Documents, Contract, and Data Management
Mar 5, 2018 negative
Opinion
Earl: DocuSign only handles signatures, lacking full contract lifecycle management
“It's an enterprise secure version of a living contract. DocuSign's just a signature part.”
Colin Earl Mar 5, 2018 ▶ 5:03 954 Launched in 1991 How is Agiloft Closing $1.8m Deals?
Jul 16, 2018 neutral
Insight
Kappen: E-signatures are becoming a commodity
“Signatures, e-signatures are becoming a commodity. Everyone does e-signatures now. They're all legal. Most of them are legal. It's kind of the general consensus that e-signing is a legitimate way to sign documents and close deals.”
James Kappen Jul 16, 2018 ▶ 2:35 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation)
Feb 12, 2019 bullish
Opinion
Schiltz: DocuSign's $9B market cap is fair and potentially undervalued
“Absolutely. I mean, if you look at the comparables in the marketplace you know, I think you could make a, and people are making a pretty good argument that they're actually undervalued at this point.”
Matt Schiltz Feb 12, 2019 ▶ 3:03 1298 Conga Passes 11k Customers, $80m ARR, Q1 2019 IPO?
Sep 8, 2019 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mehta: Gainsight serves about 700 customers, including Okta and Workday
“We have about 700 customers now, and it's kind of a who's who in technology, so publicly traded SaaS companies like an Okta or Workday or Twilio or DocuSign, big companies that have gone to the cloud like an IBM or an Adobe or a Cisco, as well as companies in …”
Nick Mehta Sep 8, 2019 ▶ 6:11 1506 Gainsight: We'll Hit $100m Revenue in 2020, $60m+ Now
Jun 19, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Ray Rike: DocuSign's North Star metric was number of e-signatures
“Like DocuSign, it was number of e-signatures, right? That drove usage. It drove the size of revenue. Subscriptions.”
Ray Rike Jun 19, 2023 ▶ 21:04 Top 5 SaaS Performance & Revenue Efficiency Metrics that Matter in 2023
Jul 23, 2024 negative
Opinion
Singh: Beloved point products trade at lower multiples than platforms like ADP and SAP
“Whether it's, like, a DocuSign or a Zoom or all the ones I just talked about, like, and look at what they trade at. They trade at, like, three times revenue. You know, these are, DocuSigns are great products. Zoom is a great product, but they trade at the shit…”
Savneet Singh Jul 23, 2024 ▶ 19:04 39 Year Old Public SaaS CEO Doubles Revenue to $400m Over the Last 24 Months - His Genius M&A Playbook
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