SaaS business

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jul 16, 2016 by Nathan Latka · across every show →

Everything said about SaaS business, oldest first

Jul 16, 2016 negative
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Latka: High-churn SaaS businesses are just selling one-time subscriptions
“Any SaaS business that has a monthly churn higher than, you know, call it four or five percent. You might just sell a one-time subscription.”
Nathan Latka Jul 16, 2016 ▶ 13:38 EP 357: He Quit His Job, Lost His Life Savings, Then Hit it Big With SaaS Business
Mar 5, 2018 neutral
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Colin Earl: The standard SaaS CAC payback period is up to 12 months
“The norm in the SaaS business, incidentally, is to be willing to pay up to 12 months of revenue.”
Colin Earl Mar 5, 2018 ▶ 14:06 954 Launched in 1991 How is Agiloft Closing $1.8m Deals?
May 28, 2020 negative
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Lifetime SaaS deals are the dumbest move unless a company is broke
“I think selling lifetime plans in a SaaS business is potentially the dumbest thing you can do unless you're just totally broke and you're trying to fund some development.”
Nathan Latka May 28, 2020 ▶ 16:16 How to Acquire a $180k Revenue SaaS Company for $3k With Ryan Kulp
Feb 26, 2022 positive
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Bargetti: Healthcare clinics operate at much higher customer volume than SaaS companies
“And this new, new segment, these clinics, they operate in a much higher volume than a SaaS business for example If you have a SaaS business that have, let's say, 2000 customers, it's a big SaaS business. If you have a clinic that has 2000 customers, it's just …”
Felipe Bargetti Feb 26, 2022 ▶ 11:43 Payment Processor in Brazil Hits $27k in MRR and $72m GMV Run Rate
May 16, 2023 negative
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Singh: Sensor data underwrites restaurants better than bank tax returns
“I always said, I could underwrite a restaurant better than a bank. I don't need your tax returns. Just put a sensor in your restaurant, and I'll track the traffic and be able to lend you better than any bank could, and a bank can't do that, and in a similar se…”
Savneet Singh May 16, 2023 ▶ 15:22 How I'm transforming a $1b+ publicly traded company into SaaS and why
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