This week on Founders Insights, our team provides insights on current trends and M&A activity taking place in the SaaS market, including: • Key Themes for 2025 • Silicon Y’all 2024 Recap • Notable Recent Transactions • Operating Statistics • Balance Sheet Metrics • Founders Technology Transactions If you or someone you know have questions regarding anything discussed, or the general SaaS marketplace, please feel free to reach out to Billy Pritchard, Director of Founders’ Tech & Business Services Group.
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The decentralization of use cases and customers is the future of software especially with the adoption of AI.
“The SaaS era is over; software is a business tool, not a business model.” by Sam Lessin. This is a conversation that VC as an asset class has to have. Software is largely commoditized now. Most generalist VCs are just small cap PE investors who don’t know how to actually run businesses…and most PE firms don’t really know the first thing about tech. Something’s going to give. https://lnkd.in/eRBUBny9
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🤔 Is The SaaS Era Over? 💾 SaaS Makes The Companies Way More Revenue Than The Traditional Software Business Model (One Time Purchase & 20% Maintenance/Year). What Do You Think? Is The SaaS Era Over With Dawn Of AI? Interesting Read By Sam Lessin And Thanks Michael Jackson For Bringing It To My Attention. #SaaS #Software #businessmodel #business #usa #sales #marketing #digitalmarketing #startups #vc #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #california #europe #export #growth #ai
“The SaaS era is over; software is a business tool, not a business model.” by Sam Lessin. This is a conversation that VC as an asset class has to have. Software is largely commoditized now. Most generalist VCs are just small cap PE investors who don’t know how to actually run businesses…and most PE firms don’t really know the first thing about tech. Something’s going to give. https://lnkd.in/eRBUBny9
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People are suggesting that you use your software yourself, not sell it. #ReadingLinkedInPostsOnB2BSaasTaughtMeAboutSaas #IfThisReal (?) #WhatAboutBiotech (?) #AndBiotechSaas (?)
“The SaaS era is over; software is a business tool, not a business model.” by Sam Lessin. This is a conversation that VC as an asset class has to have. Software is largely commoditized now. Most generalist VCs are just small cap PE investors who don’t know how to actually run businesses…and most PE firms don’t really know the first thing about tech. Something’s going to give. https://lnkd.in/eRBUBny9
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Interesting perspective I'm hearing more and more: "How you should actually be using software is to make certain businesses way way more valuable."
“The SaaS era is over; software is a business tool, not a business model.” by Sam Lessin. This is a conversation that VC as an asset class has to have. Software is largely commoditized now. Most generalist VCs are just small cap PE investors who don’t know how to actually run businesses…and most PE firms don’t really know the first thing about tech. Something’s going to give. https://lnkd.in/eRBUBny9
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It’s funny, every technology has adoption curves. Like any technology, whether it be string, steel, software, or hydrogen-fuel- the limitations are on the business model and implementation, and cross-domain ingenuity. Short-term thinking is a real hazard. A big issue today is that people think we are somehow in a different place than we were 100 or 1000 years ago. The past is much closer than modern Americans realize. Things like software, which are magic-tools, are just a domino in the long line of dominos that is human invention.
“The SaaS era is over; software is a business tool, not a business model.” by Sam Lessin. This is a conversation that VC as an asset class has to have. Software is largely commoditized now. Most generalist VCs are just small cap PE investors who don’t know how to actually run businesses…and most PE firms don’t really know the first thing about tech. Something’s going to give. https://lnkd.in/eRBUBny9
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🚀 Build or Buy? ⁉️ - Once a dilemma only for enterprises. Most vertical SaaS (yes, even Salesforce) is built on the back of SMBs. 🏗️💼 Here’s the thing: if building was cheap, high quality, and easy, every ambitious SMB would jump on it. Why? Because you operate cheaper and better when your system fits like a glove! 🧤⚙️ 💡 Today, the cost of building is dropping with every model release. At Databutton, we’re living it—what we’re able to deliver at these prices is just nuts! 💻🤯 Frustrated with your current ERP? Send me a dm! #innovation #buildvsbuy #SMB #automation #ai
“The SaaS era is over; software is a business tool, not a business model.” by Sam Lessin. This is a conversation that VC as an asset class has to have. Software is largely commoditized now. Most generalist VCs are just small cap PE investors who don’t know how to actually run businesses…and most PE firms don’t really know the first thing about tech. Something’s going to give. https://lnkd.in/eRBUBny9
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What kind of financial and operating profile is likely required for a company to go public in the coming years? 🤔 We analyzed 115 software IPOs over the past decade to identify what we think is the impact of macroeconomic factors, changing investor preferences, and the evolving metrics shaping the success of companies seeking public offerings in the current environment. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3UCidXm
ICONIQ | Decoding the SaaS IPO Landscape
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Last week, we released our Monthly Software & Internet report for May 2024, compiling extensive data points surrounding the M&A, and VC landscape in North America. Some of the key insights that were highlighted on the M&A side include monthly deal count and capital invested, annualized deal count comparison, SaaS revenue trading multiples, as well as comparing SaaS vs. Non-SaaS trading multiples over time. Over on the VC side, we further investigated monthly deal count and capital invested while also touching upon the largest VC raises in May. Additionally, we inspected VC valuations by financing stage over time. The video linked below in the comments provides a comprehensive overview of all our findings! #mergersandacquisitions #venturecapital #investmentbanking #privateequity #technology #technews #canadiantechnews
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A BIG TIME investor told me he found my client’s SaaS and bought it for a "life-changing" amount… …because of an article I wrote in a popular industry publication that he reads. Ghostwriting the article that gets the attention of an investor may seem like a small part to play in the grander scheme of things in an M&A deal. But still... If the words you write can lead to a life-changing exit for your client... isn't that something to be proud of? As someone who's always consumed with thoughts of: "Am I bringing in at least 5x to 10x more revenue/savings than what I charge?" Having these reminders is important for me to stay sane. 🙂 Do you also track the value you bring vs what you charge?
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On last weeks episode we talked about: - Strategies for starting and growing a SaaS company without institutional investment. - The importance of financial discipline, including saving money and building passive income. - How personal financial habits prepared Justin for entrepreneurial success. - Challenges and opportunities in bootstrapping a self-funded business. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dhhRYrvS
Justin Hewett | Starting a SaaS Company Without Institutional Funding | Hello Grow #34
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