It is very tough but not impossible to build a successful SAAS company. It is at least a decade's journey, and we must go through ups and downs. The key is to survive in the market downtrend and use that time wisely to prepare for the uptrend. #Harness
You might have missed it. But this was a great week in SaaS. A truly great week: - OneStream IPOs to a $5 Billion Valuation at 10x ARR, growing 34% at $500m ARR. No slowdown here. - Clio raises for legal tech at $3 Billion. Took 14 years to get to $100m ARR, but then doubles to $200m in last 2 years. No slowdown here. - Vanta raises at $2.5 Billion at $1X0m ARR as overall security SaaS remains very strong. No slowdown. - Google Cloud accelerates, crosses $40B run-rate, growing a stunning 29% and profitable. No slowdown. - Oh yeah, Wiz turns down a $23B M&A offer. Went from $0 to $500m ARR in 4 years. OMFG. Theme #1: None are AI smoke-and-mirrors Theme #2: This might be the week SaaS finally came back