Should Your SaaS Startup Have a ‘Plan B’ Exit Strategy?
It is every startup's dream to go public. An IPO is the pot of gold at the end of the startup rainbow. The unfortunate reality is that according to recent…
Software Equity Group 2023 Annual SaaS Report
The Software Equity Group (SEG) regularly publishes quantitative research on the software and SaaS market M&A activity. The SEG SaaS Index contains dozens of publicly traded SaaS companies. They recently…
With SaaS Valuations Returning to 2018 Levels, Is Now the Time to Buy?
Baron Rothschild, an 18th-century British nobleman and member of the Rothschild banking family, is credited with saying that "the time to buy is when there's blood in the streets." In…
Can The EDI Industry Be Disrupted in 2023?
In the past few months, I have had an unusual number of inquiries from private equity firms about the state of the electronic data interchange (EDI) market. As a corporate…
Product Managers: Build a Competitor Revenue/Headcount/VC Funding Market Map
Separating the noise from signals in regard to competitors is a challenge product managers face every day. A market map of competitor revenues, headcount, VC funding, and enterprise value can…
Why Product Managers Need Financial Literacy
Accounting is not a core skill for most product managers. Yet, basic financial literacy is critical when presenting the impact a product can have on customer revenues, expenses, profits, and…
Software Equity Group August 2021 SaaS Index Update
The Software Equity Group (SEG) regularly publishes quantitative research on the software and SaaS market M&A activity. In August, median valuations declined to lowest in 2021
Why is a $120 million ARR SaaS Company Worth $7 Billion?
SaaS valuations are at an almost all-time high. The Software Equity Group reported that the median EV/Revenue multiple for public SaaS companies in Q2 2021 was 14.3x. The top 25…
Pitchbook’s US VC Valuations Report H1 2021
Pitchbook is basically the gold standard when it comes to data about VC, and Private Equity financing, and M&A activity. Recently Pitchbook published some great free research on US VC…
Why American Product Managers Should Live Overseas for a While
American product managers should live overseas for a while. In a global software economy, it is a requirement. You will develop empathy for your international colleagues. You will learn the…