Layoffs in the startup industry are spiking again. In spite of a good jobs report this week, layoffs are climbing again. So far in Q2, 4,720 startup employees have lost their jobs in layoffs at 25 companies. As Q1 earnings season gets into full swing in the next few weeks expect to see more downsizing as companies prepare for a rocky 2022.
The Software Equity Group recently published their SEG Snapshot: 1Q22 SaaS Public Market Update. The impact of the market downturn can be clearly seen across all categories of SaaS.
As Q1 ended, the impact of the recent market downturn in SaaS company valuations could clearly be seen. Median Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm) multiples dropped 24% in comparison to Q4 2021. […]
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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 help bring a fact-based perspective to those discussions. A market map can be built quickly using a multitude of free resources.
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 cash flows. It is also important when building business cases for new product investments. Deciphering competitor finances, even privately-held competitors, can lead to more effective decisions about product evolution. Product managers should develop basic financial literacy skills.
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 published their February 2022 SEG Saa Index Update. It provides a ton of data on SaaS valuations and financial operating metrics. The impact of the market downturn can be clearly be seen across all categories of SaaS
Social media activity is used to drive prospects to the top of the sales funnel. Yet, recent research has shown that the return on these investments is poor. B2B SaaS firms should temper the amount of time and energy they invest in leveraging social media to drive leads to the top of their sales funnel. Investing in outbound inside sales teams will probably deliver a better outcome
NFTs have been around since 2014. It is estimated that there were $25 billion of NFT sales in 2021. After surviving the DotCom bubble of 2000, the housing bubble (2008), and the Bitcoin bubble of 2018 are we witnessing the start of an NFT bubble? The $5 billion in OpenSea NFT sales in January 2022 may be the start of another bubble of epic proportions. If someone is willing to pay $736 for a year of recorded fart sounds, the sky is the limit.
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