MRR is the price the customer pays. Your North Star is the value they get. Mamoon Hamid, GP @ Social Capital, explains why founders need to focus on the value your product delivers, not the price the customer pays.
SaaSFest 2015 - "Monetization Matters" by Patrick Campbell of Price Intellige...Price Intelligently
Marketers focus almost exclusively on acquisition as the main lever for growth. While intuitive, Patrick Campbell - CEO of Price Intelligently - walks through why your acquisition strategy is actually the least effective tool for spurring growth in your subscription business.
Patrick also provides a specific framework for quantifying your buyer personas in an effort to properly build out your SaaS pricing strategy.
3 Revenue and Compliance "Must-haves" to Go from Series A to IPO with TaxJar'...saastr
Don’t get caught off-guard raising your next round or preparing for an IPO. It’s more than just winning customers, it’s about staying ahead of fraud, risk, and compliance. Join us for a conversation about the most overlooked finance and compliance items when scaling your SaaS company.
Blake Bartlett - Partner / OpenView
Kyle Poyar - Sr. Director, Market Strategy / OpenView
Pricing and packaging is one of the most powerful, yet overlooked levers to drive growth in a SaaS business. In this session, you'll find out how to price and package your product from MVP to IPO.
Ever wondered how unit economics affect your growth rate? Quantitative analysis is the most essential part of successful growth hacking. Here is a specific example.
MRR is the price the customer pays. Your North Star is the value they get. Mamoon Hamid, GP @ Social Capital, explains why founders need to focus on the value your product delivers, not the price the customer pays.
SaaSFest 2015 - "Monetization Matters" by Patrick Campbell of Price Intellige...Price Intelligently
Marketers focus almost exclusively on acquisition as the main lever for growth. While intuitive, Patrick Campbell - CEO of Price Intelligently - walks through why your acquisition strategy is actually the least effective tool for spurring growth in your subscription business.
Patrick also provides a specific framework for quantifying your buyer personas in an effort to properly build out your SaaS pricing strategy.
3 Revenue and Compliance "Must-haves" to Go from Series A to IPO with TaxJar'...saastr
Don’t get caught off-guard raising your next round or preparing for an IPO. It’s more than just winning customers, it’s about staying ahead of fraud, risk, and compliance. Join us for a conversation about the most overlooked finance and compliance items when scaling your SaaS company.
Blake Bartlett - Partner / OpenView
Kyle Poyar - Sr. Director, Market Strategy / OpenView
Pricing and packaging is one of the most powerful, yet overlooked levers to drive growth in a SaaS business. In this session, you'll find out how to price and package your product from MVP to IPO.
Ever wondered how unit economics affect your growth rate? Quantitative analysis is the most essential part of successful growth hacking. Here is a specific example.
Churn and what it says about product/market fitBrian Kelly
When you're an early stage B2B SaaS startup (with less than $2M ARR) finding your ideal customers and turning them into raving fans of your product is all that matters. This is hard work. It is easy to highlight whatever signals that show you are making progress.
Don't do that.
Keep it simple: Reduce gross churn and keep your cost of customer acquisition low until you've truly found product/market fit. Ignore the allure of "net negative churn" and other vanity metrics.
I gave this presentation on October 14, 2016 at #brightconf in Chicago.
Eleven Essentials To Fiscal Excellence for EntrepreneursStephen King
Fiscal Excellence for Entrepreneurs is all about keeping it simple. It's about Cash Flow. Forecasting. Accounting. Funding. Fundability. Luck. And some other stuff. But you DO need to pay attention to it. This is a presentation I did for "Finance for Startups" presented by Startup Canada and Startup Calgary and supported by Bank of Montreal.
Speakers
Myles Kleeger - President & CRO / Braze (formerly Appboy)
Ben Hindman - CEO / Splash & Formerly Director of Events / Thrillist
Maria Pergolino - Chief Marketing Officer / Anaplan
Vivek Sharma - Founder & CEO / Movable Ink
Description
These executives have built powerful programs to drive ARR at every stage of the funnel. From generating to accelerating to renewing key accounts, they all share one secret: they do it in-person. A new era of automation and measurement has transformed events from a cost center to a revenue engine.
"Driving SaaS Success Using Key Metrics" at SaaStr Annual 2016saastr
David Skok, popular blogger and top SaaS investor at Matrix Partners, shares the key metrics that SaaS founders must focus on to remain competitive and build a sustainable business at SaaStr Annual 2016 held in San Francisco Feb 9-11th. www.saastrannual.com
David Skok, General Partner at Matrix Partners, provides a simple model to understand a SaaS businesses, as well as the key levers founders, can leverage to drive SaaS success.
OpenView surveyed over 500 companies, from pre-revenue to $150M+ ARR publicly traded SaaS companies, about what does and doesn't work when it comes to scaling a business.
10 Practical Tips for early-stage SaaS Entrepreneurslouiscop
Workshop at HEC Paris, Seed Conference, April 2017
0. Quick intro, SaaS?
I. 3 Tips for SaaS Entrepreneurs during the ideation phase
1. Pick a problem you are REALLY passionate about
2. How will you finance the business? VC or not VC?
3. Don't underestimate TECH
II. 3 Tips for SaaS Entrepreneurs in their first 6 months
4. Don't re-invent the wheel
5. Choose your first customers well
6. Pricing
III. 3 Tips for SaaS Entrepreneurs who start scaling
7. Don't waste your money on paid marketing
8. Don't end up in the SaaS graveyard
9. Focus on the right metrics
Measure Your Success & Tell Your Story Using SaaS Metrics saastr
Churn is a natural part of life and you’re going to need to work with it to prevent it getting out of hand. Every company defines churn differently and comparing companies is often like comparing apples to oranges. David Spitz (Managing Director, Pacific Crest Securities/KeyBanc Capital Markets) explains which metrics really matter.
This is the pitch I made that won SGD10,000 (second place) for the 2015 DBS Blockchain Hackathon.
https://www.coingecko.com/buzz/3-winning-hacks-from-the-dbs-blockchain-hackathon-in-singapore
From Startup to IPO: Lessons from the pricing trenches - Brad Coffey of HubSpotPrice Intelligently
Brad Coffey went from an MBA intern at the startup HubSpot to the Chief Strategy Officer of the Public Company HubSpot. While he used a lot of his talents to make this climb, one particularly important project that helped Coffey show his skills was taking on HubSpot's pricing. By making pricing strategy a core competency, Coffey learned an immense amount about business strategy and was able to propel HubSpot's revenue by picking the right customer. Here's his take on the lessons he learned over the years in the pricing trenches, presented at Price Intelligently's SaaSFest 2016.
Demystifying AppExchange: 5 Insider Tips for Successsaastr
Gadi Shamia (COO, Talkdesk), Amanda Kahlow (Founder and CEO, 6Sense), and Ray Hein (Founder and CEO, Propel) share 5 tips for a successful partnership with Salesforce AppExchange.
Numbers that Actually Matter. Finding Your North Star Mamoon Hamid
This presentation uncovers a common misconception in fast growing SaaS businesses. Revenue reigns over everything. We talk about what really matters in building a sustainable SaaS company.
Aligning Sales, Marketing, and CS to Scale Revenue and Retention with Showpadsaastr
According to a study from SiriusDecisions, the majority of buyers (81%) today make purchase decisions based on buying experience, over product or price. To meet buyers’ high expectations and manage the challenging sales landscape, companies must involve their entire organization in maturing the sales process- including after prospects sign on the dotted line. This session will outline a practical approach to growing revenue and retention by aligning sales, marketing, and customer success.
Matching Price to Value: 3 Lessons in Monetization from Menlo Venturessaastr
SaaS is about creating long-term value for your customer, and being compensated appropriately for that value as a business. Learn actionable monetization tips from a Product/Growth operator turned VC.
Now is the best time to start a company… Now what?Brian Kelly
It used to take years to launch a new software product. Now you can create, launch, and have paying customers getting value from your product in just a few months. This presentation explains why it's never been a better time to start a software company and what you need to consider to make it a reality.
Should you start with a side gig? Should you raise venture capital? How should you think about your cap table and employee options? What's your exit strategy? This presentation tackles these questions.
David Corcoran, cofounder at Third Rail Group, gave this talk at Do it Best Corp.'s annual Techapalooza on March 14, 2017.
"Perspective from selling back into the customer base" at SaaS North 2016L-SPARK
HubSpot's Global Director of Sales Engineering and Customer Sales Michael Currie discusses the resources and strategy a SaaS business needs to upsell to its existing user base.
Churn and what it says about product/market fitBrian Kelly
When you're an early stage B2B SaaS startup (with less than $2M ARR) finding your ideal customers and turning them into raving fans of your product is all that matters. This is hard work. It is easy to highlight whatever signals that show you are making progress.
Don't do that.
Keep it simple: Reduce gross churn and keep your cost of customer acquisition low until you've truly found product/market fit. Ignore the allure of "net negative churn" and other vanity metrics.
I gave this presentation on October 14, 2016 at #brightconf in Chicago.
Eleven Essentials To Fiscal Excellence for EntrepreneursStephen King
Fiscal Excellence for Entrepreneurs is all about keeping it simple. It's about Cash Flow. Forecasting. Accounting. Funding. Fundability. Luck. And some other stuff. But you DO need to pay attention to it. This is a presentation I did for "Finance for Startups" presented by Startup Canada and Startup Calgary and supported by Bank of Montreal.
Speakers
Myles Kleeger - President & CRO / Braze (formerly Appboy)
Ben Hindman - CEO / Splash & Formerly Director of Events / Thrillist
Maria Pergolino - Chief Marketing Officer / Anaplan
Vivek Sharma - Founder & CEO / Movable Ink
Description
These executives have built powerful programs to drive ARR at every stage of the funnel. From generating to accelerating to renewing key accounts, they all share one secret: they do it in-person. A new era of automation and measurement has transformed events from a cost center to a revenue engine.
"Driving SaaS Success Using Key Metrics" at SaaStr Annual 2016saastr
David Skok, popular blogger and top SaaS investor at Matrix Partners, shares the key metrics that SaaS founders must focus on to remain competitive and build a sustainable business at SaaStr Annual 2016 held in San Francisco Feb 9-11th. www.saastrannual.com
David Skok, General Partner at Matrix Partners, provides a simple model to understand a SaaS businesses, as well as the key levers founders, can leverage to drive SaaS success.
OpenView surveyed over 500 companies, from pre-revenue to $150M+ ARR publicly traded SaaS companies, about what does and doesn't work when it comes to scaling a business.
10 Practical Tips for early-stage SaaS Entrepreneurslouiscop
Workshop at HEC Paris, Seed Conference, April 2017
0. Quick intro, SaaS?
I. 3 Tips for SaaS Entrepreneurs during the ideation phase
1. Pick a problem you are REALLY passionate about
2. How will you finance the business? VC or not VC?
3. Don't underestimate TECH
II. 3 Tips for SaaS Entrepreneurs in their first 6 months
4. Don't re-invent the wheel
5. Choose your first customers well
6. Pricing
III. 3 Tips for SaaS Entrepreneurs who start scaling
7. Don't waste your money on paid marketing
8. Don't end up in the SaaS graveyard
9. Focus on the right metrics
Measure Your Success & Tell Your Story Using SaaS Metrics saastr
Churn is a natural part of life and you’re going to need to work with it to prevent it getting out of hand. Every company defines churn differently and comparing companies is often like comparing apples to oranges. David Spitz (Managing Director, Pacific Crest Securities/KeyBanc Capital Markets) explains which metrics really matter.
This is the pitch I made that won SGD10,000 (second place) for the 2015 DBS Blockchain Hackathon.
https://www.coingecko.com/buzz/3-winning-hacks-from-the-dbs-blockchain-hackathon-in-singapore
From Startup to IPO: Lessons from the pricing trenches - Brad Coffey of HubSpotPrice Intelligently
Brad Coffey went from an MBA intern at the startup HubSpot to the Chief Strategy Officer of the Public Company HubSpot. While he used a lot of his talents to make this climb, one particularly important project that helped Coffey show his skills was taking on HubSpot's pricing. By making pricing strategy a core competency, Coffey learned an immense amount about business strategy and was able to propel HubSpot's revenue by picking the right customer. Here's his take on the lessons he learned over the years in the pricing trenches, presented at Price Intelligently's SaaSFest 2016.
Demystifying AppExchange: 5 Insider Tips for Successsaastr
Gadi Shamia (COO, Talkdesk), Amanda Kahlow (Founder and CEO, 6Sense), and Ray Hein (Founder and CEO, Propel) share 5 tips for a successful partnership with Salesforce AppExchange.
Numbers that Actually Matter. Finding Your North Star Mamoon Hamid
This presentation uncovers a common misconception in fast growing SaaS businesses. Revenue reigns over everything. We talk about what really matters in building a sustainable SaaS company.
Aligning Sales, Marketing, and CS to Scale Revenue and Retention with Showpadsaastr
According to a study from SiriusDecisions, the majority of buyers (81%) today make purchase decisions based on buying experience, over product or price. To meet buyers’ high expectations and manage the challenging sales landscape, companies must involve their entire organization in maturing the sales process- including after prospects sign on the dotted line. This session will outline a practical approach to growing revenue and retention by aligning sales, marketing, and customer success.
Matching Price to Value: 3 Lessons in Monetization from Menlo Venturessaastr
SaaS is about creating long-term value for your customer, and being compensated appropriately for that value as a business. Learn actionable monetization tips from a Product/Growth operator turned VC.
Now is the best time to start a company… Now what?Brian Kelly
It used to take years to launch a new software product. Now you can create, launch, and have paying customers getting value from your product in just a few months. This presentation explains why it's never been a better time to start a software company and what you need to consider to make it a reality.
Should you start with a side gig? Should you raise venture capital? How should you think about your cap table and employee options? What's your exit strategy? This presentation tackles these questions.
David Corcoran, cofounder at Third Rail Group, gave this talk at Do it Best Corp.'s annual Techapalooza on March 14, 2017.
"Perspective from selling back into the customer base" at SaaS North 2016L-SPARK
HubSpot's Global Director of Sales Engineering and Customer Sales Michael Currie discusses the resources and strategy a SaaS business needs to upsell to its existing user base.
"Machine Learning is Changing Everything" at SaaS North 2016L-SPARK
Technology is rapidly changing, and building true intelligence into an applications is going to have a profound impact on business in the future. Organizations are looking for smarter ways to process data on a massive scale, make smarter decisions and learn from the results. Join this discussion on how Machine Learning is impacting CIOs in every industry, affecting their future thinking and setting the stage for a new level of application.
"What is Different This Time Around" at SaaStr Annual 2016saastr
Mark Suster shares his thoughts on the change in funding climate in 2016, what is the same this time around, and what most certainly isn't at SaaStr Annual 2016 held in San Francisco Feb 9-11th. www.saastrannual.com
How SaaStr Built an Energized Community of Evangelists From Scratchsaastr
SaaStr began in 2012 as a simple attempt via a WordPress blog and a few answers on Quora, to help share Jason M. Lemkin’s learnings of going from $0 to $100m ARR with the next generation of great SaaS and B2B entrepreneurs. Since then, it's become the largest community of SaaS founders and entrepreneurs on the planet.
Gretchen DeKnikker, COO of SaaStr, will discuss why live events are a core part of SaaStr's strategy of cultivating a community of enterprise software enthusiasts and how they measure event success and ROI. In this session, you will also learn how SaaStr grew its flagship event, SaaStr Annual, to a mega center of gravity for SaaS professionals - projected at 10,000+ attendees in 2017.
Presented live at Double Dutch LIVE 2016.
"Running the Box Playbook: Even Better The Second Time" at SaaStr Annual 2016saastr
Menaka Shroff of Betterworks and Anthony Kennada of Gainsight, joined by surprise guest Aaron Levie, CEO of Box, share their key insights on how they have applied the lessons learned at Box and running the playbook even better this time around at SaaStr Annual 2016 held in San Francisco Feb 9-11th. www.saastrannual.com
"Building Sales Operations from $1M to $50M: Who to hire, when and why"saastr
SaaStr Annual 2017
Matt Cameron (Fmr. WW Head of Corporate Sales & VP of Sales at Kahuna) and Volney Spalding (VP Sales Operations, xMatters) talk about hiring stage-appropriate sales teams and scaling Sales Ops.
TEDx Manchester: AI & The Future of WorkVolker Hirsch
TEDx Manchester talk on artificial intelligence (AI) and how the ascent of AI and robotics impacts our future work environments.
The video of the talk is now also available here: https://youtu.be/dRw4d2Si8LA
Achieving Meaningful Exits in SaaS - Mark MacLeod - Founder at SurePath Capit...SaaStock
Mark MacLeod - Founder at SurePath Capital Partners presented "Achieving Meaningful Exits in SaaS" on the Operator Stage at SaaStock 2016 in Dublin on 22nd September 2016
SaaStock is Europe’s Conference for B2B SaaS at RDS, Dublin Ireland in September 2017
Ncfa Craig Asano Jan 8 equity and funding presentationCraig Asano
Beyond bootstrapping raising capital is critical to launch or grow most ventures. Here's a lean overview of common funding options. Here's to your future success!
2016 small business forum crowdfunding 101 workshopCraig Asano
Oct 25, 2016, I delivered an hour Crowdfunding 101+ workshop at the 2016 Small Business Forum at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. This is an annual trade show hosted by Enterprise Toronto that attracts thousands of small businesses each year looking for funding, mentorship, tools, products and services to help them launch and grow. The presentation provides an overview of Crowdfunding markets, both regulated and non-regulated, case studies, deal characteristics to help startups and scaleups understand if Crowdfinance is right for their business. The deck also provides some insight into practical keys to success with planning, executing and following up on a crowdfunding campaign or investment round.
The latest edition of our Advertising and Marketing Technology sector overview piece, looking at M&A and financing trends across the AdTech and marketing software sector.
PODIM 2015 Conference about startup and corporate cooperation. Grow VC Group presentation about digital finance ecosystem, including samples of the companies, e.g. investing and lending platforms, data dashboards, startup development tools and consulting services.
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PODIM 2015 Conference about startup and corporate cooperation. Grow VC Group presentation about digital finance ecosystem, including samples of the companies, e.g. investing and lending platforms, data dashboards, startup development tools and consulting services.
http://www.l-spark.com — The L-SPARK accelerator is the destination for enterprise SaaS and cloud startups to connect with Canada’s SaaS experts and propel their revenues to $100K MRR or 10x revenue growth.
http://www.l-spark.com — The L-SPARK accelerator is the destination for enterprise SaaS and cloud startups to connect with Canada’s SaaS experts and propel their revenues to $100K MRR or 10x revenue growth.
http://www.l-spark.com — The L-SPARK accelerator is the destination for enterprise SaaS and cloud startups to connect with Canada’s SaaS experts and propel their revenues to $100K MRR or 10x revenue growth.
David Skok on The SaaS Founder's Journey || SAAS NORTH 2017L-SPARK
http://www.l-spark.com -- Watch the video of David Skok's keynote over on our blog.
David Skok joined Matrix Partners as a General Partner in May 2001. He has a wealth of experience running companies. David started his first company in 1977 at age 22. Since then David has founded a total of four separate companies and performed one turn-around. Three of these companies went public.
David joined Matrix from SilverStream Software, which he founded in June 1996. Prior to its July 2002 acquisition by Novell, SilverStream was a public company that had reached a revenue run rate in excess of $100M, with approximately 800 employees and offices in more than 20 countries around the world.
David’s work as a value added investor is best known for helping HubSpot, JBoss, AppIQ, Tabblo, Netezza, Diligent Technologies, CloudSwitch, TribeHR, GrabCAD, OpenSpan and Enservio to successful exits. David currently serves on the boards of Atomist, CloudBees, Conductor, Digium (makers of the very popular Asterisk Open Source PBX/telephony software), Meteor, NamelyHR, Salsify, Storiant, VideoIQ and Zaius.
In addition to his broad focus on enterprise software, David is specifically focused on the areas of SaaS (software as a service), cloud, mobility, Open Source, marketing automation, virtualization, storage, and data center automation.
David writes a blog for entrepreneurs and startups on topics such as viral marketing, SaaS metrics, building a sales and marketing machine, techniques for lowering cost of customer acquisition, etc. The blog can be found here: www.forEntrepreneurs.com.
ICO Marketing, Promotions and Public Relations :: Jordan St Jacques at an L-S...L-SPARK
With the success of the Filecoin and Kik ICOs (amongst others) in the latter half of 2017, every Startup in the world should be examining the possibility of an ICO for their business. Bypassing traditional funding channels such as onerous Grants and difficult VCs with the non-dilutable funding that ICOs represent should be on the tip of every Founders tongue these days. However, there’s a large disconnect between what’s assumed and what’s required to successfully launch an ICO.
Jordan St Jacques is a Tech Founder operating out of the Bayview Yards community, at first out of the Invest Ottawa incubator and now out of the Carleton University Cybersecurity wing. Jordan has world-class expertise in all things Digital Marketing, and is well on his way to adding all things in the Crypto world as well.
Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey throu...dylandmeas
Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey through Full Sail University. Below, you’ll find a collection of my work showcasing my skills and expertise in digital marketing, event planning, and media production.
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Looking for professional printing services in Jaipur? Navpack n Print offers high-quality and affordable stationery printing for all your business needs. Stand out with custom stationery designs and fast turnaround times. Contact us today for a quote!
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Forward-thinking leaders and business managers understand the impact that discipline has on organisational success. A disciplined workforce operates with clarity, focus, and a shared understanding of expectations, ultimately driving better results, optimising productivity, and facilitating seamless collaboration.
Although discipline is not a one-size-fits-all approach, it can help create a work environment that encourages personal growth and accountability rather than solely relying on punitive measures.
In this deck, you will learn the significance of workplace discipline for organisational success. You’ll also learn
• Four (4) workplace discipline methods you should consider
• The best and most practical approach to implementing workplace discipline.
• Three (3) key tips to maintain a disciplined workplace.
Putting the SPARK into Virtual Training.pptxCynthia Clay
This 60-minute webinar, sponsored by Adobe, was delivered for the Training Mag Network. It explored the five elements of SPARK: Storytelling, Purpose, Action, Relationships, and Kudos. Knowing how to tell a well-structured story is key to building long-term memory. Stating a clear purpose that doesn't take away from the discovery learning process is critical. Ensuring that people move from theory to practical application is imperative. Creating strong social learning is the key to commitment and engagement. Validating and affirming participants' comments is the way to create a positive learning environment.
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Stay ahead of the curve with our premium MEAN Stack Development Solutions. Our expert developers utilize MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and Node.js to create modern and responsive web applications. Trust us for cutting-edge solutions that drive your business growth and success.
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HR recruiter services offer top talents to companies according to their specific needs. They handle all recruitment tasks from job posting to onboarding and help companies concentrate on their business growth. With their expertise and years of experience, they streamline the hiring process and save time and resources for the company.
Personal Brand Statement:
As an Army veteran dedicated to lifelong learning, I bring a disciplined, strategic mindset to my pursuits. I am constantly expanding my knowledge to innovate and lead effectively. My journey is driven by a commitment to excellence, and to make a meaningful impact in the world.
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The Parable of the Pipeline a book every new businessman or business student ...
"Achieving Meaningful Exits in SaaS" at SaaS North 2016
1. D E S I G N I N G Y O U R E X I T S T R AT E G Y :
A D ATA - D R I V E N L O O K AT R E C E N T S A A S E X I T S
2. Private & Confidential | 2
A g e n d a
Introduction
Canadian SaaS Exit Trends
Case Studies
How to achieve your exit?
Introducing ‘Real Exits’
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I n t r o d u c t i o n
M A R K M A C L E O D
F O U N D E R & P R E S I D E N T
S U R E PAT H C A P I TA L PA R T N E R S
Mark has over 14 years experience as a CFO for leading companies such as FreshBooks,
Shopify, Tungle and many others. He also spent 3 years as a General Partner at Real Ventures,
Canada’s largest and most active seed stage venture fund.
He has raised hundreds of millions in capital from investors in Canada, the US and Asia. In
addition, Mark has sold companies to Airbnb, Blackberry, Rackable Systems, Return Path and
others.
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S u r e P a t h : O u r P u r p o s e
Helping you fund, grow and exit your startup
The process of raising growth capital is very different from raising early stage capital
It is cheaper than ever to start companies, but more expensive than ever to build market leaders. If that’s your
aspiration, you need growth capital
We help startups prepare for growth stage and help them raise the capital needed to become market leaders
We have sat on both sides of the table. We have funded, grown and exited many companies
We offer up that experience through ongoing coaching and mentoring.
A low touch, high impact way to help you grow
There are few credible choices for advisors to facilitate sub $100M exits. We fill that gap
We work with you to facilitate the BD and Corp Dev intros that pave the way to an eventual exit
If you decide to exit, we manage the process for you from start to finish
SurePath maximizes your optionality:
We make sure you know what it takes to build a market leader and capitalize you towards that goal.
We ensure you are always in the minds of strategic buyers so that if they decide to make a move in your
space, you are in the conversation. You can then decide; Keep going or exit?
Growth
Funding
Strategic
Guidance
Exits
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S u r e P a t h & S M B
•We have been part of some the most successful SMB SaaS companies
•We have deep relationships with SMB investors and buyers
•SurePath is committed to becoming the leading strategic financial advisor to the global
SMB software market
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E x i t s b y T y p e
Source: pitchbook.com
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NumerofDeals
Canadian SaaS Exits
Merger/Acquisition IPO
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B u y e r L o c a t i o n & T y p e
Source: pitchbook.com
USA
53%
Canada
32%
Europe
8%
Other
7%
Buyer by Geography
Public Buyers
40%
Private Buyers
60%
Buyer by Type
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B u y e r s
Who’s buying Canadian SaaS companies
Source: pitchbook.com
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E x i t s b y A g e
Source: pitchbook.com
33%
22%
28%
11%
6%
Time to Exit
0 to 5 Years
6 to 10 Years
11 to 15 Years
15 to 20 Years
> 20 Years
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E x i t s b y S i z e
Source: pitchbook.com
10%
7%
2%
2%
3%
76%
Exit Values
$0-$10M
$10-50M
$50-$100M
$100-$200M
$200M +
Non-disclosed
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F u n d i n g S t a t u s
Source: pitchbook.com
3%
55%
42%
Funding Status of Exited
Companies
PE VC Non-funded
$259.4m
$33.1m $2.5m
$0.0m
$50.0m
$100.0m
$150.0m
$200.0m
$250.0m
$300.0m
PE VC Non-funded
Median Valuation
4.0x
5.3x
0.0x
1.0x
2.0x
3.0x
4.0x
5.0x
6.0x
PE VC
Valuation /Rev Multiple
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P R O V I N C E E X I T S
O N TA R I O 4 7
B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 1 9
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P R I N C E E D WA R D I S L A N D 1
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Compilr
Year Founded 2010
Time To Exit 4 Years
Rounds Raised 1
Total Funding $110K
Investor(s) Seedcamp
Headquarters
Halifax,
Nova Scotia
Employees 12
15
C a s e S t u d y : C o m p i l r
Source: pitchbook.com, Entrevestor, Techcrunch, Financial Post, Techvibes
Acquired By Valuation Date Of Acquisition
$20M USD*
*Estimated
Oct 2014
• Compilr tried to raise capital and was rejected by 35 VCs
• They were profitability driven - focused on improving ARPU from
existing clients as opposed to growing via freemium
• Acquisition allowed lynda.com to grow its reach with
developers and allowed cloud-based platform to create code
• lynda.com was an inbound acquirer, reaching out in 2013 to
buy Compilr
• Founders started looking for acquirers a year before acquisition
• CEO Patrick Hankinson took the lynda.com offer and reached
out to every education platform competitor to shop around
• After a year, lynda.com shuttered the technology and got rid of
the Compilr team, CEO regrets not digging deeper
16. Private & Confidential |
Universe
Year Founded 2011
Time To Exit 4 Years
Rounds Raised 3
Total Funding
$2.2M
($250K Debt)
Investor(s) Real Ventures
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Employees 33
16
C a s e S t u d y : U n i v e r s e
Source: pitchbook.com, Techvibes, angel.co, hypebot
Acquired By Valuation Date Of Acquisition
Not Disclosed June 2015
• Universe had a clear buyer from the outset - they garnered
the attention of Ticketmaster when they raised their round in
May 2014 and were acquired a year later
• Universe had an important differentiating factor - users did
not have to travel to another website in order to buy tickets
which created a better user experience
• Acquisition allowed Ticketmaster enter the DIY ticketing
market
• They used an M & A advisor on the deal
• Universe is currently operating independently - they have
doubled headcount and opened offices in NY and London
since being acquired
17. Private & Confidential |
Monexa Services
Year Founded 1998
Time To Exit 17 Years
Rounds Raised 2
Total Funding $6.23M
Investor(s)
Ansera Capital
Partners, PenderFund,
Yaletown Partners
Headquarters
Vancouver,
British Columbia
Employees 51
17
C a s e S t u d y : M o n e x a S e r v i c e s
Source: pitchbook.com, Finsmes, Newswire, BCTechnology
Acquired By Valuation Date Of Acquisition
$33.1 Million USD August 2015
• Monexa’s subscription commerce platform allowed
businesses to manage complex product and services billing
requirements - capabilities that Netsuite did not have and
would have been costly to build
• Monexa leveraged its market leadership to raise funding to
rapidly iterate upon its existing product to be able to
outcompete new SaaS companies entering the space
• Netsuite acquired Monexa because they needed an agile
billing system in order to compete and their existing
product was insufficient
• Netsuite retained all employees and Vancouver was made
the centre of Netsuite’s subscription billing efforts
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Buyer Types
Founder
✓ Product-driven
✓ Based on desire
✓ Top down
✓ No prior relationship needed
Manager
✓ Fact-driven
✓ Based on clear business case
✓ Pushed up to CEO
✓ Need evidence (joint customers)
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Drivers of Deal Value
✓ Alternatives (runway, competition)
✓ Scarcity
✓ Mortal enemies
✓ Growth (fear)
✓ Market leadership (2 way)
✓ Does the buyer’s CEO Want this?
✓ On strategy
✓ Currency
✓ Time and timing (including markets)
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T h e R o l e o f A d v i s o r s
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✓ Should you hire one? Yes
✓ What to look for: Relevant relationships, completed deals and expertise.
Senior people involved
✓ Role:
✓ Prepare you
✓ Quarterback
✓ Create / manage demand
✓ Good cop/ bad cop
✓ Objectivity
✓ Create urgency