What Just Happened? Flash Report on Q1 SaaS Sales April 6, 2020 Rory O'Driscoll Scale Studio Preliminary Q1 results show median Q1 Plan attainment of 80% but wide dispersion of outcomes. Read more
SaaS Metrics: Getting More Signal from the Churn Metric March 12, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio Our series on Customer Retention continues with a look at adjustments to the Churn rate calculation that add greater precision. Read more
A Quick Primer on the Rule of 40 March 9, 2020 Sam Baker Scale Studio A framework for measuring the balance of growth and profitability in the world of SaaS Read more
SaaS Metrics: To Understand Customer Retention, Start with Churn February 20, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio Part 1 of a series on Churn and Retention for founders seeking a solid foundation in churn rate and retention analysis. Read more
How Scale Uses Data to Support Our Portfolio Companies November 14, 2019 Dale Chang Scale Studio Scale Operating Partner Dale Chang spoke at the 2019 Web Summit on the topic of AI in VC. Read more
Customer Success Isn’t an Add-On. Start Early to Win Later. September 23, 2019 Dale Chang Go-to-market, Scale Studio Prioritize customer success early to avoid inefficiency and missteps later Read more
The Startup Funding Domino Effect: Seed to A to B to C September 23, 2019 Dale Chang Scale Studio, Trends Startups are raising more capital earlier, impacting how venture investors evaluate Series A and B funding rounds Read more
You Closed the Books on Another Quarter. It’s Time to Visit Scale Studio. April 25, 2019 Dale Chang Go-to-market, Scale Studio Update your performance metrics in Scale Studio to receive a new custom benchmark report on your growth, efficiency, churn, and operations Read more
The Six Signs of Go-to-Market Repeatability April 5, 2019 Sam Baker Go-to-market, Scale Studio These qualitative and quantitative signals show that an early stage company has achieved go-to-market repeatability and is ready to scale Read more
Four Vital Signs of SaaS March 14, 2019 Rory O'Driscoll Go-to-market, Scale Studio The best way to assess the health of a SaaS startup is this set of four metrics that let you benchmark accurately across other similar companies Read more