SaaS Metrics: Focus on the Growth of Your Growth February 10, 2021 Dale Chang Scale Studio The growth rate of your growth rate a great predictor for your company's future performance. A look at NNARR benchmarks from Scale Studio. Read more
Scale 1Q21 Newsletter: New Data Shows 2020 Ended Strong for SaaS Startups February 2, 2021 Dale Chang Trends #ICYMI Scale's 1Q21 newsletter: New Q4 data from Scale Studio on annual plan attainment and growth rates. Plus content highlights and portfolio milestones. Read more
SaaS Metrics: There’s More to Growth than Growth Rate December 14, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio, Go-to-market There is way more to growth -- and managing for growth -- than growth rate. Here are three approaches to keep in mind. Read more
Scale Studio: Lessons from Two Years of Benchmarks December 1, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio Update on the latest developments with the benchmarking platform Scale Studio. Read more
Enterprise SaaS Returns to Growth Mode: Scale Studio Q3 Data November 17, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio, Go-to-market How much growth is possible next year? Scale Studio data on Q3 performance has us cautiously optimistic for enterprise SaaS in 2021. Read more
The Wonder Years of SaaS: Balancing Growth and Sales Efficiency September 17, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio, Go-to-market On the path to IPO, when does it make sense to sacrifice sales efficiency for revenue growth? We look at the data behind the “Wonder Years”. Read more
SaaS Metrics: A History of the Magic Number September 11, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio “It’s… Magic!” Every superhero has an origin story. Here’s how one humble SaaS metric became the super-useful Magic Number. Read more
SaaS Metrics: A Primer on SaaS Sales Efficiency September 8, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio, Go-to-market A founder's refresher on the sales efficiency metric: how it’s calculated, how it’s used, and what it tells you about your go-to-market model. Read more
What a Difference a Quarter Makes: COVID’s Impact on Q2 Performance August 17, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio During Q2, enterprise SaaS grew but at a slower rate. Here is the ARR attainment data for Scale's portfolio during the first full quarter of COVID. Read more
Burn Rate: A Founders Refresher on SaaS P&L June 30, 2020 Dale Chang Scale Studio The first in a series on burn rate, we cover the basics of the income statement (P&L) with a SaaS-centric look at its major components. Read more