Future Growth in One Number: Scale Acceleration Factor April 26, 2021 Dale Chang Scale Studio, Go-to-market The Scale Acceleration Factor measures a startup’s future growth potential in one simple metric. Details from Operating Partner Dale Chang. Read more
The Re-Acceleration Is Real April 19, 2021 Rory O'Driscoll Trends, Scale Studio Preliminary Q1 portfolio data shows strong and widespread re-acceleration of NNARR growth rates. Commentary on Q1 and 2021 by Rory O’Driscoll. Read more
Scale Studio Flash Update: Optimism for 2021 March 18, 2021 Dale Chang Go-to-market, Scale Studio Enterprise software startups are optimistic for growth re-acceleration in 2021. New data from Scale Studio and thoughts on the outlook for SaaS in 2021. Read more
Optimism for Continued Strength: Scale Studio Q4 Data and 2021 Outlook February 11, 2021 Dale Chang Trends, Scale Studio The latest data from Scale Studio covering Q4 and full-year 2020 with a look at the outlook for enterprise SaaS startups in 2021. Read more
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
The Great Exit Database: Venture Deals and Dollars in 2020 January 21, 2021 Sam Baker Trends, Scale Studio Will 2021 see significant changes in venture-backed exit activity? Let's look at 2020 and 2011-2020 exits in Scale's GED dataset. Read more
SaaS Metrics: The Magic Number Chain Reaction January 12, 2021 Sam Baker Go-to-market, Scale Studio Why a hot public SaaS market can lead to sloppy growth in the private segment. 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
2021 Whisper Numbers: Startups Plan for Significant Enterprise Software Re-Acceleration December 7, 2020 Rory O'Driscoll Trends, Scale Studio A look ahead at 2021 based on initial FY21 plan data from a significant cross-section of Scale's portfolio. 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