{"id":3009,"date":"2021-04-30T21:23:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/blog\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2021-04-30T21:33:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T16:03:19","slug":"saas-weekly-roundup-18-panasonic-acquires-blue-yonder-messagebird-raises-800million-series-c-extension-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-panasonic-acquires-blue-yonder-messagebird-raises-800million-series-c-extension-and-more","title":{"rendered":"SaaS weekly roundup #18: Panasonic acquires Blue Yonder, Messagebird raises $800million Series C extension, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/bloglist\/saas-weekly-roundup\/\" target=\"_blank\">SaaS weekly roundup<\/a> that brings you the summary of all the major happenings in the dynamic world of software as a service in one place. As always, we have a ton to unpack, right from acquisitions to quarterly revenue reports, and fundraises to podcasts and videos that you shouldn&#8217;t miss out on. Let&#8217;s get going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-panasonic-acquires-blue-yonder-messagebird-raises-800million-series-c-extension-and-more\/#News_of_the_week\" title=\"News of the week\">News of the week<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-panasonic-acquires-blue-yonder-messagebird-raises-800million-series-c-extension-and-more\/#SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\" title=\"SaaS companies that got the funding this week&nbsp;\">SaaS companies that got the funding this week&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-panasonic-acquires-blue-yonder-messagebird-raises-800million-series-c-extension-and-more\/#In_numbers\" title=\"In numbers\">In numbers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-panasonic-acquires-blue-yonder-messagebird-raises-800million-series-c-extension-and-more\/#Must_reads\" title=\"Must reads\">Must reads<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-panasonic-acquires-blue-yonder-messagebird-raises-800million-series-c-extension-and-more\/#Listen_to\" title=\"Listen to\">Listen to<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-18-panasonic-acquires-blue-yonder-messagebird-raises-800million-series-c-extension-and-more\/#Watch\" title=\"Watch\">Watch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"news-of-the-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_of_the_week\"><\/span>News of the week<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/26\/thoma-bravo-buys-cybersecurity-vendor-proofpoin-for-12-3b-in-cash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Thoma Bravo buys cybersecurity vendor Proofpoint for $12.3billion in cash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thoma Bravo has been on an acquisition spree of late. Now, it has acquired cybersecurity provider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/proofpoint-email-encryption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proofpoint<\/a> for $12.3billion. Proofpoint is known for its email security tools, and competes with the likes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/symantec-dlp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Symantec<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/trend-micro-mobile-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trend Micro<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchenterpriseai.techtarget.com\/news\/252499950\/Panasonic-to-buy-Blue-Yonder-in-71-billion-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Panasonic to buy Blue Yonder in $7.1billion deal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japanese electronics giant has also caught the SaaS bug as it has acquired supply chain software company <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/blue-yonder-warehouse-management\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Yonder<\/a>. The deal is worth $7.1 billion, and will help the company in improving its existing technologies for detecting out-of-stock products, increasing productivity in warehouses, factory floors, and retail stores, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/29\/ibm-is-acquiring-turbonomic-valued-at-963m-in-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IBM is acquiring cloud app and network management firm Turbonomic for up to $2billion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Big Blue has acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/turbonomic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turbonomic<\/a>, a provider of application performance tools. While the terms of the acquisition weren&#8217;t disclosed, reports suggest that the cost was anywhere between $1.5 to $2billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/27\/stripe-acquires-taxjar-to-add-cloud-based-automated-sales-tax-tools-into-its-payments-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Stripe acquires TaxJar to add cloud-based, automated sales tax tools into its payments platform<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/stripe-billing\" target=\"_blank\">Stripe<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the world&#8217;s most valuable startup\u00a0\u2013 is venturing into more categories as it has purchased <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/taxjar\" target=\"_blank\">TaxJar<\/a>. It offers a range of tax services for calculating, reporting, and filing sales taxes. The payments giant has confirmed that TaxJar will be integrated into its revenue platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/Investor\/earnings\/FY-21-Q3\/press-release-webcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Microsoft Cloud fuels third quarter results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a 33 percent growth year-on-year, Microsoft Cloud generated a revenue of $17.7 billion in the third quarter ended on March 31st, 2021. The Redmond giant also mentioned that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/microsoft-teams\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Teams<\/a> has reached impressive daily users of 145million\u00a0\u2013 up from 115million daily users in October 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc.xyz\/investor\/static\/pdf\/2021Q1_alphabet_earnings_release.pdf?cache=0cd3d78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Alphabet announces first quarter 2021 results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Search behemoth Google also announced its revenue for the first quarter ending on March 31st, 2021. The company saw a revenue of $4billion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/google-cloud-dlp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Cloud<\/a>, which was up by 46 percent y-o-y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/servicenows-q1-strong-as-companys-workflow-automation-tools-gain-traction\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ServiceNow&#8217;s Q1 strong as company&#8217;s workflow automation tools gain traction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IT Service Management company <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/servicenow-store-apps\" target=\"_blank\">ServiceNow<\/a> also disclosed its quarterly earnings. Just like Microsoft and Google, it beat analyst expectations and announced revenue of $1.36billion, which increased by 30 percent from the year prior. It also highlighted that it has 1,146 customers that have over $1million in annual contract value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.zoom.us\/introducing-zoom-immersive-view\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Zoom: Introducing Immersive View, a fun new way to meet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/2c2843cd-707c-48ae-9142-e9fb80b5e82d\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/video-conferencing-software\" target=\"_blank\">Video conferencing software<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/zoom\" target=\"_blank\">Zoom<\/a> has rolled out a feature dubbed Immersive View. As the name indicates, it allows hosts to manage video participants into a single virtual background to provide a realistic feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/atlassian-broadens-jiras-reach-beyond-tech-teams-with-jira-work-management\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Atlassian broadens Jira&#8217;s reach beyond tech teams with Jira Work Management<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading SaaS company Atlassian aims to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/jira\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jira<\/a> beyond tech as it has introduced Jira Work Management. It&#8217;s a team management tool for IT and operations team to allow the ability share and structure workflows, privacy controls, and automating tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"saas-companies-that-got-the-funding-this-week\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\"><\/span>SaaS companies that got the funding this week&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/28\/messagebird-acquires-sparkpost-for-600m-using-800m-series-c-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MessageBird acquires SparkPost for $600million using $800million Series C extension<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Europe-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/messagebird\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MessageBird<\/a> made a lot of news this past week. The communications platform announced $800million extension on $200million Series C round that it had raised in October last year. And made a good use of the amount as well as it acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/email-marketing-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email marketing platform<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/sparkpost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SparkPost<\/a> for $600million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/26\/brex-raises-425m-at-a-7-4b-valuation-as-the-corporate-spend-war-rages-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Brex raises $425million at a $7.4billion valuation, as the corporate spend war rages on<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a couple of weeks after Ramp announced its funding round, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/brex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brex<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 a credit card provider and cash management firm for companies&nbsp;\u2013 has nabbed a $425million funding at a valuation of $7.4billion. The company also announced a service called Brex Premium, a subscription software that provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/expense-management-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spend management functionality<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/sanantonio\/news\/2021\/04\/23\/battery-ventures-invests-in-chargify.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Boston VC invests major funds into local subscription billing startup<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Battery Ventures has put in a combined $150million into SaaS firms <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/chargify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chargify<\/a> and SaaSOptics. These companies provide software for managing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/billing-and-invoicing-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">billing<\/a>, payments, revenue opportunities and more for other subscription-based cloud companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2021\/04\/29\/cloud-storage-startup-wasabi-nabs-112m-plans-new-datacenters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Cloud storage startup Wasabi nabs $112million, plans new datacenters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data storage company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/wasabi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wasabi<\/a> has gotten Series C funding worth $112million. With a total raise of over $219million, the company separates itself from other cloud storage providers as it&#8217;s a &#8220;hot cloud storage&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/27\/canadas-newest-unicorn-clio-raises-110m-at-a-1-6b-valuation-for-legal-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Canada\u2019s newest unicorn: Clio raises $110million at a $1.6billion valuation for legal tech<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clio is a software for law firms, and the Canada-based company has now raised $110million to become a unicorn. With a valuation of $1.6billion, the Series E round was co-led by T.Rowe Price Associates Inc. and OMERS Growth Equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/04\/28\/alchemy-raises-80m-at-a-505m-valuation-to-be-the-aws-for-blockchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Alchemy raises $80million at a $505million valuation to be the \u2018AWS for blockchain\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SaaS and cryptocurrency usually don&#8217;t come in a single line. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/alchemy-io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alchemy<\/a> is defying that norm as it aims to provide infrastructure for NFTs. It nabbed a $80million with a valuation of $505million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/connecteam-raises-37-million-to-accelerate-growth--expansion-of-its-all-in-one-app-for-deskless-employees-301276854.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Connecteam Raises $37million to accelerate growth &amp; expansion of its all-in-one app for deskless employees<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connecteam helps organizations to communicate and engage with non-desk employees. It has gotten a $37million funding led by Insight Partners. The Israel-based company has over 10,000 customers across 60 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"in-numbers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_numbers\"><\/span>In numbers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/images.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-133x75.jpg 133w, https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-820x461.jpg 820w, https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Top-cloud-providers-SaaSworthy-1180x664.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"must-reads\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Must_reads\"><\/span>Must reads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucerogers\/2021\/04\/26\/jody-shapiro-builds-productiv-to-better-manage-saas-applications\/?sh=360c63d65184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jody Shapiro builds productiv to better manage SaaS applications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbesindia.com\/article\/take-one-big-story-of-the-day\/how-gupshup-turned-into-a-profitable-unicorn-despite-a-pivot-and-two-neardeaths\/67673\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Gupshup turned into a profitable unicorn despite a pivot and two near-deaths<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"listen-to\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to\"><\/span>Listen to<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Henrique Dubugras of Brex<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/3iC7c1LxSlQXoYFpohAWEx\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a timely podcast as you can hear from Brex&#8217;s co-founder and co-CEO Henrique Dubugras about his journey as a serial entreprenuer, what led him to start Brex and more. He also talks about his fundraising strategy, and why they chose to go fully remote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rippling\u2019s Parker Conrad on why the VC\/Founder marriage analogy is weird, why the notion of focus is overrated, why narrow point solutions are not best in class products &amp; the rise of the \u201cCompound Startup\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/537e56a3d1bc4452a7d23bf7325ef276\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the people suggest that focus is important, and it&#8217;s important to solving one particular problem. In this episode however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/rippling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rippling&#8217;s<\/a> founder Parker Conrad contradicts the same by saying that that a &#8220;compound startup&#8221; that&#8217;s solving multiple problems at once is the best way to create an exceptional product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sam Boonin, former VP Product Strategy at Zendesk on all things PLG and Product Marketing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/cc1fd5bf95f6419a9e98750cb345146e\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/help-desk-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Help Desk software<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/zendesk-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zendesk&#8217;s<\/a> former VP of Product Strategy Sam Boonin talks about product marketing, and how to avoid common pitfalls. He also shares how product market works for trial-led sales model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"watch\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch\"><\/span>Watch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The best go-to-market strategy for SaaS startups<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ibJ3yCGkRpc\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The GTM strategy for a startup is crucial for its success. A SaaS startup has to get a lot of things right, be it finding the target audience, how to position your product, its pricing, and more. 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