{"id":3431,"date":"2021-05-30T14:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T08:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/blog\/?p=3431"},"modified":"2021-05-30T14:24:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T08:54:15","slug":"saas-weekly-roundup-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-and-more","title":{"rendered":"SaaS weekly roundup #22: new public companies, breakout earnings announcement, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CNBC recently released its list of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/05\/25\/these-are-the-2021-cnbc-disruptor-50-companies.html\" target=\"_blank\">Disruptor 50 companies<\/a>, and a lot of the names selected by the publication are in the SaaS vertical. If you&#8217;ve been following this space closely, then this isn&#8217;t a surprise considering a lot of private companies that are at the forefront of innovation are following the software-as-a-service delivery model. And this week&#8217;s SaaS weekly roundup is also a testament to that as we see public SaaS companies announcing breakout earnings in the previous quarter, whereas startups raising ginormous sums of money to expand their market share. Of course, as always, there were some acquisitions and companies that made their public debut this week too.<\/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-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-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-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-and-more\/#Earnings_corner\" title=\"Earnings corner\">Earnings corner<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-and-more\/#Other_SaaS_companies_that_announced_their_earnings\" title=\"Other SaaS companies that announced their earnings\">Other SaaS companies that announced their earnings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-and-more\/#SaaS_companies_that_got_the_funding_this_week\" title=\"SaaS companies that got the funding this week\">SaaS companies that got the funding this week<\/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-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-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-6\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-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-7\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blog\/saas-weekly-roundup-22-new-public-companies-breakout-earnings-announcement-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:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/paymentus-stock-surges-nearly-40-in-ipo-debut-11622046403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Paymentus stock surges nearly 40\\% percent in IPO debut<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paymentus, a payment-technology company that makes the process of bill payments easier, went public at $28.76 per share &#8211; much higher than its pricing of $21. The company raised $210million through its IPO, and is valued at $3.4billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/05\/26\/business\/meet-flywire-boston-tech-scenes-newest-public-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meet Flywire, the Boston tech scene\u2019s newest public company<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems a lot of payment firms are going public. Boston-based Flywire made its debut on Nasdaq as it raised $250million at a valuation of over $3billion. Its share price increased by 46 percent to $35.10 on the first day of trading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/software-provider-sprinklr-reveals-19-jump-quarterly-revenue-ipo-filing-2021-05-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Software provider Sprinklr reveals 19 percent&nbsp;jump in revenue in IPO filing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/social-media-management-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social media management software<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/sprinklr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sprinklr<\/a> has revealed its plans for going public. It did that while announcing its annual revenues, which saw a jump of 19.3 percent. The stock will be listed on NYSE with the ticker symbol CXM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-05-27\/google-shopify-extend-ties-in-commerce-blitz-against-amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google, Shopify extend ties in commerce blitz against Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just last week, at I\/O 2021, Google had announced its partnership with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/shopify\" target=\"_blank\">Shopify<\/a> to help merchants utilize various avenues to reach out to consumers. Now, it&#8217;s extending the capabilities to merchants using <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/square-payroll\" target=\"_blank\">Square<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/godaddy-website-builder\" target=\"_blank\">GoDaddy<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/woocommerce\" target=\"_blank\">WooCommerce<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invoca.com\/blog\/invoca-acquires-dialogtech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Invoca + DialogTech: accelerating revenue with conversation intelligence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just last year, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/invoca\" target=\"_blank\">Invoca<\/a> had announced a marketing call analytics platform, and now it has made its first acquisition by acquiring <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/dialogtech\" target=\"_blank\">DialogTech<\/a>. DialogTech helps marketers <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/inbound-call-tracking-software\" target=\"_blank\">analyze inbound phone calls<\/a> for providing conversation intelligence. While the terms of the deal weren&#8217;t disclosed, reports peg it at $100million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/05\/24\/b-capital-expansion-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook co-founder Saverin\u2019s B Capital doubles down on SaaS in China<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At SaaS weekly roundup, we&#8217;ve highlighted a number of times that Chinese SaaS companies don&#8217;t get as much attention. But that&#8217;s starting to change. Now, B Capital Group, a VC firm started by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has stated that it&#8217;s looking to invest as much as $500million to $1billion in the Chinese tech companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/zscaler-stock-surges-on-deal-to-buy-active-defense-startup-smokescreen-upbeat-quarterly-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Zscaler stock surges on deal to buy active defense startup Smokescreen, upbeat quarterly results<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cybersecurity company Zscaler has announced the acquisition of India-based Smokescreen Technologies, which is known for focusing on active defense technology. The company also announced its Q3 revenue for the quarter ending in April, where it highlighted that its revenues rose to $176.4million, increasing 60\\% year-on-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"earnings-corner\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Earnings_corner\"><\/span>Earnings corner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/05\/27\/salesforce-crm-earnings-q1-2022.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Salesforce growth accelerates as company offers strong guidance for coming fiscal year<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SaaS pioneer <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/salesforce\" target=\"_blank\">Salesforce<\/a> exceeded all expectations with its quarterly revenues. It achieved a revenue of $5.96billion, which grew by 23 percent year-on-year. For the entire 2022, the company expects revenue in the range of $25.9billion to $26.0billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/vmware-meets-q1-expectations-with-9-percent-revenue-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>VMware meets Q1 expectations with 9 percent revenue growth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst the talks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/vmware-fusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VMware<\/a> being spun off from Dell, the company announced an impressive performance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Its revenue was $2.99billion, which was up by 9 percent from the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/investors.snowflake.com\/news\/news-details\/2021\/Snowflake-Reports-Financial-Results-for-the-First-Quarter-of-Fiscal-2022\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Snowflake reports financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/database-management-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Database management<\/a> software <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/snowflake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Snowflake<\/a> announced a y-o-y growth of 110\\% per its quarterly revenues of $228.9million. It also shared that its net revenue retention rate is 168 percent, which is nothing short of outstanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/box-beats-q1-expectations-raises-fiscal-2021-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Box beats Q1 expectations, raises fiscal 2021 guidance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud storage company <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/box\" target=\"_blank\">Box<\/a> has managed to beat expectations by announcing revenue of $202.4million. The company is forecasting Q2 revenue in the range of $211million to $212million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/okta-delivers-strong-q1-results-expands-public-sector-business\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Okta delivers strong Q1 results, expands public sector business<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/identity-and-access-management-iam-software\" target=\"_blank\">Identity and access management company<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/okta\" target=\"_blank\">Okta<\/a> announced revenue of $251million, which rose 37 percent y-o-y. The company also announced that it&#8217;s deploying in Kansas and Iowa, along with working with the US Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"other-saas-companies-that-announced-their-earnings\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_SaaS_companies_that_announced_their_earnings\"><\/span>Other SaaS companies that announced their earnings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/workday-reports-strong-q1-sees-subscription-revenue-accelerating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Workday reports strong Q1, sees subscription revenue accelerating<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/veeva-stock-jumps-on-fiscal-q1-results-above-expectations-higher-forecast\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veeva stock jumps on fiscal Q1 results above expectations, higher forecast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/zuora-stock-rises-on-fiscal-q1-revenue-profit-beat-higher-year-view\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zuora stock rises on fiscal Q1 revenue, profit beat, higher year view<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">100 days ago, I co-founded a business.  Totally bootstrapped.  <br><br>Today, it\u2019s doing $50K in MRR growing 50% per month.<br><br>Here\u2019s the story&#8230;<\/p>&mdash; Jesse Pujji (@jspujji) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jspujji\/status\/1397318178150170629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/05\/25\/sinch-a-swedish-customer-engagement-giant-raises-1-1b-softbank-and-temasek-participating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sinch, a Swedish customer engagement giant, raises $1.1billion, SoftBank and Temasek participating<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hailed as a Twilio competitor, customer engagement firm <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/sinch\" target=\"_blank\">Sinch<\/a> has raised $1.1billion by issuing its direct shares. The company trades on the Swedish stock exchange at a valuation of $11billion, and the infusion has come mainly from Temasek and Softbank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.crunchbase.com\/news\/softbank-backed-contentsquare-valued-at-2-8b-following-500m-series-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SoftBank-backed Contentsquare Valued At $2.8B Following $500million Series E<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/digital-experience-platform-dxp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital experience<\/a> analytics company Contentsquare has closed a $500million Series E financing. Led by Softbank Vision Fund 2, the company is now valued at $2.8billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/05\/26\/spoton-raises-125m-in-a16z-led-series-d-triples-valuation-to-1-75b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SpotOn raises $125million in a16z-led Series D, triples valuation to $1.875billion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SpotOn, a startup that provides software for restaurants and SMB&#8217;s, has become the newest unicorn as it received $125million Series D funding. The round was led by A16z and values it at $1.875billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/05\/25\/indian-logistics-saas-startup-fareye-raises-100-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Indian logistics SaaS startup FarEye raises $100million<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Logistics startup FarEye has finished a $100million funding as part of its Series E round. Led by TCV and Dragoneer Investment Group, the company would be using the amount to expand its team and acquire smaller firms in the international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/05\/26\/agicap-raises-100-million-for-its-cashflow-management-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Agicap raises $100million for its cashflow management service<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>France-based Agicap lets you track your cash flow in real-time and provides forecasting functionality too. It has gotten $100million funding in a Series B round led by Greenoaks. The startup will be using the amount to expand its team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/05\/26\/salt-security-lands-70m-for-tech-to-protect-apis-from-malicious-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Salt Security lands $70million for tech to protect APIs from malicious abuse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AI-based software provider for identify issues in APIs and stopping attacks, Salt Security has nabbed $70million in funding. The round was led by Advent International, and values the company between $600 and $700million, as per reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/05\/26\/yalo-raises-50m-to-build-c-commerce-services-for-chat-apps-like-whatsapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Yalo raises $50million to build \u2018c-commerce\u2019 services for chat apps like WhatsApp<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c-commerce or chat commerce might have originated in China, but it seems startups want to bring this concept across the world. San Francisco-based Yalo has gotten $50million from B Capital to offer tools to businesses to use chat apps like WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The easiest way to grow your SaaS to $100,000 in less than 6 months&#8230;.<br><br>\u2705 Facebook Ads.<br><br>That&#39;s it&#8230;<br><br>\u274c No Personal Brand<br>\u274c No Email Lists<br>\u274c No Blog Posts<br><br>Here&#39;s how we did it ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRIOESUJoQ\">pic.twitter.com\/yRIOESUJoQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Samuel Thompson ? (@ImSamThompson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImSamThompson\/status\/1398031746579505155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/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.zdnet.com\/article\/the-great-pull-forward-dialpad-rides-the-work-from-anywhere-wave\/#ftag=RSSbaffb68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The great pull-forward: Dialpad rides the work-from-anywhere wave<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/openviewpartners.com\/blog\/developer-buyer-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I asked 50+ developers how they buy software. Here\u2019s what I learned.<\/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>Wix: the internet storefront<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/bbceebaafd554dbe89c29a44618386a7\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/wix\" target=\"_blank\">Wix<\/a>, the popular\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/website-builder-software\" target=\"_blank\">website builder software<\/a>, was started way back in 2006 and boasts 180million registered users and over 4.5million paid subscribers. In this podcast, VC Dave Ambrose helps break down the company by talking about what makes it unique, how it&#8217;s able to stand out from the competition, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Twilio memo: Bessemer&#8217;s Byron Deeter on how a $125K initial check became Bessemer&#8217;s largest position, what the influx of late-stage capital means for venture today &amp; why the incumbent advantage is now an incumbent disadvantage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/8a23e0d7bf1640faa1b6dbd6801099fe\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/twilio-flex\" target=\"_blank\">Twilio<\/a> is a leading <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/list\/cloud-communication-platform\" target=\"_blank\">cloud communications company<\/a>. But when it was started, nobody knew how the space will evolve. In this podcast, Bessemer Venture Partners&#8217; Bryon Deeter talks about why they got convinced about Twilio, what made the company go from strength to strength, what makes its CEO Jeff Lawson unique, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SaaS for skill assessments | Amit D Mishra (Founder &amp; CEO, iMocha)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/958ded11c09042cb971fce8442f0b82e\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to skill assessment, there are a lot of companies. Yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/imocha-io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iMocha<\/a> (formerly Interview Mocha) has become a leading player. In this episode, its founder and CEO, Amit shares his journey, evolution of iMocha, what makes it different, challenges on the way, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How this indie hacker blew past $10K MRR with Jon Yongfook of Bannerbear<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.listennotes.com\/embedded\/e\/2c723c1a215c4672a551d85512845187\/\" height=\"170px\" width=\"100\\%\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.saasworthy.com\/blogsaas-in-2021-top-7-trends-to-watch-out-for\" target=\"_blank\">top SaaS trends to look out for in 2021<\/a>, we had mentioned the rise of micro-SaaS, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saasworthy.com\/product\/bannerbear\" target=\"_blank\">Bannerbear<\/a> is a perfect example of the same. 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