The other day I was looking at an ARR bridge [1] with a young finance ace. He made a few comments and concluded with, “and net revenue retention (NRR) is thus 112%, not bad.” I thought, “Wait, stop! You can’t … Continue reading →| Kellblog
I just finished delivering my presentation at SaaStr Annual 2020, dubbed Churn Is Dead, Long Live Net Dollar Retention. The presentation is about understanding SaaS businesses: how to think about them, how to value them, how to use unit economics … Continue reading →| Kellblog
Financial analysts speak a lot about “billings” in a public SaaS companies, but in private VC-backed SaaS companies, you rarely hear discussion of this metric. In this post, we’ll use a model of a private SaaS company (where we know … Continue reading →| Kellblog
Hashicorp is a software company that just went public. Below are some of the highlights and learnings from their prospectus.| Medium
A guy walks into a bar and orders a $17 Martini. Is it MRR (monthly recurring revenue)? The potentially surprising answer: maybe, and often yes. If he’s a tourist who happened to walk in, then no, it’s not MRR. If … Continue reading →| Kellblog