SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2023

Out of those companies, over 50% were significantly below the Rule of 40 (a company’s combined profit margin and growth rate should exceed 40%) and/or had less than two years of runway. Is Your GTM Strategy Poking Holes In The Ship GTM strategy has been one of the biggest areas of inefficiency over the last two years.

GTM 65

GTM Growth Profit margin Contract 65

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In simple terms, the “Rule of 40” states a healthy SaaS company’s a) revenue growth rate plus b) profit margin should exceed 40%. . In equation form, Revenue Growth % + Profit Margin % > 40%. The “Rule of 40” treats 1% of revenue growth as exactly equivalent to 1% of profit margin.

Drivers/motivators 102

Drivers/motivators Profit margin Non-Profits Inside sales 102

Lead Fuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

OEM licenses are larger than direct to end-user contracts because the licensee is usually pushing out software to their entire customer base or a large portion of it. One OEM contract can give thousands or tens of thousands access to licensors software. Licensing OEM software Sellers. New OEM Software Structure. Exclusivity.

Negotiate 52

Negotiate Profit margin Contract GTM 52

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

OEM licenses are significantly larger deal sizes than direct to end-user contracts because the licensee is usually pushing out the software to their entire customer base or a large portion of their customer base. One OEM contract can give thousands or tens of thousands of end-users access to the licensor’s software. Exclusivity.

GTM 74

GTM Profit margin Negotiate Contract 74