We all know that the SaaS landscape is ever-changing. That’s precisely why it’s crucial for SaaS businesses to constantly evolve and change their strategies and tactics. But without objective data on what works and what doesn’t, shifting strategies would be mere conjecture.
To help these companies we’re releasing, for the second year in a row, a massive data set (you can read last year’s report here) that takes a look at what does and doesn’t work when it comes to efficiently growing a SaaS company. This year, we placed special emphasis on the explosion of product led growth – a go-to-market strategy that underpins some of today’s most successful businesses including Atlassian, Dropbox and Expensify. Companies with a product led growth (PLG) strategy exhibit unique financial and operating characteristics like rapid scalability, economic efficiency and outsized investment in technology that enable them to grow at more efficient rates (but more on PLG later).
Our survey uncovered trends around how fast startups are growing (hint: it’s tough to break in, but the best performers are growing faster than ever), the emergence of SaaS companies all around the world, and early indications of progress on hiring diverse candidates.
This report was written and compiled by Kyle Poyar, Sean Fanning and Gail Axelrod. For questions, comments or to participate in next year’s survey, please email Kyle Poyar at [email protected].