To my knowledge, none of these SaaS companies growth trajectories have changed nor has the business environment entered a less fruitful period. Because the publicly traded SaaS companies continue to grow and because the economic environment is relatively stable, I’d argue the multiples will revert to right around the median, in the 4-5x range. What a difference three weeks make! MORE

To stay competitive in the new economic environment, small businesses must be agile and adapt to shifting consumer preferences. To stay competitive in the new economic environment, small businesses must be agile and adapt to shifting consumer preferences. MORE

As John Lettieri, co-founder of the Economic Innovation Group said before the U.S. What they don’t have is a facilitative entrepreneurial environment and a winning culture. MORE

Investors want to see you’re able to remain lean and adapt to changing economic circumstances. Founders planning near-term fundraising rounds need to understand that an economic downturn is one of the most difficult times to pitch to investors. MORE

Dalton Caldwell , YC’s Managing Director, Architect, and long-term Group Partner, who first suggested that now was the right time to make this change, also pointed out that if founders stay lean, this is more than enough capital to survive for years, regardless of the economic environment. MORE

The economic environment changing downward. Add the economic environment to the mix of reasons for failure, including jolts such as the Great Recession of 2007-8 or COVID’s devastation to travel, retail and other personal experience-based businesses. MORE

Both companies demonstrated very volatile sales efficiencies, which are probably more influenced by the macro economic environment than the performance of the sales teams. In the late 1990s, two of the dominant talent management platforms were founded. Taleo and SuccessFactors grew very quickly after they entered the market, bringing novel delivery to the human capital market. MORE