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The Journey to SaaS starts with Crayon

6th September 2024

The journey to SaaS models and recurring revenue growth is one we’ve helped thousands of ISVs to achieve. If you’re in the business of commercialising IP and developing great software products, this eBook is for you!

Crayon has partnered with thousands of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) around the world and have worked with many of them as they plan their ability to scale or move to SaaS models. We’ve learned a lot about what commonly gets in the way, and how to help our partners overcome barriers to growth and profitability.

Our latest e-Book ‘Set your SaaS Business for Scale’ unpacks these learnings and provides practical insights gleaned from discussions with our ISV and SaaS partners. You’ll learn what they do to focus time on resource on developing great products, delivering to customers and building value into their businesses.  or read on for highlights and download the full eBook for more great insights.

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  1. Get free of firefighting
    How founders and CEOs of start-ups and early-stage ISVs can reduce the technical distractions in the business, so they can focus on product and customers.
  2. Architecture and Operations can bring you undone
    Why it’s essential to have the right partners to set your technical foundations up for growth, and keep your internal teams invested in development and release cycles.
  3. Modernising before the moment of truth
    Your business and software need to be built with the millionth user in mind. Knowing when to invest in modernising your architecture is essential to ensuring you’re ready to scale, before you hit hockey stick growth.
  4. Focus on product not platform
    Product teams can often find themselves focused on lower-value platform management tasks. Find out what it takes to ensure there is no time wasted on tasks that don’t add value to your product, your customers and your business.
  5. Control the cash burn
    A big part of scaling is keeping costs down, particularly if you’re working towards a capital raise or sale. We break down smarter ways to take care of the pennies, avoid bill shock and ensure you’re attractive to investors.
  6. Secure DevOps is a non-stop improvement priority
    It’s easy for security to take a back seat when other things seem more urgent, but as you move from traction to scale phases, maintaining your reputation and customer trust is essential.

All this and much more…

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