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© SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary Cloud Monetization: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimizing Your SaaS Business Model Shlomo Weiss VP of Business Development May 9, 2012 @LicensingLive
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2 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary Typical SaaS Company Approach… @LicensingLive
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3 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary It starts with a land grab …
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4 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary …and turns into “How do we optimize?” @LicensingLive
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5 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary A Balanced Business Model Monetization (LTV) Cost to Acquire a Customer (CAC) Source: David Skok, Matrix Partners @LicensingLive
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6 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary Questions we often hear… @LicensingLive
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7 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary What business model should we use? @LicensingLive
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8 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary How do we optimize our offering? @LicensingLive
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9 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary What metric should we use to charge our customers? @LicensingLive
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10 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary @LicensingLive Maximizing Revenues Lower Price Higher Price Segmented Price
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11 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary Match Offering to Value Received by the Customer @LicensingLive
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12 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary @LicensingLive 12 Segmented Offering + Value A, B and C Light Version + Value A, B or C Standard Package Packages with different values, where values can be: Features Resources Service Levels Frequency/duration Etc.
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13 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary @LicensingLive 13 Optimized Offering + Value A, B and C Light Version + Value A, B or C Standard Package Packages with different values, where values can be: Features Resources Service Levels Frequency/duration Etc.
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14 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary But, how do we get there? @LicensingLive
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15 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary @LicensingLive It’s complicated… Elements of a SaaS business model Price ($X or free) Metric (user, transaction, instance, bandwidth, click, print, save, etc.) License Model (subscription, pre-pay, post paid, metered, concurrent users) Package (Standard, Basic, Pro, Enterprise, etc) Option 1Option 2Option 3Option 4Option 5Etc…. Price A, Metric B, License A, Package C Price B, Metric B, License D, Package A Price A, Metric C, License B, Package B Price C, Metric B, License A, Package A Price D, Metric D, License C, Package C ……. But which combination is right for you?
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16 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary Challenge: How to take the guesswork out of finding the right model? @LicensingLive
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17 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary 5 Steps to Optimize Your SaaS Business Model @LicensingLive
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18 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary @LicensingLive 1. Track Usage Implement usage tracking to understand how customers are using our service today Users Features Modules Content Resources Bandwidth Storage Instances
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19 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary @LicensingLive 2. Identify Patterns 2A - Analyze usage data to identify patterns Frequency of use By % of users Peak usage times Grouping of types of usage/users Usage over time 2B - Survey/Speak with users to validate findings
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20 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary 3. Segment Accordingly Product Packaging Customer Segmentation Optimized Market Applicability (The right offering for every customer) @LicensingLive
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21 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary 4. Test Models Run A/B tests to try out new models Existing users New customers Have systems in place to easily implement and adjust Pricing Metrics License models Packages @LicensingLive
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22 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary @LicensingLive 5. Measure Results Select packages based on the results of A/B testing Discontinue packages that are not performing well Continue to iterate and refine offerings that perform well
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23 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary @LicensingLive Track Usage Identify Patterns Segment Test Models Measure Results 5 Steps to Optimize Your SaaS Business Model
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@LicensingLive SaaS application for Beta management Bringing it all together 2002: Perpetual License 2005: Annual Subscription – Unlimited Usage 2007: Seat Based – Usage Limits 2009: Seat Based Editions 2011: Optimized Offering – Segmented Packages
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25 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary Additional Tips Link model to value provided to customer Need to find the right balance: segmentation vs. keeping things simple Enable common features to be used by customers of different sizes Consider combining different models @LicensingLive
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26 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary To Sum it Up One size does not fit all Segment your offering to maximize revenue based on real usage data & customer feedback Continuously iterate to improve your offering Make sure you have the processes and systems in place to enable you to optimize your business model @LicensingLive
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Software Monetization in the Cloud Flexible Service Catalogs Automated Provisioning Service Usage Control Service Usage Measurement Booth #13 Visit us today at www.SentinelCloud.com BOOTH 13 FREE TRIAL @LicensingLive
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28 © SafeNet Confidential and Proprietary Thank You @LicensingLive
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