Transition to SaaS

by a searcher from IESE Business School

2 years ago

Hi all,
Is there anyone in this community who has experience of transitioning "traditional" software company into SaaS business?
I am about to sign SPA for an education software company in Japan. While the business has been successful in the last 25 years, it needs modernization in many aspects, and transition from desktop application with one-time sales model to SaaS business might be necessary for future growth. I have been listening to podcast and audible about the topic but wanted to learn from real experience with ETA contexts.
Best,
Yoshi

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investor from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

We bought a company (also 25 years old) which was 2/3 SaaS and 1/3 licensed. We successfully transitioned to 100% SaaS. Happy to discuss that process and what we learned. Obviously every situation is highly unique.

2 years ago | like reply | 1 like

searcher

PM me if you're interested as I've worked with many businesses making this transition

2 years ago | like reply | 1 like

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