Stripe is now serving customizable SQL data analytics to its customers through their newly released Sigma tool. Stripe users will be able to instantly see invoices and receipts going out, money coming in and get access to other critical data one needs from a payment processor. Start getting familiar with SQL, and you will quickly gain full visibility over your metrics.
Related to analyzing and extracting data, Founder Thomas Smale wrote a short post on the Baremetrics Academy titled “How to Value A SaaS Business.” Be sure to give it a read if you’re curious at some of the variables we consider when valuing a business. Have you ever wondered how to protect your customers’ personal information and make your intentions transparent to them? At FE International, client data privacy is important to us and we invest heavily to keep it that way. Thomas talks about how we use data rooms to keep client data secure in this The Next Web article.
In new listings this week, a $2.5M SaaS business package, which includes two productivity and organization applications, has just been offered for sale, Also available is an affiliate business with rapid revenue growth in the outdoor sports and recreation industry. To request more information on these businesses, please see the Deal Highlights section below. If these do not pique your interest, check out our full portfolio of listings here.
In event news, Thomas and CEO Ismael Wrixen just concluded their trip to Vancouver for Traction Conference. If you missed the event, make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to check out event highlights. Next week, Thomas and Christopher Wong are heading to Chicago for IRCE on June 7th-8th. Please reply to this email if you’re in Chicago or attending IRCE, and we will be happy to schedule a meet with Thomas and Christopher.
Continue reading for more information on Stripe Sigma, updates to Facebook Albums and a new Skype mobile app.
Deal Highlights
New:
SaaS – B2B & B2C Productivity Apps – $50K gross/mo
- 211% compound annual growth rate over the period 2014-2016
- Incredibly vast customer base with over 11K paying customers and 538K free users
- Diversified revenues spread across the Apple Store, website sales and Google Play Store
- Low owner involvement
- Authoritative position with glowing reviews in a rapidly growing niche
Yearly net profit: $582,000
Asking price: $2,500,000
Affiliate – Outdoor Sports & Recreation – $1.8K gross/mo
- High-quality long form articles
- Strong backlink profile
- Rapid revenue growth
- Low owner involvement
Yearly net profit: $18,000
Asking price: $55,000
Sold:
SaaS – Business Intelligence – $3.1K gross/mo
In the News…
Stripe Launches Sigma
Online payment platform Stripe, has rolled out a new data analytics tool called Sigma. Sigma is a fully customizable SQL-based tool that will be made available to all Stripe account holders. The module will allow users to pull data available within the Stripe dashboard. Users will also be able to access information in real-time and write SQL queries to track changes over time. Companies will be able to see unpaid invoices, recurring revenue, or average revenue per user over a chosen time period and more.
Patrick Collison, co-founder of Stripe states, “Because Sigma is a query editor, you can express any question or query or analysis of your business data.” This means that users can create their own reports with the data they want to extract from their Stripe account.
Sigma was launched during Stripe Sessions, the inaugural conference for Stripe users. As a developer-focused and data-driven company, Stripe wanted to get ahead of its customers’ analytics needs.
Facebook Updates Albums
Albums on Facebook now include videos, text and check-ins, in addition to photos. Users can pull everything in one place to put together as a collective memory. Albums are designed to gather related content over time and often get overlooked in the News Feed. So, Facebook added the option follow albums, to make sure that users are notified when content is added to an album.
In addition, users can now collaborate on one album. The album creator is allowed to invite other users to add their own content. Albums can then be tagged as a “Favorite”, which features directly on the user’s profile.
Currently, the update is only available to Android and desktop users.
Skype Adopts Snapchat Features
Microsoft announced a major redesign to Skype mobile, which now includes “Highlights”. The feature allows Skype users to share photos and videos of their day, either directly to contacts or posted on the Highlights panel. Sound familiar? Highlights closely resembles Snapchat Stories, adopted by Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
There will also be a “Find” panel, where users can discover add-ins and bots. If users are looking for tickets or a place to eat, they can chat one-on-one with a bot to check pricing and book tickets. Skype is looking to improve the way its users connect and add more functionality to its app – they are calling it a “new generation of Skype.”