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Horizontal vs. Vertical SaaS: A Data-Driven Perspective

The SaaS landscape is often characterized by two dominant approaches: Horizontal SaaS, offering solutions to a broad audience across industries, and Vertical SaaS, which focuses on niche markets with tailored, industry-specific products. While both models have their strengths, our comprehensive analysis of 50 publicly traded SaaS companies revealed distinct performance trends and strategic implications. Performance […]

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Outthinking Your BEAD Competition

The BEAD program is entering its competitive grant phase. Success depends on understanding state scoring rubrics that prioritize cost efficiency, affordability, labor practices, and other metrics like network reliability and community engagement. Competitive analysis, project area definition, and cost optimization are key to crafting winning bids and managing potential overlaps. Applicants must assess their economics

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Mastering the BEAD Challenge: What Broadband Providers Need to Know

The Challenge Process is upon us, and it’s, well, challenging. In the context of BEAD, a “challenge” is the process of submitting evidence to state that a location should or should not be listed as eligible for funding. The complex undertaking consists of three major phases – the Challenge Phase, Rebuttal Phase, and Final Determinations.

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Mounting Challenges in the BEAD Process: Navigating Delays and Data Hurdles

As of August 6th, 2024, 41 states have completed the Challenge Phase for BEAD and are moving towards Final Determinations, with another four states currently in the Challenge Phase. If you’ve missed our summary of the BEAD Challenge Process, check out our last article, Breaking Down the Challenge Process. The NTIA requires completion of the Challenge

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Don’t Let BEAD Slip Away

42 Billion. That’s the amount of federal funding provided for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (“BEAD”) – and everybody wants a piece of the pie. This investment will impact nearly every aspect of the broadband space, providing more high-speed internet access than any previous federal effort. With a goal to get all Americans

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Chasing the BEAD Billions

On June 26th, the NTIA allocated state funding amounts under the BEAD program. Each state, plus DC, was awarded at least $100 million, and 19 states will distribute over $1 billion. States have 180 days from June 30th to submit their Initial Proposal, and may begin submitting proposals as early as July 1st. The first

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JLA’s SaaS Transaction Readiness Webinar

Watch JLA’s Transaction Readiness Webinar with Younium! SaaS companies must adequately prepare for transaction or funding opportunities in today’s fast-paced business environment. This panel aims to help SaaS companies better understand and increase their valuations in the eyes of potential investors.

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JLA, Widelity, and t3’s Broadband Funding Webinar

Watch JLA’s Broadband Funding Webinar! To help close the digital divide, the United States Government has introduced the BEAD program to assist with closing the gap of internet access. In this webinar, Widelity joins JLA Advisors on Telecompetitor to discuss this program and how it can impact communities.

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How Healthy is Your SaaS?

General Messaging Private SaaS companies experiencing growing pains can examine a few metrics to ensure they’re still moving in the right direction. Actively monitoring these KPIs as a SaaS company continues to scale allows leadership to pivot and make necessary changes before organizational and resource allocation errors become baked into ways of working. These KPIs

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