2021 Bessemer Venture Partners State of Cloud 2021

Bessemer Venture Partners
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The slide is being presented by two speakers in a conference room setting.establish_context
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Includes a callout bubble questioning the impact of a global pandemic.compare_options
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The slide uses a visual metaphor of an astronaut on a phone screen to represent the 'future of work' theme.summarize
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The chart illustrates the rapid market crash in early 2020.establish_context
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Likely used as a visual metaphor for social distancing, organization, or structured environments.filler
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The slide uses a layered design with two overlapping panels containing the same four individuals.other
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This slide appears to be a placeholder or a 'filler' slide showing the team in a remote work setting.other
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front_matter
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The slide uses a large metric callout to emphasize growth, accompanied by a visual of the product in use.quantify_impact
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The slide uses a large percentage metric to establish market context for the Brightwheel platform.establish_context
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Procore branding present; uses a large metric callout to emphasize market size.size_opportunity
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The slide is a screenshot of a tweet.illustrate_case
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The chart displays market cap values for Zoom, ServiceNow, PayPal, Salesforce, and Adobe.compare_peers
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The chart displays market cap values for Zoom, Shopify, Salesforce, Adobe, and PayPal.analyze_data
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The chart uses a stepped bar representation to visualize the cumulative market cap.size_opportunity
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The chart shows 5 companies, but the title specifies 'Top 3'. The 3 companies above the $200B line are Salesforce, Adobe, and PayPal.size_opportunity
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The chart uses a line graph to track market share over time, with a dotted line representing 'Others' and solid lines for specific companies.analyze_data
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The chart uses cloud-shaped icons to represent data points at specific time intervals.size_opportunity
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The chart tracks the performance of the EMCLOUD index over time, showing significant growth, particularly after 2020.analyze_data
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The slide features a photo of WisdomTree representatives at the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony.illustrate_case
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The slide is a visual demonstration of a digital product/tool launch.present_solution
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compare_options
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The chart displays 9 distinct M&A deals with their respective revenue multiples, with Slack as the outlier.analyze_data
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The chart uses a mountain range background image as a visual metaphor for performance peaks.analyze_data
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The slide uses a stylized unicorn illustration as a background element.establish_context
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The slide uses a metaphorical illustration of unicorns to frame the topic.frame_problem
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The chart highlights a significant increase in valuation multiples for cloud companies, suggesting this as a driver for the rise in unicorn valuations.diagnose
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The slide uses a callout box to highlight the primary driver of the unicorn trend.diagnose
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The slide uses a clear visual contrast between public and private, focusing on the private sector growth.diagnose
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The slide uses a callout box to emphasize the key driver behind the trend.quantify_impact
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The slide uses a scatter plot to demonstrate 'Growth Endurance' as a metric for valuation.analyze_data
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The slide compares growth endurance (scatter) with valuation distribution (bar chart).analyze_data
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The slide uses a dual-chart layout to contrast actual performance against analyst projections.compare_options
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The charts show a consistent pattern where actual performance (colored lines) remains higher than analyst expectations (grey lines) over time.compare_peers
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The slide uses a scatter plot to demonstrate the 'Growth Endurance' metric, defined as the ratio of current year growth to last year's growth.diagnose
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The scatter plot shows a trend line with y = -0.7x, which seems counter-intuitive for a growth endurance chart, possibly indicating a specific metric relationshanalyze_data
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The chart uses three curves to represent different growth endurance scenarios (Good, Better, Best) starting from $1MM ARR.analyze_data
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The slide uses a growth curve to visualize the transition between business maturity stages.present_framework
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The slide uses a logo-grid to illustrate three distinct GTM strategies.present_solution
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The chart illustrates the rapid expansion of the PLG sector over an 8-year period.size_opportunity
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The chart shows individual company performance against two benchmark lines: Usage-based mean and Public cloud mean.compare_peers
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The slide uses a visual contrast between a crossed-out funnel and a circular flywheel diagram.present_framework
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The slide uses a custom flywheel framework to describe customer engagement strategies.present_framework
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The slide uses a testimonial-style layout with a photo of the CEO and a list of quantitative growth metrics.quantify_impact
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The slide uses a logo-grid layout to categorize SaaS tools.present_framework
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The slide uses a logo-grid layout to categorize various SaaS companies.present_solution
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The slide uses a logo-grid layout to showcase representative companies in the DEI software space.present_solution
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The slide uses a logo-grid layout to categorize industry players into functional domains.present_framework
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summarize
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The slide uses a logo-grid layout to map players across Banking-as-a-Service, Lending, Identity/Fraud, Payments, Wealth Management, and Crypto.present_framework
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The slide uses a visual metaphor of a wave/tsunami to represent the growth of vertical SaaS.illustrate_case
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Bessemer Venture Partners branding present.summarize
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