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by drapery 2162 days ago
I like this and explains the basic mechanics in a simple way for me to understand.

I want to highlight the What counts as revenue section because I think it is the most crucial. Deferred Revenue is well explained and very necessary for SaaS. I think it will also be good to highlight account receivables, where you have delivered the good but haven't received the cash. Even though this rarely occurs in a SaaS model, but it is important to state that account receivable is not revenue, which some awkward mistake can be easily made.

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> I think it will also be good to highlight account receivables, where you have delivered the good but haven't received the cash. Even though this rarely occurs in a SaaS model

Hah! You'd be surprised at how much businesses suck at paying their bills. And it's not really customer friendly to shut them off either.

As far as I know, huge amounts in accounts receivable is industry standard.

You mean account payable?