The future of SaaS businesses may not change significantly in the post-COVID world, and in order to maintain valuation, they will need to find ways of being applicable to larger bodies over time, except for productivity tools like Slack and Atlassian that have higher valuations.
Building a world-class product and a couple of customers who are blown away is all it takes to raise money. Startups should expect a six to 15 million evaluation for a product in the market and 50 to 100 times yearly revenue.
SaaS businesses must find ways of being applicable to larger bodies over time in order to maintain their valuation, making the world's never-ending need for new business software an opportunity for new companies and existing SaaS businesses to create new verticals and niches.