Live · Bench Open Issue 218 · 2026-04-30 · 15:42 UTC Coverage: 144 public SaaS · 28 private rounds tracked research@yourbusiness.com
SNOWNDR128%+2.1pp| DDOGRoF53.4+4.8| MDBEV/NTM9.4x−0.6| CRWDARR YoY28%+1.4| NETMagic0.94flat| ZSFCF Mgn26.1%+3.2| SNOWNDR128%+2.1pp| DDOGRoF53.4+4.8| MDBEV/NTM9.4x−0.6| CRWDARR YoY28%+1.4
The Analyst Bench · 6 named

Six analysts. Every report signed.

A small bench, by design. Each analyst is named on every report they write, and each report is reviewed by a second analyst on the bench before it ships. Bylines below; recent published reports under each.

Analysts on bench
6
Reports published
238
Median bench tenure
5.2y
Avg. weekly reads / report
12.4k
Lead Analyst · Data Infra & AI

Priya Iyer

on the bench since 2019 — 6.4y · prev. Goldman, Snowflake
Reports 68
Cited 142×
Tenure 6.4y

Priya leads our data-infrastructure and AI-native coverage. She built the consumption-credit normalisation that the bench now uses, and writes the bench-wide quarterly outlook. Background in equity research at Goldman and as a product analyst at Snowflake.

If the median is moving, ask which decile is doing the work. The bench-wide story is almost always a thirteen-name story in disguise.
Recent reports
  • RPT-218 The Rule of 40 broke this quarter● Open
  • RPT-212 Coverage drops & adds, Q1 2026● Open
  • RPT-207 The data-infra trade is no longer a trade🔒 Sub
  • RPT-203 2026 outlook: five bench-level calls🔒 Sub
  • RPT-198 Snowflake on a normalised RoF basis🔒 Sub
Senior Analyst · Sales Efficiency

Marcus Chen

on the bench since 2020 — 5.6y · prev. McKinsey, HubSpot
Reports 54
Cited 118×
Tenure 5.6y

Marcus runs sales-efficiency coverage. He authored the bench's magic-number methodology and the AI-credit normalisation memo. Background as a senior consultant at McKinsey's high-tech practice and as a strategic-finance lead at HubSpot.

Magic number is the cleanest single read on whether the GTM motion is working. If it sits below 0.5 for two quarters, something material has broken.
Recent reports
  • RPT-217 Magic Number after AI-credit normalisation🔒 Sub
  • RPT-214 The DevTools cohort, post-IPO🔒 Sub
  • RPT-210 Gross retention vs. net retention🔒 Sub
  • RPT-206 Q4 earnings season scorecard🔒 Sub
  • RPT-201 S&M productivity, top vs. bottom quartile🔒 Sub
Senior Analyst · Vertical SaaS

Devon Park

on the bench since 2021 — 4.8y · prev. Bessemer, Veeva
Reports 47
Cited 96×
Tenure 4.8y

Devon covers vertical SaaS — legal, healthcare, construction, accounting — and the private-bench Series-D cohort. He built the TAM-realism framework we apply to vertical names and runs the private-round triangulation desk.

Vertical TAM is the place where most issuer disclosures fall apart. Triangulating against the underlying labour market is usually the only way to get a realistic ceiling.
Recent reports
  • RPT-216 EV/NTM compression in vertical SaaS🔒 Sub
  • RPT-213 Five private SaaS rounds priced this quarter🔒 Sub
  • RPT-209 Sales-efficiency divergence, GTM choices🔒 Sub
  • RPT-205 Identity SaaS — the OKTA case, restated🔒 Sub
  • RPT-194 Vertical SaaS cohort, two years in🔒 Sub
Analyst · DevTools & SecOps

Sasha Lin

on the bench since 2022 — 3.9y · prev. CrowdStrike, GitHub
Reports 39
Cited 82×
Tenure 3.9y

Sasha leads DevTools and SecOps coverage. She runs the SecOps consolidation thesis and the post-IPO cohort tracker. Background as a corp-dev associate at CrowdStrike and a product-analytics lead at GitHub.

DevTools cohorts behave differently from app SaaS at the multiple level — the developer-tool buyer cycle is structurally lumpier, and the bench has to model that explicitly.
Recent reports
  • RPT-215 NDR normalised for downsell rights● Open
  • RPT-211 The SecOps consolidation thesis, two years in🔒 Sub
  • RPT-208 Vertical SaaS: TAM realism in 2026🔒 Sub
  • RPT-204 The Series-D bench — 28 private rounds🔒 Sub
  • RPT-188 DevTools post-IPO cohort tracker🔒 Sub
Analyst · International & Macro

Hideo Tanaka

on the bench since 2023 — 2.7y · prev. SoftBank, Atlassian APAC
Reports 22
Cited 41×
Tenure 2.7y

Hideo covers international SaaS exposure (APAC and EMEA), the macro-overlay on the bench, and FX-impact normalisation. Background at SoftBank's growth-equity team and as a strategy lead at Atlassian APAC.

FX is not noise. For a bench with a third of revenue offshore, normalising to constant currency moves the headline by 200 bps in either direction.
Recent reports
  • RPT-202 APAC SaaS — multiple compression vs. US bench🔒 Sub
  • RPT-196 EMEA expansion at the cohort level🔒 Sub
  • RPT-184 FX impact on Rule of 40, normalised🔒 Sub
  • RPT-178 Macro overlay on the bench, 2025🔒 Sub
  • RPT-167 Constant-currency NDR, full bench🔒 Sub
Junior Analyst · Cohort & Methodology

Lola Adeyemi

on the bench since 2024 — 1.4y · prev. Bain, Datadog
Reports 8
Cited 14×
Tenure 1.4y

Lola supports the bench across cohort statistics, methodology corrections, and the errata log. She owns the Sunday-night ingestion pipeline that produces Monday's bench refresh. Background at Bain & Company and as a financial-systems analyst at Datadog.

Half of methodology is the corrections log. If you don't publish your errata, you don't actually have a methodology — you have a marketing brochure.
Recent reports
  • RPT-200 Bench errata, Q1 2026 cumulative● Open
  • RPT-191 Cohort thresholds — what makes the cut🔒 Sub
  • RPT-183 Methodology v3.4 release notes● Open
  • RPT-174 Sample-size floors, by cohort🔒 Sub
  • RPT-162 Ingestion pipeline, design notes🔒 Sub
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