OpenView Labs

MAY 8, 2020

May the 4th (Force) be with SaaS investors. In honor of Star Wars Day, we feel this Admiral Ackbar quote appropriately describes the near all-time high SaaS markets. They’re incredibly effective compared to GAAP measures for SaaS. Hubspot reported increased headwinds and worsening churn, so reduced revenue guidance for the year.

Scale 52

Scale Marketing Payments Payment Solutions 52

OPEXEngine

MARCH 8, 2022

As your SaaS company grows in complexity and expectations, you reach a point where manual processes waste time away from analysis, and you struggle to collect and act on your growing range of financial and operating data. Here are 4 reasons why your SaaS business needs a tech stack built for the subscription-based business model.

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Subscription Payment Features Startup Scale 52

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 19, 2017

This allowed GoCardless customers to import their billing data to ChartMogul and start analyzing customers and revenue. On our blog we also explored the topic of moving up market in SaaS and how businesses might tackle this without losing their soul. February in the SaaS world means one thing: The SaaStr Annual conference.

Payments 58

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Scale 58

Chargify

APRIL 23, 2019

There are specific stages a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company moves through during its life cycle. Understanding which stage your SaaS business is in can help determine the appropriate time to scale to the next phase—and do so successfully. The four major SaaS life cycle stages we’ll cover: Pre-startup. Let’s get started.

Scale 74

Scale SaaS Payments Scaling Payment Services 74

SaaSOptics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Get to Know the 5 Steps of Revenue Recognition. Revenue recognition, affectionately referred to as “rev rec,” is a process that outlines when and how revenue should be recognized within a company’s accounting cycle. Why Does Revenue Recognition Matter? Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer.

Payments 80

Payments Payment Services Revenue Payment Solutions 80

Chart Mogul

MARCH 4, 2019

It's time to look back at the topics covered in our SaaS Metrics Refresher course and pull out some lessons learned. This is our tenth and final outing in the SaaS Metrics Refresher bus. Takeaway #1: Recurring revenue. Recurring revenue is the foundation upon which every SaaS business is built.

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Metrics SaaS Customer Lifetime Value Churn 63