Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Dimitri Dadiomov, the co-founder and CEO of payment operations platform Modern Treasury, about the challenges of creating a new category, hiring for marketing before you hire for sales, and why developing new features is similar to birding. And that was the origin story.

Payment Solutions 112

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 112

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Building on the definitions from that essay and introducing a few new ones, here are the types of business models we’ll cover: SaaS: software that businesses access online and purchase via a subscription e.g. Slack, Adobe, Atlassian. A business is SaaS or SaaS-like if it sells anything else software-related.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

Incredo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Precisely – about SaaS affiliate programs… SaaS partner programs entice both software providers and affiliate partners for various reasons: 1) SaaS products are usually low-cost. 2) Software companies can pay high commissions because they don’t sell physical products. 5) Everyone minds his own business.

SaaS Payments 139

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services Sales Recruiting 139

FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As a former agency owner, now the Chief Marketing Officer at FastSpring, David Vogelpohl has helped many software companies scale around the world. I interviewed him for insights into how to build a global growth strategy, especially when it comes to localization. I recently spoke to David about global marketing strategies.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 78

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Platforms can create an immense amount of long-term value for companies, or be a minor component of their product strategy to maintain product/market fit. But as we try to define platform as a business model strategy separate from any other, we can see that this quote is incomplete as a definition. The Types of Platforms.

Payments 56

Payments Business Model Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 56

Neil Patel

JANUARY 21, 2021

If you’re serious about growing your startup, you’ll eventually need to put down the pen and paper to-do list and upgrade to a SaaS solution. Wrike also makes collaboration seamless with shared calendars, file sharing, and team reports time tracking. You don’t need any SEO or developer experience to use it.

Payment Methods 110

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services Payments 110

User Pilot

MARCH 26, 2024

As you’re researching digital analytics tools, you’ve probably noticed how hard it is to find reliable information on the available solutions. Pendo – the best digital analytics tool for mobile apps. Akkio – the best digital analytics solution for churn prediction. Let’s dive in! Path analysis. AI analytics.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

User Pilot

MARCH 26, 2024

As you’re researching digital analytics tools, you’ve probably noticed how hard it is to find reliable information on the available solutions. Pendo – the best digital analytics tool for mobile apps. Akkio – the best digital analytics solution for churn prediction. Let’s dive in! Path analysis. AI analytics.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

User Pilot

MARCH 26, 2024

As you’re researching digital analytics tools, you’ve probably noticed how hard it is to find reliable information on the available solutions. Pendo – the best digital analytics tool for mobile apps. Akkio – the best digital analytics solution for churn prediction. Let’s dive in! Path analysis. AI analytics.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

User Pilot

MARCH 26, 2024

As you’re researching digital analytics tools, you’ve probably noticed how hard it is to find reliable information on the available solutions. Pendo – the best digital analytics tool for mobile apps. Akkio – the best digital analytics solution for churn prediction. Let’s dive in! Path analysis. AI analytics.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

User Pilot

MARCH 26, 2024

As you’re researching digital analytics tools, you’ve probably noticed how hard it is to find reliable information on the available solutions. Pendo – the best digital analytics tool for mobile apps. Akkio – the best digital analytics solution for churn prediction. Let’s dive in! Path analysis. AI analytics.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Whatever marketing strategy you choose, use Baremetrics to monitor your sales data. Your SaaS company likely uses a CRM and/or payment processing software, and the data required to compute these core metrics can be all over the place. This can lead to some brand loyalty when they are ready to make a purchase.

Payments 98

Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Marketing 98

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop?

Technical Review 274

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SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

From strategies in recruitment and team building to sales tactics, these leaders from Salesforce, nCino, and Vlocity, will discuss the top tips for moving beyond horizontal SaaS and building a billion-dollar SaaS company. I was amazed by the app exchange. I was amazed by how big Salesforce was in the ecosystem. Actually, two.

Payment Solutions 152

Payment Solutions Pricing Payments Payment Services 152

FastSpring

APRIL 4, 2024

As an experienced sales and GTM leader, John Eitel has more than witnessed how product-led growth (PLG) has affected the tech and SaaS space in the last few years — he and his teams have been up close and personal with how PLG increased in popularity as a sales strategy. “I And it makes up for a lot of bad product experiences, right?

Scale 144

Scale Sales Payment Methods Merchant Services 144

Baremetrics

JANUARY 24, 2021

This is when the good stuff starts to happen within a subscription business In this post I’m going to share the strategy and steps we followed to reduce our monthly customer churn by over 70%, and explain how we positioned Nudge Coach for efficient, long-term growth. Table of Contents. Let me tell you how we did it!

Churn 71

Churn SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 71

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

If people aren’t looking for your solution, you have to educate them about the problem your product solves. So they created a software that provides control, visibility, and payment methods for corporate finance teams. Instead, focus on fostering a culture of communication and feedback loops between the team.

Scale 162

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Marketing 162

Neil Patel

MAY 3, 2021

It’s more likely to be UX design or software development. With the internet and software playing such an essential part in our lives, more and more skilled programmers are needed to develop and maintain the tools we need to thrive. The more knowledge you have about how the technology your brand runs on works, the better.

Payment Methods 108

Payment Methods Cybersecurity Payment Solutions Artificial Intelligence 108

User Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2023

Which measures the customer’s experience with a specific product, feature, or team interaction. Product usage questions are specifically oriented toward how the user engages with your app. Develop your product through a PMF survey. Automate your in-app surveys to send them to the right person at the right time.

Scale 97

Scale SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 97

All that Saas

JUNE 22, 2021

It doesn’t matter what the size of the team is, they can do it all, plan projects, conduct meeting, and multi-task. Teams need to collaborate for ideas, execute projects, and increase knowledge to cultivate stellar work. This is why teams and organizations prefer Ayoa because it takes online collaborative whiteboards to a new level.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Systems Review Payment Methods 52

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Productboard founder and CEO Hubert Palan on mastering product strategy. Far too many businesses rely on early-on hunches to inform their product strategies. Later’s Farhan Virji on adapting B2C support strategies for B2B teams. Webflow’s Maggie Hott on building a scalable sales team from the ground up.

VP of Engineering 118

VP of Engineering Scale Technical Review Outsourcing Services 118

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Building on the definitions from that essay and introducing a few new ones, here are the types of business models we’ll cover: SaaS: software that businesses access online and purchase via a subscription e.g. Slack, Adobe, Atlassian. A business is SaaS or SaaS-like if it sells anything else software-related.

Marketplace as a Service 52

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 52

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

The much-discussed pricing strategy took over the SaaS world and helped fuel the phenomenal success of SaaS pioneers like Dropbox, Evernote, SurveyMonkey and Hootsuite. They also better understand how to measure the success of freemium and strategies to convert free users into paying customers (hint: product qualified leads are your friend).

Pricing 82

Pricing Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 82

FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

From leading sales at Zillow to brand strategy at Tumblr to revenue at FiscalNote (a global policy platform), Justin Scott started noticing a trend. Thanks to massive technological advances happening in big data and AI, Justin saw new possibilities for improved user experiences with a brand. What are the values of the brand?

Payment Methods 136

Payment Methods Marketing Payments SaaS Payments 136

SaaStr

JUNE 14, 2019

Finally pre-Salesforce, Dave was CEO @ MarkLogic where he grew the team from 40 to 240 and revenues from $0 to an $80m revenue run rate. Does Dave agree that if the money is on the table founding teams should take it? What are the clear differences between a good book and a bad book? Who is involved? How long does it take?

Sales Hiring 149

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Underperforming Technical Team 149

Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

If you do it right, you could benefit from a loyal customer base, regular billing, predictable financials, and enhanced brand profile. Develop a Business Plan. Your marketing plan should include your marketing budget, overall marketing strategy, and plan for tracking metrics. Why Should You Launch a Subscription Box?

Outsourcing Services 123

Outsourcing Services Payment Methods Subscription Payment Features 123

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 17, 2018

In this guide, I will teach you the fundamentals of Lead Qualification for inbound and outbound sales development, and give you actionable steps you can take to maximize your Revenue per Lead. Sales and Marketing Alignment is a trending topic and the role of Sales Development has been growing fast. What Is Lead Qualification?

Scale 87

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Payment Methods Sales Hiring 87

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

Prior to Kustomer, Vikas spent over 20 years implementing, consulting, marketing, and selling CRM and ContactCenter solutions with companies like LivePerson and Oracle. Eyal and Megan host a fireside chat between Google Cloud and Zenoss, a leader in software-defined IT operations. Missed the session? The emergence of new A.I.

SaaS Payments 139

SaaS Payments Cloud Technical Review Scale 139

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

As for Krish, under Krish’s leadership the team has grown to over 300 people and over 5,000 clients making it one of the next generation in truly global SaaS businesses started in India. * First, what is continuous customer development? Krish Subramanian: We are software engineers by training. Does it have to be in person?

Scale 134

Scale SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting Payment Services 134

ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

the stuff that Customer Success teams are really meant to do). One customer success trend I’m seeing is the need to develop more repeatable customer education programs. The biggest trend I see emerging in Europe, which started at the end of 2018 is Customer Success Plans becoming a staple asset of Customer Success teams.

Customer Success 73

Customer Success SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 73

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

He then sent out a link to this page inside payment failure notification emails. Users could now forward the payment failure email to the right person, without that person having an Enchant account. How My Marketing Concepts upsells annual payments during trial. Vinay writes, “The benefit of this was huge!

Merchant Services 132

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 132

SaaStr

APRIL 23, 2019

Dashboard, which was a payments company back in Brazil that did payment processing, like Stripe, Braintree, or ePay, all those … That’s you guys’ versions of the company. After three months of college, we decided that we wanted to start a company, and we tired of payments. We know a lot about payments.

Sales Hiring 163

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Payment Methods 163

User Pilot

APRIL 15, 2024

In-app support strategies to eliminate them. Collect passive customer feedback to improve the in-app experience and more. Analyze customer data and improve in-app communication with interactive guides. This could mean they’re unable to get answers, troubleshoot app issues, or learn about product updates on time.

Communication 105

Communication SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods 105

SaaStr

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Freemium can help software companies gain users quickly—but what happens when it’s time to scale back or up? Thank you so much to the SaaStr team for organizing this conference and thank you to Joaquim for joining me on this session. We give them the superpowers of the developer and the designer. The first one is brand exposure.

Scale 142

Scale Scaling Payment Methods SaaS Payments 142

Sales Hacker

MAY 22, 2020

And the vast majority of people think they’re bad for business and branding. If someone’s already bored on your website and wants to leave it, why is it bad to give it another shot and try to catch their attention before they leave? This is extremely useful if you’re trying to sell software. The answer lies in pop-ups.

Payment Methods 113

Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Services Sales 113

ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

the stuff that Customer Success teams are really meant to do). One customer success trend I’m seeing is the need to develop more repeatable customer education programs. The biggest trend I see emerging in Europe, which started at the end of 2018 is Customer Success Plans becoming a staple asset of Customer Success teams.

Customer Success 49

Customer Success SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 49

Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2020

They all used sustainable strategies to reduce churn while also growing their business. In this guide, we’re going to go over seven strategies to reduce churn, with real-life examples from SaaS companies that have successfully done it. For example, a churned user on a $50/mo plan isn’t nearly as bad as a churned user on a $500/mo plan.

Churn 145

Churn Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 145