Baremetrics

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Most online businesses use a customer relationship management ( CRM ) software package and/or payment processor to manage their billings because handling many customers across regions by hand is difficult, and in a competitive market there is no room for errors. For many SaaS enterprises, Stripe is the payment processor of choice.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In the early stages of most SaaS startups’ lives, the CEO or founder often acts as the initial head of sales. In this post, I outline how SaaS founders should modify their approach and implement a simple sales methodology to increase their odds of success. Define your marketing personas. Industry sector.

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Chargify

AUGUST 6, 2019

In this series, we will take a closer look at wildly successful companies to better understand how they got to where they are today. We will analyze both their mistakes and their victories to draw lessons that you can apply to your business. The inbound marketing cult. Welcome to the Subscription Rockstars series!

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OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Under normal circumstances, if you invested tons of time and money into building a product that also costs money to maintain, you probably wouldn’t give it away for free, right? But if giving it away for free or allowing people free access to it would help grow your business in the long run, then it makes sense to do that, right?

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User Pilot

MAY 3, 2023

Any savvy product manager should be looking at how they can leverage software usage analytics to make more informed decisions and boost product growth. In this article, we’re going to unpack exactly what usage analytics is, why you should care about it, how to use it in your product, and the best tools for the job.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 27, 2020

There is no shortage of companies offering business intelligence for SaaS companies. There is also no doubt that your SaaS business will not survive without quality analytics from trusted data sources aiding you in your key decision-making processes. The importance of accurate SaaS reporting.

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User Pilot

JUNE 29, 2023

So, if you want to avail yourself of more features unavailable in the software, you can integrate your HubSpot account with other apps. Now let’s check out the 15 best HubSpot integrations, including their best features/use cases, prices, and ratings on the G2 platform. This means you can send and receive data to/from HubSpot.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 24, 2020

A subscription company is a business that sells their products on a scheduled time basis. The products that subscription businesses sell are usually consumables or licensed products that can only be used for a finite amount of time. Software-as-a-subscription (SaaS), is the go-to business model for software.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

359: The Secrets to Vertical Growth, What it Really Takes to Build a $1B SaaS Company with Matt Garratt, SVP, Managing Partner @ Salesforce Ventures, Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer @ nCino and David Schmaier, CEO & Founder @ Vlocity. Trisha Price. This episode is sponsored by Linode. Matt Garratt. David Schmaier.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

268: Ryan Bonnici is the CMO @ G2, the company that allows you to get the right software and services for your business with over 897,000 user reviews to help you make smarter buying decisions. Before Hubspot, Ryan was Head of Marketing @ Salesforce (APAC) where he led his team to achieve 227% YoY net-new sales sourced through marketing.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 29, 2020

Software as a service (SaaS) has become extremely popular due to its scalability and ability to address almost any individual or business need. As a sales leader , it’s your responsibility to secure paying customers for the platform and make sure existing subscribers remain subscribed. We’ll look at: 3 SaaS sales models you can follow.

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Aaron Beashel

MAY 5, 2014

These days we have more access to great information on marketing our SaaS products than ever before. But do you get the feeling that there is just so much you could be doing it’s hard to know how it all fits together to achieve that illusive ‘Growth’? marketing activity (channels). What is a growth engine?

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Without doubt, one of the most exciting parts of being a marketer today is the perpetual challenge of finding new channels and tactics to leverage. There’s a whole host of marketing arbitrage opportunities out there - if you know where to look and spend your time. We call this situation “marketing arbitrage”.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 23, 2020

Plus we’ve got Chargify’s Michael Klett and our very own Patrick Campbell to share their billing and pricing predictions. And we connect with OpenView’s Blake Bartlett on product-led growth. Your top subscription news. And the 68-page report digs into trends like: Apple doubling down on healthcare products and services.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 24, 2020

A subscription company is a business that sells their products on a scheduled time basis. The products that subscription businesses sell are usually consumables or licensed products that can only be used for a finite amount of time. Software-as-a-subscription (SaaS), is the go-to business model for software.

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Subscription Payment Features Payment Methods Payments 40

How SaaS Works

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The How SaaS Works series simplifies the complex world of software-as-a-service (SaaS) into the practical fundamentals for anyone involved in SaaS. Introduction to Lead Generation SaaS Engine Components The lead generation component of the SaaS engine is analogous to gasoline in an internal combustion engine.

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SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2021

In 2016, Hubspot was still a scrappy player that had only recently IPO’d, with a market cap around $1B. In 2016, Hubspot was still a scrappy player that had only recently IPO’d, with a market cap around $1B. We have someone that…how many Twitter followers do you have? Hubspot today is a $23B juggernaut.

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Outseta

JULY 12, 2019

By Geoff Roberts 7 min read Corey Haines is a San Diego based marketer that’s currently leading Growth at Baremetrics , a SaaS metrics and reporting start-up. The company had just raised their Series A and I was their very first marketing hire. I was super fortunate because as marketer #1 I had my hands on everything.

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Incredo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Say you want to know how videos can help you increase the impact of your social media ads. You searched it on Google, found an article on a video software provider’s blog, and clicked on the headline. At the end of the post, you saw a freebie on a similar topic.

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SaaStr

JULY 12, 2022

One of the first what How to Hire a Great VP of Sales at the New York Enterprise Tech Meet-Up (thank you to John Lehr and Work-Bench for setting this up). The Number One Thing You Can Do to Accelerate Your Business Post-Initial Traction is Hiring a Great VP of Sales. Then, we have this community in SaaS — SaaStr.

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Incredo

DECEMBER 12, 2019

How many software review sites are you present at? Do you know what role your SaaS product reviews can play in your business success? The truth is – product reviews can help you in a number of ways and even be crucial in your sales process.

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SaaStr

MAY 14, 2023

How did they do? Here’s a chance to look back at 4 pre-IPO SaaS leaders today, and how they were doing and what they were thinking in the run up to $10m ARR. You started your career at Proctor and Gamble, which was probably a little less fun and energetic than SaaStr. All of them! I’m Jason Lemkin.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Software as a Service (SaaS) has made business software more accessible by offering cloud-based, on-demand access to a range of solutions, from project management and collaboration to sales and marketing. But not all SaaS products are alike. Other types of SaaS are relevant only to companies in specific industries.

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SaaStr

JULY 15, 2022

So I wanted to know, what are your thoughts on using SEO as a credible source of traffic? I mean, we’ve all read about programmatic SEO, and how successful SEO has been for Airbnb and Canva. You could watch it on YouTube or search on SaaStr on the blog about how ClickUp leveraged it. Jason Lemkin: Hey everybody.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Software as a service or SaaS has been growing as a leading software distribution model. The world of SaaS has simplified software creation and distribution making access easier than before. Leveraging the power of cloud technology, SaaS has re-engineered the way we look at modern technology and software. Aaron Levie.

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For years we have been reading and hand-picking the best SaaS blog posts to share with 24K+ SaaS Roundup subscribers. Subscriber or not, anyone who wants to increase their SaaS knowledge will benefit by reading the curated posts below. The library encompasses hours and hours of reading, listening, and viewing material.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

I think it’s a challenge to folks that think we are in some sort of terrible downturn for SaaS and cloud. While Azure and Google Cloud grew at record rates, Shopify for example, its SaaS business only grew 10% last quarter. Obviously, you’ve raised before, and I’ll answer your question, but let me step back a bit.

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Incredo

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Do you want to grow your SaaS sales team and improve your processes? maintain healthy atmosphere in your Smarketing team, make smart choices regarding your SaaS sales model, strategy, pricing, . build smoother connections both with your prospects through optimized sales process. SaaS Pricing.

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Upscope

JANUARY 5, 2020

When an engineer turned marketer helps position multiple companies to grow from, for example, $2 million to $70 million in 18 months, it's time to listen. Below we'll cover what positioning in marketing is, why you should RTFM of April Dunford's book and give you 10 positioning examples and a couple of links to templates.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

We’ve had some legendary SaaS greats over the years. From the very first episode with Tiago Paiva, Founder, and CEO of now $10B Talkdesk to Mark Roberge, our most downloaded podcast episode of all time , our podcast has been host to the very best in SaaS since 2016. You never get to spend less time in sales as a SaaS CEO.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 6, 2019

But how do you decide when to build an app for your product and what platforms to invest in? I invited Liam Boogar-Azoulay who heads up marketing at MadKudu to share his experience. So I wanted to hear why that strategy makes sense for MadKudu and his advice for other teams thinking about building apps for their product.

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SmartKarrot

JULY 8, 2020

Building a successful SaaS business is a herculean task that comes with a unique set of challenges. The wide range of SaaS solutions available in the market makes it difficult to woo new customers. The good news is that you’ll find a plethora of SaaS analytics tools on the internet. Key Metrics for SaaS Businesses.

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SmartKarrot

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Few of the revenues come from their core services and products and are called operational revenue. They can lead your business to the greater heights if you know how to leverage their participation. They can lead your business to the greater heights if you know how to leverage their participation.

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SaaStr

JULY 29, 2022

Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about how to scale faster. If we want to queue up the conversation, we did a blog post on SaaStr last week, about how everyone from Salesloft, to Zendesk, to Salesforce, Workday said they’re really seeing no slow down. Jason Lemkin: Okay.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 23, 2021

With more than 15,000 SaaS companies operating worldwide, the global SaaS market is constantly growing as new products continue to enter the market. Whether you're a startup or an established company, launching a new SaaS product isn't as easy as it was 15 years ago. Start your free trial today.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

398: Rob Gonzalez is the Co-Founder & CMO @ Salsify, empowering brand manufacturers to deliver the product experiences consumers demand at every point in their buying journey. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Rob made his way into the world of SaaS as a product manager and how that led to his founding Salsify over 8 years ago. *

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Point Nine Land

JUNE 18, 2023

Everything you always wanted to know about cohort analysis (but were afraid to ask) Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post titled “Know your user cohorts” , which began like this: “One of the most important tools to better understand the usage of a web application — or a service, a game or a mobile app, it doesn’t matter — is a cohort analysis.

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