Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. TL;DR ISVs develop and distribute software products independently and often collaborate with hardware manufacturers and platform providers.

Outsourcing Services 88

Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods 88

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events. is a software company that develops online SEO tools and free educational materials for marketing professionals. Ahrefs is an all-in-one SEO toolset for growing search traffic and optimizing websites. Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses.

Payment Methods 201

Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Education 201

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. The platform's usage-based pricing (no monthly fees!)

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Wix is an exceptional website builder, allowing you to create a highly functional and professional website with zero coding experience. In our opinion, Wix is the best website builder for general use, whether you are a photographer, musician, restaurateur, blogger, or just setting up a small ecommerce business.

Payment Methods 143

Payment Methods Software Review Systems Review Payment Solutions 143

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

PST, Stephanie Opdam, Partner at Notion Capital, shares four business model changes that will allow SaaS companies to build resilience and staying power over time. The right-hand graph shows that deal count and overall investments have fallen. Those methods no longer work, and it’s time to adapt. You don’t want to be there.

Business Model 246

Business Model SaaS Payments Payments Headcount 246

SaaStr

MAY 25, 2024

It was founded by three developers who owned a consulting firm previously, helping startups come to market. Lesson #1: Invest In Customer Support Early Cloudinary strongly believes that customer success and support are enablers of PLG growth and aren’t just a cost center. Let’s first start with how Cloudinary came to be.

Scale 256

Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Development 256

Subscription Flow

APRIL 23, 2024

A robust recurring billing software can make all the difference for your subscription business but win 2024 we are taking no gambles. Invest in the right billing and subscription-management software to automate your workflows after carefully assessing three of the best options in the market.

Payment Solutions 76

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 76

Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

So, of course when it came to revenue-driving activities, Ford knew that success in marketing—and business—wasn’t about how much your marketing spend is, but how efficiently you spend it. Enter the SaaS Magic Number, which measures the return on sales and marketing spend in generating new subscription revenue.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Stax 88

Neil Patel

JANUARY 8, 2021

You want a quick and easy way to start a website yet have no clue how web hosting works. Or perhaps you know how it works but don’t have the budget or urgency to invest in one. The good news is you can get a website up and running without spending a dime. The bad news is also the fact that it’s free. neilpatel.wix.com).

Payment Methods 141

Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 141

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The problem with selling your startup is the long exit time. Sometimes it can take as long as seven years before you can sell your business and hop on the next idea. Who wants to wait almost a decade to buy a startup when the face of tech is evolving at such a rapid pace? Micro startup acquisitions. And the investors?

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 144

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Who makes sure all your online transactions run smoothly? Who creates an online marketing strategy that’s consistent with company goals and objectives? And who manages the ecommerce team that creates a seamless online customer experience? Yep, the Ecommerce Manager gets to do it all. Know the Customer.

Payment Methods 79

Payment Methods Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions Outsourced Development 79

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

When you’re setting up your subscription business for e-commerce success, you will need a system to process online payments that allows automation for accepting subscription payments. Stripe: Pros & Cons Stripe is a common payment processing system used by a wide range of businesses.

Payment Methods 81

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 81

Stax

MAY 2, 2024

A merchant cash advance (MCA), also referred to as a merchant loan or business cash advance, is a short-term business financing option that allows small business owners to receive cash advances based on future credit or debit card sales. Your future revenue acts as a guarantee. How Do You Qualify for It?

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 88

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 30, 2022

By building a strong business tech stack for your startup – covering everything from incorporation to growing long-lasting customer relationships – you can not only win back time and establish best practices, but create a solid foundation for your business to grow. Ready to take your startup to the next level?

Scale 163

Scale Payment Services Startup AWS 163

Backlinkfy

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Today, selling products through traditional brick and mortar stores are slowly depleting, due to most purchases that start with an online search. With these online retailers, you’ll discover that you can shop at the comfort of your home and have your items delivered to you the same day or the next day.

Payment Methods 56

Payment Methods Payment Services Sales Hiring Technical Review 56

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The pre-revenue startup phase has a host of stresses that hopefully disappear as the company begins to earn revenue. Depending on the amount invested, it is possible that all members of the team are working full time jobs to support themselves and then doing that again to push their startup onto the market.

Payments 110

Payments Revenue Startup Development Team Review 110

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In this essay, we’ll go deeper into the gradients of marketplace models that a company can sequence to, and as a follow up, we will do the same for platforms.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

Overcoming challenges by optimizing for success In the early stages of setting up your SaaS business, it’s always a good idea to invest time thinking about the direction you want to take. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance. Identifying a direction is just the starting point.

Sales Hiring 229

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 229

Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 8, 2022

Facebook and Slack used to be the best community platforms for online businesses: they are free, everyone is using them, and they are easy to use. However, new online community platforms emerged to offer better interface, more customization opportunities, and the chance to create your own mini social network.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 52

SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Q: What will the early and mid-investor appetite for SaaS startups in sales look like in 2024? “For We’re in a world today where NASDAQ is at a record (great growth), S&P is at a record, but startups have the lowest growth overall. Gorgias is Shopify for contact centers with revenue crossing $50M ARR. Why is that?

Payment Solutions 223

Payment Solutions Sales Hiring AI SaaS Payments 223

FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

Pricing your software as a service (SaaS) can be hard enough even during the best of times, but figuring out how to dial in the right pricing to drive more revenue in times of stagflation can be even more challenging. Optimizing your SaaS Pricing Strategy for new MRR vs. net revenue retention. Inflation isn’t flat: Vary your strategy.

SaaS Payments 147

SaaS Payments Pricing Payments Merchant Services 147

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

But those three things are what got Starbucks its first profitable coffee shop in Seattle, not what allowed that shop to morph into an $80 billion business with 30,000 cafes around the world. This is Season Two of Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on moving from startup to scale-up. Invest in the five stars for growing your market.

Payments 186

Payments Scale Revenue SaaS Payments 186

SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

What’s your most recent disclosed investment? The company is an AI platform that empowers teachers to give instant, personalized feedback to students, based in San Francisco. What’s your sweet spot for investing — check size, stage, type of deal? Why did you do the deal? And how big is your current fund?

Technical Review 206

Technical Review Software Review Payment Solutions Venture Capital 206

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A major issue that arises, especially in the B2B SaaS business model, is how to break into the upmarket market as startups develop into scaleups that are primarily focused on increasing their market capitalization. One of the most fundamental changes any startup can go through is entering this market niche.

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Payments Business Model Payment Services 59

Mucker Capital

APRIL 6, 2024

In this Mucker Growth Session, Debbie Rosler from Burkland dives into the fundamental financial best practices and infrastructure early -stage startups need to put in place. It's important for early stage startups to focus on finance from the very beginning. Having a PT bookkeeper is often how startups begin.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Systems Review Development Team Review Technical Review 52

Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” The recurring revenue (subscription) model is usually “opposed” to the transactional or pay-as-you-go model.

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 184

Subscription Flow

MARCH 28, 2024

By giving the MoR for SaaS authority over tasks like paying taxes, processing payments, and conversions of currencies, SaaS companies are able to concentrate on their core services, improve customer support, and spur innovation in their products. Read more: What Is Merchant of Record (MoR)?

Merchant Services 52

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 52

SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

ContaAzul is a business management platform for small businesses created in Brazil. Its focus is on helping companies handle financial routine and streamlining processes related to accounting, banks, stock, and electronic invoicing, among others. from 500 Startups, Redpoint eventures, and others. RD Station.

SaaS Payments 257

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Dropshipping is a popular method for building an e-commerce empire. By using dropshipping tools to get the most out of your dropshipping business. This post covers the basics of dropshipping and the 11 best dropshipping tools to maximize this fulfillment method’s benefits while minimizing the drawbacks.

Payment Methods 141

Payment Methods Payment Features Payments Scale 141

Casey Accidental

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Format changes are usually only required around platform shifts already occurring or platform shifts a larger company is trying to drive. This is creating a new value proposition for your existing audience so that you can acquire, retain, and/or monetize them better. I have written more about platforms here.

Payments 113

Payments Scale Payment Solutions Technical Review 113

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Some examples of niches targeted by vertical SaaS providers include healthcare, eCommerce, finance, and education. These platforms provide functionalities that a diverse user base benefits from, such as project management, social media, automated workflows, or customer relationship management (CRM). What is Horizontal SaaS?

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 88

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The ultimate failure of Siri to dominate the AI personal assistant game might come to be seen as its biggest miss of the decade. Google, too, saw a smooth transfer of power from its founders to a new CEO, Sundar Pichai, while also strengthening its core business of search advertising and reorganizing under Alphabet.

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It looked like this: We eventually re-architected our engagement loops to be based around personalization instead of around friends. Eventually, the company needed to layer in new advertiser focused loops to monetize, but I’ll skip that detail for now. It kept investing in making its overall growth model stronger.

Payments 63

Payments Scale Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team 63

How To Buy Saas

JULY 26, 2021

The initial concern of every ambitious entrepreneur is to keep their startup costs as low as possible. Although there are several unavoidable costs an online business has to pay for, you can minimize some operational costs with the assistance of the best tools. What if you can get your hands on the best tools for startups?

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Startup Payment Solutions Payments 52

SaaStr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Startups often begin with a bootstrapping phase with little to no outside investment. Many, however, will eventually switch to the externally funded phase because bootstrapping isn’t for every business. Some startups need constant cash infusions to achieve growth. This is where SaaS companies generate most their revenue.

Payments 130

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Venture Capital 130

SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2019

Niall Wall, Box SVP of Business and Corporate Development alongside Vicki Lin, Stripe’s Head of Ecosystem and Cecilia Stallsmith, Slack’s Director of Platform Marketing discuss scaling your revenue via indirect channels and platform ecosystems. Ceci Stallsmith – Director of Platform Marketing @ Slack.

Payments 118

Payments Scale Scaling Revenue 118

Casey Accidental

JULY 17, 2023

Founders and venture capitalists would preach the gospel of predictable revenue and sustainable growth, powered by growth of apps sold over the App Store. The average VC tweet storm or LinkedIn thinkfluencer will tell you it’s all about predictable revenue. So in any B2B subscription business, sure, some customers will churn.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Payments Subscription Payment Features 98