SaaStr

JULY 22, 2021

Avalara manages a big problem — tax and related compliance automation. Founded in 2004, took 16 years to hit the first $500m in ARR, in 2020. And importantly, while the very largest partners support multiple vendors for tax compliance, the vast majority of small partners just deploy Avalara. And growth is strong.

Scale 330

Scale SMB compliance Churn 330

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

What is PCI DSS Compliance? PCI DSS was jointly established back in 2004 by leading credit card entities. Why is PCI DSS Compliance Important? PCI DSS compliance helps reduce the risk of data breaches. How can Third Parties Help Companies Achieve PCI DSS Compliance? It Gives Customers Peace of Mind.

Merchant Services 64

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods compliance 64

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

They learned the importance of sales tax compliance the hard way—when they had to pay millions in back taxes. When the company first began web app development and selling software-as-a-service in 2004, their business model wasn’t even called SaaS. It’s not hard to understand how Basecamp got this wrong.

New CTO 171

New CTO SaaS Sales CTO 171

Tom Tunguz

MAY 13, 2015

In particular, Ariba sold software to run RFPs, manage contracts with suppliers, analyze corporate spending and ensure financial compliance. But, the company has been operating at close to breakeven since 2004. It sold software to help businesses buy the things they need in order to operate, everything from pens to planes.

Outsourced Development 111

Outsourced Development Software Review Technical Review compliance 111

Kellblog

JANUARY 3, 2022

Maybe, to pick a trivial example, Europeans don’t want to buy your compliance software because it’s weak on supporting European regulations [4]. 6] I am not speaking of MarkLogic in its contemporary form (about which I know fairly little), but as it was in the 2004-2010 period when I ran it. The Idea/Execution Quadrant.

Sales Hiring 124

Sales Hiring Scale Consulting Leadership 124

OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Avalara provides tax compliance solutions for direct and indirect taxes. Contrast this success with that of Intuit, which launched the desktop app QuickBooks in 1998 and its online version in 2004 (before Xero launched).

Business Model 52

Business Model Business SaaS Scale 52

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Plus plan: $15 per month with unlimited searches and integrations in addition to enterprise level services like single sign-on, compliance reporting, and guaranteed uptime. It was founded in 2004 and has $580 million in revenue. Standard plan: Pay a maximum of $8/mo, but message searches and integrations are unlimited.

Pricing 56

Pricing B2C Acquisition compliance 56