SaaStr

APRIL 19, 2023

One leader in SMB commerce is Lightspeed Commerce, founded way back in 2005. And their mix of software, payments and hardware revenue drives up the total deal size — but puts a lot of pressure on margins. 39% of their revenues from software, and going down. Driving up ARPU at scale key to growth with SMBs.

Payment Solutions 261

Payment Solutions Point of Sale Payments SaaS Payments 261

Tom Tunguz

MARCH 28, 2021

UIPath, leaders in the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) category, filed their S-1 last week , revealing an impressive business. Founded in 2005 in Bucharest, Romania, by Daniel Dines and Marius Tirca, the company now operates more than 60 offices housing nearly 3000 employees. The services gross margin is -19%.

Payment Services 359

Payment Services Metrics Payment Solutions Payments 359

SaaStr

APRIL 6, 2021

Growth fueled by the addition of transactional revenue, not SaaS revenues. Olo’s explosive growth in the past 24 months prior to IPO wasn’t fueled so much by its SaaS revenue, but by transaction revenue as part of orders. As last as 2018, 93% of Olo’s revenue was pure SaaS.

Merchant Services 269

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services 269

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams. These businesses usually consist of 2 to 3 people, and companies are taking bets on their products that aren’t even fully realized yet. The platform is free, private, and has no middlemen.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 144

Hitenism

JANUARY 9, 2017

You have limited cash, which means that you only have a finite amount of time and resources to scale your business. Set up a decision tree system where you can process inputs into action almost automatically. When we started Crazy Egg in 2005, it was pretty hard to get new customers without spending money on paid acquisition.

Startup 167

Startup Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 167

How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

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Payments 78

Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Social Media 78

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing.

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Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54