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5 Interesting Learnings From Wix at $1 Billion+ in ARR

SaaStr

They want a slick site that does more, from eCommerce to payments to marketing and more. An incredible journey from a fairly simple product at founding in 2006. But much lower in Payments. But they’ll need to be careful to keep margins at the 60%+ level expected of software companies as Business Solutions revenue grows.

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Forecasting Fintech’s Future and Keeping Culture Alive: A Q&A with the CEOs of BILL and Mercury

Andreessen Horowitz

One of the holy grails of SMB software is, how are you going to acquire customers? I’ve been an entrepreneur since 2006. One of the criticisms of SMB software is that each customer can only provide so much revenue. For both of you, subscription is a smaller-to-no piece of the story.

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The top SaaS companies ruling the East Coast

SaaStock

Forter offers a real-time and completely automated fraud prevention solution for enterprise e-commerce businesses. Founded: 2006. Recorded Future is a leading universal threat intelligence solution that arms enterprises’ security teams with all the tools they need. Founders: Brad Birnbaum, Jeremy Suriel. Founded: 2015.

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Create Pricing Models Like AWS and Twilio with Events-Based Billing

Chargify

Backed by an army of developers, data engineers, and finance professionals, this events-based billing model allowed these large companies to directly link the value that their services provided with the cost presented on a customer’s invoice. How AWS Does It. So what is involved in getting events-based billing set up at your organization?

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Stripe vs Adyen: Features, Pricing, Reviews, and More

Baremetrics

Stripe is one of the biggest names in the payment processor business. Adyen, a Dutch payment company dating back to 2006, also has its fair share of the market. Of course, these two solutions, while popular, don't necessarily meet the needs of every business. Service that goes beyond payments, with multiple integrations.

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Subscription-based economy trends: business tips, benefits & examples

ProfitWell

The subscription universe is taking over. From hygiene products to software to bacon (yes, bacon), you can purchase a subscription for just about anything today. It’s a mutually beneficial system. What is the subscription-based economy? How does the subscription-based economy work?

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8 Strategies for Converting Free Trials Users into Paying Customers

FastSpring

Most software companies rely heavily on free trials for customer acquisition. Users can gain full access to the product or service for a limited time period without sharing any payment information upfront. It provides insights into product functionality and onboarding. It requires strategy and near-perfect execution. Opt-in Free Trial.