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The Riskiest Venture-Backed Startups Are 3H’s: High Growth, High Churn and High Burn

SaaStr

VCs often enable these models. SaaS + hardware, SaaS + payments, etc. But they often have much lower gross margins than pure software. So be extra careful here — you have to be even more efficient than pure SaaS. Those two are tough but founders find a way. And High Burn. Blitz scaling.

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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

ABOUT IN THE VAULT “In the Vault” is a new audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in financial services to explore key trends impacting the industry and the pressing innovations that will shape our future. Angela: Why Global Payments? Jeff Sloan: Thanks for having me, Angela.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

The Latin American SaaS landscape is hustling and bustling, having seen more IPOs in the last 6 months than the previous 20 years combined. We will gather 300 leading SaaS founders, executives and investors for three days packed with opportunities and rich exchange of knowledge to push the whole ecosystem forward. Founded : 2013.

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How an Estonia-based SaaS Grew to €10M ARR by Expanding Across 3 Continents?

FastSpring

Learn more about how FastSpring helps SaaS and software companies collect and remit taxes globally or localize and accept global payments. Messente is a global messaging SaaS that helps companies send SMS messages and PIN codes in countries around the world. Note: If you’re expanding to new regions, we can help.

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Top 10 Tools to Get Your App PLG-d

Frontegg

The 80s and 90s were all about physical purchasing and installation of software CDs and floppy disks. Embrace self-service: Your development teams are embracing the self-service philosophy – your teams can focus on product adoption and self-service enablement. So pick accordingly. #1 1 Intercom. 3 Frontegg.

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Shopify S-1 Analysis - Smiling All the Way to $10B

Tom Tunguz

There are not many software companies who can nearly quadruple their enterprise value in two years. They generate revenue in two ways: subscriptions and merchant services. Merchants pay subscription to rent the software. Since 2013, Shopify GMV has 10xed from $1.6B Shopify is an exceptional business.

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Stripe vs. Profitwell

Baremetrics

Hopper How can you know if your SaaS business is profitable or not? That’s where SaaS metrics come into play and tell you what you need to know. To get a brief overview: Profitwell is a tool that can provide analytics for SaaS businesses. It has a variety of tools that monitor and analyze the performance of SaaS businesses.