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How going the extra mile to understand customers propelled Squire into a $750m SaaS company 

ChurnZero

That’s when it occurred to him: the process of scheduling an appointment with the barber was the same as it was 20 years ago. In a sense, it was originally more like a lead generation service, or marketplace for barbershops. The barbers still wanted cash payments too. Dave had found his niche and Squire was born.

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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

Hike Labs was founded in 2014, and by 2015, Pinterest had swooped in and acquired the San Francisco-based mobile publishing startup. These acquisitions, which focus more on scope than scale, accounted for 90% of tech deals in 2019 , which is a 40% increase from 2015. Sell your startup by following a quick and simple selling process.

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Is it time for tiers?

ProfitWell

Not the most original name for the service, but we’re here for it nonetheless…). That's up from just over 100 million at the end of 2018 and more than double the 50 million Americans who were using Prime at the end of 2015,” reports Fortune. They’re calling it Walmart+. users, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

SaaStock

The areas of interest are IT, mobile, consumer products and services, healthcare, cleantech, and financial services, among others. Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed. Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed. Founded: 2015. Arbor Ventures.

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Understanding the SaaS business model

ProfitWell

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. SaaS, or software as a service, is a delivery model in which a centrally hosted software is licensed to customers via a subscription plan. Recurring payments.

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Seed Investing Today: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t with Aileen Lee and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

We’ve been doing these SaaStr events since 2015, the SaaStr Annual. We can only process so much change, and I feel like we’ve been through three worlds since early March. They’re going to adopt the Shanghai processes. Sorry, I’ll come back to this. This is just a funny story. The rate of change, right?

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

SaaStock

Tienpay enables merchant payments, person-to-person transfers, and vouchers, among other functionalities. . The platform integrates with 100+ shipping services and ensures discounts for many of them. Users can sync their processes from customer checkout to delivery via Easyship. Founded : 2015. Founders : William Tien.