FastSpring

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In case you’ve missed something, here’s a list of the top 10 blog posts from 2018 that you don’t want to miss as you gear up for 2019. Successful Ecommerce Business Models: Which One Is Right for You? Find the best business model for your product or service with this helpful blog post. Are you B2B or B2C?

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FastSpring

MAY 30, 2019

We’ve all heard how effective subscriptions can be for growing companies. Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of implementing a subscription model is that it allows software companies to avoid the unpredictability of one-time sales by guaranteeing a steady stream of revenue. What is Annual Recurring Revenue?

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As we approach the end of 2018, I thought it would be a good time to take stock of the articles that resonated most with our audience. This list was compiled by looking at the articles with the most engagement across all of our SaaS Roundup newsletters in 2018, taking list growth into account.

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FastSpring

MAY 30, 2019

We’ve all heard how effective subscriptions can be for growing companies. Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of implementing a subscription model is that it allows software companies to avoid the unpredictability of one-time sales by guaranteeing a steady stream of revenue. What is Annual Recurring Revenue?

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

An automatic subscription renewal charge for a subscription you’re no longer using or that you don't even remember signing up for. Even worse, you go to cancel your subscription, only to discover it's nearly impossible. What is a subscription renewal? Shipping the product to customers (for ecommerce subscriptions).

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Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Here's a summary of our 2018 highlights. Apple’s big push to encourage iOS app developers to embrace the subscription business model saw momentum in 2018 , with app categories such as e-learning, media streaming, and fitness and lifestyle leading the way. May – June.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

But it’s not intrinsic to the product – rather, it’s baked into 3fe’s business model. Subscription services have been steadily on the rise for years now. Subscription services have been steadily on the rise for years now. The rise of subscription services. The right experience.

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Navint

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Below, they answer two questions from their different perspectives: what were some of the surprises of 2018, and what advice would they give clients as we head into 2019 and beyond? Insights, Trends, and Surprises of 2018. This business model has become mainstream. This business model has become mainstream.

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SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

It’s hard to imagine a world where analysis didn’t understand recurring, subscription based revenue for technology products. Salesforce’s IPO is also seen as a test of a new business model that could shake up the software industry. This CNET article captures the uncertainty well: . Things started changing in 2011.

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Chargify

JANUARY 15, 2020

At the end of 2018, Mailgun , now the email service provider for brands like GitHub, Shopify, Slack and Lyft, was poised for growth – but kept getting bogged down by manual, time-consuming billing and reporting practices. The B2C SaaS business model is about high volume sales with simple pricing structures.

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Navint

JANUARY 29, 2019

Highlight Video: Explaining the Subscription Economy: Why Your Company’s Future May Depend On It. Tien Tzuo was the featured speaker for the Executive’s Club of Chicago inaugural program of its 2018-2019 Signature Series. The topic, of course, was the subscription economy and Tien’s new book, Subscribed. Transcription.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

If anything, this was the decade they collectively became leaders not just of the technology industry, but of industry itself – Apple overtook ExxonMobil as the world’s most valuable company by market cap in August 2011 (that month again), and then became the first trillion-dollar company by market cap in 2018. Streaming disrupts the culture.

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Navint

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Chicago, IL — November 6, 2018 — Navint Partners, a business and technology consulting firm enabling organizations to monetize more effectively and operate more efficiently to create competitive advantage, today announced that Stephen Terry will be a SIIA CODiE judge for the category of Best Billing and Subscription Management Solution in 2019.

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Navint

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Tien Tzuo was the featured speaker for the Executive’s Club of Chicago inaugural program of its 2018-2019 Signature Series earlier this month. The topic, of course, was the subscription economy and Tien’s new book, Subscribed. The customer will guide your subscription business — put them in the center.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 1, 2021

Games as a Service refers to games that operate without initial purchasing costs and instead, make their profits on subscriptions or in-game purchases. Features like unique billing and subscription services have completely shifted the gaming business model. Games as a Service Payment Options.

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Chargify

AUGUST 6, 2019

Welcome to the Subscription Rockstars series! We will analyze both their mistakes and their victories to draw lessons that you can apply to your business. And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth. The inbound marketing cult.

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Chargify

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Welcome back to the Subscription Rockstars series! We will analyze both their mistakes and their victories to draw lessons that you can apply to your business. And, of course, we will pay special attention to how their subscription billing models and pricing strategies contributed to their growth. Image source).

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Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 13, 2021

However, the subscription business model can’t survive if you keep on acquiring new custo mers but the old ones keep on walking away. In 2018, Fletcher Richman wrote an article claiming that 0% of their customers included in the company’s Slack channel have churned. There’s life after closing.

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Valuize Consulting

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

With all new and 80% of historical software vendors now operating on subscription-based business model (Gartner, 2018 ), the adoption of subscription and consumption revenue models has achieved dominance. Net Dollar Retention is the most important valuation metric in the technology industry.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Billion story from its launch in 2008 to its 2018 acquisition by Recruit Holdings. Hear about the early days of Glassdoor; tactical lessons on scaling—from building a business model and recruiting an all-star management team to advice on building a compelling, innovative company culture; and learn whyGlassdoor’s $1.2

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ProfitWell

MAY 7, 2020

Last year, when we surveyed founders and execs on how many competitors they had in their first year of business, we found that those who started their businesses five+ years prior were looking at two to three competitors, whereas those started in 2018 were looking at double digit competitors.

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How To Buy Saas

JANUARY 24, 2021

Sass is a new energy in businesses across the globe. It has seen growth from 51% to 73% from 2018 to 2020 and expected to grow by 86% by end of 2023 as per the survey done by finance online. The biggest once seems to be security. If you wish to watch them, you need to pay a subscription fee to Netflix. What Is SAAS?

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 17, 2020

Nowadays, it seems like you can buy just about anything on a recurring monthly plan: razors, clothing, knick-knacks, candles, etc. Over the past decade, ecommerce subscription companies have doubled down on the subscription model to monetize their relationships with customers. What are ecommerce subscription companies?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 29, 2020

More businesses will transition to a subscription model. What’s even more staggering is that online sales via smartphone are up 46% from 2018. With more consumers choosing to conduct their shopping directly from their mobile devices, mobile isn’t a channel your business can afford to ignore. billion in sales.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 25, 2019

Want to learn more about the 5 ecommerce payments trends shaping 2019? In 2018, Cyber Monday online sales totaled $7.9 With more consumers choosing to conduct their shopping directly from their mobile devices, mobile isn’t a channel your business can afford to ignore. More businesses will transition to a subscription model.

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FastSpring

APRIL 22, 2020

In the SaaS industry, 35% of customer retention is considered above average, and since you’re selling subscriptions, it’s essential to generate as many leads as possible. Developing long-lasting relationships – Lasting relationships separate successful SaaS businesses from the rest. Source: Dropbox.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

So in 2018, my two co-founders and I left and started Modern Treasury and went through Y Combinator. You don’t do a lot of pivoting and trying to test out other business models. And so they couldn’t justify the right level of investment. And at the same time, it was the same thing that they all needed.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Your top subscription news. Impact Pricing launches an online course —Accelerate Your Subscription Business—claiming it will be “your blueprint to packaging and pricing for growth.". Because their team also knows subscription business models are new and… can be confusing. Impact Pricing drops the knowledge.

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ProfitWell

MAY 6, 2020

During the last two recessions, Amy worked as an Analyst at IDC where she was responsible for data modeling and forecasting of software industry revenues. She’s essentially synonymous with “the Subscription Economy,” at present working with Zuora as the Chair of the Subscribed Institute , a think-tank for subscription execs.

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Navint

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Demand for Subscription, Recurring Revenue, and Monetization Services Spurs Navint Growth. Alliances are critically important as we help our clients capture the benefits of recurring revenue business models quickly and efficiently,” said Jeff Wissink , Managing Director of Navint Partners. “We

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

Editor’s Note: This article was first published on August 9, 2018. How to optimize your freemium model. Stories of ditching a freemium model. When is freemium the right strategy for your business? Is Freemium The Right Business Model? No business model is foolproof, of course.

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Why is it so hard to define an average churn rate—and what does that mean for your subscription business? I mean, just take a look at all these different surveys: A 2018 KBCM Technology Group survey reported a median annual revenue churn rate of 13.2% Subscription service Recurly reports an average monthly churn rate of 5.6%

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SaaStr

JULY 18, 2019

Lucidchart has been recognized as one of the most mature Product Lead Growth business models in the market, driving over 700,000 registrations per month, combined with a hyper-efficient B2B business model. Then when we saw that had some success, we then shifted it over to the team subscription level as well.

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Your top subscription news. Recurly—provider of enterprise-class subscription billing management for thousands of businesses worldwide—raises $19.5 million to boost subscription revenue with machine learning. And Zuora's found the subscription usage ticking up more than 300% between 2012 and 2018.

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Your top subscription news. More than one in 20 Americans now usually work from home, new 2018 data from the U.S. Subscription software, subscription media, subscription pickles. You name it, and out there somewhere there’s a recurring revenue business for it. Pitch presents. Census Bureau shows.

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Navint

AUGUST 26, 2019

Fast-forward to Fall 2018. Salesforce heavily invested in re-architecting and launched Salesforce CPQ & Billing as an enterprise solution that supports all business models. Salesforce also has also invested in native billing, which is critical for companies that have recurring revenue business models.

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Check out this 2018 Europa session with Guillaume Princen, Head of France and Southern Europe @ Stripe, where he talks about the metrics you need to be focused on in your startup. So growth of the kind of subscription, eCommerce industry has been over 100% year on year for the past five years, according to McKinsey. Thanks for coming.

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