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The Keys to Getting to $500M ARR In Just 7 Years with Attentive’s CEO

SaaStr

The traditional “Text WHY to 12345” SMS opt-in process was clunky and killed conversion rates. Because while the payment problem was solved, the marketing side of mobile commerce remained broken. Everyone knew mobile commerce was exploding (from 15% in 2014 to 75% in 2024), but reaching customers on mobile was broken.

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7 Predictions for SaaS in 2018

Tom Tunguz

The SaaS fundraising market remains ebullient through 2018 as vibrant M&A and an open IPO window trigger substantial liquidity for shareholders. Blockchain in the enterprise takes the reign as the buzzword for 2018. There are now 5 publicly traded software companies worth more than $10B, and 19 companies worth between $2.5B

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5 Interesting Learnings from Shopify at $4 Billion in ARR

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Shopify’s first quarter revenue: Q1 2021: $989 million Q1 2020: $470 million Q1 2019: $321 million Q1 2018: $214 million Q1 2017: $127 million Q1 2016: $73 million Q1 2015: $37 million Q1 2014: $19 million Q1 2013: $9 million. NRR of 110%+ since 2018 — sort of. But likely it’s below 100% excluding payments.

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Everything You Need to Know About PCI Compliance for Credit Card Processing

Stax

In the new, digital era of payment management and shopping, protecting customer data is a top priority. TL;DR PCI compliance is essential because it helps prevent data breaches, ultimately cultivating customer trust. Each requirement plays a critical role in building a secure environment for payment processing.

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ISV vs PayFac: The Similarities and Differences Between Independent Software Vendors and Payment Facilitators

Stax

According to the Pew Research Institute , in 2022, a whopping 41% of Americans said they don’t use cash at all for any of their weekly purchases—a significant jump from 29% in 2018. FIS Global reports that in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, more than 90% of transactions processed at point-of-sale (POS) in 2023 were cashless.

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Asana S-1 Analysis - Comparing One Productivity Powerhouse to Another

Tom Tunguz

Smartsheet went public in 2018. However, Asana’s cash flow margin from operations is 13 percentage points better, meaning customer pre-payment terms from customers and cash collections may be superior. Let me know which you prefer. SmartSheet. TTM Revenue, $M. Revenue Growth. Gross Margin. Net Income Margin. -48%.

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5 Interesting Learnings From Bill.com’s IPO

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It is also increasing Net Revenue Retention, from 106% in 2018 to 110% in 2019. In the case of Bill.com, it also helps that its customer’s payment volumes increased 42% last year. Shopify and others have shown being a payment processor and a bit of a fintech on top of a SaaS company can be a very powerful combination: 5.