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How SaaStr Fund-Backed RevenueCat Went from a $1.5M Round at $7M Valuation in 2018 to $500M+ Today

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The Problem Was Real: Apple and Google’s app stores weren’t giving developers the data they needed. Basic questions like “What’s our churn rate?” Market Timing: Sometimes the best companies are built during inflection points (mobile subscriptions, AI boom, app store policy changes).

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5 Interesting Learnings from Squarespace at $700,000,000 in ARR

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Perhaps the most interesting thing is just how similar both these website-builder-plus-ecommerce companies are. It’s growing at the same rate (~30%), booming from ecommerce (+78% for Squarespace, +60% for Wix). Monetizing ecommerce via subscriptions, but not payment processing. 85% NRR.

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FastSpring’s 2019 Ecommerce Growth Package

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To help you accomplish this, we’re sharing a short list of helpful ebooks, webinars, podcasts, books, and blog posts to help you kick off your growth plan for 2019. Ways to improve ecommerce conversion rates. Podcast: Ecommerce Conversations by Practical Ecommerce. How to reduce customer churn.

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What The Downturn Will Probably Look Like in SaaS

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What we learned from ’08-’09 in SaaS: First, SMB churn went through the roof — as SMBs went under much more quickly and often. The first thing SMBs did was look at their credit card payments and cancel everything they could. Anyone processing a lot of SMB and credit-card deals saw churn probably double.

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Unlocking Growth in the Internet Economy: a Perspective from Stripe Head of Invoicing, Suzanne Xie (Video)

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Market trends: why is it easier than ever to build an online business? Despite all these growing pains, it’s still never been a better time for online businesses. You can now outsource most of your business needs, from e-commerce (like Shopify) to website building (like Wix). Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way!

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5 Interesting Learnings From Bill.com’s IPO

SaaStr

Bill.com is a bit — OK, maybe a lot — more lower profile than many of the SaaS Unicorns to IPO lately, but it’s one of my personal favorites. Bill.com sells to very small businesses that do churn at a higher rate. It is also increasing Net Revenue Retention, from 106% in 2018 to 110% in 2019.

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5 Ecommerce Factors that Can Come Back to Haunt You

FastSpring

When you hear the word “haunted,” odds are the first thing that comes to mind is not ecommerce. But in keeping with the Halloween theme, I’m going to discuss five key factors in ecommerce that you don’t want to come back to haunt your software company. Goblins, Ghouls, and Global Regulations | GDPR & PSD2. The root of the cause?