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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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When SaaStr Fund made the first investment in RevenueCat back in 2018, nobody could have predicted that this “simple API for managing in-app subscriptions” would become the infrastructure powering 33% of all mobile subscription apps and reach a $500M valuation in 2025. ” required weeks of developer time to answer.

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

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Squarespace may be more design-focused, Wix the somewhat more cost-effective solution. Monetizing ecommerce via subscriptions, but not payment processing. Billion in GMV processed, up a stunning 91% from 2019. Rather, it charges for software subscriptions to take payments on its websites.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Expensify at $140,000,000 in ARR

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It was just amazing that when iPhone launched, you could now take a picture of receipts and have them somewhat automatically “expensed” A jaw dropping, amazing use of the first generation on mobile apps. Their tiniest customers still have higher churn, as with almost every other SaaS company. Oftentimes, even.

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

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As difficult as SaaS companies can be to build, that can go double for things like setting up billing systems and automating revenue. Maybe your billing system is not ready, your invoicing is a patchwork, or your reconciliation and invoicing have to be done manually. The explosion of low and no-code solutions.

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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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$1M to $100M in 20 Months, The Hard Part: How Everything Breaks in Hypergrowth with Deel Co-Founder & CRO Shuo Wang (Video)

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They focused on building a payment platform that empowers international talent and independent contractors to get paid on time in a compliant way while also ensuring that companies can hire international talent and make payments efficiently. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance. Support sales early.

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Sales Stack 2019: The Tools

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SALES STACK 2019 SALES TOOLS FOR. PROFESSIONAL SALES SALES STACK 2019: THE TOOLS SALES STACK 2019: THE TOOLS I t’s 2019 and we’re back at the sales tools workshop, working out the best sales tools for your sales process. The 2019 Sales Stack Tools List CRM CRMs We Use. Sales Stack Graveyard.

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