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Adding Payments and Fintech to SaaS Can Be Great. But You Gotta Watch the Margins.

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So in the Boom Times of later 2020 and 2021, almost every VC pushed SaaS companies to at least become a little bit of a fintech. It seemed such an easy way to bolt on more revenue to an underlying SaaS platform. Shopify now gets 2x the revenue from payments and merchant services than it does from SaaS subcriptions.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Shopify at $5 Billion in ARR

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Few SaaS leaders have gone through more post-pandemic change than Shopify and Zoom. Zoom came out of 2020-2021 with SMBs no longer growing, but a huge boost in the enterprise. SaaS growth slowed to 10% year-over-year, down from a peak overall growth of almost 100% (!) during peak Covid in Q3 2020. More on that here.

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SaaS Is Growing Up: 4 Business Model Changes To Adopt with Notion Capital

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Many of the fundamental business models that were once engraved in the SaaS playbook are now changing thanks to a tougher macro environment and a maturing market. PST, Stephanie Opdam, Partner at Notion Capital, shares four business model changes that will allow SaaS companies to build resilience and staying power over time.

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What to Expect from SaaS in 2024 with Founder & General Partner of Craft Ventures David Sacks and SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin

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Founder and General Partner of Craft Ventures, David Sacks, shares his perspective on what to expect from SaaS in 2024. Can you raise a Series A if you’re not “AI SaaS?” Can You Raise A Series A If You’re Not AI SaaS? So, can you raise a Series A if you’re not “AI SaaS?” Is everything going to be focused on AI?

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3 Tips to Accelerate You to $100M ARR and Beyond with Payrix Director, Marketing Katie Wickham and Bob Butler, Payrix Chief Commercial Officer (Video)

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An ICP aligns your product, sales, marketing, service, and executive teams to all focus on your highest-value accounts. Brex then scaled its payments business quickly. Then, it built an entire ecosystem around it, soon launching Shopify payments, an embedded payment tool that quickly became the largest piece of the business.

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Choosing the Right Billing System for Your SaaS Business [Updated for 2020]

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How do you manage the process of accepting money from your customers? This guide serves as a comprehensive overview of the options available for SaaS businesses. In this guide, we’re going to teach you what you need to know about SaaS billing systems and how to choose them. Payment gateway.

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Scaling The Top SMB SaaS Companies: What It Takes with GGV Capital Managing Director Jeff Richards and GGV Capital Partner Tiffany Luck (Pod 647 + Video)

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Throw in the rise of social media and mobile web payment systems like Stripe and Braintree, and something revolutionary was at our doorstep. Fast Forward To 2020 The pandemic happened. 2020 wasn’t the only reason small business owners adopted software solutions, but it sure sped up the process.

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