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Approaching Half a Million Customers: How to Win in SMB with BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte

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Jason starts with the meta-question we’ve been asking a lot of SaaS leaders lately ( Klaviyo , ZoomInfo ) — ‘are we in a downturn?’ Going Long We’ve written before on the power of going long in SaaS. Then, in 2017, with around $50M in revenue, BILL added payment capabilities. in revenue.

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10 Learnings from René Lacerte, CEO of Bill.com

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I was lucky to catch up recently with one of my very favorite SaaS founders, René Lacerte, CEO Bill.com. Bill.com had to develop a network that today has millions on vendors processing bills and payments on it. Bill.com had to develop a network that today has millions on vendors processing bills and payments on it.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Bill.com at $800,000,000 in ARR

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And its payments network to roll out. Yes, that can’t last forever, and half of it was from acquisitions (see the discussion below). Yes, that can’t last forever, and half of it was from acquisitions (see the discussion below). But yes, it’s the most incredible SMB growth story in SaaS we’ve ever seen.

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CRO Confidential: The Proven Customer Acquisition Strategies Behind Toast’s Explosive Growth with Founders Fund Partner Sam Blond and CRO of Toast Jonathan Vassil

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Toast is the latest SaaS leader to get much more efficient in the past 12-18 months, along with monday.com, HubSpot, MongoDB, and many others. It’s not only rare(r) to see such explosive growth by a SaaS company, but to also watch Jonathan’s exciting career growth at the more senior levels within a hyper-growth company.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Weave at $130,000,000 in ARR

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It’s something we don’t see too often these days, as $200m+ ARR sort of became the new floor to IPO in SaaS. Today, it crosses dentistry, optometry, veterinary, physical therapy, specialty medical services, audiology, plumbing, electrical, HVAC and other home services. Many SMBs just prefer it. #4.

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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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How to Scale SaaS Growth and Optimize SaaS Operations: 7 Essential Tips

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The SaaS industry has seen explosive growth in the past decadeand this is expected to continue this year. Data cited by Statista shows that the software as service is expected to hit $299 billion by the end of 2025. Part of this can be attributed to the SaaS model’s unique aspect of relying primarily on future revenue.

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