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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. Pricing Innovation: RevenueCat moved from flat fees ($120-$499/month) to a percentage of revenue model, making their tools accessible to smaller developers while scaling with larger ones. The Bottom Line From a $1.5M

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Is it Really ARR? In 2021+, Yes. As Long As NRR is > 100%

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50% revenue from software (recurring), 50% from payments (not-recurring). . You pay a subscription for websites to help you sell stuff. We could have picked many B2D services, like Twilio or others, too, which have primarily or substantial transaction pricing too. In 2021+, Yes. 220m in ARR, $13B market cap.

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Epic Games Versus The App Store: A Fight for Autonomy and Freedom in the Ecommerce Era

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Note: Apple announced that it would be reducing the App Store fee from 30% to 15% for most developers starting on January 1st, 2021. For app entrepreneurs and ecommerce store owners, the battle to be noticed in the marketplace is ongoing. Epic Games wants to take control of their online sales with its own marketplace.

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SaaStr Podcast 436: The State of the Cloud 2021 with Bessemer Venture Partners

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The Cloud is expanding and moving forward at a phenomenal rate, so we invited the team at Bessemer Venture Partners back to SaaStr to unveil their latest findings in the 2021 State of the Cloud. As of January 2021, there were over 527 private unicorns with a total cumulative value of over $1.9 Usage-based pricing.

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Catch Up on the Top Sessions from SaaStr Money 2021!!

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That’s a wrap on SaaStr Money 2021 ! Learn how Metromile embraces this future with technology to: – Adapt prices to focus on actual use to be more fair and dynamic for consumers.- Invent a new type of auto insurance called fractional insurance to meet changing consumer needs and mobility methods, such as car-sharing.-

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5 Interesting Learnings from Toast at $500m in ARR, and a $3B Total Run Rate

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billion at opening price. — Ari Levy (@levynews) September 22, 2021. It loses money on the hardware (gross margin negative) and the payments solutions have barely a 20%+ margin and constitute the vast majority of revenue today. Mediocre margins in payments. But again, payments is the vast majority of this revenue.

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The Best Checkout Page Templates for Your Brand’s Website

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One of the most important parts of your store is the checkout page. Working with a website checkout page that will convert more visitors will help you increase sales. Just make sure the submit payment button is easy to find at the journey’s end. Other design steps can help optimize your website checkout page too.