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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. Folks that wanted to go online, stayed online. SaaS growth slowed to 10% year-over-year, down from a peak overall growth of almost 100% (!)

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FastSpring and DutchBasecamp Present: Optimize Local Pricing to Dramatically Increase SaaS Revenue

FastSpring

For many SaaS and software companies, international sales are a key part of their growth trajectories. These include how to account for local pricing and preferred local payment methods, varied buyer behaviors, how to display checkouts with local languages, and much more — all of which can be different for every country you want to sell into.

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

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— Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) April 16, 2021. 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). So seasonality is real here at scale.

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

FastSpring

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. Why software/SaaS companies should care. Ready to break all of this down?

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

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A lot of our SaaS older times don’t quite know what to make with a lot of B2B startups these days, let alone some public SaaS companies. But like “Cloud” and “SaaS”, its definitely has evolved. But like “Cloud” and “SaaS”, its definitely has evolved. In 2021+, Yes.

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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 ! Emerging Insurance Disruptors: Are they Really SaaS? The financial services industry – banking, lending, insurance – has long benefited from deep competitive moats that limited competition and stifled innovation. Here’s what you missed: Ringing the Bell on Competition with Chime’s CEO.

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5 Interesting Learnings from Shopify at $4 Billion in ARR

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Shopify’s first quarter revenue: Q1 2021: $989 million Q1 2020: $470 million Q1 2019: $321 million Q1 2018: $214 million Q1 2017: $127 million Q1 2016: $73 million Q1 2015: $37 million Q1 2014: $19 million Q1 2013: $9 million. — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) April 28, 2021. The Covid Boost for SaaS. Well, it’s murky.