FastSpring

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Q4 sales numbers usually outperform the rest of the year thanks to year-end holidays and their associated shopping cycles — but how much does that trend carry over into software and SaaS sales? We’ve analyzed aggregate sales data to give you insights into just how important Q4 can be for your software, SaaS, or other digital goods business.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The payments landscape and how it affects businesses trying to grow in Asia. If you’re not sure how to kickstart growth for your digital products or software business in Asia, listen or watch now! Before joining FastSpring, I spent quite a number of years within the payments industry.

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Subscription Flow

MAY 10, 2024

To keep up with the modern donors’ purchasing habits, nonprofit organizations or NPOs can set-up recurring donation systems in-line with these donors’ spending preferences. Subscription-based business models have increased in number as media streaming platforms like Netflix and delivery services like Amazon have risen in popularity.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

According to the Pew Research Institute , in 2022, a whopping 41% of Americans said they don’t use cash at all for any of their weekly purchases—a significant jump from 29% in 2018. In this article, we’ll break down two popular terms used in the payment processing industry—ISV and PayFac —and see what they exactly mean.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. More established professionals and businesses (less students and early-stage startups). That includes: A global focus.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This piece, Part A, uses Clay Christensen’s Jobs to be Done lens, along with an assessment of viable product wedges and business models, to share what we see as the most promising applications of AI in enterprise healthcare. The tasks are labor-intensive, with low historical adoption of traditional software products to facilitate them.

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Data cited by Statista shows that the software as service is expected to hit $299 billion by the end of 2025. Join the payments-led growth movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. More on that later.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

This year we look back at 2021 and forward to 2022, measuring how our past predictions have stood up to another tumultuous year and laying out what you can expect in 2022. Product-lead growth continues to be one of the best ways to rapidly scale a software company, and best practices are increasingly shared and understood.

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FastSpring

JULY 10, 2019

Thinking about transitioning to a subscription-based business model? In fact, according to a recent report from Gartner, more than 90 percent of software providers are expected to migrate to a subscription-based business model by 2022. We know this is a big decision for businesses. You’re not alone.

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Baremetrics

JANUARY 12, 2022

This article is one such list, where we take a deep dive into cash flow modeling for SaaS businesses and the software that can help you do it. Cash flow modeling is a necessary but complicated task. In this article, we are going to summarize the six tools you should consider for cash flow modeling in 2022.

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

Long before the digital age, newspaper and magazine companies have been using the subscription model to create and retain a consistent readership for their publications. This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 29, 2020

This way, we can ensure that we’re not only improving our ecommerce solution to better meet your needs, but also the ever-changing demands of the digital economy. Want to learn more about the five ecommerce payment trends shaping 2020? Push for smarter payment processing. A push for smarter payment processing.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 25, 2019

This way, we can ensure that we’re not only improving our ecommerce solution to better meet your needs, but also the ever-changing demands of the digital economy. Want to learn more about the 5 ecommerce payments trends shaping 2019? A push for smarter payment processing. More businesses will transition to a subscription model.

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FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

FastSpring previously presented on SaaS fees pricing and packaging to combat stagflation in 2022, but this article is based on an updated presentation delivered in March 2023 by David Vogelpohl. Test creative SaaS pricing model combinations to unlock revenue. FastSpring helps SaaS and software companies sell around the world.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 1, 2021

Features like unique billing and subscription services have completely shifted the gaming business model. In a Games as a Service environment, payments are unique and personalized, offering a wide range of accessibility to incoming gamers. Games as a Service Payment Options. Games as a Service Business Models.

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

In the run up to SaaStr Europa 2022 in Barcelona on June 7-8 , we’re taking a look at some of the top all-time SaaStr Europa sessions. Join us at SaaStr Europa 2022. It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Seventy-six percent of Colombians use fintech services, according to an Ernst & Young report, the highest fintech adoption rate in Latin America, and from 2008 to 2022, the percentage of Colombian adults who hold a banking product rose from 55% to over 90%.

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Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

With cashless now BEING king, credit and debit cards are the primary method for your customers to make payments. of consumer payments came through card payments. And electronic payments were at 14.2%, closing in on cash at 15.5%. Credit card and debit card payment processing fees apply to them all.

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FastSpring

MAY 30, 2019

Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of implementing a subscription model is that it allows software companies to avoid the unpredictability of one-time sales by guaranteeing a steady stream of revenue. With such a big push for subscriptions, it’s important that your digital business has a firm understanding of SaaS metrics.

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Released in 1979, VisiCalc was the first “killer app” of finance (on the Apple IIe!), and one of the things that allowed KKR and other early firms to model outcomes and make so much money. In the background, there was also a profoundly impactful technological revolution called the spreadsheet. billion, against almost $2.8

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

That’s a 5x growth in six years, and it is estimated to reach $171 billion in 2022, continuing to dominate the cloud services market. Often that lends itself to people and processes, and systems. As a CFO in a high-growth SaaS business, you need to have the ability to look at the business cross-functionally.

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FastSpring

MAY 30, 2019

Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of implementing a subscription model is that it allows software companies to avoid the unpredictability of one-time sales by guaranteeing a steady stream of revenue. With such a big push for subscriptions, it’s important that your digital business has a firm understanding of SaaS metrics.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 6, 2020

And Gold’s article highlights four predictions for this booming business model. Here’s a peek at what items the Zoho team is saying are a must: Pause and resume subscriptions , with which your subscription management software allows users to pause and resume their subscriptions on demand. What's the power of your pricing?

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ProfitWell

JULY 22, 2020

trillion in 2022 , highlighting the need for enterprises to achieve direct-to-consumer growth. However, with safe and secure payment methods such as Stripe and Paypal, it is now just as convenient for manufacturers. ProfitWell: solution for direct-to-consumer growth with the subscription growth experts.

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

By almost all key metrics, now is a great time to get into the SaaS business model. billion by 2022. 28% of IT spending will shift to the cloud by 2022. 28% of IT spending will shift to the cloud by 2022. The market is growing at 30% per year. SaaS revenue is expected to reach $143.7 billion of that.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 9, 2023

2022, however, was not as impressive. The top quartile of SaaS business with ARR between $1 and $30 million grew 62.1% in 2022 (vs. Christoph elaborates on how a long-term, strong economic market with low interest rates led to an influx of capital in the system. Renewal, payment, happy days. in 2020 and 78.9%

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SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

Aileen Lee: And so, I think for a lot of states and regulatory agencies and businesses that have been pushing back to enable remote work, they’re going to have to change a lot of stuff and that’s going to take … A lot of investment’s going to happen in software. ”, we are going to have more unicorns.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 13, 2020

Ever since its inception in the 1960s, SaaS has evolved from a mere time-sharing system to innovative and efficient applications that can be accessed on multiple computers. Growing at the same pace, a report from BetterCloud had anticipated that 73% of the organizations will have all SaaS apps by 2020. And the result is visible!

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OPEXEngine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As we head into the final stretch of the year, here’s a look at some of the top operational and business trends that we are hearing about. Most SaaS and Software companies are starting to gear up for end of the year budgeting and planning exercises. This is a partial explanation of why the U.S. stock market has been so on fire.

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Panintelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Our own SaaS originated as an internal solution for a leading payment gateway provider. The origins of Fintech SaaS From its origins as a B2C payment enabler to a staple across insurance, lending, compliance and more, Fintech SaaS now boasts a solid foothold within B2B and B2B2X markets. Let's get into it!

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