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How to Sell a Mobile App or Game Outside App Stores

FastSpring

If you’re not sure how to sell an app direct to consumer (D2C) outside the app stores — or if you’re looking for a new way to monetize your mobile app or game — you may be wondering what options you have. In this article, we’ll cover: Current app store practices and rates. Highlights from recent U.S. Interested?

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Holiday Specials: 2023 Cyber Weekend SaaS and Software Deals

FastSpring

Cyber Weekend — the weekend encompassing Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is a great time for businesses to slash prices and increase sales volume as the year wraps up. 2023 Cyber Weekend SaaS and Software Deals World Anvil “ World Anvil is the ULTIMATE all-in-one software for anyone who loves creative worldbuilding!

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Thanks to Onboard, Paddle, Qwilr, and Upzelo for Sponsoring SaaStr Europa 2023!

SaaStr

In June 2023, we’re heading back to London for SaaStr Europa and we wanted to give a special shout-out to some of the companies that will be there with us! That’s why we give boards and leadership teams an elegant solution that simplifies governance. At SaaStr, our partners are an integral part of our events. Grab tickets here.

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Payment Facilitator vs Payment Gateway: Key Differences and Similarities

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That’s the value of eCommerce transactions that took place in 2023 in the U.S. In a world where we’re spending more and more time online and every click is a potential transaction, it’s no surprise the eCommerce and digital payments sectors are experiencing exponential growth. alone, according to a report from Insider Intelligence.

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State of the Cloud 2023 with Bessemer Venture Partners (Video + Podcast)

SaaStr

The Macro Impact On Public Cloud Software Over The Past Year Cloud stocks dropped in 2022 in a severe market pullback event that Bessemer Venture Partners call The SaaSacre. While 2022 was a gloomy year, the skies are parting in 2023. In 2021, the average multiple was 34x, decreasing to 30x in 2022, and 26x in 2023.

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5 Interesting Learnings from AppFolio at $660,000,000 in “ARR”

SaaStr

There are several big leaders in property management software, and AppFolio is one of them. At $660m in “ARR” (a lot of that isn’t software, as we’ll see below), it’s trading at a $7.2 jasonlk) November 15, 2023 And its stock is up 87% this year! Let’s dig in. 5 Interesting Learnings: #1.

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Zoom and Shopify Are The Latest SaaS Leaders to Raise Prices. They’re Not Alone.

SaaStr

So Zoom and Shopify are the latest SaaS leaders to do price increases — albeit very differently. Although it’s more impactful than it sounds, because that’s an almost 7% price increase. Bigger accounts and enterprise pricing in some cases is going up much more: Shopify’s increases are much, much bigger.

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