Blulogix

MARCH 15, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Achieving End-to-End Automation In the competitive arena of B2B subscription s , the quest for operational excellence is unending. Take your business further with BluIQ’s flexible, scalable, enterprise-grade intelligent billing solutions.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The essence of the Subscription Economy lies in its ability to forge lasting relationships between businesses and consumers, transcending traditional transactional models. For instance, subscription businesses observe customer retention rates, customer acquisition, and whatnot.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 2, 2024

As per my custom, let’s review my 2023 predictions before presenting those for 2024. Expect more of this activity in 2024. Jason Lemkin predicts a slow reboot of the customer success function in 2024. Silicon Valley thrives again in 2024. Please remember that I do these for fun and fun alone. 2023 Predictions Review 1.

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Tom Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2024

y/y, estimated sales efficiency is 0.11, & contribution margins are negative : Rubrik sells $1 of subscription software for $0.88. It’s a strategic imperative to metamorphose from an on-premises perpetual-license company to a subscription-software company as fast as possible. But overall revenue is growing 4.5%

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SaaStr

APRIL 17, 2024

But they are ar $780,000,000+ in ARR, with an 86 NPS and strong revenue growth at 29% overall and 49% in subscriptions (yes, it’s confusing). Rubrik has gone aggressively more upmarket — from just 23 $100k customers in 2019 to 1,742 in 2024. #3. But it’s decided to keep investing heavily in growth. For now.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 2, 2024

The SaaS industry has been growing at a phenomenal rate for quite some time now, prompting many businesses to now think of ways in which they need to invest in efficient ways of running their business in the SaaS world. In doing so, SaaS businesses of all sizes face common payment processing SaaS challenges.

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Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payments 52

Stax

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Set rate processing Subscription rate processing TL;DR Interchange fees are not collected by your payment processor or bank; they go directly to the card-issuing banks. At the end of the day, how much you’re paying for credit card processing relies on your payment solutions provider.

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Blulogix

MARCH 21, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Elevating Customer Retention in B2B Subscriptions For B2B subscriptions, customer retention is a pivotal factor underpinning the long-term success and sustainability of businesses.

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FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Letting FastSpring handle the subscription infrastructure.

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Clouded Judgement

MARCH 1, 2024

” I heard that a lot in 2021, and unfortunately not many call options hit… It’s hard to invest at 100x ARR and exit at 10x and make a return VCs aim for. Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Everything getting pre-empted.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This surge in subscription-based business models spans across various industries, from software and media to retail and services, reshaping the consumer landscape and redefining notions of customer engagement and value delivery. Market Responsiveness: Subscription models grant businesses the agility to respond swiftly to market changes.

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Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 5, 2024

As you can see, from December 14th to today we’ve seen projections for where rates end 2024 move up As we head into this year, I think there’s really one thing to keep an eye on - do 2024 estimates trend up or trend down throughout the year? Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

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Buffer Resources

AUGUST 16, 2023

We’ve shared a number of parts of Buffer’s business transparently over the years — and one piece we’ve always wanted to expand on is where your money goes when you pay for a Buffer subscription. We also plan to continue to invest in paid marketing. a business presence in a particular state).

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Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Features Payments 81

SaaStr

MAY 4, 2024

SaaStr Fund manages almost $200,000,000 to invest in Seed and Late Seed B2B startups, from $10k-$200k in MRR. Current and past investments include Talkdesk, Algolia, Salesloft (acquired $2.5B), Pipedrive (acquired $1.5B), Greenhouse, Gorgias, RevenueCat, Owner, and other leaders. Much more here. RevenueCat is the latest.

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Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Many public software companies don’t report ARR, so I’ll take the quarterly subscription revenue and multiply it by 4 to approximate ARR. Gartner estimates $5 trillion in tech spending in 2024, growing to $6.5 For the first time in a decade, IT services will become bigger than communication services in 2024.

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Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Couple takeaways for me: 2024 is shaping up to be the “prototype to production” year for AI. On the former - we’ll see a lot of these experiments translate to production facing apps in 2024. Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA.

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Clouded Judgement

APRIL 11, 2024

To calculate implied ARR I take the subscription revenue in a quarter and multiply it by 4. So for public companies the formula to calculate gross margin adjusted payback is: [(Previous Q S&M) / ((Current Q Subscription Rev x 4)  -(Previous Q Subscription Rev x 4)) x Gross Margin] x 12 Here’s the payback data from Q3.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 24, 2024

Evaluating the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a Robust Subscription Billing Platform By BluLogix Team When selecting a subscription billing platform , it’s important to consider more than just the upfront cost. Once you’ve gathered data on these factors, you can calculate the overall ROI of your BluIQ investment.

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Subscription Payment Features compliance Customer Lifetime Value 52

Blulogix

MARCH 7, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Conquering Metering Challenges As the subscription economy grows, B2B businesses are increasingly adopting usage-based, consumption, and SaaS metering models.

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I like to look at this metric more to figure out on a relative basis how important growth / FCF margins are to the public markets 2024 Guides Updating a chart I’ve shown for the last two weeks - the below chart shows 2024 guides vs consensus estimates before the earnings call. So the 2024 guides would be supportive of that.

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” From AWS (paraphrased): They said they expect the reaccleration they saw in Q4 to continue into 2024 2024 Estimate Updates One important metric I’m tracking this quarter is the change in 2024 estimates pre / post earnings. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

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Clouded Judgement

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Going in to this earnings season I expected a big driver of stock price performance to be how 2024 full year estimates change pre / post earnings. The chart below shows how companies’ 2024 guidance compares to consensus estimates prior to the earnings call. Altimeter is an investment adviser registered with the U.S.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 24, 2024

How to Evaluate the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a Robust Subscription Billing Platform By BluLogix Team When selecting a subscription billing platform , it’s important to consider more than just the upfront cost. Once you’ve gathered data on these factors, you can calculate the overall ROI of your BluIQ investment.

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Subscription Payment Features Systems Review Customer Lifetime Value 52

Blulogix

JANUARY 5, 2024

Key Definitions in Subscription Billing: Demystifying the Jargon By BluLogix Team Welcome to the fourth installment of our comprehensive guide on selecting the right subscription billing platform. Before we go much further, let’s go deep into essential definitions and concepts in the world of subscription billing.

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Subscription Payment Features Payment Services Payments 52

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The Art of Flexibility: How to Master Dynamic Pricing Models in Subscription Billing By BluLogix Team Adapting to the Pulse of the Market for Maximized Revenue In today’s rapidly evolving digital marketplace, static pricing models are becoming a relic of the past.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This is stagflation — and economists are predicting a period of stagflation to last into 2024. Kurt is the head of product, payments, strategy, and corporate development at FastSpring, as well as the General Manager of Interactive Quotes (IQ). But it becomes much more difficult when they’re occurring at the same time. About FastSpring.

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Pricing Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 138

Clouded Judgement

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As you can see, the market is predicting one more hike, and then a slow decrease throughout 2024. As you can see, Fed officials are saying the fed funds rate will be ~5% in 2024, and ~4% in 2025. The below charts show the distribution of projections for GDP growth in 2023, 2024, 2025. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 30, 2024

To encourage your customers to renew their subscriptions at the end of their term, a number of procedures and tactics are involved in devising your B2B SaaS renewal strategy. But becoming an expert in SaaS subscription renewal oversight can be difficult. Moving into 2024, the landscape has shifted considerably.

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SaaS Payments B2B Strategy Payment Services 59

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The dynamic nature of subscription services, coupled with the global reach of digital platforms, introduces unique legal challenges that require careful attention and strategic planning. This may involve consulting with legal experts specialized in digital commerce and subscription services.

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Clouded Judgement

MAY 10, 2024

Most public companies don’t report net new ARR, so I’m taking an implied ARR metric (quarterly subscription revenue x 4). Companies that do not disclose subscription rev have been left out of the analysis and are listed as NA. This is for information purposes and should not be construed as an investment recommendation.

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Clouded Judgement

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Let’s put aside the short term, and think about what the drivers will be of software valuations over the next couple quarters into the first half of 2024. Are 2024 estimates too high? Are 2024 estimates correct, and what level of re-acceleration is baked in? As you can see, for the most part 2024 estimates stayed constant.

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How To Buy Saas

MAY 24, 2024

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments 52

Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. A lot has changed in 20 years, and businesses must either adopt a modern and mobile payment infrastructure or risk becoming about as relevant as the cash register in a mall department store.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Mobile Payments Merchant Services 88

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 28, 2023

There are many people who have amazing SaaS business ideas, however, they do not have enough money to invest so that their ideas can be materialized. We suggest you start working on the feasibility of your idea, present it to an investor, and secure funding for your SaaS business idea. What should be done? Give up the idea?

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Metrics SaaS Finance Acquisition 52

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 4, 2024

The purpose of the detailed information is to help investors (both institutional and retail) make informed investment decisions. Despite investment in security tools focused on infrastructure security, encompassing networks, applications, endpoints, and identity, cyberattacks continue unabated.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 14, 2024

It is 2024, and WhatsApp is not just a tool to chat with your friends and family, but with the right techniques, you can use it for effective business communication with your clients and build a relationship with them. Security: This factor is paramount when it comes to choosing APIs. Check the subscription status in your contact list.

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Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Business 52

Clouded Judgement

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Said another way, I believe that software valuations were holding up so well in the face of a ~5% 10Y because the market expected acceleration and 2024 numbers to come up. And for 2024 they provided an initial “guide” of 22% when the market was expecting closer to 28%. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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