SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). & So growth of the kind of subscription, eCommerce industry has been over 100% year on year for the past five years, according to McKinsey. 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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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing.

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How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SaaS is a global software solution created by different businesses in order to improve human activities in a matter of clicks. SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. In this saas marketing strategy guide, we are going to tell you everything about saas marketing. What is SAAS marketing?

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Incredo

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Do you want to grow your SaaS sales team and improve your processes? maintain healthy atmosphere in your Smarketing team, make smart choices regarding your SaaS sales model, strategy, pricing, . build smoother connections both with your prospects through optimized sales process. SaaS Sales Models.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 26, 2024

When evaluating the growth and valuation of SaaS businesses, Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) is arguably the most commonly used SaaS metric out of all of them. Keeping all that in mind, in this blog we will be underscoring the importance of SaaS MRR growth.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This is part three of a three part series on sequencing business models. In part two of our Sequencing Business Models series , we talked about the different types of marketplaces and what needs to be built to be effective in each of them. Integration platforms are ubiquitous in SaaS. Integration Platforms.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 5, 2024

Understanding these terms is crucial, as they form the building blocks of any subscription-based business model. Let’s explore the key definitions that every business owner, finance professional, and product manager should know. Importance: Recurring revenue is a key financial metric for subscription businesses.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 18, 2021

Invoicing is a sales process where a seller issues a commercial document to a buyer requesting payment. This document shows all products and services rendered, the payment owed, and the contact details of both the buyer and the seller. Invoicing can be done for both recurring and one-time payments.

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User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“This is everyday for me, so I love talking about it,” says Carl Hargreaves about mergers and acquisitions. As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Whether you created your SaaS product to help solve a problem you had or because you wanted some extra income, the truth is that your SaaS business is a valuable asset. Running a profitable SaaS business allows you to take control of your own schedule - some would even say your life! Table of Contents.

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

There are many ways to classify SaaS companies, but differentiating companies based upon who their customers are presents the best approach for measuring performance and driving success for SaaS businesses. Business to Consumer (B2C). SMM SaaS Company Overview & Market Dynamics. Enterprise.

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Casey Accidental

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Besides building a growth model and forecasting your growth from it, which I absolutely recommend you should do, what are the factors that contribute to how quickly you need to be investing in that second product after the first product finds product/market fit? B2B requires suite expansion. Why does B2B require suite expansion?

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ProfitWell

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Every month you need to make sure recurring payments are being processed by your payment gateway and accepted by various merchant accounts. If you miss out on a one-time payment or recurring charge, that’s money you might not get back. That’s where a subscription management service can help. Automate payments.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 21, 2020

Subscriptions are the lifeblood of any SaaS business model. On the surface, it’s a perfect model. However, SaaS subscriptions can also cost businesses money if they’re not set up with the customer’s experience in mind. of all churn in the SaaS space. Simple, right? Image Source.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 7, 2021

Many products and services online are beginning to adopt subscription-based systems for their billing processes. Learn all you need to know about the essentials of subscription services management in this article. However, the platform process is not always automated. This process is often automated.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Lambda School trains people online to be software engineers. There’s a little bit of work to do still, but you know, tonight the title of my talk is how to make user acquisition practically free. We put it online, $10,000, and we started talking to our customers. Want to see more content like this? We can quit our jobs.

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Baremetrics

JANUARY 24, 2021

Anyone managing a SaaS or subscription business is aware of customer churn. The benchmark customer churn for SaaS for SMBs is 5%. We knew if we wanted to keep our business growing, we needed to figure out why so many customers were leaving, and provide the value-add they need to stay.

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Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

JULY 24, 2018

I’ve been working within the software as a service (SaaS) industry for more than five years now. During this period I’ve learnt more than I ever thought possible about the SaaS business and my personal growth has accelerated with each passing year. Rules to Run Your SaaS Business By Let’s get down to it.

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Outseta

JANUARY 20, 2020

What started as Dimitris (now my Co-founder at Outseta ) writing a few lines of code to collect rent payments from tenants he had living in a duplex in Providence, Rhode Island, turned into something worth hundreds of millions of dollars 15 years later. I learned a million lessons about SaaS, about start-ups, and about life along the way.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Equity financing is a method of capital raising via the selling of stock. Businesses grow money for a variety of reasons. By selling shares, a business essentially sells its ownership in exchange for cash. Public share offering enables a business to obtain money from the general public. Table of Contents.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

It’s called Lifetime Value (LTV), and it’ll tell you how much a customer will spend during their time with your business. Depending on what calculation you use, LTV can paint an honest picture of whether your customers are spending and staying long enough to cover acquisition costs and hopefully—make you a profit.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

It’s no wonder more and more companies are shifting to a subscription business model. But before you do, let’s take a look at some of the basics of the subscription revenue model and why it works across such a wide range of businesses. What is the subscription revenue model? Many software companies (us included!)

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Aaron Beashel

MARCH 9, 2018

I’ve been fortunate to work in a number of SaaS businesses in my career. Sure adding sales & marketing help fuel the growth, but these business were growing pretty rapidly before they injected the sales & marketing rocket fuel. What is a Go To Market model? In others however, growth has seem like a slog.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. It includes the latest and greatest SaaS pricing resources, as well as some timeless staples.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 25, 2021

Let’s see the process of acquiring new customers. Acquiring your customers is just a first step in the fruitful partnership process and retaining them is the next big thing. Financial Mathematics of a SaaS business model. SaaS business models are different from traditional business models.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Does “you get what you pay for” actually apply to SaaS companies? While the concept is simple enough, many products and services leave us wanting more. And on the flip side, your customers shouldn’t feel forced to pay month-to-month for services they’re not actually using on a regular basis. Depends on who you ask.

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The Angel VC

MARCH 22, 2012

It's a simple plan for an early-stage SaaS startup with a low-touch sales model – a company which markets a SaaS solution via its website, offers a 30 day free trial, gets most of its trial users organically and through online marketing and converts them into paying customer with very little human interaction.

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ProfitWell

JUNE 15, 2020

Here are the main takeaways: Customers expect highly-personalized experiences and contextualized customer journeys. While artificial intelligence (AI) is projected to grow 176% over the next two years, marketers need to balance personalization with privacy. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). Customer LTV.

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Sixteen Ventures

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Whether you have a Software-as-a-Service, subscription or membership business or you sell one-off products or services and simply want to do business with your customer more than once, Customer Success should be your driving purpose. Technology Enables Strategy; Doesn’t Define It. Customer Acquisition.

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Baremetrics

MAY 7, 2019

After seriously considering an acquisition offer, Wistia decided to take on $17.3M Others maintain that bootstrapping can also include other self-funding options, which could also include personal savings, loans, credit cards, and income from a job, consulting, or extraneous product. Buffer spent $3.3 John Doherty of Credo.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 9, 2020

The subscription business model has seen an immense rise in popularity in recent years, and with good reason. The subscription-based economy grew 350% between 2012 and 2019, and subscription businesses grew revenues about five times faster than S&P 500 company revenues during that time. What is subscription marketing?

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 9, 2019

From the rise of SaaS to the sudden glut of subscription boxes, the subscription business model has never been more popular. Providing that level of consistent and compounding value can happen only when businesses understand their customers inside and out—and that happens early on with the planning of the company.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Since the original version of this post from early 2017, we’ve worked with many more SaaS companies and a common theme has been moving companies from a starter template to a more robust financial model. The structure of a strong SaaS financial model should be wholly modular.

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ProfitWell

JULY 23, 2020

Direct to consumer retail eliminates the middleman from the buying process. companies manufacture and ship their products directly to buyers without relying on traditional stores. Here are some popular DTC brands that may ring a bell: Casper: Online mattress company founded in 2014. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC).

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Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

AUGUST 8, 2015

You've successfully lead someone through the tortuous process from a lead to a qualified opportunity, maybe to a free trialer, and finally to a paying customer. And you’ve been racking up customer acquisition costs all along the way. They'll lose confidence in the SaaS vendor. You’ve landed a new customer. they all cost money.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Romain Huet : See how you can turn like a SaaS business, or a core product you have and make it a very successful developer platform. Like, how can we provide economic infrastructure for developers to build applications and services and in a weird way, future proof? Let’s start with our five key steps.

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