SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With the turbulence in the market in 2023, sales cycles have only been getting longer and a lot more complicated. At this year’s SaaStr Annual , CEO and co-founder of Capchase Miguel Fernandez and Director of Marketing Rose Johnson share five tips for getting sales right in any market. Lay out the sales process early on.

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries. The most potent benefit of the subscription-based business model is that companies are guaranteed a fixed revenue stream—if they can retain their customers or subscribers.

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Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the SaaS-like network model, the supply is in charge of generating the majority of the demand, and the product acts as mainly a fulfillment or monetization vehicle for the supply. Acquiring supply doesn’t get easier over time, because the product isn’t generating demand that supply has to come to the platform to access.

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FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2024

Todd recommends that game devs consider those larger platforms as part of a video game marketing strategy that includes multiple channels for selling games , but that they not rely solely on them. “The The first phase is focusing on your own community,” Todd explains, citing Discord as a great platform on which to do so.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

Whether it’s creating better tools to write code and test code, better tools for customers to engage with reps, better tools for sales teams to engage with their prospects, all those things are happening inside of Bill. Alex: Let’s dive into your business models. GenAI comes in to make employees efficient.

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Payrix

MARCH 20, 2024

In a market shaped by fierce competition, emerging technologies, and dominating customer expectations, B2B software companies have evaluated many angles of differentiation to keep the attention of their customers. Among the most recent strategies proving successful for software companies is Embedded Payments.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

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. How viable is it for companies to shop their apps outside of mainstream marketplaces?

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Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

So, of course when it came to revenue-driving activities, Ford knew that success in marketing—and business—wasn’t about how much your marketing spend is, but how efficiently you spend it. For modern Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, the automobile is replaced by primarily digital and cloud-based solutions and software.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2021

Partnerships are driving more leads and sales than ever before, and this is only projected to grow. PartnerOps (or ChannelOps) is newer than sales and marketing ops , but it is important to driving growth in the age of the ecosystem. The growing role of partnerships in driving revenue. Processing and remitting payments.

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User Pilot

APRIL 3, 2024

Prioritizing user experience optimization in product-led growth is crucial for creating intuitive, enjoyable products that retain customers and drive revenue growth. PLG and SLG differ in focus: PLG centers on product appeal for growth, while SLG relies on sales strategies and personal interactions.

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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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SaaStr

JANUARY 18, 2022

There’s been a run of incredible M&A, from Salesforce buying Slack for $27B, to Qualtrics’ $8b acquisition by SAP (and later IPO at $20b+), to Github’s $7.5b Unless there is a huge earn-out or retention payment tied to performance, the pressure is partially off. Some folks will prefer post-acquisition life.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The contracts are identical twelve month contracts except for the payment terms. Contract B relaxes payment terms to monthly payment, 12 monthly installments for the next year. All of the sales and marketing dollars invested to obtain persuade the buyer to put digital ink to pdf have been recouped immediately.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Scheduled payments, aka recurring billing. Scheduled payments have become a core form of revenue collection. Of course, recurring payments vary depending on the business. As the subscription universe continues to expand, you can expect to see even more subscription payment plans. Expansionary revenue.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Plus, the price tag on those more established businesses often run into the billions. The solution? Micro startup acquisitions. But before we dive into that, we need to look into what micro startup acquisitions are and why you need to sit up and take notice. Micro Startup Acquisition Trends.

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SaaStr

JULY 4, 2022

2018’s Top 50 Acquisitions in SaaS. Unless there is a huge earn-out or retention payment tied to performance, the pressure is off. Some folks will prefer post-acquisition life. I thought my sales team would leave quickly. My VP of Sales and the team stayed for 2.5 It’s a lot of change. The pressure is off.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In that essay , we also talked about how a more common route for a SaaS business is to become a platform. Platforms can create an immense amount of long-term value for companies, or be a minor component of their product strategy to maintain product/market fit. The Types of Platforms. Integration Platforms.

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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. Take your business further with BluIQ’s flexible, scalable, enterprise-grade intelligent billing solutions. Subscription Billing 1.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Much like Amazon, when Shopify first began, it was a simple shop and not the ecommerce platform we know today. All the data your startup needs Get deep insights into your company's MRR, churn and other vital metrics for your SaaS business. What is CAC for Shopify Partner Apps? What is CAC for Shopify Partner Apps?

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

What is a Shopify Partner App? Use Baremetrics to calculate LTV for Shopify Partner Apps How do you calculate LTV for Shopify Partner Apps? What is a Shopify Partner App? Shopify Partner Apps are third party companies that sell their services or Apps to Shopify store owners. Table of Contents. What is LTV?

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Asana builds productivity and task management solutions. Today, the company is a massively successful SaaS business and another example of the flywheel business model that creates demand at the individual user and leverages that interest to sell department and company-wide contracts. TTM Revenue, $M. Revenue Growth.

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Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

The subscription pricing model is a business model in which a customer pays a recurring fee on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually) to use a service or product. That means a company generates revenue on a regular basis based on how many customers it has and what subscription plan they choose. Key finding?

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FastSpring

MARCH 9, 2022

Question: What’s the most important page on a software website — other than the homepage? Because we have data from thousands of Saas and software websites. For PLG-centered companies in particular, the pricing page often serves as: A way to enter the sales funnel through a free trial or freemium plan. How do we know?

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FastSpring

APRIL 4, 2024

As an experienced sales and GTM leader, John Eitel has more than witnessed how product-led growth (PLG) has affected the tech and SaaS space in the last few years — he and his teams have been up close and personal with how PLG increased in popularity as a sales strategy. “I What success looks like for using both together.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The Shopify App Store brings together Shopify app developers and Shopify shop owners for their mutual benefit. To get the most out of the time and money invested into their apps, Shopify App Developers need to track the core metrics of their industry. What is a business metric? Table of Contents.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 22, 2021

Subscription revenue can be defined most simply as a model which generates income from customers through recurring fees that are paid at regular intervals. These can be weekly, monthly, or annual payments. Before we get into the more complicated stuff, let’s consider the difference between earning revenue and collecting revenue.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

When choosing the right billing software for your subscription businesses, there are many things to consider. Baremetrics is a tool that integrates with Recurly , as well as other tools such as Stripe and Chargebee. Baremetrics is a tool that integrates with Recurly , as well as other tools such as Stripe and Chargebee.

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SaaStr

JULY 20, 2022

Weave started off as a dental ERP and comms platform (including VoIP / phone), and then expanded beyond that as it scaled. ” But it’s also a reminder how hard it is to combine services, hardware and software and make money from SMBs. #3. 907 employees at IPO, so about $150,000 revenue per employee.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 1, 2021

It offers a way to bring down customer acquisition costs and has been proven to keep users in a game for far longer than the pay-to-play method. Games as a Service acts as a continuous revenue service for developers, allowing them to break their reliance on the one-time purchase. Games as a Service Payment Options.

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User Pilot

MARCH 23, 2023

TL;DR Customer churn refers to the rate at which a business loses customers within a specific period. The key difference is that customer churn measures the number of customers a business lost, whereas revenue churn measures the revenue lost due to customer churn. Want to reduce customer churn? What is customer churn?

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue vs. profit vs. income: The terms may seem synonymous and are sometimes even used interchangeably, but they tell different stories about a company. Revenue growth suggests an expanding business and in-demand product, but whether there is any financial gain for the business is determined by the income.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Software companies embark on their embedded payments journey only to discover they’ve underestimated the complexity that’s involved and struggle to launch. If you’re thinking about Embedded Payments for your platform, make time to listen to this episode of the PayFAQ Embedded Payments podcast.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Many software and applications are there that claim to boost the performance of your business, but today, the focus of businesses is such technology that can ensure growth in the long run. Customer Relationship Management ( CRM ) software are the ultimate solution to help you.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 5, 2023

TL;DR The CAC payback period measures the time it takes for a company to recover the money invested in new customer acquisition. This metric helps SaaS companies choose the most effective customer acquisition channels , diagnose inefficiencies in customer retention strategies , and inform pricing decisions. Book the demo to see how!

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

TL;DR Funnel analysis helps map out all the steps website visitors and in-app users take to achieve conversion goals , like signing up for your tool or completing the onboarding process. Increase revenue growth. Five funnel examples to extract actionable insights: Marketing and sales funnel. Onboarding process funnel.

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Payrix

MARCH 12, 2024

Embedded Payments have become a popular initiative among vertical specific software companies looking to deliver a more seamless customer experience, introduce new revenue into the business, and stay competitive in today’s digital world. Purchasing a solution is the easy part. But where to begin?

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Incredo

DECEMBER 3, 2019

And you look for ideas on how to promote your software for these holidays. Higher Cost Per Impression (CPI), Cost Per Click (CPC), Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC) and decreased Life Time Value (LTV). So, the main question to ask here is “Can you really afford to pay more for less? What does it mean for your SaaS?

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