SaaStr

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s barely trading at 3x revenue. Payments and e-commerce drag blended gross margins down to 60%. Wix along with Squarespace and also WordPress / Automatic have pushed deeply into e-commerce and as part of that, payments. But payments can be low gross margin, and they are for Wix. 42% of Revenue Outside the U.S.

Payments 227

Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods SaaS Payments 227

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

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 Acquisitions: What Are They, and Why Should I Care? Micro Startup Acquisition Trends. No one wants to be late to market.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 144

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.

Software Review 136

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Branding 136

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

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. A 1% improvement in revenue growth today has the same impact on valuations as a 2% improvement in free cash flow margin. What does this mean for Cloud companies?

Cloud 251

Cloud Payments Software Review Payment Solutions 251

SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

They wanted to quantify this trend of a longer sales cycle, so they commissioned a study of 500 revenue leaders in the U.S. The sales cycle is important because it cascades into a bunch of critical metrics for you and investors, including revenue. It could be price, product composition, or payment terms. This has cons.

SaaS Payments 222

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Features 222

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What is CAC for Shopify Partner Apps? Use Baremetrics to calculate CAC for Shopify Partner Apps CAC for Shopify Partner Apps How do you calculate CAC for Shopify Partner Apps? Baremetrics can calculate CAC for Shopify Partner Apps Why do you need to calculate CAC for your Shopify Partner Apps?

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods SaaS Payments 98

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

One of the holy grails of SMB software is, how are you going to acquire customers? The opportunity is to leverage that trust factor to drive customer acquisition, and it has worked for us. Alex: The other side of the equation on customer acquisition is monetization. Alex: Let’s dive into your business models.

Payments 107

Payments Forecasting Payment Services Payment Solutions 107

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. Churn rate: How quickly are you losing customers or revenue?

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Outsourced Development Underperforming Technical Team Metrics 98

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?

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments 105

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. The payback period metric doesn’t capture the difference in the quality of the revenue/cash collections.

Sales Hiring 333

Sales Hiring Scale Payments Payment Solutions 333

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

There are some amazing and comprehensive guide books out there for building a Shopify app (including this one from Shopify ). But in this article, I am going to give you a brief run down on the Shopify Partner Dashboard for app developers. That includes the development store for testing and perfecting your app. Do so much more.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Development Payment Methods Metrics 98

Software Platform Consulting

MAY 8, 2019

Fleetcor (FLT) closed on its acquisition of privately-held nvoicepay on April 1, 2019. Fleetcor’s first quarterly earnings report since the acquisition provides insight into the economics of the B2B payments space. Nvoicepay is interesting, in part, because it is a pure-play payments provider. Nvoicepay Economics.

Outsourcing Services 56

Outsourcing Services Payments Payment Services Payment Methods 56

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Wherever you are in your revenue journey, adopting certain growth strategies can help you keep growing fast. Brex then scaled its payments business quickly. Then, it built an entire ecosystem around it, soon launching Shopify payments, an embedded payment tool that quickly became the largest piece of the business.

Payments 192

Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 192

FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

When you’re using a DIY payment solution like Stripe, making it work for your business falls on your developers. From testing out plugins to setting up new payment methods, maintaining Stripe can be very time-consuming. Fred is a prior customer of FastSpring and now serves as an advisor.

Merchant Services 138

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 138

Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

Subscription billing is a payment structure that allows service providers to charge their clients based on a fixed timeframe. This article will help you with everything you need to know about subscription billing and subscription billing solutions. Recurring billing systems offer more returns for customer acquisition costs 3.

SaaS Payments 103

SaaS Payments Payment Features Payment Solutions Merchant Services 103

Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Asana builds productivity and task management solutions. TTM Revenue, $M. Revenue Growth. At the time of IPO, Asana generates more revenue, $162M in revenue to Smartsheet’s $111M. Asana is also growing faster, 86% annual revenue growth vs. SmartSheet’s 66%. S&M Spend / Revenue.

Payment Solutions 363

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourced Development Payment Services 363

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe.

Payment Methods 105

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 105

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.

Payment Features 90

Payment Features Payments Subscription Revenue 90

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.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Stax 88

Blulogix

JANUARY 5, 2024

Take your business further with BluIQ’s flexible, scalable, enterprise-grade intelligent billing solutions. It’s the engine that drives revenue predictability and customer relationships. Importance: Recurring revenue is a key financial metric for subscription businesses. Subscription Billing 1.

Subscription 52

Subscription Payment Features Payment Services Payments 52

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. What are subscription payments?

Merchant Services 68

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Features Payment Services 68

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!

SaaS Payments 96

SaaS Payments Customer Lifetime Value Payment Solutions Acquisition 96

Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

That means a company generates revenue on a regular basis based on how many customers it has and what subscription plan they choose. People were using subscription-based services when the world couldn’t even dream of having computers or, moreover, think of developing software. And this “rivalry” applies for the SaaS industry too.

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 184

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

When you’re looking at your business goals, you need to consider not only your existing monthly revenue but your contraction monthly recurring revenue (MRR). Contraction Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) is an extremely important metric for subscription businesses. Learn about this function first-hand with a 14-day free trial.

Outsourced Development 99

Outsourced Development Payments Revenue Payment Services 99

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. Choose the right monetization model that aligns with your product’s value and user payment willingness.

Innovation 85

Innovation Payments Strategy Payment Solutions 85

User Pilot

MARCH 24, 2024

TL;DR A user flow is a visual representation of the steps a user takes to achieve a specific goal within a website or app. Discover user paths to app actions. 11 User flow examples to inspire you to create your app flows: Basic user flow chart for logging in. Track user interaction patterns. Track user interaction patterns.

Payment Solutions 96

Payment Solutions Payments Software Review SaaS Payments 96

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) is the amount of money a company can expect to bring in from subscriptions on an annual basis. Annual recurring revenue is one metric to determine the success of these teams. Annual recurring revenue is one metric to determine the success of these teams. What is Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)?

Payments 91

Payments Revenue SaaS Payments Payment Services 91

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. Ready to start tracking user funnels for your in-app user journeys? Create data-driven product roadmaps.

SaaS Payments 93

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 93

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The subscription revenue model is hardly new. It’s been a staple of industries—publications, utilities, and, more recently, software—since it first emerged in the 17th century. It’s simple: the subscription revenue model benefits both customers and companies. What is the subscription revenue model?

Payment Features 74

Payment Features Payments Subscription Revenue 74

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2022

Yes, these really can be seen as customer acquisition costs, and they are: “We consider the net costs of onboarding and hardware, in addition to our sales and marketing activities, to be core elements of our customer acquisition approach.” 907 employees at IPO, so about $150,000 revenue per employee.

SaaS Payments 245

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Methods Payments 245

FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

“It’s likely that a finance or sales tools will be less susceptible to churn than a marketing tool, simply because it’s perceived to be more directly responsible for revenue.”. Because word-of-mouth for us is actually much bigger fuel than the revenue that we’re collecting or churning or dropping or whatever.”.

Benchmarks 123

Benchmarks Churn Payments SaaS Payments 123

CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) can be calculated by dividing all the Marketing and Sales costs required to acquire a new customer within a specific time. An average SaaS business spends 92% of their first-year revenue on customer acquisition. In other words, it takes 11 months to pay back their customer acquisition cost.

Acquisition 52

Acquisition Payments Scale SaaS Payments 52

User Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

TL;DR A SaaS conversion rate refers to the percentage of visitors who take a desired action on the website or in-app. SaaS conversion rate optimization is important to create the best customer experience that helps lower the customer acquisition cost and increase MRR. Four SaaS conversion rates are significant to focus on.

SaaS Payments 94

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments 94

User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

A good SaaS renewal strategy helps drive customer retention , increases the customer lifetime value , and improves your monthly recurring revenue. A proper SaaS renewal management system tracks user behavior to identify customers at risk of churning. This helps you to extract more revenue from the customer over their lifetime.

SaaS Payments 79

SaaS Payments Business SaaS Payment Solutions 79

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.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Methods Payment Features Payment Services 88

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.

Payments 147

Payments Embedded Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 147

FastSpring

JANUARY 21, 2020

There will come a situation where a customer may put the wrong card information on file, or their card may expire without them realizing, and leave you unable to take their subscription payment. Incorrect payment details can lead to one of the unspoken reasons behind customer losses in the SaaS industry—involuntary churn.

Payments 79

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Features Payment Services 79