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. The opportunity is to leverage that trust factor to drive customer acquisition, and it has worked for us.

Payments 110

Payments Forecasting Payment Services Payment Solutions 110

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. This often happens when your setup requires complex integrations that are difficult to maintain.

Merchant Services 138

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 138

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?

Payment Solutions 82

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 82

Payrix

MARCH 20, 2024

Among the most recent strategies proving successful for software companies is Embedded Payments. In fact, a recent report from IDC estimates that by 2030, 74% of global digital payments will be processed through platforms owned by non-financial institutions, including software companies.

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Payments Embedded Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 147

FastSpring

MARCH 9, 2022

We’ll also include some bonus tips to help you with strategies beyond the page design — including packaging, optimizing pricing for LTV, and more. 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. The place to upgrade to a paid plan.

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SaaS Payments Pricing Payments Payment Methods 130

FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

In part two, we’ll cover five churn-prevention strategies that have been successful in other SaaS businesses. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks Part II: 5 Proven Strategies for Reducing SaaS Churn Part III: Churn Definitions and Additional Resources. In part one, we cover benchmarks and common churn formulas. Table of Contents.

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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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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Micro startup acquisitions. In this guide, we’ll discuss the benefits of buying and selling a micro startup, the trends changing M&R strategy, and the top tools you can use to sell (or buy) your startup. Micro Startup Acquisitions: What Are They, and Why Should I Care? Your exit strategy timeline is A LOT shorter.

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Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 144

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.

Payments 56

Payments Business Model Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 56

Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Most companies have a primary acquisition loop that drives this scalable growth, and unfortunately, there aren’t that many acquisition loops that really scale. And you start being able to acquire more of them in a scalable way i.e. an acquisition loop. In fact, they complain more, because they like the product enough to care.

Payments 63

Payments Scale Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team 63

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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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.

Payment Solutions 345

Payment Solutions Payments New CTO Payment Services 345

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.

Payment Features 88

Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2024

Todd Harris knows how to leverage effective video game marketing strategies to get games in front of players. 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.

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Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service Payment Solutions Payments 186

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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Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 122

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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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments New CTO 228

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. CAC is an important metric for growing businesses to determine profitability and efficiency. In other words, it takes 11 months to pay back their customer acquisition cost.

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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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Payments Merchant Services Embedded Payments Payment Services 100

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. Putting together a winning strategy is tricky, but not impossible.

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Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments 100

User Pilot

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Free trials can impact cash flow and revenue generation, especially if a significant portion of trial users don’t convert into paying customers. This article explores 15 strategies to help you achieve that. TL;DR A free trial is a sales strategy that allows prospective customers to use your product for a limited time.

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SaaS Payments Payment Methods Strategy Payment Solutions 79

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

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. What is CAC payback?

SaaS Payments 94

SaaS Payments Customer Lifetime Value Payment Solutions Acquisition 94

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. Want to Reduce Your Churn?

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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. Subscription businesses rely on their sales and marketing teams to bring money into the company in two ways: by selling new subscriptions and by selling upgrades to existing subscribers.

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Payments Revenue SaaS Payments Payment Services 91

ProfitWell

MARCH 25, 2020

Acquisition is the weakest growth lever. We studied the levers—acquisition, retention, and monetization—of 512 SaaS companies. We found that monetization and retention have much higher revenue impacts than acquisition when considering the same level of impact across each growth lever. Convert more sales.

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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?

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 184

Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

How fast could a SaaS business grow on paid acquisition? If the business decided today to sprint and acquire as many customers as possible? on the balance dedicated to customer acquisition. Assume zero net churn and no impact of the crush of new customers on sales or support. Let’s take a startup with $1.2M

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

SaaS revenue is expected to reach $143.7 As such, many SaaS businesses are opting for the latter. AI Integrations. Figuring out optimal pricing is always a challenge, but in young industries like SaaS, even the pricing strategies are often experimented with frequently. Finally, we have customer acquisition cost.

SaaS Payments 66

SaaS Payments Trends Merchant Services Payments 66

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Most online businesses use a customer relationship management ( CRM ) software package and/or payment processor to manage their billings because handling many customers across regions by hand is difficult, and in a competitive market there is no room for errors. For many SaaS enterprises, Stripe is the payment processor of choice.

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Payment Services Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments 96

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 10, 2021

It is not enough to just get as many eyes on your site as possible (although that is nice)—you need to get those visitors with needs that your platform meets. Whatever marketing strategy you choose, use Baremetrics to monitor your sales data. Baremetrics makes it easy to collect and visualize all of your sales data.

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Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Marketing 98

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. moment faster. #3: Want to reduce customer churn?

SaaS Payments 91

SaaS Payments Churn Underperforming Technical Team Payment Methods 91

Incredo

DECEMBER 3, 2019

And here are the best answers we have received. #1 Denis Lunev Founder at DepositFix , Payment Integration for HubSpot “ The most expensive time of year to advertise on Google and Facebook is Black Friday and Christmas. Secondly, you’ll need to plan a seasonal social media strategy. What does it mean for your SaaS?

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments Social Media 204

Buffer Resources

MARCH 5, 2024

The customers who did find our product loved it, but sales were slow, and working with big distributors and retailers was challenging for our small company. On the financial side, distributors took a chunk of our already tight margins, and the 90-day payment terms from most retailers made cash flow difficult.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Scale 79

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Chief Technical Officer : Responsible for outlining the company’s technological vision, implementing technology strategies, and ensuring that the technological resources are aligned with the company’s business needs. Before the hiring process, take some time to decide on your current needs and hire as your company grows.

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Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 93

CustomerSuccessBox

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The success of your business goes hand in hand with the success of your customer. For so many years, SaaS has focused so strongly on the acquisition that they have been blind to other aspects of the customer journey. This is highlighted by the fact that the onboarding process is when 50% of the churn happens. million dollars.

Payments 52

Payments Customer Success SaaS Payments Revenue 52

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For customers, the process of looking for apps to download usually takes place in one of the four leading app marketplaces; Google Play, Apple App Store , Windows Store, and the Amazon App Store. The company’s move to circumvent Apple’s App Store policies with its app Fortnite triggered a lawsuit in the process. Let’s go ??.

Payment Methods 124

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Merchant Services SaaS Payments 124

Tom Tunguz

JULY 15, 2019

Design is next, followed by Sales and Finance. HR and Sales dominated, with IT a close third. Open source remains a viable customer acquisition strategy despite the threat from the cloud vendors; Amazon in particular. Applications are software used by business users. Engineering barely made the list.

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Enterprise Payments Payment Solutions SMB 194