FastSpring

JANUARY 23, 2025

Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. So it’s a marketplace, it’s a platform. And the biggest difference between the two of those statements is one, low value to sort of medium and high value, and then two, the actual service layer built into the technology underneath the hood.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 15, 2020

No AI solution will understand your brand tone better than your marketing team, and you’d be taking a huge leap of faith if you let bots write your code. ADP is a well-known and highly reputable payroll service provider that can organize your payroll information and automate calculations. 2 Bookkeeping. 4 User support.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Their solutions span a wide range of verticals: from E-commerce, HR and Health to collaboration, infrastructure and AI. The platform integrates with 100+ shipping services and ensures discounts for many of them. It is a cloud-based platform that offers the services of Asia’s top AI assistant for hotel staff – Gaia.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Methods 225

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 30, 2020

This is a complete guide to choosing the right affiliate network for your platform, including what an affiliate network is, why you should consider joining one, and a rundown of the top networks on the market. These networks often offer reporting tools, training, and other resources to help you become a successful affiliate marketer.

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SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

We conducted intensive market research with SaaS practitioners across LatAm to dig into the reasons behind the region’s hypergrowth, and worked with the progressive global VCs who are fuelling the SaaS boom to understand the key players and the scope of the opportunity. He served as National Director for Marketing in both places.

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Technical Review Scale Entrepreneurship Sales Hiring 207

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

I’m referring to the full spectrum of business execution, from product management to design to engineering to marketing to sales to support and all the other functions needed to scale a business. Basic marketing and selling at a global scale is becoming easy too. How can your business win market dominance and survive?

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Outsourcing Services Software Review Software Outsourced Development 224

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 26, 2024

Subscribe now ServiceNow Kicks Off Q4 Earnings Season ServiceNow kicked off Q4 earnings season on Wednesday (they are almost always the first software company to report), and I thought I’d dig in to see if they left any clues for what we should expect for the broader software market. The Gen AI investments are coming.

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How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A powerful CRM helps organize customer data, streamline sales pipelines, and automate marketing ultimately boosting revenue. With the CRM market booming (projected to reach $40+ billion globally), selecting the best platform for your needs is more important than ever. Lets dive in!

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The Angel VC

AUGUST 25, 2017

We will continue to focus on two business models: SaaS and marketplaces SaaS We use a broad definition of SaaS. As a rule of thumb, we’re looking for markets that consist of at least 3,000 whales ($1M ACV), 30,000 elephants ($100k ACV), 300,000 deer ($10k ACV) or 3M rabbits ($1k ACV). What’s important is the right founder/market fit.

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Investment Marketplace as a Service Blockchain Machine Learning 118

SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

Pendo announced a new offering aimed to help startup companies accelerate product-market fit, and prove that product traction to early stage investors. According to Blissfully’s report: The typical mid-market company uses 185 different apps. You can click here to watch the brief, useful video and/or scan the announcements below.

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Sales Hiring Scale Payment Features Marketplace as a Service 224

FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

Across markets, companies were “taking big data sets and visualizing them in interesting ways to create user experiences.” Thanks to massive technological advances happening in big data and AI, Justin saw new possibilities for improved user experiences with a brand. Experience is the keyword here. Justin explained.

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Unbounce

JUNE 23, 2023

Here’s a question that pretty much every marketer is pondering (and maybe losing some sleep over): What does the future hold for marketing in a world of AI tools ? Will AI ever be able to replace marketers—or even an entire marketing team (gulp)? 00:00:00] Pete: Hey marketers. Episode 2: What If? [00:00:00]

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Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

Its the third-party service that serves as the link between the payment gateway, acquiring bank, and issuing bank or card network. That said, lets dive into the different types of eCommerce payment solutions: Hosted payment gateways Hosted payment gateways are provided by a payment service provider (PSP).

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Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 88

User Pilot

MAY 23, 2023

The rise of AI is grabbing headlines across the globe at the moment and the world of customer experience is no less. In this article, we’re going to unpack how AI customer experience can completely transform how people engage with your SaaS. Using AI and machine learning within your SaaS can bring huge benefits.

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SaaStock

MARCH 26, 2019

Metatext offers a solution to help SaaS entrepreneurs to automate business processes such as customer services, marketing and insights. The startup is comprised of expert researchers from academia and financial markets. Elevator pitch : Digital entrepreneurs have many daily tasks that consume time and energy. Founded : 2018.

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FastSpring

APRIL 3, 2025

Mistakes to avoid (like overusing AI or oversharing on social media). Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. With over 15 years of marketing and communications experience, Rachel now channels her passion for people and the web into building strong personal brands for her clients.

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Crafty CTO

JUNE 18, 2025

My live experience at the AI Engineer World’s Fair 2025 in San Francisco could be summarized as “extremely intense.” I hope these notes help you get a sense of the energy, trends, and ideas shaping the future of AI and AI Engineering. Excellent overview of the state of AI, the pace of progress, trends.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 28, 2020

Here are five quick takeaways: One of Aircall’s superpowers is that it built an App Marketplace – and then opened it up for partners to build their own integrations. Today, more than 60% of the tools on the marketplace have been built by third parties. Short on time? That’s the power of becoming a platform. What’s going on?

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

More deals are about gaining access to new capabilities or markets. No one wants to be late to market. Yes, the tech giants could develop the software these micro startups are making, but by the time it’s ready for market, a competitor might have rolled a similar product out and taken all the glory. Micro Acquire.

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Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 145

Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Companies that prepare for and embrace the changes AI brings will thrive. So, what does the short-term future of AI for sales look like, and how can you begin using AI to beat the competition ? The potential future of AI for sales. How you can use AI today. The Potential Future of AI for Sales.

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Trint

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Platforms such as Facebook allow direct communication with your customers and the marketplace section allows for seamless selling of goods without the need for a website. Voice-activation has even opened businesses to new opportunities thanks to Apple’s integrated AI, Siri. Siri has multiple features that can help business owners.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It also integrates with other tools in your business’s tech stack so you can work seamlessly with other customer-facing teams – like marketing, sales, and product – to help, delight, and retain customers all from one inbox. Reporting and AI-powered conversational insights. Obviously we’re a little biased ?? Team Inbox.

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Technical Review Customer Support Payment Methods Payment Solutions 249

Natalia Luneva

APRIL 24, 2025

PayFac as a Service lets companies add payment processing to their platforms. Key Takeaways PayFac as a Service reduces PayFac setup time from years to days, slashing costs by millions. What Is PayFac-as-a-Service PayFac-as-a-Service is a new way for businesses to handle payments. each year since 2018.

Merchant Services 40

Merchant Services PayFac as a Service Payment Services Marketplace as a Service 40

How To Buy Saas

APRIL 19, 2024

In recent years, Software as a Service (SaaS) has revolutionized the way businesses operate, offering scalable solutions accessible over the internet. This shift has not only transformed internal business operations but has also significantly impacted external market dynamics.

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User Pilot

MARCH 5, 2025

Integrations with other tools: Does it integrate with CRM, marketing automation, and other essential business applications? Self-service support: Userpilot empowers you to build and customize in-app resource center code-free. Customization options: Can you tailor the platform to match your brand identity and specific needs?

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SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2021

Marten Mickos: We heard here that the cloud business has a combined market cap already of over a trillion dollars. So the whole world of software as a service and cloud has just exploded and will continue to grow enormously. And if we look at the specifics of the word SaaS, software as a service.

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Outsourcing Services Marketplace as a Service Outsourced Development Scale 158

User Pilot

JULY 24, 2023

Are you looking for Zendesk integrations to boost the efficiency of your self-service customer support? SmileBack is a feedback app designed for helpdesk solutions so you can evaluate your customer support services effectively. As of 21 July 2023, there are 1,503 integrations in the Zendesk marketplace.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

At LendUp, it was because we were in the subprime lending space and we were trying to not screw people over, unlike the rest of the market. So to illustrate this, I want to talk about getting deep product/market fit, and specifically one story of a founder that I admire by the name of Parker Conrad that he has told in the past.

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TrackStreet

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Today’s challenging market has brands facing declining sales volumes and tightening margins. Through a new partnership, MikMak and TrackStreet address these pain points by empowering brands to optimize every marketing dollar. In 2024 alone, MikMak launched a number of major enhancements to MikMak 3.0,

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How To Buy Saas

MAY 21, 2025

Whether youre a startup , an SMB , or a global enterprise , the right ATS can streamline your recruitment process, save time, and help attract top talent in a competitive market. Importantly, ATS platforms have evolved with AI-driven features , diversity and bias reduction tools , and deep analytics to meet todays hiring challenges.

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User Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

ActiveCampaign is one of the best SaaS marketing tools. Intercom is the best AI-powered chatbot software. AI writing assistant : Once an in-app message is drafted, the built-in AI tool helps refine the copy by rephrasing words or shortening phrases for brevity and clarity. AI writing assistant in Userpilot.

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Scale Scaling Software Review Social Media 104

Neil Patel

APRIL 22, 2021

Advancements in the advertising industry have led to data-driven methods to promote and market your business. This guide will share everything you need to know about this latest marketing trend and how to leverage it for your business. Programmatic buying is supported on numerous ad networks and marketing channels.

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User Pilot

MAY 27, 2025

You play a vital role at the intersection of GTM, Product, Design, Data Science, Marketing, and Engineering – reimagining self-service in the age of AI. A PM with a good understanding of modern AI trends and needs, especially on the enterprise level. This role is based in San Francisco, CA.

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User Pilot

JULY 9, 2024

Are you looking to map your customer journey for marketing automation purposes? Salesforce : Best customer experience software for AI-powered personalized marketing automation. Hubspot : Best for comprehensive inbound marketing, sales, and customer service solutions. Research the available options.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

For such a complex system to run smoothly, all departments: sales, marketing, support, and accounting need to be connected and communicate in real-time. An established marketplace is a sign that you’ll have the integrations you need in the future. Key features: All-in-one CRM platform with sales, marketing and support capabilities.

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Payment Solutions Enterprise Scale Payments 112

Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 11, 2024

Over the last decade, we’ve seen record growth in player demand driven by several tailwinds, including: the rise of mobile and emerging markets, new business models like free-to-play and subscriptions, transmedia storytelling, and much more. The games industry has a cost problem.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Software as a Service (SaaS) has made business software more accessible by offering cloud-based, on-demand access to a range of solutions, from project management and collaboration to sales and marketing. Target market focus Horizontal and vertical SaaS each target a very different customer base. What is Horizontal SaaS?

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