Incredo

JUNE 25, 2019

Freemium business model is when you give your product to the users for $0, provide them with the basic value of your product for unlimited time but at the same time encourage them to become a paying customer in order to have access to more advanced features. Note that freemium model ? free trial.

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SaaSHolic

MAY 5, 2023

The article highlights the potential for Latin American startups to utilize AI to improve efficiency, generate global innovation and economy, and expand internationally. The article also emphasizes the importance of big ideas, patience, resilience, and support within the ecosystem for the success of Latin American startups.

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Sixteen Ventures

JULY 17, 2020

Read on to learn the answer… As a consultant to SaaS and Cloud providers that are looking to grow, I get asked what an acceptable SaaS churn rate is all the time. This article was originally written in 2013 and has been updated several times over the years. Is 5% a good monthly SaaS Churn Rate? And it likely will never be zero.

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OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The shift to cloud-based subscription models is creating even more value in a thriving sector. As more customer companies move to the cloud model and launch their own SaaS products, there’s room to create much more value. Embrace the cloud operating model. Four ways to drive value. Metrics will also change.

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Stax

MARCH 6, 2024

Physical and eCommerce product subscription businesses are expected to make up 45% of the market’s value. Users are used to recurring charges, and businesses are primed to take advantage. Recurring billing is a subscription payment model that automatically charges customers at regular intervals for access to a product or service.

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ProfitWell

MAY 15, 2020

It seems as though more and more companies are jumping on the cloud bandwagon…and for good reason. If you haven’t transitioned to SaaS yet, I promise moving to a cloud-based computing system sounds more complicated than it actually is. Simply, any company that sells software via a central, cloud-based system can be considered SaaS.

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OPEXEngine

MARCH 8, 2022

Here are 4 reasons why your SaaS business needs a tech stack built for the subscription-based business model. A modern accounting system is cloud-based, helping reduce IT costs and technology risks while improving productivity. This article was originally published on SageIntacct, and republished with permission.

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OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Or does it mean a complete overhaul of the technology environment, or moving everything to the cloud? Simply put, digital transformation is a catalyst for businesses to rethink the purpose, structure, and culture of the business. Or a competitor has introduced a new business model that’s disrupting your business.

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How To Buy Saas

APRIL 4, 2023

The factors influencing this meteoric rise are both complex and interlinked — increased internet accessibility, the development of cloud technology, and even the global pandemic have all played a part. For the purposes of this article, we’re going to focus on that last point — convenience — namely, your checkout process.

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SaaStr

MAY 27, 2023

Read the books and articles. A lot of young entrepreneurs are so earnest, they wear their strategy and business model on their sleeve. For example, I’ve hung on to some employees for too long, even when it’s become clear that the right decision for the business — and likely the individual — is to part ways.

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SmartKarrot

JULY 14, 2020

The B2B Tech world is booming with SaaS business models. As the applications run mostly in the cloud, they are often accessible both via a desktop version r with a web interface. Let us dive right into this article and explore the world of SaaS and its facets deeply. What Is the SaaS Business Model?

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

Editor’s Note: This article was first published on August 9, 2018. How to optimize your freemium model. Stories of ditching a freemium model. When is freemium the right strategy for your business? Is Freemium The Right Business Model? No business model is foolproof, of course.

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OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“Industry-Centric” SaaS business models offer an alternative SaaS company categorization to the “Customer-Centric” SaaS model, which is defined based on the “go-to-market” strategy used by a management team. Industry-Centric SaaS Models: Overview. Financial Profile of Vertical SaaS Businesses.

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OPEXEngine

JANUARY 25, 2022

Though the SaaS segment hasn’t emerged untouched from market-wide volatility, SaaS continues to attract high multiples and significant investment interest in companies with strong business models and strong growth rates. Article Sources: . in 2023 (the highest growth compared to other tech categories). Investment Scrutiny.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

One hundred-odd years later, the types of businesses driving the global economy may have changed, but the lesson stays the same: It’s about efficiency. 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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User Pilot

APRIL 10, 2023

Could freemium work for your SaaS business? That’s what we discuss in the article. Dropbox, Slack, and Grammarly are great examples of companies that have successfully harnessed the power of the freemium model to drive growth. Freemium is a business model which gives users free access to the product.

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Totango

MARCH 26, 2021

If you search Google, you’re likely to find every other article giving a slightly different opinion. In this article, we’ll paint a full picture that incorporates the latest technology and provides actionable advice for optimizing each stage of the customer lifecycle.

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ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

By almost all key metrics, now is a great time to get into the SaaS business model. Gartner is estimating that the cloud services industry as a whole will outpace the growth of overall IT services by a factor of three, with SaaS making up $143.7 28% of IT spending will shift to the cloud by 2022. billion by 2022.

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Chargify

AUGUST 9, 2017

A McKinsey Quarterly article points out, “while the consumer’s adoption of fitness bands and connected household appliances might generate more media buzz, the potential for business usage is much greater.”. Why IoT + Subscription Business Models = Success. Benefits Of IoT Subscription Businesses.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

When choosing the right billing software for your subscription businesses, there are many things to consider. This article explains the differences and benefits of each tool so you can get back to the work you need to do. Also, each platform is supportive of companies that operate on SaaS business models and subscription services.

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Totango

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Organizations across all industries were forced to completely change business models they’d followed for decades in just a matter of days. Changing the Customer Success Game. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down, seemingly overnight. Get started for free today!

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

That’s a 5x growth in six years, and it is estimated to reach $171 billion in 2022, continuing to dominate the cloud services market. This article was written by Mike Beach, Chargebee’s CFO, and originally published on CFO Dive, and republished with permission. But this kind of hypergrowth doesn’t happen overnight.

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The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

There are several reasons for this, but one of the most significant is the paid subscription model that virtually eliminates advertising. This article discusses some of the most successful video streaming providers and the considerable differences between them. YouTube’s AVOD business model takes away from the viewer’s experience.

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ProfitWell

AUGUST 28, 2019

BlueJeans , world leader in cloud video conferencing, is bursting at the seams with its latest good news. G2 Crowd , a peer-to-peer review site for business software awarded BlueJeans first place in the Enterprise Results Index for Video Conferencing, beating out SkypeBusiness and Zoom. Good News for BlueJeans.

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Valuize Consulting

MAY 11, 2022

In this article, they share how leaders from these large enterprises are optimizing their digital engagement strategy to maximize customer value and reveal how you can leverage your team, tools and processes to accelerate scale and Net Dollar Retention in your organization.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

That’s what caught our eye in one of Andy Raskin’s latest articles on Medium, titled: The Real Housewives of Tech. In a similar realm, Dell Technologies is offering business clients more flexible, on-demand buying options for products like servers and personal computers—seeking to counter the lure of cloud services from Amazon and Microsoft.

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ProfitWell

MAY 18, 2020

In an article by Inc. Hiring without money in the bank presented a challenge, but she said offering part-time hours or equity in the business was a good solution. Twilio , cloud communications platform, also found success after launching in the midst of a financial crisis. At first, Netflix seemed like a radical business model.

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Valuize Consulting

MARCH 31, 2020

Even in today’s ‘born in the cloud’ companies, these walls still exist. The business model du jour was upfront recognition of perpetual software license revenue and upfront billing for multi-year service contracts. These organizations are hiring staff who have lived within the walls for their entire careers. Sound familiar?

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How SaaS Works

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Introduction The software-as-a-service business model appeals to companies of all sizes from tiny startups to massive Fortune 500 companies. All of these SaaS focused articles/podcasts/presentations have given us both invaluable help as well as contradictory advice as to what are best practices.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

And in the course of doing that, I think I really discovered and fell in love with SaaS as a business model and it really doubled down on my interest in data analytics. You go through your Buzzfeed article of 10 mistakes new entrepreneurs make, we can walk down that list and check them off one by one like yep, we did that.

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SaaStock

MARCH 29, 2019

This gives you four basic types of ideas: Scalable Growth: that’s the ideas you’re currently using as a foundation for your business model, they require a lot of company resources, but they’re tested and provide high ROI. Categories include CRM, group chat and security systems whereas trends include AI, cloud and Blockchain.

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BetterCloud

AUGUST 16, 2018

Also, two must-have links are the G Suite Status Dashboard and the Cloud Connect Community. NOTE: The Cloud Connect Community routinely identifies outages before they are posted on the App Status page. Over-the-air television is free in the US because it is an advertising-supported revenue model. Know your vectors!

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Full Session

DECEMBER 4, 2022

It’s a crucial indicator of how well your business is performing. It gives you a clue on what’s not working with your customer retention strategy and can indicate other business model issues. Let’s discuss what FullSession can do for your business. Let’s start by defining the customer churn analysis.

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User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

This article will look at the most successful SaaS companies, so you can decide if you want to invest in them for your business. Cloud computing offers three main service models: SaaS for ready-to-use software, PaaS for application development frameworks, and IaaS for scalable virtualized computing resources.

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ChurnZero

JULY 12, 2019

The subscription-based business model is rooted in the value your solution offers. I’m creating this article in Google Docs. Both solutions are cloud-based. But at the beginning of this article, we mentioned that the UX during the onboarding stage is connected to long-term churn as well. Provide Value. Why is that?

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Clouded Judgement

AUGUST 2, 2023

Before we dive in, here’s a simple graphic to illustrate the normal IPO process / timeline that I’ll go into detail on in this article: Step 1: The “Bakeoff” Many of you have probably heard of this term. Business model, margin structure, unit economics, etc all factor into which multiple the company “deserves.”

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Since its introduction, the SaaS business model has grown in popularity and transformed many industries. Why are SaaS software adoption rates among businesses so high? These features make it easier for SaaS users to scale their businesses as they expand and help them run more productive businesses.

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