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The Critical Question Facing Web3 Infrastructure Startups

Tom Tunguz

When I hosted this blog on Amazon Web Services, I used 5 products. One invoice. I would pay each product provider in their own token: one for storage, compute, caching/CDN, email subscription management, etc. That’s much more work than the automatic credit card payment with AWS.

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ISVs vs SaaS: What’s the Difference?

Stax

Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service Providers (SaaS) operate within the same market, thus creating a push-and-pull revenue dynamic. SaaS companies deliver software applications over the internet on a subscription basis, simplifying access and management for users. Learn More What are ISVs?

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Our New Transparent Pricing Dashboard: Where Your Money Goes When You Buy a Buffer Subscription

Buffer Resources

We’ve shared a number of parts of Buffer’s business transparently over the years — and one piece we’ve always wanted to expand on is where your money goes when you pay for a Buffer subscription. Our Average Sale Price (ASP) in 2014 was $13, while our total Operating Costs were $3,575,897.

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FastSpring at Game Developers Conference 2024!

FastSpring

The GDC Expo showcases the latest game development tools and services from leading technology companies such as AWS, Epic, and Google. We handle every payment need from subscription management to tax collection, remittance and more so your business can go farther, faster. Schedule a demo now or at GDC 2024 in person!

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Thanks to Bee, ChartMogul, Maast, SecureFrame, and StratusGreen for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual 2023!

SaaStr

ChartMogul is an analytics platform to help you run your subscription business. Our mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with a strong emphasis on good design and ease of use. Embedded finance has everything to do with the flow of money.

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Join FastSpring at SaaS North 2023!

FastSpring

It is the largest in-person event in the country—2,000+ attendees, 800+ companies, and 100+ speakers—along with features such as Betakit Keynote Stage, AWS Pitchfest, Workspaces Tradeshow. Our platform includes branded localized checkout, subscription management, and so much more. Schedule a demo now or at SaaS North in person!

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Is it Really ARR? In 2021+, Yes. As Long As NRR is > 100%

SaaStr

50% revenue from software (recurring), 50% from payments (not-recurring). . And half from fees on transactions it processes: Is this all really ARR? You pay a subscription for websites to help you sell stuff. Fast forward to day, Merchant Solutions is a much larger share of revenue than software subscriptions.