Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This is part two of a three part series on sequencing business models. Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 15, 2024

Recurring payments have been a boon for both payers and receivers. Numerous benefits are associated with recurring payments, which is why the popularity of recurring payment apps has been increasing consistently. One key reason could be the popularity of subscription-based business models in various sectors.

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Stax

MARCH 6, 2024

For businesses offering subscriptions, memberships, retainers, and other recurring services, recurring billing is a powerful solution to streamline processes and ultimately enhance revenue generation. Consider this: Consumers are already conditioned to the subscription model. Learn More What is Recurring Billing?

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Features 88

FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most subscription billing platforms let you: Automate invoicing and payments. Customize and manage one or more subscription and trial models. Provide a self-service portal to customers so they can manage their accounts (including payment information, seats, and more). Fraud prevention and chargebacks. FastSpring.

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

Long before the digital age, newspaper and magazine companies have been using the subscription model to create and retain a consistent readership for their publications. This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries.

Payment Features 88

Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

Panintelligence

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ask anyone in Fintech SaaS about the shifts of the last 18 months and you’ll hear stories about investment shortages, rising churn rates, and market consolidation. This presents a significant challenge to Fintech SaaS founders. Our latest Fintech SaaS series intends to find out. Gone are the days of the free-money era.

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SaaS Payments Payments Technical Review Payment Services 75

Stax

JANUARY 17, 2024

Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments are a type of electronic bank-to-bank payment system in the US. Unlike payments facilitated by card networks like Visa or Mastercard, ACH payments are managed by a body called the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). Let’s get started.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 88

FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

As a startup with only two or three people, it would be absolutely impossible to go international without this kind of platform.” Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your business internationally? Selling internationally is key to their business model. Here’s why. Paddle offers it.

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 147

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This is part two of a three part series on sequencing business models. Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

Marketplace as a Service 52

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 52

Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Accepting this fact, many businesses shifted to this business model and multiplied their revenue within a short period of time. Next, these subscription businesses need to plan and go for scaling subscriptions. To turn a challenge into an opportunity, you must have a flexible billing model. But what’s next?

Scale 52

Scale Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Services 52

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. Luckily, like most complex processes and tasks, it can be simplified.

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Payment Solutions Merchant Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

Stax

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

FIS Global reports that in Norway, Sweden, and other Scandinavian countries, more than 90% of transactions processed at point-of-sale (POS) in 2023 were cashless. The writing on the wall is clear—businesses need to start accepting digital payments and software providers need to start offering payment services one way or another.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 88

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet.

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Baremetrics

DECEMBER 28, 2020

If you’re running a subscription or SaaS business, you know that at the end of the day your chief metric is monthly recurring revenue (MRR). MRR gives your company that forward looking measurement and predictive revenue to actually grow your business. Introducing: a successful dunning process. Let’s be real.

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Baremetrics

JANUARY 12, 2022

This article is one such list, where we take a deep dive into cash flow modeling for SaaS businesses and the software that can help you do it. Cash flow modeling is a necessary but complicated task. You take all of your assets , liabilities , revenues , expenses , investments, etc. What is cash flow modeling?

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Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 95

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Liabilities are settled through the transfer of funds, goods, or services to the party to which they’re owed. Sign up for the Baremetrics free trial and start seeing more into your subscription revenues now. When is it acceptable for SaaS companies to generate liabilities? What are other typical liabilities for SaaS companies?

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 21, 2021

We’ll also share an example of a cash flow statement to bring the concept to life and provide some tips for SaaS businesses seeking to simplify and streamline their cash flow statement activities. Benefits of cash flow planning for SaaS businesses SaaS-specific cash flow problems 1. Customer churn 4.

Payment Solutions 97

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods Software Review 97

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Chargebee for your online payment processing needs? Stripe supports online payments for e-commerce businesses, while Chargebee helps SaaS companies set up and manage their recurring payments. For example, you can integrate Chargebee with Stripe accept payments through the Stripe payment gateway.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Interested in learning more about how your SaaS, software, video game, or other digital goods business can partner with FastSpring and let us worry about the taxes? WP Engine, we’re the world’s most trusted platform for WordPress. And it’s easy from an integration standpoint. My name is David Vogelpohl.

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Baremetrics

MAY 13, 2021

Cash flow modelling software lets you use historical data from a time period to develop a forecast of your incoming cash from revenue. For SaaS businesses, you use your contraction monthly recurring revenue (MRR) , churn, and average revenue per customer in addition to other transaction data to predict your future cash flow.

Payment Services 78

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 78

ProfitWell

AUGUST 27, 2019

You’ve just landed the biggest customer in your SaaS company’s history, adding tens of thousands of dollars to your income in a single sale. After the cash lands in your account (and after you’ve cleaned up from the inevitable champagne-and-pizza party), you’ll no doubt want to update your accounts to reflect your newfound revenue.

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Payments Revenue SaaS Payments Payment Services 40

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

There are many SaaS products , but knowing that, how do you choose the best? This article will look at the most successful SaaS companies, so you can decide if you want to invest in them for your business. TL;DR A SaaS product delivers software remotely, reducing the need for local installation, maintenance, and updates.

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ProfitWell

JULY 20, 2020

Unfortunately for SaaS companies, bookkeeping is hectic and is often plagued by such inconsistencies and mistakes. Why SaaS financial audits prove different. SaaS companies run on a dynamically different business model compared to traditional companies. Long-term payment structures.

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SaaS Payments Deferred Revenue Payment Solutions Payment Services 59

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

When it comes to your unique payment processing needs as a growing business, which is better— Stripe vs. Authorize.net ? But which is better for your business? Currency Conversions Stripe is able to process more than 135 different types of currencies, helping you take your business worldwide.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Merchant Services Software Review Technical Review 52

CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 25, 2021

Let’s see the process of acquiring new customers. Acquiring your customers is just a first step in the fruitful partnership process and retaining them is the next big thing. Financial Mathematics of a SaaS business model. SaaS business models are different from traditional business models.

Retention 52

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SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. Manual processes first. Dare I say SaaS.

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Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 159

ProfitWell

OCTOBER 30, 2019

On today’s episode, SaaS and big banks team up. We talk expansion revenue with Kajabi, and behind the scenes of this year’s Recur Boston conference with event master Erin Phinney. Big banks x SaaS. without hidden bank fees, difficult wire transfers, and the like. This really comes down to expansion revenue.

Payments 40

Payments Payment Methods Payment Services SaaS Payments 40

Chargify

APRIL 23, 2019

There are specific stages a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company moves through during its life cycle. Understanding which stage your SaaS business is in can help determine the appropriate time to scale to the next phase—and do so successfully. The four major SaaS life cycle stages we’ll cover: Pre-startup.

Scale 74

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Since the original version of this post from early 2017, we’ve worked with many more SaaS companies and a common theme has been moving companies from a starter template to a more robust financial model. A Modular Financial Model. The structure of a strong SaaS financial model should be wholly modular.

Deferred Revenue 111

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 13, 2022

45% of SaaS companies said they had some form of usage-based pricing, up from 34% in 2020. Fully embracing usage-based pricing rather than traditional seat-based subscriptions is analogous to making the transition from on-prem to SaaS in the first place. High interest rates will suck up government revenues.

Pricing 82

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SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2019

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. Dare I say SaaS. The exchange of value.

Scale 121

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 121

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Vikas made his way into the world of SaaS and came to be at the rocketship that is Kustomer. * Why does Vikas believe that a wave of SaaS incumbents are about to be displaced or disrupted? Why is it so crucial to invest in enablement in the early days? What is a good payback period? *

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SaaS Payments Cloud Technical Review Scale 139

Baremetrics

MAY 7, 2019

For example: Company A was funded by some of the founders’ savings, a small line of credit from the local bank, and profits from customers. Company C was funded by pre-orders from customers, a friends and family round, and then through revenue-based financing for a period of time. John Doherty of Credo.

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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

Founded in 2019, Cognota is the first and only LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development teams. There are now over 150 enterprise companies using the platform. EJ Brown 00:31 That was Ryan Austin, the founder and CEO of Cognota, the first and only LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development teams.

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ProfitWell

JANUARY 17, 2020

Over the past decade, ecommerce subscription companies have doubled down on the subscription model to monetize their relationships with customers. But starting an ecommerce subscription service isn’t an easy task. It’s one of the truest forms of monetized relationships. SaaS subscriptions.

Payment Methods 12

Payment Methods Payments Payment Features Merchant Services 12

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How can a simple offering be transformed into its own platform? Renaud Visage, Co-Founder of Eventbrite, and Romain Huet, Head of Developer Relations at Stripe, know what it takes to effectively evolve your offering into a platform without losing what made offering appealing in the first place. Want to see more content like this?

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