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. Our team is in Room 111. Dare I say SaaS.

Scale 121

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 121

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. You may be thinking, “How bad can it be?” Think about that.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 105

FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

Ryan Austin had VP-level experience in training when he decided to start a consulting business to help enterprise-level companies with their corporate learning and development initiatives. Ryan and his team noticed so many inefficiencies across the L&D workflows. “It They were acquired by private equity.

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments VP of Engineering 105

Chargify

APRIL 23, 2019

The “primary risk [during pre-startup] is the failure to design a business plan and strategy that will enable the company to become profitable as it makes sales and earns revenue. If you seem to be gaining traction, now would be a good time to solve the problem of recurring billing, which most SaaS business models rely on.

Scale 74

Scale SaaS Payments Scaling Payment Services 74

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

What ratio of revenue is healthy for professional services to account for? Here’s what Eyal and Megan talk about: How to develop software faster. What sort of terms make them less beneficial for the vendor? * How does Vikas think about professional services? What is a good margin for professional services? Missed the session?

SaaS Payments 139

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. What do I need funding for? John Doherty of Credo.

Finance 111

Finance Startup SaaS Payments Payment Methods 111

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. Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020.

Payments 124

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 124

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Or maybe ARR, depending on your model. Average Revenue per Customer. It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. The second constituent there is the developer. Why do developers love SaaS products?

SaaS Payments 235

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 235

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

And with the field having undergone a couple of “ knockout expansion years ,” with more revenue pouring into SaaS than ever, it has never been a better time for a young SaaS company. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing.

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Opt for the Paystack checkout process so that you may have a loyal customer base that would be willing to get products from your platform. Also, for eCommerce businesses that use Shopify, yet cannot find a plugin to integrate with Paystack, SubscriptionFlow has good news for them.

Payment Methods 59

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments Payment Services 59

Baremetrics

JANUARY 12, 2022

You take all of your assets , liabilities , revenues , expenses , investments, etc. These projections are built on many assumptions, from your hiring plan to your expected monthly recurring revenue (MRR) growth. However, not having a good idea of how much money is entering or exiting your business over time is always bad!

Payment Services 95

Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 95

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Integrity Selling for the 21st Century. Strategy and Process. Sales Development and Prospecting. The Sales Development Playbook. Sales Development and Prospecting. The Sales Development Playbook. Predictable Revenue. The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. Sales Models and Fundamentals.

Scale 141

Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Payment Methods 141

Sales Hacker

MAY 9, 2019

Once you understand how to create a fair compensation plan for your sales team, you can check out some examples: Sales Development Rep (SDR) Compensation Plan Example. It ties payment to the achievement of specific objectives that have been pre-determined and communicated to the employees that are on the incentive plan.

Compensation 103

Compensation Sales Hiring Development Team Review Sales Recruiting 103

SmartKarrot

MAY 13, 2022

Big Data – disrupted the traditional decision-making patterns of businesses. 3D printing – disrupted the production process of many manufacturing industries. Blockchain – disrupting banking and finance for businesses. Mobile Payments – disrupting the transactions between businesses and customers.

B2B 10

B2B Artificial Intelligence Payment Services Social Media 10

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2019

We looked at the world in 2008, 2009, and we said, “How come it’s almost impossible to connect two companies to do business, especially if they have complex business processes, but we can all connect as consumers on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, every single day we want to do business?”

Payment Solutions 154

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 154