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SaaS Is Growing Up: 4 Business Model Changes To Adopt with Notion Capital

SaaStr

PST, Stephanie Opdam, Partner at Notion Capital, shares four business model changes that will allow SaaS companies to build resilience and staying power over time. This is where traditional SaaS methods like subscription pricing only, driving growth through headcount only, or a pure sales GTM strategy only live. Apple hasn’t done any.

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5 Things to Know About Running a Capital Efficient Software Company

SaaSX

In the simplest terms, capital efficiency means growing profitably , without overinvesting to land customers and drive revenue. The rule of 40 states that at scale, a company’s revenue growth rate plus its profit margin should be at least 40. Revenue per Employee. That’s a revenue treadmill.

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A Detailed Comparison of Stripe vs. Paddle vs. FastSpring (With Reviews)

FastSpring

To help you choose between Stripe vs. Paddle vs. FastSpring, this guide compares: What areas of the payment lifecycle each one provides a solution for (e.g., payment processing, gathering and remitting taxes, and subscription management) and what additional software you’ll need to add to your tech stack.

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Understanding the Real Impact of Improving Customer Retention

ChurnZero

Did you know: For every 1% increase in revenue retention, a SaaS company’s valuation increases by 12% after five years? To better understand the impact, we had Rob Belcher, Managing Director at SaaS Capital share benchmarking data from their eighth annual survey of private B2B SaaS companies.

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Rules to Run Your SaaS Business By

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

It’s a simple calculation to help you quickly and easily understand the health of a SaaS business. The rule states that a businesses annual revenue growth rate, plus its profit should equal 40%. To manage discounting effectively you need some guiding principles and a process in place. Retention trumps acquisition.