Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

This post is part of a continuing series evaluating the S-1s of publicly traded SaaS companies in order to better understand the core business and build a library of benchmarks that might be useful to founders. All of the businesses we’ve looked at in the past have been purely SaaS businesses.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. Our Guiding Principle: Our Software and SaaS Community Must Be Good for You in Order for It to Succeed.

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OPEXEngine

MAY 18, 2021

In this blog, we are looking at the business metrics that can be measured quantitatively and providing a few insights on how investors analyze them. We’ve talked to dozens of our SaaS customers, as well as investors to learn more about what is happening with these key metrics. SaaS Metric #2 – Growth Rate.

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Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

Before joining Worldpay for Platforms, he was CRO at Chargebee, a subscription revenue management platform that manages billing subscriptions and payments for companies throughout the world. During his tenure, Chargebee experienced high growth, scaling from processing about $3 billion in revenue to $13-14 billion.

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Stax

JUNE 20, 2024

The SaaS space is one of the most dynamic industries out there, which is why smart comapnies team up with strategic partners to drive growth and innovation. Enter ISVs, which play a crucial role in enhancing and extending the capabilities of SaaS solutions. Its purpose? To foster symbiotic relationships that drive mutual growth.

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Baremetrics

APRIL 1, 2021

When choosing a payments processor, businesses have a lot of goals in mind. In addition to keeping fees low, you want to make sure the service is reliable, fast, and able to offer your customers a smooth experience. So, when it comes to comparing platforms, major players like Stripe and Shopify Payments are likely to top your list.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 26, 2023

Thankfully, there are metrics you can use to expand your field of view and estimate how loyal your customers are. There are ten metrics you can use to measure customer loyalty. Send payment reminders both through email and in-app to prevent involuntary churn. Celebrate customer success with gamification.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

What GTM metrics should you track as a product marketer? That’s why we’re going to show you 12 of the most important product analytics metrics that you’ll need in order to measure your product success. There are 12 essential GTM metrics that every SaaS should know about: New user growth rate. Demo bookings.

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Baremetrics

JUNE 4, 2021

Baremetrics monitors 26 metrics, and on top of that offers 8 data boosting features so you can get more out of your metrics. If you want to see these metrics in action, you should sign up for the Baremetrics free trial. Annual Run Rate (ARR) This metric shows your current revenue projected out over 12 months.

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User Pilot

APRIL 24, 2024

SaaS renewals can be a breath-holding moment. TL;DR SaaS renewals includes the process of renewing a subscription to an online-hosted software service. TL;DR SaaS renewals includes the process of renewing a subscription to an online-hosted software service.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Conversion rate is one of the most important metrics to track in SaaS, and that’s why conversion rate optimization is an essential focus for growth in any business. Let’s look at the most essential metrics and tactics you can utilize to improve them. Four SaaS conversion rates are significant to focus on.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. It includes the latest and greatest SaaS pricing resources, as well as some timeless staples.

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Unbounce

AUGUST 7, 2024

/ Conversion optimization How to implement a conversion rate optimization (CRO) process By Josh Gallant and Garry Lee. The key word here is “process.” Effective CRO requires clearly established processes that you can follow to guide your testing and refinement. More blog posts by Garry Lee Why do you need a CRO process?

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While Stripe is indispensable for the average online business, providing many different tools, reports, and customizations that power online payment processing , when it comes to finding the billing history for Stripe customers, things are needlessly complicated. Stripe is a fully integrated suite of payment products.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 6, 2021

Stripe is a payment processing company but is also used to create reports. Close to 2 million websites use Stripe reports and the company holds a 18.54% market share in the payments processing category. In this article, we’ll compare Stripe metrics and Stripe reporting to what we offer at Baremetrics.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Shopify is a huge opportunity for developers looking to expand into the micro-SaaS space. To get the most out of the time and money invested into their apps, Shopify App Developers need to track the core metrics of their industry. What is a business metric? Use Baremetrics to calculate business metrics for Shopify Apps 6.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 10, 2022

How important is customer success KPIs to your SaaS business? Customer success metrics help you analyze how effectively you help customers gain value from your SaaS product. When measuring customer success metrics, it’s never only about the results. What is customer success in SaaS?

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Baremetrics

MARCH 15, 2021

Now let us have a look at the best business reporting solutions for SaaS businesses and how they can assist you in effective decision making. It tracks all subscription-related metrics such as Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) , Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), Churn Rate , etc. Table of Contents. Sisense pricing: Available on request.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For modern Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, the automobile is replaced by primarily digital and cloud-based solutions and software. And because of the digital nature of SaaS businesses and their subscription-based business models, the ability to collect data on how the company is performing is easier and faster than ever.

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 7, 2022

It’s undeniable that the SaaS model works differently and attracts revenue on a monthly or annual basis, unlike the on-premise software that deals with one-time payments. But with effective customer success, it’s possible to attain those extra gains from the SaaS revenue model. Stay tuned and read on to incur extra SaaS revenue.

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User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

Mastering SaaS renewals’ best practices can transform a routine administrative task into a strategic opportunity to drive customer success and propel your business toward sustainable growth. TL;DR The SaaS renewal process involves a series of actions on/before the renewal date that lead to a customer’s renewal.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

When discussing the financial metrics for a SaaS company, revenue vs. profit is among the most common comparisons encountered. When a SaaS product or service has been developed, tracking the ROI (return on investment) involves always keeping revenue vs. profit at the top of mind. Table of Contents. What is revenue?

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 24, 2021

Pricing localization is a strategy where you present the price of your SaaS differently depending on where the customer lives. The same could also be true for your SaaS business. In our B2B SaaS Pricing Masterclass , we detail the importance of SaaS pricing and how to get it right for your audience.

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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. This model allowed me to work with dozens of SaaS startups using spreadsheets, while we built our financial modeling software Flightpath.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Account refers to a record of primary and background information about an individual or corporate customer, including contact data, preferred services, and transactions with your company. . Accounts Receivable refers to the amount of money yet to be collected from your customers who purchased a product or subscribed to a service.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 6, 2018

Spotify's recent F-1 filing is packed full of metrics and insights into both consumer subscriptions and the streaming music industry. This somewhat risky direct listing is likely to be a benchmark for other future public listings in 2018, with the likes of Airbnb predicted to follow suit if all goes to plan. year-over-year in Q4 2017).

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For a SaaS business to survive, it needs to track its business data. For a SaaS business to thrive, it needs to deeply understand what the business metrics mean for the state of the business. It is no wonder that so many companies choose to use a business metrics dashboard to help with data visualization and making insights.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

And SaaS analytics play a crucial part. Find out why SaaS analytics are important, which to track, and which tools are best for your subscription business. What are SaaS Analytics? SaaS analytics are analytics specific to the SaaS subscription industry. What are SaaS Analytics? ProfitWell Metrics.

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OPEXEngine

MAY 3, 2022

This SaaS metric is defined as the sum of Deferred Revenue and Backlog. Deferred Revenue for SaaS companies is the contractual obligation to deliver the SaaS product for the period invoiced. Public companies report this metric in their filings, but the use of the RPO as a key performance indicator is sporadic.

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FastSpring

JUNE 6, 2024

Xsolla is a merchant of record (MoR) payment provider that serves the video game industry. The platform includes a broad feature set that provides game developers with the infrastructure needed to sell online and accept online payments globally, without having to manage localization, sales tax and VAT, or fraud prevention on their own.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Cell phone and cable companies are famous for tacking on extra fees—helping to earn them the distinction as one of the industries with poor customer satisfaction and customer service score. This way you can avoid disappointing your customers or worse, catching them off guard with additional charges and causing them to abandon your service.

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OPEXEngine

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Last month, we spoke with Dominic Ballinger, director of FP&A and Integration at Sage , to discuss how the new business environment we’re in has affected them, how they’ve adapted, and what advice they have for their fellow SaaS and software community members. Small to mid-sized service companies.

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Baremetrics

MAY 4, 2020

When most SaaS companies talk about reducing churn, they’re usually referring to voluntary churn. The customers whose subscriptions end because their credit card payments failed and they never made up for the payment. dunning emails) to customers when their payments fail is your best bet at recovering that lost revenue.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 11, 2024

With so many options out there for consumers, the FinTech onboarding process is crucial for any FinTech company looking to set itself apart. A stellar FinTech onboarding process builds user trust , improves the customer experience , and reduces customer churn. Why focus on the FinTech onboarding process?

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Reducing the CAC payback period can help SaaS companies boost their financial performance and drive growth. This metric helps SaaS companies choose the most effective customer acquisition channels , diagnose inefficiencies in customer retention strategies , and inform pricing decisions. Let’s get right to it!

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ChurnZero

JUNE 19, 2020

To answer that and more, we invited SaaS Capital’s Managing Director, Rob Belcher, and Software Equity Group’s Managing Director, Allen Cinzori, to join us for a webinar. Speakers: Rob Belcher , Managing Director, SaaS Capital. Q: Does the importance of retention metrics vary by strategic buyers versus private equity (PE) buyers? .

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Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

These metrics help you understand two different things: Customer churn — the number of people you've lost. But which of these churn metrics should you use? Track churn metrics with greater precision with Baremetrics, the powerful metrics dashboard for data-driven subscription and SaaS businesses everywhere.

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