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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. While they operate under different business models, ISVs and SaaS share similarities in software development, cross-platform accessibility, and industry reach.

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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024

FastSpring

Depending on your needs, sellers may run into a number of potential limitations with the Paddle platform: Paddle doesn’t accept as many alternative payment methods as other MoR partners. Paddle is less experienced than other MoR partners. FastSpring is a more experienced, knowledgeable partner for your SaaS business.

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It’s Time to Raise Your Debt Facility: Execution Tactics for Founders

Andreessen Horowitz

The closing process typically takes about 4 weeks, which allows for legal documentation negotiation, account opening (if the lender is a bank), and the completion of all necessary compliance documents. It’s also important for companies to walk through their business model and demonstrate how they make money.

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Solving Hard(ware) Problems

Point Nine Land

The number of consumer electronics, appliances, and medical devices collecting sensitive data (and the regulatory and compliance scrutiny we apply to how they do it) is exploding, and I expect to see more software companies tackling these issues in the coming years. that most often can’t be met by copy pasting tooling from up the stack.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Crossbeam and Podium – January 10, 2020

SaaStr

Prior to Crossbeam, Bob founded Stitched, a powerful ETL service built for developers that was acquired by Talend in 2018. Prior to Crossbeam Bob founded Stitched, a powerful ETL service built for developers that was acquired by Talend in 2018. I worked at Insight Venture Partners right after college. Bob Moore: Yeah.

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Strategic Finance in Today’s Market: A Tactical Guide to Building & Scaling Your Team with IVP

SaaStr

IVP Partner Michael Miao explains, “The role and the scope of the modern finance team has changed dramatically in the last decade. Basics: The Building Blocks of the Finance Team To understand how finance teams impact an organization, it’s helpful to break down various functions and how they support the business.

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Managing Your Facility and Tools to Automate the Process

Andreessen Horowitz

If you’ve drawn on a line from your venture debt facility, money has been wired to your business banking account. Or if you’ve raised a warehouse, you can now fund and originate loans that will be repaid by a financing partner. Certain software and services providers have the ability to do all 3; other times the roles are divided.