SaaStr

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

They learned the importance of sales tax compliance the hard way—when they had to pay millions in back taxes. When the company first began web app development and selling software-as-a-service in 2004, their business model wasn’t even called SaaS. It’s not hard to understand how Basecamp got this wrong.

New CTO 167

New CTO SaaS Sales CTO 167

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In this series, we have explored a variety of funding options for startups looking to launch a new financial product as well as terms to consider when negotiating your first warehouse facility. It’s also important for companies to walk through their business model and demonstrate how they make money.

Outsourcing Services 124

Outsourcing Services Software Review Scale Banking 124

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

How does a startup that launched during the financial crisis in 2008 become a unicorn company in 2019? It was initially compliance focus. If we combine it with a business model that nobody really understands, it’s just too much. It can order subscription. So it’s been awhile. I don’t understand.

Sales Hiring 183

Sales Hiring Scale Sales Recruiting Government 183

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

But as the college-dorm-room startup matures, there’s a fascinating twist to be found in the way it applies its new mission to Workplace, a B2B startup within the (former) startup. You really have to think of Workplace as a SaaS startup within Facebook. Workplace is about connecting people.

Scale 151

Scale Marketplace as a Service Mobile Sales Hiring 151

User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

Revenue-based valuations are more suitable for SaaS startups because it doesn’t take into account upfront investment which affects SDE or EBITDA negatively. Finally, accurate valuations are also important for regulatory compliance and taxation purposes. The metric is used by companies with quarterly or yearly subscription plans.

SaaS 105

SaaS Customer Lifetime Value Acquisition Metrics 105

OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

“Industry-Centric” SaaS business models offer an alternative SaaS company categorization to the “Customer-Centric” SaaS model, which is defined based on the “go-to-market” strategy used by a management team. When SaaS business models originated, the most successful venture-backed startups used a horizontal model.

Business Model 52

Business Model Business SaaS Scale 52

Baremetrics

MARCH 30, 2021

In this Chargebee vs. Recurly debate, we take a look at the best option for your business. These are some of the most revered apps when it comes to subscription billing platform and recurring payments management. Check out the Baremetrics free trial to get better analytics on your subscription customers.

Payment Features 95

Payment Features Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 95

Baremetrics

APRIL 2, 2021

In this Chargebee vs. Recurly debate, we take a look at the best option for your business. These are some of the most revered apps when it comes to subscription billing platform and recurring payments management. They are endowed with a load of integrations that come in handy in your subscription business.

Payment Features 88

Payment Features Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 88

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While their target audience and the breadth of their solutions are the key differences, vertical and horizontal SaaS also share many similarities, in particular cloud-based hosting and subscription business models. Users will pay a recurring monthly or annual fee to access a specific set of services.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

While most startups do not enjoy processes because it limits freedom, Claire suggests that lightweight processes that are evergreen will put you on the right track to scale. Speaker video: Stripe is really a set of developer tools for building and operating an online business. Know your forever user. Manual processes first.

Scale 157

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 157

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2019

Then they had to integrate with credit card processors, let’s not forget managing PCI compliance, building the auditing and reporting features you need for that, and what about fraud prevention. I think most people don’t know that online businesses are liable for fraud in a way that offline businesses are not.

Scale 119

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 119

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In the corporate sector or the business world, there can be two approaches to hunt customers. First, some companies target small businesses and startups. Small companies having limited business needs and requirements are easy to hunt and on board. Renewal management Subscriptions are renewed after a certain interval.

Payments 59

Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 59

Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Introduction You want a subscription model for your business that increases revenue and keeps customers. You think about either Stripe , a payment platform, or Recurly , a customer-driven one to handle your billing. Decide on one or both depending on how you see your business and its success. Which do you choose?

Payment Services 69

Payment Services Payment Features Payment Methods Payments 69

The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

If you’re promoting a subscription, you could offer a 7 day free trial period to new users so they have the opportunity to learn the value of your product for themselves. Depending on the business model and size of the app, some marketers will focus solely on ensuring their app functions as a profit-generating machine.

Mobile 40

Mobile Marketing Growth Hacking Technical Review 40

SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2021

Ep #402: Mårten Mickos, CEO of HackerOne, explains their innovative approach of packaging customer value derived from a variety of activities into an annually recurring subscription offering that delivers outstanding value to customers while simplifying the buying process and the customer journey. Is it software? Is it delivery?

Outsourcing Services 142

Outsourcing Services Marketplace as a Service Outsourced Development Scale 142

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Romain Huet : See how you can turn like a SaaS business, or a core product you have and make it a very successful developer platform. A lot of startups out there tend to define themselves as startups who aspire to become a platform, and it’s quite nebulous to define. Right, Renaud? Romain Huet : Yeah, totally.

Payments 122

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 122

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Starter – Suitable for startups looking to scale their business. One click, and you get hundreds of valuable metrics and business insights!

Engagement 52

Engagement Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 52

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Starter – Suitable for startups looking to scale their business. One click, and you get hundreds of valuable metrics and business insights!

Payments 52

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Starter – Suitable for startups looking to scale their business. One click, and you get hundreds of valuable metrics and business insights!

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 52

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Starter – Suitable for startups looking to scale their business. One click, and you get hundreds of valuable metrics and business insights!

Payments 52

Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services 52

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Starter – Suitable for startups looking to scale their business. One click, and you get hundreds of valuable metrics and business insights!

Payments 52

Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services Payment Methods 52

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Starter – Suitable for startups looking to scale their business. Its main focus is on subscription analytics.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 52

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Its main focus is on subscription analytics. One click, and you get hundreds of valuable metrics and business insights!

Payments 52

Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 52

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Its main focus is on subscription analytics. One click, and you get hundreds of valuable metrics and business insights!

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions Software Review 52

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Baremetrics is a subscription analytics and insights management platform that helps businesses get hundreds of valuable metrics and insights, achieving real-time growth. Its main focus is on subscription analytics. One-click, and you get hundreds of valuable metrics and business insights!

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

“Not only have we accomplished major milestones in terms of organic growth, but our acquisitions have made us a force within the compliance industry. I am excited to bring a new focus to customer success within our organization, helping to drive excellence in every aspect of our business.” markets at Blackbaud.

VP of Engineering 98

VP of Engineering Customer Success Outsourcing Services Technical Review 98

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 19, 2018

If your workflow and business model depend on acquiring and exploiting consumer data, consent must now be explicit and informed – and renewed if that use changes. It is a lot of extra work, but the payoff in consumer trust and goodwill far outweighs that startup investment of time and resources. Vendor Compliance.

Social Media 83

Social Media compliance Government Data 83

SaaStr

MAY 4, 2022

But, as a business grows, teams may find that this success hinges on overcoming one final hurdle: building a financial stack. These days, as the business lead for invoicing at Stripe, Xie has earned her own stripes in navigating the unique challenges of building and thriving in the SaaS marketplace. Platforms-as-a-service.

Payment Features 194

Payment Features Payment Services Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services 194

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

285: Hear about Adyen’s journey from a Dutch payments startup to a global public company with more than 15 offices around the world working with large global companies like Facebook, Spotify, Uber, and Microsoft. Because that is a very clear measure of a subscription model health. What questions must you ask?

Underperforming Technical Team 163

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Services Technical Advisors 163