Intercom, Inc.

JULY 13, 2018

While this may sound simple, it can be incredibly challenging to find new opportunities for growth and customer acquisition in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Hopefully this will give you some ideas on how to build sustainable growth for your business. Mobilize your influencers to drive customer acquisition.

Acquisition 156

Acquisition Strategy SaaS Payments Content Marketing 156

Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 11, 2024

Over the last decade, we’ve seen record growth in player demand driven by several tailwinds, including: the rise of mobile and emerging markets, new business models like free-to-play and subscriptions, transmedia storytelling, and much more. The games industry has a cost problem.

Outsourcing Services 93

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Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

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.

Outsourcing Services 88

Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods 88

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since your domain name will be a major face of your business, you’ll want to put some good thought into it. A strong domain name serves your business goals by referencing your product or service. Let’s take the two businesses we’re working with in this guide as an example. It should be catchy, memorable, and easy to type.

Marketplace as a Service 145

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How To Buy Saas

APRIL 19, 2024

In recent years, Software as a Service (SaaS) has revolutionized the way businesses operate, offering scalable solutions accessible over the internet. This shift has not only transformed internal business operations but has also significantly impacted external market dynamics.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

I want to talk about how we got to the business model that we have at Lambda School because it’s one of the things that separates us from other schools. Uber is a classic marketplace company. It’s a two-sided marketplace. You had town car services before. They needed something now.

Acquisition 153

Acquisition Software Review Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service 153

SaaStr

JUNE 10, 2021

Marten Mickos: We heard here that the cloud business has a combined market cap already of over a trillion dollars. So the whole world of software as a service and cloud has just exploded and will continue to grow enormously. And if we look at the specifics of the word SaaS, software as a service.

Outsourcing Services 149

Outsourcing Services Marketplace as a Service Outsourced Development Scale 149

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 29, 2020

These tools make it easy for anyone to launch an ecommerce business by building a website from scratch. So if you’re interested in selling products or services on the web, you’ll need to find an ecommerce builder to create your online store. Every great online store starts from the same place—with an ecommerce website builder.

Payment Methods 111

Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 111

Stax

AUGUST 20, 2024

TL;DR Embedded finance integrates financial services into non-financial business processes, while embedded fintech integrates fintech solutions into the processes of an institution in the finance industry. The point of interaction could be via the business website, mobile app, or in person.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services Finance 88

FastSpring

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Traditionally, payment gateways and payment processors were offered as two separate services and you would have different providers for each service: Payment gateways quickly and securely transfer the payment details from the checkout software to the payment processor. Global tax and financial services. Learn more here.

Payment Services 148

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 148

ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

Amir will lead all post-sales functions, helping customers use the full scope of their products and services to unleash the power of CentralSquare in their communities. In her expanded role, Ellen will continue to lead global system engineering and enablement and will add professional services and customer support to her team.

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FastSpring

JULY 26, 2024

With so many marketing channels to manage to promote your game, combined with the complexity of monetizing your games on multiple platforms, in PC marketplaces, or even D2C via your own webshop, your head might be spinning keeping up with where to focus your efforts. But then also the business model of games different.

Development 158

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Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Instead of financial engineering and the improved management techniques that PE promotes , we’ll start seeing AI cut costs and make existing companies vastly more profitable…while also enabling new business models to emerge. How many small Shopify merchants might want the exact same service? Inside sales? All of them!

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VP of Engineering AI Payment Methods Merchant Services 91

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The landscape of agile monetization is rapidly evolving, driven by technological advancements, shifting consumer expectations, and new business models. This decentralization can significantly reduce fraud, streamline operations, and build trust between service providers and consumers.

Artificial Intelligence 52

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Experience building 0-1 products, platform/ecosystem products, or marketplaces. As one of the newest entrants in the Connected TV advertising space thats rapidly growing, they seek to build unique value propositions that differentiate Netflix from other ad-supported streaming services. Who would be the best fit for this job?

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Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

My role as an advisor to Greylock’s portfolio companies allows me to work with many different types of businesses: consumer social, marketplaces, SaaS, etc. I’ve come to realize this saying describes an optimal strategy for a lot more than just an ad-supported revenue model. Email marketing tools have mastered this.

Payments 70

Payments Revenue VP of Engineering Payment Methods 70

Subscription Flow

JANUARY 3, 2024

Having a flexible pricing strategy allows SaaS providers to cater to different customer segments and needs by offering different pricing models such as subscription, usage-based , freemium, or hybrid. Each model has its own logic and is appropriate for various types of services and customer needs.

Pricing 52

Pricing Payment Features SaaS Marketplace as a Service 52

OpenView Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2019

In a market that requires companies to earn their customers’ business each and every day, it can literally make or break your entire business model. Instead, we now pay a finite, fixed fee for mobile service. Pricing is an incredibly important part of any SaaS product’s go-to-market strategy. No unexpected costs.

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2019

Ceci Stallsmith : After building if you have something where you’re going to publish an integration or something of that sort, there’s a marketplace for Stripe, same for Box, same for Slack, we have a directory of apps, so published in the directory is the next step. If they’re engaged, then they’re building.

Payments 126

Payments Scale Scaling Revenue 126

ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Revenue models often get conflated with revenue streams, probably because each is a single revenue source. They are also confused with business models, of which revenue models are a part. Revenue models help business owners determine how to manage their revenue streams and are required to complete a business model.

Payments 40

Payments Revenue Payment Methods SaaS Payments 40

Natalia Luneva

APRIL 24, 2025

Stripe Connect is a comprehensive payment processing solution designed to cater to the unique needs of platforms and marketplaces. As a part of the broader Stripe suite, it facilitates digital transactions and enables businesses to accept credit card payments and manage complex money flows.

Stripe Connect 40

Stripe Connect Merchant Services Payment Services Payments 40

Chargify

AUGUST 17, 2017

The mobile leader? Sometimes, companies successfully grow when transforming their main products/services into a platform, into an ‘ecosystem,’ where they can create new complimentary products/services. Capitalize on marketplace trends. What are you? The enterprise choice? The ease-of-use choice? The web choice?

Scale 53

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The SaaS Business Model & Metrics: Understand the Key Drivers for Success by David Skok, Matrix Partners SaaS Metrics — 201 A slightly deeper dive into SaaS industry metrics. The purpose of this piece of writing is to extend the 7 Powers framework to examples from modern b2b and software-centric businesses.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As Workplace’s global head, Julien Codorniou has been spending the past few years exploring how to make his department align with Facebook’s mission while executing an entirely different business model that relies on companies promoting community within their workforce. Julien: Indeed. Workplace is about connecting people.

Scale 151

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Sales Hacker

MAY 13, 2025

he was responsible for the operation of the global advertising marketplaces organization. He also served as chairman and CEO of the company until its acquisition by Yahoo in July of At Yahoo, he was responsible for the operations of global advertising marketplaces. It was a very, I’d say simple marketplace. in July 2007.

AI Search 71

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The litmus test is if you’ve created a marketplace: are people actually building on your product because there’s value that you’ve created, or is it just a nifty integration? The upside of having this big two-sided marketplace and extending your product into tons of different products with an API is quite large. But are they platforms?

Underperforming Technical Team 170

Underperforming Technical Team Marketplace as a Service Outsourced Development Development 170

Stax

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Consider the average transaction size and volume your business handles, as some processors are better suited for larger transactions, while others are ideal for high-frequency, low-amount payments. Does your business model include recurring billing? Read the complete guide on these pricing models here.)

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

I was working on a startup that was an early mobile payment platform. Rob Gonzalez: Operationally, I look at, in particular, my experience at Endeca, but also another startup that sold to pharmaceutical companies and other life sciences businesses and financial services companies called Cambridge Semantics.

SaaS Payments 290

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Services Payment Solutions 290

SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

We’ve got everything from self-service all the way up to the enterprise. So how we accomplish something at the enterprise level in a one to few or a one-to-one or a one to few is very different to how you would accomplish it in a self service model. But as we look at our market, it’s not all created equal.

Payment Methods 262

Payment Methods Merchant Services Scale Payments 262

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The engine may also have a marketplace of third-party editor UXs with each built to serve a particular use-case. They have a vast marketplace of third party plug-ins, add-ons and integrations in addition to whatever proprietary plug-ins studios might have built themselves.

Engineering 145

Engineering Technical Review Payments SaaS Payments 145

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

You don’t have to be subservient, forfeit your self-respect, or fake enthusiasm about your product or service. In today’s crazy marketplace, new sales strategies are needed to penetrate these big accounts. It’s also changed the way consumers operate in the marketplace. And, you never have to lie! Jeff Haden.

Scale 143

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OpenView Labs

JUNE 4, 2019

Our culture is fascinated with underdogs and overnight successes— companies, products, or services that seem to rise out of nowhere and completely change their respective industries. But these established companies drive what’s called “sustaining innovations,” which are modifications and improvements on existing services.

Innovation 76

Innovation Technical Review Travel Business Model 76

BetterCloud

AUGUST 16, 2018

The data was collected as part of Exactis’ service as a “compiler and aggregator of premium business and consumer data,” which they then sell for profiling and marketing purposes. 7 (SS7) or Common Channel SS7 is the technology that connects one mobile phone carrier to another. Using mobile device management?

Payment Methods 40

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