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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. TL;DR ISVs develop and distribute software products independently and often collaborate with hardware manufacturers and platform providers. Learn More What are ISVs?

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Sequencing Business Models: So You Want To Be A Platform?

Casey Accidental

This is part three of a three part series on sequencing business models. In part two of our Sequencing Business Models series , we talked about the different types of marketplaces and what needs to be built to be effective in each of them. This post is a collaboration with Gilad Horev. Integration Platforms.

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BarbAIrians at the Gate: The Financial Opportunity of AI

Andreessen Horowitz

In the background, there was also a profoundly impactful technological revolution called the spreadsheet. Released in 1979, VisiCalc was the first “killer app” of finance (on the Apple IIe!), and one of the things that allowed KKR and other early firms to model outcomes and make so much money. Inside sales?

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Streamlining Success: What is the Role of Automation in Customer Lifecycle Management for Recurring Revenue?

Blulogix

Proactive Engagement: Automated systems can identify key customer milestones or behaviors that signal an opportunity for engagement, such as usage patterns that suggest a customer is ready to upgrade or might be at risk of churning. The tools should offer flexibility to customize workflows and communication based on your business needs.

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Cognota’s Ryan Austin on Creating an Entire Category (LearnOps)

FastSpring

Ryan Austin had VP-level experience in training when he decided to start a consulting business to help enterprise-level companies with their corporate learning and development initiatives. We’re enterprise software for a new category called LearnOps. Cognota didn’t necessarily start as a software business.

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Driving Success for Small to Middle-Market SaaS Companies

OPEXEngine

Customers of these SaaS companies also referred to as “Small and Medium Businesses” or SMBs, need the same software solutions as Enterprise companies but have resource constraints that prevent them from using the top SaaS vendors. Some SMM companies may use all four depending upon the business model. Direct Sales.

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What Is an ACH Payment Facilitator?

Stax

Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments are a type of electronic bank-to-bank payment system in the US. Unlike payments facilitated by card networks like Visa or Mastercard, ACH payments are managed by a body called the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA). Let’s get started.