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. TL;DR ISVs develop and distribute software products independently and often collaborate with hardware manufacturers and platform providers.

Outsourcing Services 88

Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Methods 88

SaaStr

MARCH 7, 2024

This was precisely my experience upon meeting Toni and Carlos, the founders of Embat, in an area we’ve extensively have been exploring: treasury management and payment automation. This includes real-time bank connectivity, treasury forecasting, payment automation and automated accounting and reconciliation with e.g. ERPs.

Payments 204

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Scale 204

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

SVB collapsed, market multiples are down, yet the IPO window is re-opening, and we have a platform shift to AI that’s exciting everybody. At the peak of bull market exuberance at the end of 2021, a 1% improvement in revenue growth had the same impact on valuations as a 6% improvement in free cash flow margin. Let’s find out.

Cloud 245

Cloud Payments Software Review Payment Solutions 245

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The pre-revenue startup phase has a host of stresses that hopefully disappear as the company begins to earn revenue. Depending on the amount invested, it is possible that all members of the team are working full time jobs to support themselves and then doing that again to push their startup onto the market.

Payments 110

Payments Revenue Startup Development Team Review 110

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. The platform's usage-based pricing (no monthly fees!)

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And it worked; the Model-T was the most-produced car in the world until 1975. So, of course when it came to revenue-driving activities, Ford knew that success in marketing—and business—wasn’t about how much your marketing spend is, but how efficiently you spend it. Why is the SaaS Magic Number important?

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Stax 88

SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2019

Niall Wall, Box SVP of Business and Corporate Development alongside Vicki Lin, Stripe’s Head of Ecosystem and Cecilia Stallsmith, Slack’s Director of Platform Marketing discuss scaling your revenue via indirect channels and platform ecosystems. Ceci Stallsmith – Director of Platform Marketing @ Slack.

Payments 120

Payments Scale Scaling Revenue 120

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

We’ve designed this to mirror the thought process of an entrepreneur building an AI product with an enterprise use case. Whether or not a program integrates AI is less important than quality, safety, usability, and cost. Koester warned us that standalone solutions, without being integrated into the existing workflow, often go unused.

Healthcare 115

Healthcare AI Payments Enterprise 115

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This is part two of a three part series on sequencing business models. Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

Marketplace as a Service 52

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 52

SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The company is an AI platform that empowers teachers to give instant, personalized feedback to students, based in San Francisco. Many founders hit the brakes on growth to pivot towards profitability when in reality, the right combination is aiming for durable growth with a profitable business model.

Technical Review 206

Technical Review Software Review Payment Solutions Venture Capital 206

Baremetrics

JUNE 30, 2021

You've got a brilliant SaaS startup idea. A startup financial model is the plan. In fact, we've already built the SaaS financial model you'll actually use — but let's take a look at why this is especially important for SaaS startups. 1 What Is a Startup Financial Model? Try Baremetrics free.

Startup 98

Startup Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Deferred Revenue 98

FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

As a startup with only two or three people, it would be absolutely impossible to go international without this kind of platform.” Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your business internationally? Selling internationally is key to their business model. Here’s why.

Payment Solutions 142

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 142

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Focus on more flexible business models. Mike Tria, Head of Platform at Atlassian. One is connected to the payments business and what my company, Flywire, does, and the other is related to how organizations manage themselves. We’ll see fintech startups turning into true platforms.

SaaS Payments 96

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 96

Baremetrics

MAY 7, 2019

There are more funding and financing options for startups today than there ever have been before. There’s also been an explosion in debate and transparency about navigating startup funding and financing. Let’s explore the funding and financing options for your startup. Funding Your Startup. Buffer spent $3.3

Finance 111

Finance Startup SaaS Payments Payment Methods 111

Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” or “ What are the best tips I can get in terms of annual vs monthly subscription models ?”. Key finding?

Payment Features 184

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 184

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. Luckily, like most complex processes and tasks, it can be simplified. Think of it this way.

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Merchant Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

Casey Accidental

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Tim Kendall, the former President of Pinterest, repeated those words at an all hands to describe our strategy for monetization a few years ago. 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.

Payments 70

Payments Revenue VP of Engineering Payment Methods 70

Point Nine Land

APRIL 9, 2021

So if you’re a US-based startup, you might be able to shoot slightly higher ;) Unlike SaaS companies which have been around for years, B2B marketplaces are a relatively new category and not many investors have invested in them yet. In general, European rounds tend to be slightly smaller and valuations slightly lower than they are in the US.

Marketplace as a Service 59

Marketplace as a Service Payments B2B SaaS Payments 59

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Lo and behold, this is where the pay per use business model examples enter the picture because this is a completely new business model that drastically changes who gets what and how much is needed to accommodate flexible consumption. The specific advantages of this business model are as follows: 1.

Payment Solutions 59

Payment Solutions Payment Features Pricing SaaS Payments 59

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Facebook was peerless, however, in being able to harness and monetize all that attention, even if that success brought uncomfortable scrutiny. In Asia, the likes of Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay demonstrate how apps are revolutionizing our economies – they have swiftly become the default payment mechanism across China.

Payment Solutions 259

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software SaaS Payments 259

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Chargebee for your online payment processing needs? Stripe supports online payments for e-commerce businesses, while Chargebee helps SaaS companies set up and manage their recurring payments. For example, you can integrate Chargebee with Stripe accept payments through the Stripe payment gateway.

Payment Services 59

Payment Services Payment Methods Technical Review Payment Features 59

The Angel VC

MARCH 22, 2012

It's a simple plan for an early-stage SaaS startup with a low-touch sales model – a company which markets a SaaS solution via its website, offers a 30 day free trial, gets most of its trial users organically and through online marketing and converts them into paying customer with very little human interaction.

Startup 189

Startup SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 189

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Dimitri Dadiomov, the co-founder and CEO of payment operations platform Modern Treasury, about the challenges of creating a new category, hiring for marketing before you hire for sales, and why developing new features is similar to birding. It was maybe like a 4 or 5 person team.

Payment Solutions 115

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 115

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. What is a SaaS business model? SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet.

Sales Hiring 95

Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 95

Baremetrics

MAY 13, 2021

Cash flow modelling software lets you use historical data from a time period to develop a forecast of your incoming cash from revenue. For SaaS businesses, you use your contraction monthly recurring revenue (MRR) , churn, and average revenue per customer in addition to other transaction data to predict your future cash flow.

Payment Services 78

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 78

Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Milken himself is said to have credited (or blamed) VisiCalc and spreadsheets for the growth of the Private Equity (PE) industry, since cash flows vs. debt payments could be easily monitored, and a formerly complex net present value calculation now just involved a formula for a cell. billion, against almost $2.8 The curves simply do not meet.

VP of Engineering 94

VP of Engineering AI Payment Methods Generative AI 94

Baremetrics

AUGUST 18, 2021

Invoicing is a sales process where a seller issues a commercial document to a buyer requesting payment. This document shows all products and services rendered, the payment owed, and the contact details of both the buyer and the seller. Invoicing can be done for both recurring and one-time payments. Try Baremetrics free.

Payment Features 83

Payment Features SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 83

Baremetrics

APRIL 1, 2021

Managing performance metrics is crucial for SaaS and subscription businesses. This article compares two of the best platforms: Stripe vs. Baremetrics! For millions of subscription companies, Stripe has become the go-to tool for managing payments and subscribers. In fact, Baremetrics integrates with Stripe !

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Metrics 59

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Baremetrics is a business metrics tool that provides 26 metrics about your business, such as MRR, ARR, LTV, total customers, and more. Baremetrics integrates directly with your payment gateways, so information about your customers is automatically piped into the Baremetrics dashboards. Table of Contents. start free trial.

Finance 98

Finance Venture Capital SaaS Payments Payments 98

Baremetrics

MARCH 7, 2021

Many products and services online are beginning to adopt subscription-based systems for their billing processes. Interested in reading about true experiences, challenges, and what the road to success really looks like for businesses? However, the platform process is not always automated. This process is often automated.

Payment Features 45

Payment Features Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 45

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

Product led businesses need to get their products in the hands of would-be users as efficiently as possible–hopefully at near zero CAC. Not satisfied with reaching $1 billion in annual revenue, Atlassian furthered its commitment to product led growth by jumping on the freemium bandwagon. Is Freemium The Right Business Model?

Pricing 82

Pricing Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 82

FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Interested in learning more about how your SaaS, software, video game, or other digital goods business can partner with FastSpring and let us worry about the taxes? WP Engine, we’re the world’s most trusted platform for WordPress. And it’s easy from an integration standpoint. My name is David Vogelpohl.

Software Review 136

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Branding 136

Baremetrics

JANUARY 18, 2022

Companies that operate over multiple regions or countries are increasingly turning to price localization as a way of bringing in more customers and growing their revenue. This is particularly useful for SaaS businesses without many brick-and-mortar assets. The former is a great option if your clients are also an international business.

Payment Methods 98

Payment Methods Pricing Payment Services Strategy 98

ProfitWell

MARCH 24, 2020

So why the subscription business model? It’s simple: the subscription revenue model benefits both customers and companies. Meanwhile, companies offering subscriptions can scale with confidence, with predictable revenue and deeper relationships with their customer base. The 4 types of subscription businesses.

Subscription 72

Subscription Payment Features Payment Methods Payments 72

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

More established professionals and businesses (less students and early-stage startups). That’s true: Elements such as a global business focus and experienced professional moderators (that’s me!) They may even be able to weigh in on what’s coming down the pipe for FastSpring’s platform. That includes: A global focus.

SaaS Payments 133

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Software Review 133

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. Manual processes first. Know your forever user.

Scale 152

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 152

Chart Mogul

JUNE 9, 2023

After analyzing data from over 2,100 SaaS startups to publish the SaaS Benchmarks Report 2023 Sid is full of insights on the topic at hand. Christoph Janz, Managing Partner at Point Nine SaaS products are often first on the chopping block when companies affected by shrinking revenue look to slow their burn rate.

Trends 52

Trends SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 52