SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Wherever you are in your revenue journey, adopting certain growth strategies can help you keep growing fast. Joined by Katie Wickham, Payrix’s Director of Marketing, Butler shares essential tips on accelerating your business to $100 million ARR and beyond. . Brex then scaled its payments business quickly.

Payments 193

Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 193

FastSpring

MARCH 8, 2024

SocialBee , a social media management platform and SaaS based in Romania, first started using FastSpring in 2018. After adopting FastSpring as their merchant of record, SocialBee even saw 2x year-over-year growth in monthly recurring revenue (MRR) after their first year with FastSpring. Set up a demo or try it out for yourself.

Merchant Services 156

Merchant Services Payments Subscription Payment Features 156

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 10, 2022

With lockdowns preventing in-store experiences, shoppers have gravitated towards brands that can provide the best online experience possible. And, as society reopens, it is vital to maintain ease of movement between in-store and online channels – not just for your customers, but for your teams.

Payment Methods 209

Payment Methods Technical Review Payments Payment Solutions 209

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. Now, Stripe offers it.

Payment Solutions 148

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 148

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Elevate Your Business With FastSpring Contextual Customer Churn: Turning the Tide With Proven Retention Strategies The Only Thing That’s Constant With Tax Law Is Change Need FastSpring support? Preparing for Cyber Weekend: A Marathon, Not a Sprint Gearing up for Cyber Weekend in the world of ecommerce is like preparing for a marathon.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Customer Support Payments Payment Services 78

FastSpring

JANUARY 26, 2024

With years of experience at managing customer success (CS), Jake Dipple knows how important it is to foster collaboration between businesses and their customers. In this episode of Growth Stage, host and CMO of FastSpring David Vogelpohl interviews Jake about his thoughts on: What Customer Success is at a high level.

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Customer Success VP of Engineering Payments Payment Methods 157

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Explore the Power of Changelog Integration in Our Documentation Navigating the Tax Landscape: Key Changes That Demand Your Attention in 2024 Quarterly B2B Onboarding Update: Your Complete Guide to Seamless Transactions! Fraud, Chargebacks, and Mitigation Strategies Need FastSpring support? Visit our Support page.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Customer Support Merchant Services Payments 78

Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Retention Software Cuts Down Client Churn. Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn. Onboarding.

Payment Solutions 100

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Retention Software Review 100

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

While its software has decent margins of 66%, software is only 10% of Toast’s total GAAP revenue. It loses money on the hardware (gross margin negative) and the payments solutions have barely a 20%+ margin and constitute the vast majority of revenue today. Mediocre margins in payments. And a few bonus notes: #6.

Payment Methods 270

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Cloud 270

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Whether you’re in retail, hospitality, or the service industry, choosing the right point-of-sale (POS) system for your business plays a crucial role in its success. It aimed to provide a simple and affordable solution for businesses of all sizes. These include the Square Stand, Square Reader, and contactless payment options.

Merchant Services 52

Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Services Point of Sale 52

Totango

JANUARY 2, 2024

In an era when customer success (CS) has become pivotal, it’s no longer enough to have a team dedicated to CS. More importantly, you need an organizational strategy that ensures your customers don’t just come to you but stay, thrive, and become your biggest promoters.

Payment Services 101

Payment Services Merchant Services Customer Success Business 101

Blulogix

MARCH 25, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Navigating Financial Process Complexity in B2B Subscriptions The financial backbone of B2B subscription models rests on efficiently managing complex processes spanning billing, payments, revenue recognition, and reporting.

Payment Services 78

Payment Services Payment Features Payments B2B 78

SaaStr

MAY 25, 2024

Building a $100M+ ARR business is no easy feat. Lesson #1: Invest In Customer Support Early Cloudinary strongly believes that customer success and support are enablers of PLG growth and aren’t just a cost center. The developers they hire into CS are engaging as peers with customers and people using the product.

Scale 152

Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Development 152

User Pilot

MAY 17, 2024

TL;DR No-code SaaS tools are software products that allow users to create applications, websites, or in-app experiences without writing any traditional programming code. No-code development platforms: Webflow – best no-code app builder for landing pages and websites. Userpilot can help.

SaaS Payments 89

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services 89

FastSpring

JANUARY 19, 2023

NitroPack , a website performance optimization platform, has become one of the fastest-growing startups in CEE. Since it joined FastSpring in early 2020, the company has increased its revenue by 628% and is still growing fast. When NitroPack was first getting started, they used PayPal to accept and process payments. “It

Merchant Services 142

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments Payment Features 142

FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

Pricing your software as a service (SaaS) can be hard enough even during the best of times, but figuring out how to dial in the right pricing to drive more revenue in times of stagflation can be even more challenging. Optimizing your SaaS Pricing Strategy for new MRR vs. net revenue retention. Inflation isn’t flat: Vary your strategy.

SaaS Payments 148

SaaS Payments Pricing Payments Merchant Services 148

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A major issue that arises, especially in the B2B SaaS business model, is how to break into the upmarket market as startups develop into scaleups that are primarily focused on increasing their market capitalization. This can be done through a variety of platforms, including social media, email marketing, online ads, and content marketing.

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Payments Business Model Payment Services 59

Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 8, 2022

Facebook and Slack used to be the best community platforms for online businesses: they are free, everyone is using them, and they are easy to use. However, new online community platforms emerged to offer better interface, more customization opportunities, and the chance to create your own mini social network.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 52

User Pilot

MAY 9, 2024

While Amplitude is a comprehensive behavioral analytics platform loved by many product teams, it does have some limitations that may be a dealbreaker for some companies. Userpilot is a product growth and digital adoption platform for enterprises designed for user onboarding, feature adoption, and customer churn reduction.

Payment Services 87

Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 87

FastSpring

AUGUST 11, 2020

The way we purchase products is changing—and so are our business models. More and more, customers are looking for ways to streamline their purchases and make transactions easier. Subscription services are what customers want. Subscription services are what customers want. How to move to a subscription revenue model.

Payment Features 93

Payment Features Payments Payment Methods Subscription 93

Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Financial transparency is especially close to our hearts, which is why we’re proud to share Open Books, a series of small business owners giving us a peek inside their books in the spirit of being open about finances as well. Business Snapshot Years in business: 6.5 Business Snapshot Years in business: 6.5

Payment Methods 114

Payment Methods Sales Hiring Payments Business 114

User Pilot

JULY 4, 2023

Are you in need of credible Typeform alternatives for your SaaS website? Whether you’re collecting data for new customer signups, gathering user feedback , conducting customer success surveys, or anything else, an online form builder is a very useful tool to have in your toolbox. Let’s begin!

Payments 72

Payments Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 72

User Pilot

APRIL 3, 2024

TL;DR Product-led innovation emphasizes improving the product to attract customers, reducing reliance on marketing for growth. Product-led innovation focuses on developing a personalized product that naturally attracts and retains customers. User persona example.

Innovation 85

Innovation Payments Strategy Payment Solutions 85

FastSpring

JANUARY 29, 2021

If your new year’s resolutions included anything about scaling your business or expanding into other countries, then there’s a lot to be excited about at FastSpring this month. This means that starting January 1, 2021, all ecommerce transactions in the European Economic Area (EEA) became eligible for SCA.

Merchant Services 78

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods compliance 78

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

Overcoming challenges by optimizing for success In the early stages of setting up your SaaS business, it’s always a good idea to invest time thinking about the direction you want to take. The path to success is filled with challenges at every milestone. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance.

Sales Hiring 233

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 233

Totango

MAY 17, 2022

Well we’re here to help with our guide to the best CRMs for both small businesses and enterprises in 2022. We’ll walk you through what customer relationship management B2B software is, what its benefits are, and a list of the top CRM companies, including the outstanding features and best uses for each. What is a B2B CRM?

Payment Methods 81

Payment Methods B2B Payment Solutions Payments 81

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

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. The Types of Platforms. But a wrench company is not what we mean when we say ‘platform.’.

Payments 56

Payments Business Model Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 56

User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

Mastering SaaS renewals’ best practices can transform a routine administrative task into a strategic opportunity to drive customer success and propel your business toward sustainable growth. However, the higher the rate, the better your business health. Use interactive walkthroughs to drive customer success.

SaaS Payments 79

SaaS Payments Business SaaS Payment Solutions 79

Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2021

Building the right partner tech stack can dramatically increase the revenue flowing from your partners, even if your partnership team is small. The growing role of partnerships in driving revenue. Businesses are continuing to streamline their purchasing. Processing and remitting payments.

Payments 101

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 101

User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The ability to follow up on failed payments without putting customer retention at risk is a delicate task that must be handled carefully. Dunning emails tend to be the most effective way to remind customers about a failed payment and speed up the payment process by offering alternative options.

Payment Methods 82

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 82

Totango

JULY 13, 2021

Strategy for customer success growth has changed as commerce has gone digital and big data has made marketing and sales customer-centric. In the old days, growing your business was easy. Tell people about your business, get them in the store, sell them things, then look for more customers.

Customer Success 102

Customer Success Payment Methods Payments Payment Services 102

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

In this piece, we offer seven case studies from SaaS companies — small tweaks they made to reduce churn and increase customer LTV. We also show you how to personalize your billing practices with advice from our experience working with thousands of SaaS businesses. How My Marketing Concepts upsells annual payments during trial.

Merchant Services 138

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 138

User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

What will you give to reduce customer attrition rate and drive business growth? While acquiring new customers is important, it’s more expensive than customer retention. TL;DR Customer attrition or customer churn is the loss of a customer(s) by a business. What causes customer attrition?

Underperforming Technical Team 83

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods 83

ChurnZero

AUGUST 14, 2020

At ChurnZero, we’re humble enough to admit that Customer Success software can’t do it all, and quite frankly, it shouldn’t. We stick to our circle of competence and focus on our area of expertise: Customer Success software. It’s Customer Success for us. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software.

Payments 87

Payments Payment Solutions Customer Success Software Review 87

Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

By charting the points in your SaaS customers’ journeys, you can plan how to deliver clients’ desired outcomes and satisfying experiences that promote subscription renewals and higher revenue. In this way, customer journey B2B touchpoints serve as a powerful tool for increasing the effectiveness of your customer success strategy.

B2B 117

B2B Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments 117

User Pilot

JANUARY 11, 2024

Personalize the onboarding experience to highlight features that help each user achieve their primary goal. Use automation to provide personalized user support and drive customers through the onboarding experience. Use automation to provide personalized user support and drive customers through the onboarding experience.

Onboarding 97

Onboarding Payment Services Customer Success Payment Solutions 97

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Userpilot is a digital adoption platform (DAP) with strong CRO tools to boost conversions like user behavior tracking, funnel analysis, and A/B testing. Hotjar is a popular heatmap and product insights tool that offers cross-platform heatmaps, rage clicks, and scroll maps. See our pricing or get a free Userpilot demo !

Payments 86

Payments Revenue Payment Solutions Scale 86