Neil Patel

MAY 4, 2021

Data as a service (DaaS) is becoming increasingly popular. Businesses using DaaS platforms can see improvements in data collection, usage, and management. Additionally, offloading data management to DaaS companies means more internal capacity for business development. What Is Data as a Service (DaaS)?

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Marketplace as a Service Data Technical Review Marketing 119

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

B2B brands are finding huge success in the digital marketplace industry and everyone wants a piece of the pie. Globally, B2B marketplaces make up a $31 billion market. Amazon Business, arguably the biggest player in the B2B marketplace scene, grew from $1 billion to $10 billion in sales in only three years.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

By forcing self-service, they inadvertently created stronger customer champions who had to deeply learn the product themselves. The “Feature Request Arbitrage” Strategy Hidden gem in their marketplace origin: They turned their biggest product weakness (feature request backlog) into their greatest strength.

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Sales Recruiting Marketplace as a Service Underperforming Technical Team Scale 198

SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2025

AI-First Product Strategy Traditional B2B and B2D products that bolt on AI features will struggle against natively AI-driven platforms. Thank you to our customers and supporters—this wouldn’t be possible without you. The best AI products don’t feel like software—they feel like collaborating with an intelligent assistant.

Software Review 208

Software Review AI Technical Review Venture Capital 208

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The SaaS industry is constantly evolving, and for many companies in the space, that means having to evolve their business model. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean a “pivot”, but more often the evolution is a shifting business model as the company scales and the user base grows and changes. Is the value ongoing or ad hoc?

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 22, 2018

Fast forward to today, and Eventbrite is the world’s largest self-service event ticketing and registration platform – processing more than 3 million tickets each week. Going back a bit, Brian was a co-founder at SkillSlate, a local services marketplaces similar to Thumbtack. We raised a $1.5-million How has it changed?

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Neil Patel

APRIL 14, 2021

What Is LinkedIn Marketplace? Given this new dependency on freelance laborers, it makes sense that LinkedIn, the most successful professional social networking site, would set its sights on creating a marketplace that allows freelancers to connect with companies searching for contract talent. How Does LinkedIn Marketplace Work?

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

What you’ll see in that cloud spend box is actually Gartner’s 2020 estimate for infrastructure as a service spending for companies, which was $50 billion. And if you also look at the platform as a service category, that’s also an additional $50 billion of spend, and that’s typically with those same vendors.

Scale 256

Scale Marketplace as a Service Cloud SaaS Payments 256

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The Walmart Marketplace is among the fastest-growing e-commerce stores out there, so if you’re looking for an Amazon alternative, it’s a serious contender. But how do you make the most of Walmart Marketplace ? What is Walmart Marketplace? Why Should I Sell on Walmart Marketplace? It’s all about moving with the times.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 13, 2021

It’s really hard to actually find a great influencer to grow your business. Influencer marketplaces can help you do just that, so let me show you how they work. Why You Should Use Influencers in Your Marketing Strategy. Over 89 percent of marketers agree that influencer marketing works for their business.

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SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2021

Data becomes siloed in disparate SaaS apps, fragmenting the business processes that run your organization. That’s why integration needs to be a key part of your automation strategy. All high-growth SaaS companies tend to share one thing in common: They automate critical business processes and mend fragmented ones early on to succeed.

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SaaStr

MAY 4, 2022

No matter how innovative a product might be, a business can only succeed if it enables its customers. But, as a business grows, teams may find that this success hinges on overcoming one final hurdle: building a financial stack. What makes a SaaS business so hard? Rise of subscription-based business models.

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. The last kind of constituent here is investors and business owners. And basically SaaS revenue models is just magical for investors and for businesses. Why is that?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Now more than ever, an independent software vendor’s (ISV’s) path to profitability depends upon the strength of their go-to-market strategy. In turn, charting a course to channel proficiency depends upon optimizing your channel partner engagement strategy at every stage. A delicate balance for the Modern ISV.

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FastSpring

OCTOBER 23, 2024

So where do you start if you want to provide more global payment solutions to your player base while chipping away at the hefty 30% fees that mobile marketplaces charge? Very simply, a merchant of record (MoR) is a legal entity that sells services or goods to a customer. How Is an MoR Different From a Payment Service Provider ?

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SaaStr

JANUARY 25, 2024

There’s no question that video is going to continue to be a critical medium for both individuals and businesses. It’s not the biggest one but we’re very proud of our investment in BuildingConnected, a SaaS plus marketplace company that sold to Autodesk.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Whether you’re a product or service-based business, it’s never too early to start planning your holiday promotions. After all, the holidays are a key time for you to boost your revenue and grow your business before the year’s out, so it’s crucial you take advantage of the opportunity. Partner With Other Businesses.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 16, 2022

How do you enter a highly competitive marketplace, carve a niche for yourself, and then scale the business to $100 million+ ARR? Entering a hyper-competitive marketplace . Entering a crowded marketplace as a new business can be intimidating, especially when established players with a solid customer base surround you.

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2021

trillion in market cap for the pure plays (not including proportional shares from the Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, or Alibaba businesses that are their cloud businesses.) Each of those, independently, are massive market cap drivers for their businesses as well. Cloud Marketplaces. Hello Unicorns . Product-led Growth.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Of course, like anything in business, there are pros and cons to using print on demand. However, the many opportunities available with print on demand services are almost limitless. Putting your creativity to work, you may find print on demand is a great way to supplement, experiment with, or support your business goals.

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Marketplace as a Service Business Advertising Social Media 145

FastSpring

JANUARY 23, 2025

If you own a SaaS or other digital product business such as a Slack plugin, Chrome extension, online publishing business, mobile app, or even a blog and youre looking to exit, you may have a lot of questions about how best to go about it. How selling an investment business is very different from getting VC funding.

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Scale Entrepreneurship Scaling Underperforming Technical Team 116

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 16, 2021

If you’re a small business owner trying to compete in the big leagues , this blog is for you. I’m going to share a list of all the free tools and strategies that can help you compete with major conglomerates through content marketing. It’s a great marketing strategy for building trust. Participate in Forums. Build an Email List.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

They demonstrate spectacular growth and expansion while revolutionizing and disrupting industries with new business models. How Atlassian does business . The Atlassian business model is unique. The main driver behind this success is that from day one, Atlassian took a product-led self-service approach to enterprise software.

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Scale Scaling Marketplace as a Service Entrepreneurship 258

Neil Patel

AUGUST 5, 2021

For fitness service providers, this means one thing: you need an effective marketing strategy to stand out in this fast-growing, high-stakes marketplace. Before we look at specific advertising strategies for the fitness industry, let’s break down the main challenges you’ll face in this niche. There’s a Ton of Competition.

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Advertising Strategy Social Media Marketplace as a Service 143

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. . Spotlighting the success of an ICP-focused strategy .

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 1, 2019

This week, I invited Michael to come on the show and tell us about their growth strategy. I met our CEO, Enrique, who you mentioned, and he told me about this credit card business he wanted to build. Is that part of the strategy as well? This June, they completed a fresh round of funding, bringing their valuation to $2.6

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SaaStr

JULY 13, 2022

Only go-getters survive in the SaaS marketplace. The establishment of the enablement function is vital in scaling a business. From increasing competition to new products in the marketplace, there are too many variables for a salesperson to control. Or the revenue their business will generate by month-end.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 29, 2022

They’ll take you through their own personal experiences, from creating a scalable product strategy to building an enduring company that puts people and purpose before profit. Josh can share the specific business decisions Gusto has had to make with this approach, particularly over the past few years and today.

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Sales Hiring Scale Marketplace as a Service B2B 278

Neil Patel

JUNE 3, 2021

This is called influencer marketing, and it can be a very successful strategy if you execute your campaign correctly. Let’s find out if you should try this strategy yourself. According to Tap Influence, there are four main ways to find influencers: searching manually, using databases, tapping networks, or exploring marketplaces.

Strategy 133

Strategy Marketing Marketplace as a Service Social Media 133

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 13, 2021

Enterprise customers have specific demands, and you need to evolve your business to meet them in order to drive customer adoption, manage deep partnerships, and mitigate the risks along the way. You’re a big part of their tech stack, you’re a big part of their investment strategy, you’re a big part of their spend.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 13, 2018

You can spend months working on a great idea, pour tons of time and energy into crafting the perfect marketing, but without customers your business will cease to exist. While this may sound simple, it can be incredibly challenging to find new opportunities for growth and customer acquisition in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

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Acquisition Strategy SaaS Payments Content Marketing 156

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Card acceptor business code A four-digit numerical representation of the type of business in which the card acceptor (merchant) engages. Card brands Member-based corporations that connect consumers, businesses, and banks through electronic payments; establish and enforce rules amongst members; and promote the brands (e.g.,

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FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2025

That said, you might be wondering what strategies work within the confines of today’s rules and if it’s even possible to earn 50% or more of your game’s revenue through D2C. Why these strategies actually can result in >50% revenue coming from D2C. I’m your host, David Vogelpohl.

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Payments Mobile Payment Methods Revenue 164

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 24, 2022

So, it’s no wonder that it has been a massive year in the Cloud Marketplace business. We thought it would be great to take a look back at our State of the Cloud Marketplaces Report and share some of the key findings for those who may be planning to launch their Cloud Marketplace business in 2022. .

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Marketplace as a Service Cloud Trends Software 98

BetterCloud

MARCH 17, 2025

Get ready to turn those monthly charges into strategic investments that fuel your business growth. SaaS budgeting is the process of planning, allocating, and managing financial resources for acquiring and using Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions within an organization. What is SaaS budgeting?

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Technical Review Strategy Marketplace as a Service SaaS 52

Intercom, Inc.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It’s even harder if you don’t know all of the armies on the field, their strategies and weapons, or even who’s a friend and who’s a foe. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. How can your business win market dominance and survive?

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It used to really bug me because I am a firm believer in the strategy of Zero Voluntary Attrition and trying to hire fewer, more committed resources over a higher volume of mercenaries that turn over more often. Because sales is a lead-driven but headcount- closed business. Sales Strategy. What markets should we expand into?

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