ChurnZero

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It’s also a line of business that hasn’t changed much in decades, observed Dave Salvant when he co-founded Squire. As with any small business, he noticed she often had her hands full juggling duties. The barbers still wanted cash payments too. Barbershops are as American as baseball and apple pie. But it didn’t go well.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods Scale 52

FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As a former agency owner, now the Chief Marketing Officer at FastSpring, David Vogelpohl has helped many software companies scale around the world. How FastSpring Simplifies Selling Around the World Automated Localized Checkout Consumers often prefer to pay in their local currency or using payment methods that are popular in their region.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 78

FastSpring

APRIL 7, 2022

Learn more about how FastSpring helps SaaS and software companies collect and remit taxes globally or localize and accept global payments. Founded in 2013, Messente developed a messaging platform that originally served businesses in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. “You What Is Messente? Were they delivered?

SaaS Payments 143

SaaS Payments Technical Advisors Payment Services Payments 143

Kellblog

MARCH 6, 2019

Enterprise SaaS has drifted to a model where many, if not most, companies do multi-year contracts on annual payment terms. Buyers typically perform a thorough evaluation process before purchasing and are quite sure that the software will meet their needs when they deploy. If you include the payments, the rate is 95%.

SaaS Payments 73

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 73

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Sometimes it can take as long as seven years before you can sell your business and hop on the next idea. Plus, the price tag on those more established businesses often run into the billions. The solution? Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 144

Scytale

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the modern business landscape, compliance is not just a buzzword but a fundamental requirement, essential for evaluating a startup’s capability to offer risk-free, reliable, and trustworthy services. Here’s why businesses (especially startups) must prioritize it from day one. And remember, you’re not in it alone.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services compliance Startup SaaS Payments 52

Chart Mogul

AUGUST 15, 2019

You may have heard of Revenue-based financing (RBF), venture debt or hybrid structures blending a revenue or profit share concept with an equity ownership stake. Or, maybe you haven’t and are still thinking your only options are to bootstrap or pursue angel and/or venture capital. Who is it for? Simplified RBF. Once the 1.5x

Finance 85

Finance Payments Revenue Payment Solutions 85

Point Nine Land

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

How to show different revenue streams in vertical SaaS A few weeks ago, our portfolio company Jobber announced (besides a $100M Series D) that its 200,000 customers — small businesses that provide home services like lawn care, plumbing, residential cleaning, and painting — have earned $13 billion in revenue in 2022. 5 apples + 4 oranges = …

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services 52

ChurnZero

JANUARY 18, 2024

The role of the chief customer officer has become an essential function in subscription-based business models such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), where customer retention is paramount and requires executive-level leadership. SaaS businesses, meanwhile, benefit from predictable streams of recurring revenue.

Development Team Review 52

Development Team Review Technical Review Software Review Sales Hiring 52

Outseta

JANUARY 10, 2020

While our regular company updates focus largely on product updates, this one is intended to pull back the curtain and provide some insight into how much it costs to build a modern SaaS business, how we’ve allocated equity amongst our team, and what we’ve done from a marketing perspective to grow our user base. 2017 2018 2019 Total.

SaaS Payments 55

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions 55

Baremetrics

MAY 7, 2019

Every business is funded, it’s just a matter of how it’s funded. Every business, every founder, and every market is different and requires a unique approach. I guess what we’re trying to say is: Do what’s best for you, your business, and your customers. TinySeed , Earnest Capital , and Indie.vc

Finance 111

Finance Startup SaaS Payments Payment Methods 111

Chart Mogul

AUGUST 15, 2019

You may have heard of Revenue-based financing (RBF), venture debt or hybrid structures blending a revenue or profit share concept with an equity ownership stake. Or, maybe you haven’t and are still thinking your only options are to bootstrap or pursue angel and/or venture capital. Who is it for? Simplified RBF. Once the 1.5x

Finance 52

Finance Payments Revenue Payment Solutions 52

OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Technology is reshaping the economy, and it starts with venture capital. Technology was a driving force behind the boom in venture investments over the past decade. Where are venture investors focusing their technology bets? Venture investors’ horizontal inclination is no surprise in either cloud segment.

Technology 40

Technology Venture Capital Artificial Intelligence SaaS Payments 40

OPEXEngine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Technology is reshaping the economy, and it starts with venture capital. Technology was a driving force behind the boom in venture investments over the past decade. Where are venture investors focusing their technology bets? Venture investors’ horizontal inclination is no surprise in either cloud segment.

Technology 40

Technology Venture Capital Artificial Intelligence SaaS Payments 40

Chart Mogul

JUNE 9, 2023

New business is the slowest it’s been in years. New business is the slowest it’s been in years. The top quartile of SaaS business with ARR between $1 and $30 million grew 62.1% Christoph elaborates on how a long-term, strong economic market with low interest rates led to an influx of capital in the system.

Trends 52

Trends SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 52

Backlinkfy

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Thinking of starting a small business but worried about finances? We live a totally different world today, gone are the years where you'll need to have Angel or venture capital funding for you to start a business. Starting out you'll also want to make sure you are hiring the right people to scale your business.

Payment Methods 56

Payment Methods Payment Services Sales Hiring Technical Review 56

SaaSHolic

MAY 15, 2023

Three important factors for companies to consider when implementing AI are discussed: organizational structure, management systems, and leadership models, with an emphasis on simplicity and financial optimization in data processes. Which direction is e-commerce heading?

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Blockchain Artificial Intelligence Payment Services 52

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. Niall Wall – SVP of BD, Channels & Emerging Businesses @ Box.

Payments 118

Payments Scale Scaling Revenue 118

Outseta

AUGUST 31, 2018

We now support Stripe as a payment gateway. When we launched our subscription billing and management functionality, we initially partnered with Forte Payment Systems as our payment gateway. As a result, adding Stripe as a payment gateway very quickly became the most requested feature from our users. Email Address.

Payments 40

Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods 40

SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2020

Christoph has invested in more than 20 SaaS startups and lives and breathes SaaS, everything from “A as in AI-enhanced B2B software” to “Z as in Zendesk”. Christoph co-founded Point Nine Capital in 2011. Guru is the knowledge management solution that delivers the information you need when and where you need it.

Development Team Review 155

Development Team Review Software Review Management SaaS Payments 155

ProfitWell

AUGUST 13, 2020

Mediocre CEOs point to their brilliant strategic moves or their intuitive business sense or a variety of other self-congratulatory explanations. Ben Horowitz is the co-founder and general partner of Andreessen Horowitz, a private venture capital company. Recover payments and reduce churn ? But first, who is Ben Horowitz?

Payments 52

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team 52

SaaStock

MARCH 1, 2019

SAIF Partners is one of the top private equity firms that provides growth capital financing for Asia businesses. The Hong Kong-based Horizons Ventures was founded 20 years ago, and today is one of the funds standing behind exits like Skype, Siri, Facebook, Summly and Waze. It focuses on disruptive tech businesses.

SaaS Payments 190

SaaS Payments Venture Capital Telecommunications Payment Services 190

The Angel VC

DECEMBER 12, 2018

UIpath, the wildly successful robotic process automation solution out of Romania, is on a similar trajectory. Slack reached $100M in ARR just two and a half years after launch and Dropbox got to one billion dollar in ARR within ca. eight years. The main reason is that your customer acquisition costs are highly front-loaded.

Sales Recruiting 106

Sales Recruiting SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Scale 106

SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

While Azure and Google Cloud grew at record rates, Shopify for example, its SaaS business only grew 10% last quarter. It’s not the investor’s problem if you need too many folks, because you’re a business CEO and not an engineer. We certainly are in a downturn in some segments. You can go to SaaStr.

Scale 207

Scale SaaS Payments Scaling SaaS 207

Point Nine Land

MARCH 7, 2019

When we’re at $5–10M in ARR or so, a great CFO might almost pay for him/herself by helping us tweak and optimize the business (in addition to freeing up your time). With a few million dollars in ARR, improvements to how you manage working capital, credit controls, payments, various currencies, etc. Some time around the $0.5–1.5

Sales Hiring 72

Sales Hiring Outsourcing Services Payment Services Finance 72

SaaStr

APRIL 17, 2021

Squarespace may be more design-focused, Wix the somewhat more cost-effective solution. It’s pretty incredible in fact that both these two businesses can hit $700m and $1B in ARR, both growing 30%, neither able to clip the wings of the other. Monetizing ecommerce via subscriptions, but not payment processing.

Payment Methods 328

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments Payment Services 328

Point Nine Land

DECEMBER 12, 2018

UIpath, the wildly successful robotic process automation solution out of Romania, is on a similar trajectory. Slack reached $100M in ARR just two and a half years after launch and Dropbox got to one billion dollar in ARR within ca. eight years. The main reason is that your customer acquisition costs are highly front-loaded.

Sales Recruiting 61

Sales Recruiting SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Scale 61

Outseta

APRIL 14, 2020

I think there’s ultimately two scenarios that will fuel this fire: You got laid off and suddenly find yourself with the time you never had before to bring your own business or side project to life. If the second describes you, well done—venture capital may very well make sense for you. Think SpaceX.

Payment Methods 68

Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments 68

SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It is a sign of development, showing that the business has effectively transitioned from an R&D organization dependent on venture capital to an autonomous, long-lasting enterprise. . But as more business companies choose the SaaS (Software as a Service) path, now is a fantastic time to enter this industry. .

Enterprise 10

Enterprise Outsourcing Services Scale Payment Services 10

Outseta

OCTOBER 15, 2018

First it was Wistia , followed shortly thereafter by Buffer ; both buyouts a sort of declaration of independence that gave both companies back the ability to build their businesses on their own terms. Venture capital is not inherently bad or the manifestation of greed and commitments to impossible-to-deliver growth.

CTO Hire 65

CTO Hire CTO Coach SaaS New CTO 65

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing. Recurring payments.

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

SaaStr

JUNE 20, 2019

In this session, the audience will learn about Adyen’s journey from a Dutch payments startup, to a global public company with more than 15 offices around the world working with large global companies like Facebook, Spotify, Uber and Microsoft. I mean payment cultures, payment habits are, yeah, different in every country all over the world.

Payment Methods 135

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments Payment Services 135

SaaStr

APRIL 18, 2019

My father was an entrepreneur, but he was building pump companies, very different businesses. And my education, I went to MIT to study mechanical engineering, and I think I would have thought I was going to go into the pump business like my father. They were building time and expense software. And my father was in pump business.

Sales Recruiting 171

Sales Recruiting VP of Engineering Scale SaaS Payments 171

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

It’s much harder to grow a business without loyalty. I moved out to the East Coast of the US to go to Harvard where I majored in applied math with a focus on decision systems and artificial intelligence before it was cool. Make it easy for customers to talk to you, and vice versa.

Payment Solutions 209

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring 209

Outseta

JANUARY 20, 2020

What started as Dimitris (now my Co-founder at Outseta ) writing a few lines of code to collect rent payments from tenants he had living in a duplex in Providence, Rhode Island, turned into something worth hundreds of millions of dollars 15 years later. We could translate the software into Spanish. How the hell does that happen?

SaaS Payments 145

SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Payment Methods Payment Services 145

Outseta

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

By Geoff Roberts 12 min read When we first started building Outseta we stated outright that we weren’t interested in raising venture capital—instead, we planned on bootstrapping the business and remaining independent. There’s a lot of advantages to organic growth that aren’t discussed enough. Commentary The Indie.vc

SaaS Payments 102

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments SaaS 102

ChurnZero

APRIL 27, 2021

Q: If a new portfolio company does not already have a Customer Success team in place, in your opinion where does that fall in terms of priority of the business’ development? ChurnZero was an exception to that as you might expect given the focus of the business and team’s deep appreciation for the importance of customer retention. .

Scale 98

Scale Customer Success Payments Underperforming Technical Team 98