Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As a support leader, you already know how important it is to take care of your customers – but it’s just as important to take care of your support team. Here’s why human support is so crucial for any customer-centric organization, and how it can have a significant impact on your team, your business, and your customers. Here’s why.

Underperforming Technical Team 223

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Payment Methods Payments 223

SaaStr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Developers act, think, and behave differently than your average customer. As an API-first company, WorkOS focuses on selling primarily to developers. Doing Business with Developers. Developers haven’t typically been the buyers in enterprise software, so why should you build for developers?

Outsourced Development 210

Outsourced Development Underperforming Technical Team Development Part-Time VPE 210

Totango

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

To make it to the Super Bowl, a football team must have two things: a strong defense and a strategic offense. The defense maintains a good field position and prevents the opposing team from scoring points, while the offense orchestrates smart plays to gain additional yards and score points. What is gross retention?

Retention 115

Retention Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Churn 115

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

It’s time to start thinking about retention at scale and bring onboard a customer success team. She joined the company in 2007 back when it was just 30 people and has been instrumental in helping the company scale both its team and its market share over the years. Why you need a customer success team.

VP of Engineering 109

VP of Engineering Customer Success Churn Scale 109

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Let’s review everything your customer success team has to do in the absence of any customer success tools. Collect customer data to calculate complex formulas for tracking metrics, monitor customer health scores, and resolve support tickets while continuously trying to improve retention and expansion. G2 rating : 4.8

Customer Success 105

Customer Success Enterprise Software Review Startup 105

User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Satisfaction in SaaS, therefore, isn’t simply about developing a nice product and launching it in the market. For instance, you can launch a CSAT survey after a customer interacts with your support team. They include metrics like the Net Promoter Score , Customer Effort Score , Customer Churn/Retention Rates , etc.

Business 111

Business Underperforming Technical Team Customer Lifetime Value Systems Review 111

FastSpring

JANUARY 23, 2025

But the reality is they’ve got a high churn rate, their LTV is low, and their cat costs are high. Two and a half for a standard business, five times for a great quality business with a reasonably low churn rate, maybe sub 7 % churn. Cost of acquisition, LTV, retention rate, churn obviously. million ARR.

Scale 121

Scale Entrepreneurship Scaling Underperforming Technical Team 121

Stax

APRIL 15, 2025

There are some important variations to MRR that would be good for your sales team to be aware of, including new MRR, expansion MRR, and churn MRR. It can help forecast future revenue, keep on top of performance of various customer segments, and measure customer retention and churn.

Payments 88

Payments SaaS Payments Revenue Payment Services 88

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 12, 2019

A little over a year ago, I got the opportunity to start a new team within our sales organization – a team of Relationship Managers dedicated to growing our current customers at scale. To do the first, we had to hire, train, and write a playbook – the building blocks of any team. Relentlessly measure impact.

Sales Hiring 172

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team Scale 172

User Pilot

APRIL 24, 2025

Want to advance your career in product management or find top talent for your team? This article shares exciting product manager roles focused on retention and churn and showcases standout candidates in the field. Stripe They’re looking for a senior Product Manager to lead a pillar within our LPM Cost Optimization team.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Retention Churn 52

User Pilot

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Unfortunately, the research backs this up, with a staggering 90% of users reporting that they stopped using an app due to poor performance. Poor performance includes slow loading times, complex design, confusing navigation, and unresponsive features. To assign meaning to whether the numbers are good or bad, context is crucial.

Data 105

Data Underperforming Technical Team Outsourcing Services Technical Review 105

Chart Mogul

JULY 8, 2020

Tired of the same ol’ “X proven ways to reduce customer churn”? SaaS companies dedicate a lot of time and money to the same goal — they want to give customers a reason to stay and reduce churn. But no matter what that personality is for your brand, it’s consistency that counts for reducing customer churn. Click To Tweet.

Branding 133

Branding Churn Underperforming Technical Team Retention 133

FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

In the language of SaaS, I churned. And the experience got me thinking: Was immediate removal of paid features the best chance to keep me from churning? When did I officially count as “churned”? Did they count me as churned on the day I canceled? In part one, we cover benchmarks and common churn formulas.

Benchmarks 147

Benchmarks Churn Payments SaaS Payments 147

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Some clients are destined to churn. But what happens if your churn rate is significantly higher than what your direct competitors are benchmarking? But what happens if your churn rate is significantly higher than what your direct competitors are benchmarking? This is not a failure on your part. Table of Contents.

Retention 114

Retention Underperforming Technical Team Churn Acquisition 114

User Pilot

JANUARY 31, 2023

How to prevent churn by identifying at-risk customers? In SaaS, you can grow your revenue only if your churn rate is low, so retaining at-risk customers is crucial. In this article, we will discuss the ins and outs of at-risk customers, how to detect them, and five actionable strategies to help you prevent churn.

Churn 98

Churn Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 98

SaaStr

JULY 1, 2021

The second is pulling more around values, and how we approached team building. Even as a three person team, we went through an exercise to figure out what do we stand for, as a team? Sam : This is not my insight, but someone else says… I really do believe it, that the team you build is the company you build.

VP of Engineering 293

VP of Engineering Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team 293

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Looking for some great customer retention survey questions to include in your feedback form? Customer retention surveys are the lens through which you can see how people are feeling about your brand. The goal is to get valuable insights into customers’ needs and use this information to improve retention. Look no further!

Retention 98

Retention Scale Underperforming Technical Team Churn 98

Baremetrics

DECEMBER 18, 2019

How do we reduce churn? What can we do to improve retention? But first, in order to improve retention, we first have to be able to measure it. These are the three retention measurements I usually start with: The “How would you feel if…?” survey User Churn and Revenue Churn Quick Ratio. Do you feel stuck?

Retention 136

Retention Strategy Payment Solutions Technical Advisors 136

Totango

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Equipped with the knowledge provided by customer data, you can help your customer survive tough times by offering practical solutions that add value and ultimately contribute to customer retention during economic downturns — even ones caused by a pandemic. Every act of providing value is therefore an act of customer retention.

Retention 118

Retention Underperforming Technical Team Churn Customer Lifetime Value 118

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

The second constituent there is the developer. Why do developers love SaaS products? One is your churn. SaaS businesses have churn. Churn, think we’re all familiar with what churn is. Churn defines your average lifetime of your customer. We talked about churn. MRR, obviously.

SaaS Payments 246

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 246

User Pilot

JULY 23, 2020

You’re leaving cash on the table for your competitors to sweep up if you don’t have a strategy for retention marketing. So, in this blog we’ll show you how to keep your customers happy with a targeted retention strategy. What’s your new user churn rate looking like? What is Retention Marketing? How to Measure Retention.

Retention 91

Retention SaaS Payments Strategy Payment Solutions 91

User Pilot

MAY 29, 2025

Poor mobile UX design leads to high bounce rates, abandoned carts , and negative app reviews. Performance expectations: People using mobile web or app expect speed and instant clarity because theyre often on the go, juggling multiple tasks, or dealing with weak connections. This article will provide an in-depth guide. Heres how: 1.

Mobile 80

Mobile Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Systems Review 80

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 19, 2021

And for your support team, using the right conversational support tool and framework allows them to maximize their resources, so they can focus on solving complex queries and building long-term customer relationships. But conversational support doesn’t just benefit your support team. Teams that benefit: Sales, marketing.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 130

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2019

Even the strongest customer testimonials won’t prevent churn if people don’t understand how to use your product. Done poorly, your hard-won user can quickly become a churn statistic. A poor onboarding experience can lead to refunds or cancellations that you can’t afford. Here’s the proof.

Onboarding 199

Onboarding Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Outsourced Development 199

User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

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. Understanding and limiting customer churn improves customer loyalty and the customer’s lifetime value. Book a demo now to learn more!

Underperforming Technical Team 104

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 104

ChurnZero

AUGUST 11, 2020

This is a guest blog post by Anita Toth, Chief Churn Crusher. . Did you know that 60% of SaaS companies reported a negative impact on customer retention and upsell deals due to the pandemic? Customer retention, along with new customer acquisition, has been challenging for most companies when the pandemic hit. This is shocking.

Retention 97

Retention Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 97

User Pilot

APRIL 2, 2025

In this article, I’ll show you how Userpilot helps product teams cut through the noise and understand what really matters in mobile user behavior: no data science degree required. The platform’s code-free implementation makes it accessible for product managers who want insights without constantly relying on developers.

Mobile 62

Mobile Underperforming Technical Team Onboarding AWS 62

User Pilot

MARCH 23, 2025

Product market fit: If user retention is strong and the DAU/MAU ratio is high, it means users frequently engage with your mobile app because it effectively meets their needs. This presents an opportunity to boost retention using those features by refining, expanding, or optimizing them. What matters now is how you act on this data.

Mobile 55

Mobile Underperforming Technical Team Engagement Metrics 55

User Pilot

APRIL 16, 2025

It compounds quietly across every team, workflow, and decision. When data collection is messy, product managers lose visibility, teams waste hours chasing answers, and user experience suffers. Based on your current dashboard, it looks like most users churn before completing onboarding. Which features need attention?

Data 105

Data Underperforming Technical Team Systems Review Technical Review 105

Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 13, 2021

This article will answer the main questions that SaaS founders and market ers have about losing SaaS customers, in other words, user churn: What is SaaS churn definition and why lowering it matt ers? How to calculate this metric and what’s the average SaaS churn rate? How can Sa aS companies reduce its churn rate?

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Churn Payment Services 105

User Pilot

MARCH 9, 2023

In this article, we’ll discuss customer attrition in depth and discuss the strategies you can use to reduce churn and increase customer retention and loyalty. TL;DR Customer attrition, also known as customer churn , takes place when customers leave your product or service. What is customer attrition?

Underperforming Technical Team 98

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 98

User Pilot

APRIL 22, 2024

Increase user retention. Extract feature development insights. Involve cross-functional collaboration with the sales team, product team, engineering, and other relevant stakeholders. Increase user retention : Continuous product refinement based on insights from feature analysis contributes to increased user satisfaction.

Underperforming Technical Team 105

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review User Experience Retention 105

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Every Customer Success team focuses on keeping customers engaged and ultimately, preventing churn. Customer Success teams typically answer the same questions over and over again as they gain new clients. The bad news: It’s tiresome to answer the same questions day in and day out! Increase customer retention, lower churn.

Education 98

Education Customer Success Underperforming Technical Team Scale 98

User Pilot

MARCH 30, 2025

Many product teams know this feeling: mobile user retention is dropping, even after big updates and splashy feature releases. Why is your mobile app user retention declining? User retention measures how many users continue to use your product or service after their initial interaction or sign-up.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Retention Payment Methods Strategy 52

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 8, 2020

But with so much data to consider, how can you define the help desk metrics that matter for your team? This can empower teams to take strategic action to improve their overall support experience for customers. This metric represents the average amount of time it takes your customer support team to settle a case once it’s opened.

Customer Support 212

Customer Support Metrics Technical Review Scale 212

SaaStr

JUNE 1, 2021

Turns out a founding team of six MBAs creating a full suite of products sold solely to SMBs can become a multi-million dollar public company in nine years – and continue growing rapidly ($77.6 Dharmesh : …said, “This is a very bad idea. I’m going to talk about retention. million in 2013 to $115.9

Part-Time VPE 290

Part-Time VPE Technical Cofounder CTO Hire New CTO 290

SaaStr

JULY 29, 2019

What Order Should You Hire Your Management Team In? #4. They don’t go meet prospects in person, which is bad enough … because the competitor that does wins the deal. Better retention. And less churn. For any SaaS vendor with net negative churn, the sale is just the start of a decade-long journey.

Sales Hiring 216

Sales Hiring Venture Capital Scale SaaS 216