FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In this episode of Growth Stage, Carl will dives into his experience running acquisitions of SMB software businesses, including: His thoughts on what makes a software company a good target for an acquisition by a brand. So as probably most listeners know, WordPress is a content management system for building websites.

Software Review 147

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Branding 147

OPEXEngine

MAY 18, 2021

According to Bessemer ’s State of the Cloud 2021 as of this January, there were a total of 527 private unicorns (a unicorn is a private company with a valuation over $1B), with a total cumulative value of more than $1.9 More and more Cloud companies are translating usage fees to ARR which can be tricky if usage is hugely variable.

SaaS Payments 98

SaaS Payments Metrics Payments Payment Services 98

Tom Tunguz

JULY 15, 2019

Open source remains a viable customer acquisition strategy despite the threat from the cloud vendors; Amazon in particular. Applications are software used by business users. Platform includes products that help developers to build applications: payment gateways and low code platforms. And the data shows that.

Enterprise 193

Enterprise Payments Payment Solutions SMB 193

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

Prior to Kustomer, Vikas spent over 20 years implementing, consulting, marketing, and selling CRM and ContactCenter solutions with companies like LivePerson and Oracle. Eyal and Megan host a fireside chat between Google Cloud and Zenoss, a leader in software-defined IT operations. Missed the session? The emergence of new A.I.

SaaS Payments 132

SaaS Payments Cloud Technical Review Scale 132

Point Nine Land

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Welcome Graneet Since Pawel and Christoph’s investment in Clio (which provides legal firms best in class software to run their business and was Point Nine’s #1 investment (!!)), our vertical SaaS portfolio has only grown further. It’s time for beautiful cloud software to take over. Hundreds of thousands in Europe.

Technical Cofounder 52

Technical Cofounder Construction Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 52

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2020

VP Nokia Software, North America Sales. People First Productivity Solutions. Team Lead, North America – Global Marketing Solutions. Senior Vice President, Sales SMB. Director, Sales Solutions, North America. Manager, LinkedIn Sales Solutions. Sales Manager, SMB New Business Acquisition.

VP of Engineering 121

VP of Engineering Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Payment Services 121

OPEXEngine

JANUARY 11, 2022

There are many vendor benefits, too — it is easier to sell and it embodies a customer success solution orientation that drives high customer lifetime value and revenue. Many times, a customer can just use a credit card to start using a vendor’s solution. New tracking systems and processes. Four pricing models.

Pricing 52

Pricing Payment Solutions Outsourced Development Compensation 52

CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

You mostly need repeat purchases to get payments with a subscription model and it is easier to impress existing customers than starting all over to acquire new ones. Margin that is like software. Let’s look at some of the best net retention rate and how they are doing good at it. Know more about NRR: What is net dollar retention?

Retention 52

Retention SaaS Payments Payments Payment Methods 52

FastSpring

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The traditional software licensing model is outdated. And if your current customers happen to outgrow their current solution, there’s an opportunity for upselling too since you can simply move them into a higher tier. Thanks to subscriptions, traditional software vendors are now forming stronger connections with their customers.

Payment Features 61

Payment Features Payment Services Subscription Payment Methods 61

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Adopt the best call center software and you will outfit your teams with the tools they need to communicate effectively. Forget about the requirements of a physical office space, infrastructure, or even a business phone system. Modern call center software is all you need to get up and running. End of story. Calling Capabilities.

Payment Solutions 144

Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Methods Software 144

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It’s a good idea to set up a business security system before you need it. A lot of people see cost as a barrier to installing a reliable business security system. That used to be true, but today, there are tons of really affordable solutions. That used to be true, but today, there are tons of really affordable solutions.

Payment Solutions 110

Payment Solutions Business Wireless Payment Methods 110

yoursales

JANUARY 28, 2022

Do you know of software, which belongs on this list? With the launch of the Pipedrive Marketplace a very wide range of third party apps & integrations. bao solutions - Digital conversation support for your sales success. Shield App - Real-time LinkedIn Analytics. Work with anyone, anywhere, now.

Scale 111

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 111

SaaStr

APRIL 29, 2021

Cloud and ecommerce may end soon, but it hasn’t ended yet. It would be so helpful to know, as the #1 leader in SMB eCommerce, and also one of the very top leaders in SaaS SMB overall. It would be so helpful to know, as the #1 leader in SMB eCommerce, and also one of the very top leaders in SaaS SMB overall.

Merchant Services 244

Merchant Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payments 244

Andreessen Horowitz

JUNE 3, 2024

Plus, successful marketing plans and assets don’t necessarily have a single “right” solution. GenAI-based software can and already is helping to bridge this gap. And the level of complexity and user experience dictates a different product for SMBs vs. enterprises. All companies will need to do is input a budget and a goal.

AI Search 122

AI Search AI Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 122

SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

If you didn’t catch it the other day … and you can read about it on SaaStr …Microsoft and Google Cloud both had extremely strong quarters, Microsoft Azure grew 40% last quarter , and a record number of nine-figure and billion-dollar deals. Having multiple billion-dollar deals in one quarter is pretty impressive.

Scale 196

Scale SaaS Payments Scaling SaaS 196

SaaStr

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With nine figures in revenue, Ariel and SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin talk about all things Navan, rebranding when you have brand equity, building B2B software for people, pricing and business models, and much more. There was a new emphasis on building software for people. It was a Frankenstein for transient travelers.

Payment Solutions 221

Payment Solutions Payments Travel Scale 221

yoursales

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Pipedrive – Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software (use this link for 30 days extra trial). Mimiran – More Leads and More Deals for SMB Services Business. noCRM.io – Lead management software that really helps salespeople. SugarCRM – CRM Software & Online Customer Relationship Management. Other Tools.

Scale 99

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services 99

yoursales

DECEMBER 23, 2019

During 2019 many of the larger providers of sales solutions have spoken of a "rapid consolidation" happening in the sales tools space. Pipedrive – Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software (use this link for 30 days extra trial). Mimiran – More Leads and More Deals for SMB Services Business. Ninjodo – More Sales.

Scale 102

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 102

yoursales

DECEMBER 23, 2019

During 2019 many of the larger providers of sales solutions have spoken of a "rapid consolidation" happening in the sales tools space. Pipedrive – Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software (use this link for 30 days extra trial). Maximizer CRM – All-Inclusive CRM Software. One Simple Price. Better Clients.

Scale 102

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 102

yoursales

JANUARY 29, 2021

Pipedrive – Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software (use this link for 30 days extra trial). Pipedrive – Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software (use this link for 30 days extra trial). Mimiran – More Leads and More Deals for SMB Services Business. noCRM.io - Lead management software that really helps salespeople.

Scale 104

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 104

yoursales

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Pipedrive – Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software (use this link for 30 days extra trial). Mimiran – More Leads and More Deals for SMB Services Business. noCRM.io – Lead management software that really helps salespeople. SugarCRM – CRM Software & Online Customer Relationship Management.

Scale 99

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 99

SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

Has been CEO before, was CEO of Alfresco Software and long career in software and comes in, I think, with a lot of passion for customers and customer success, which I’m excited to hear about and also comes in live streaming, my understanding is from a boat right now, right Bernadette? So they kind of got that wrong, right?

Payment Methods 199

Payment Methods Merchant Services Scale Payments 199

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

373: Bessemer’s 5th Annual State of the Cloud Report returns for a definitive look at the cloud industry today. We want to take you through the cloud journey over the last several years. Now, the cloud index fell along with it. If you go back to before 2014, what you see is the power of the cloud.

Sales Hiring 157

Sales Hiring Scale Payments Cloud 157

SaaStr

JUNE 16, 2020

So we have over 260 portfolio companies globally, it’s all enterprise software, predominantly SaaS. And that is you’re seeing a bit of a separation in those companies that have really the stickiest, most critical solution. And this is highlighting something that we’re really seeing across the board.

Sales Hiring 160

Sales Hiring Scale SaaS Payments Payment Services 160

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 21, 2020

SMB Sales & SDRs at (Smaller) Scale [18:20]. In 1995, while a high school student Rhode Island he was an early employee at Intelecom Data Systems, one of America’s first commercial internet service providers and website developers. SMB Sales & SDRs at (Smaller) Scale [18:20]. Show Agenda and Timestamps.

Payment Methods 55

Payment Methods Scale CTO Coach SMB 55

SaaStr

JULY 26, 2019

252: Eric Christopher is the Founder and CEO @ Zylo, the software management system built for the cloud pioneering a new standard in software management. Zylo is a software management system built for the cloud, pioneering a new standard in software management. Harry Stebbings: Can I ask?

Sales Hiring 142

Sales Hiring Scale SaaS Payments Payment Services 142

SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2022

These are categories of software that have existed for 30 or 40 years for a reason. You can mock Salesforce or Oracle or Workday, but these are endemic issues that will always need heavy software. Then a lot of folks will say, “Well, great, another video app. Jason Lemkin: They’re painkillers.

Sales Hiring 207

Sales Hiring Scale Sales Recruiting Scaling 207

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

285: Hear 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. But what’s more powerful about NPS as a program is the system and the system is the root cause analysis and follow up.

Underperforming Technical Team 158

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Services Technical Advisors 158

Aaron Beashel

MARCH 9, 2018

The best way to illustrate what I mean is by examples, and I’ve used the email marketing software category to illustrate some of the different models taken by different companies in the space. It’s not the specific marketing tactics you use, but more the high-level description of how you acquire customers. Factors to consider.

Scale 192

Scale SaaS Payments B2B Strategy 192

SaaStr

JULY 19, 2019

Prior to InCountry, Peter founded six and sold 6 enterprise software companies that were acquired by Sun, Citrix, VMware, Oracle, Sprinklr and Prograph. Previously, Peter was also the CTO/CIO of CBS Interactive where he brought CBS into the cloud. The other one really applied to enterprise and SMB, is where on earth do I start?

VP of Engineering 132

VP of Engineering CTO Hire Technical Review Sales Hiring 132

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2020

So at about 13, I set up an eBay business, and we actually used PayPal obviously to process all of the payments. Harry Hurst: Yeah, so what I meant here is that as what would have historically been considered enterprise grade software becomes accessible to anyone with a laptop or phone at home. What did you mean by this?

SaaS Payments 212

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Finance Payments 212

SaaStr

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As this room knows well, small businesses are already adopting cloud technologies at a pretty rapid pace. The leading purchases are going to be cloud based systems, things like CRM, collaborative technologies, communications, outsourcing, and the question is how can you capture the lion’s share of this market?

Payment Methods 101

Payment Methods Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments Business 101