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A Detailed Comparison of Stripe vs. Paddle vs. FastSpring (With Reviews)

FastSpring

payment processing, gathering and remitting taxes, and subscription management) and what additional software you’ll need to add to your tech stack. Finally, we share several customer reviews and case studies for each solution. FastSpring, this guide compares: What areas of the payment lifecycle each one provides a solution for (e.g.,

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Clouded Judgement 3.22.24 - ERR vs ARR and the Conundrum of AI Revenue Streams Today

Clouded Judgement

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Enterprise software businesses strive for 90-95% gross retention (generally the percent of revenue that sticks with you vs churns altogether), with net expansion in the 120%+ range (the aggregate change in expansion - contraction - churned revenue).

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Smart SaaS budgeting: Refine your spend strategy for 2024

BetterCloud

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. Whether you’re new to SaaS budgeting or you’re a seasoned pro, there’s always something to learn about the best ways to buy software. What is SaaS budgeting?

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6 Best Zuora Competitors and Alternatives: In-Depth 2023 Guide

FastSpring

If your company sells physical products and/or services, you’ll need additional software and headcount to manage sales tax and transaction liability. So, in the following list, we share how easily each solution integrates with other software. In this guide, we start with an in-depth review of FastSpring.

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Making the Business Case to the CFO: 5 Questions You Should Answer

BetterCloud

As for software budgets, they are expected to grow by about 9%. How does this software map, directly and/or indirectly, to the company’s strategic imperatives? Meanwhile, some companies might need one to improve their ability to prove compliance. The next step is approaching your Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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3 Unusual Drivers of Early-Stage Growth

OpenView Labs

The same was true when I ran the People function at a software development consultancy that doubled its headcount to ~100 while reducing attrition from 40% to 5% voluntary in 18 months. I’ll never forget the ERP provider who snickered as they installed their software. A final note on the descriptor “strategic”.

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Intercom on Product: Accelerating your strategy after COVID-19

Intercom, Inc.

In terms of research and development or generally the product and engineering functions, the people who produce your software, this really is a question of investability. ” I think the “Sure thing boss, give me more headcount” is obvious. How are you going to turn that cash into code? Should we sink bigger?

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