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The Challenge with SMB SaaS: High Growth Can Only Mask High Churn For Just So Long

SaaStr

So in theory, SMB SaaS is better than enterprise, at least 9 times out of 10: Deals close much faster. Customers don’t expect as much in terms of security, compliance, etc. But beyond all the other Pros and Cons of SMB vs enterprise, there’s one looming issue with SMB SaaS: Churn. Endemic churn.

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SaaS Companies: Four Signs You’ve Outgrown Stripe

FastSpring

This is one of the primary reasons why growth expert Fred Linfjärd encourages SaaS companies to consider using a merchant of record instead of a DIY solution. I interviewed him live on LinkedIn about four signs that SaaS companies have outgrown Stripe. Related post: Can SaaS Companies Afford to Ignore Sales Tax and VAT?

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30+ Incredible New Speakers for 2021 SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

Nicole Culver, Director of Product Marketing, SaaS @Bandwidth. Jen Taylor, SVP, Chief Product Officer @Cloudflare. Billi Jo Wright, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Payrix. Chris Cabrera, Founder and CEO @ Xactly. Carla Erlick Senior Vice President, ISV Channel @Paysafe. Alex Rosemblat, CMO @ Datadog.

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Mastering Partner Marketing: What NOT to Do and How to Excel with Drata CMO Sydney Sloan

SaaStr

Welcome to the latest installment of our “ What’s New ” series where SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin sits down with some of the top leaders and founders in SaaS and Cloud to discuss What’s New and what should be top of mind for fellow founders. This person has built out a partnership marketing team within the product marketing team.

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$1M to $100M in 20 Months, The Hard Part: How Everything Breaks in Hypergrowth with Deel Co-Founder & CRO Shuo Wang (Video)

SaaStr

20X year 1⃣ 12X year 2⃣ 5X year 3⃣ #deelspeed @deel [link] — Shuooo (@shuoshuooshuooo) January 23, 2023 When we look at SaaS companies’ success stories, everything looks great on their growth maps. Shuo Wang is the CRO and co-founder of Deel, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies.

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Sequoia India: 22 Things We Learned from SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

Sequoia Capital’s India arm put together a terrific summary of all their learnings about SaaS and Cloud from SaaStr Annual this year. They also did an A+ session at Annual with several top India SaaS founders, which you can catch below! Here’s 22 of the most relevant takeaways for India’s SaaS ecosystem.

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Quick and Dirty Product/Market Fit Validation: Can You Hit Your Quota?

Tom Tunguz

How do you validate an idea for a software startup before the product is built? Last week, a founder of a SaaS business and I were wrestling with this problem. The quota test prepares the team for eventually building inside saless, because the founders will know from experience what it takes to sell the product. Tweet me.