Mon.Feb 25, 2019

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What is a Mouse Heatmap? How to Create One, Examples and Tips

The Daily Egg

The mouse heatmap may sound like an online tool for rodents, but this type of heatmap is invaluable for B2B digital marketers. Otherwise referred to as a mouseflow heatmap, this tool lets you identify the visitor experience, identify roadblocks, and boost conversions for an optimized website. — Are you looking to optimize your site for […] The post What is a Mouse Heatmap?

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I am leaving a startup I co-founded on good terms with both the company and the remaining team. Should I resign my board seat?

SaaStr

You should. It’s always awkward when ex-founders, ex-CEOs, etc. remain on the board, at least 90% of the time. First, things will change. As you leave your operating role, the company will a year or two be very different from the company you worked out. Second, the Board is the CEO’s boss. Having an ex-colleague as your boss is full of issues and micro-conflicts.

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AI Superpowers - A History of Chinese Startups and the Implications for the Future of Startupland

Tom Tunguz

I remember the first time I visited China. We landed around 11pm local time in Beijing in the midst of the summer heat wave. As we landed, humidity fogged the Boeing’s windows, and the runway lights projected mirages from the haze. I could have sworn that heat was the product of a billion people’s fervent labor to advance their country and pull themselves into a new era.

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What are you supposed to say and not say with a VC intro call?

SaaStr

Be wary of some of the advice you hear. The goal is not to get a “coffee”, or just to “learn”. A VC intro call is a sales call. Your job — if you want funding now, or later — is to move the opportunity down the pipeline. Not play games (usually). So: Spit it out. Get to the point — fast. Make the VC wants to invest in the first 120 seconds of the call.

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Beyond the Basics of A/B Tests: Highly Innovative Experimentation Tactics You Need to Know

Speaker: Timothy Chan, PhD., Head of Data Science

Are you ready to move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into the cutting-edge techniques that are reshaping the landscape of experimentation? 🌐 From Sequential Testing to Multi-Armed Bandits, Switchback Experiments to Stratified Sampling, Timothy Chan, Data Science Lead, is here to unravel the mysteries of these powerful methodologies that are revolutionizing how we approach testing.

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The Search for an API for ACH Payments 2019

Agile Payments

Organizations who serve a customer base that is of a recurring of subscription nature will at one time or another seek out an API for ACH Payments. It is these types of applications that benefit greatly from ACH transactions.

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Considering an ACH Payments API in 2019

Agile Payments

Software organizations that serve a customer base having recurring payments can better position themselves by integrating to an ACH Payments API. There are many reasons this is true, but the underlying fact that allows this is that these type organizations have a customer base of a subscription nature and who know their customers well.

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Over hiring is the startup kiss of death. Here’s how to avoid it.

OpenView Labs

Growing a business can often create a complicated conundrum for entrepreneurs: How do we get the people who have what it takes to help us believe in our mission enough to take a risk and join the cause? This situation can often lead us to do some questionable stuff – like biting off more than we can chew to get them on board: Bigger titles than they’re ready for or we can support.

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ACH Processing API 2019

Agile Payments

An ACH Processing API transforms a software application into becoming an eCheck payment processing and management platform. Whether for the purpose of managing and distributing payroll, or collecting funds for customer subscriptions, integrating for ACH payments can be a powerful addition to an SaaS.

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The CRM Comparison Guide for Startups

Nimble - Sales

The technological revolution is no longer something seen strictly in science-fiction novels. Every business is trying to stay on top of the modern workplace. There was a time when CRM software was seen as a tool for big companies with an extensive client database. However, times have changed. Even small local businesses can benefit from […]. The post The CRM Comparison Guide for Startups appeared first on Nimble Blog.

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How Investors & Strategic Buyers Evaluate Integrated Payment Strategies

Explore how integrated payment strategies impact investor and buyer evaluations. Payments are more than a feature — they’re a key to long-term success and market differentiation. They help SaaS companies offer seamless user experiences and efficient operations. Investors and strategic buyers assess these integrated payment strategies as a measure of a company's growth potential and sustainability.

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ACH API Provider 2019, what is needed?

Agile Payments

If your organization is looking to integrate ACH payment processing, you likely have compiled a list of what your requirements are that are needed from the ACH API Provider. Integrating organizations can differ greatly in their needs, so be sure to have your transaction flows documented.

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Limit, Don’t Ban, Dual-Class Share Structures

Andreessen Horowitz

A fight is raging between chief executives and big investors over “dual” (or multi) class share structures, which give disproportionate voting rights to corporate founders and leaders at companies including Google, Facebook, Dropbox, and Snap.

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So You Need an ACH Transfer API - 2019

Agile Payments

What is an ACH Transfer API, anyway? Quite simply, it's an API that provides the ability for a software application to integrate ACH processing capabilities for the purpose of providing the application to originate, manage and report on the transfer of funds between bank accounts.

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Cloud IDE review: AWS Cloud9 vs. Eclipse Che vs. Eclipse Theia

IT World

Bringing on a new developer to a programming project with many dependencies can sometimes be a nightmare. I’ve seen an extreme case where the company finally gave up and bought the developer a new computer after a month of issues trying to configure his old one. More commonly, setting up a new development environment for a new developer might take between three days and two weeks.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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ACH Payment API Requirement Considerations for 2019

Agile Payments

Many software applications have a need to accept payments, and many require the need to integrate payments functionality via an API. For some of these application organizations, integrating to a credit card API isn't enough and have a need to integrate to an ACH Payment API.

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Announcing The New 2019 Customer Success Summit Conference

Totango

We are excited to announce the new Customer Success Summit Conference for 2019, an evolution of our premier industry event for customer success thought leaders, practitioners and visionaries. Our past Customer Success Summits have drawn over 1,000 attendees from over 400 companies including ADP, Dimension Data, Google, Mulesoft, Oracle, SAP, ServiceNow, Slack, TSIA and Zoom among many others.

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Why an ACH Processing API? 2019 Guide

Agile Payments

For software applications that have an end-user base in a subscription model or include recurring transactions, an ACH Processing API is a must. Sure, few of these SaaS applications would want to discount the use of credit card processing because it's a commonly used payment modal, but being subscription based sets the application into an area of knowing their customer base much differently than some business that sells widgets on a one-time basis to consumers that might never revisit or occasio

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Cloud IDE review: AWS Cloud9 vs. Eclipse Che vs. Eclipse Theia

IT World

Bringing on a new developer to a programming project with many dependencies can sometimes be a nightmare. I’ve seen an extreme case where the company finally gave up and bought the developer a new computer after a month of issues trying to configure his old one. More commonly, setting up a new development environment for a new developer might take between three days and two weeks.

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6 Reasons Why Your Integrated Payments Strategy Could Fail

If you're in the software industry grappling with integrating payments into your business model, understanding where others have stumbled can be a game-changer for your revenue goals. Discover 6 key reasons behind the struggles many face. The challenge goes beyond the technicalities of integrating a payment system; it delves into the strategic oversight of revenue shares, negotiations with payment providers, and the full exploitation of potential revenue streams.

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Can an ACH API benefit your organization? 2019 Version

Agile Payments

ACH payments and disbursements aren’t new. ACH payments have been around since 1974, and by the end of 2016, the total volume of ACH processing exceeded $40 trillion. If you have made monthly AutoPay payments for your mortgage, paid a credit card bill or received salary as direct deposit, those transactions were via ACH.Any SaaS application that has a user base with recurring or subscription payments needs must include ACH payments as a payment rail option.

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Do You Really Need a Startup Mentor?

Cobloom

The startup scene is big, complicated and competitive, and growing bigger, more complicated and more competitive each day. Great ideas and fantastic products abound, and increasingly, the fine line between success and failure seems to come down to who you know. Many of the biggest names in tech benefited from the mentorship of seasoned entrepreneurs: Mark Zuckerburg had Steve Jobs, Bill Gates had Warren Buffet, and Sheryl Sandberg benefited from the guidance of her former college professor, Larr

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What are your eCheck API requirements for 2019?

Agile Payments

If you're part of a SaaS dev team or a stakeholder and have determined that your application has a need for an eCheck API , have you defined your requirements?

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Subscription60: Monday, February 25th

ProfitWell

Hello again subscriptionites. It’s Abby here with the news you need to begin your week off right. Today is National Clam Chowder Day, and for us New Englanders here in Boston, that’s a pretty sacred celebration. But before we dive in to some creamy seafood, we have your serving of subscription ready to go. The Rundown In resources. Crazy Egg for Pricing Perfection Don't let pricing your software cause you stress (and adversely, don't just guess).

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Where are the ACH API Providers?

Agile Payments

ACH API Providers are organizations that provide an API for the purpose of integrating a software application to originate and manage ACH transactions.

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SaaStr Annual 2019 – Key Takeaways and Highlights

2Checkout

The 2Checkout team kicked off Feb 2019 by joining over 12,000 participants in San Jose for SaaStr Annual 2019, the largest conference in the world for B2B software. The general consensus of 2Checkout team members at the end of the conference was simple and to the point: “It. Was. Amazing.

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Top 5 Strategies for Growth

Rakam

First, it starts with an idea, and then you begin to work on it and see if it is possible to bring your idea to life. After you decide that a viable product or business can be created from your idea, you start to work hard to get there. You worked hard and launched your business, and you thought that this was the finish line because you finally launched your product.

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?deas for a couple photoshoot

SaaS Metrics

When you are in love, the world seems different, life around is full of bright colors, tender feelings overwhelm the soul, and young couples who love each other want to save their emotions in photographs. A photo session with your loved one can be organized anywhere. Many details are important for creating interesting shots – time, outfits, scenery, happy faces of lovers, and the professionalism of the photographer.

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10 Red Flags in Integrated Payment Partnerships: Moving Towards a Mutual Benefit

Navigate the complex world of integrated payment partnerships with this essential guide, a treasure trove of insights for software companies. It unveils ten critical red flags to watch out for, from the dangers of hidden fees to the constraints of restrictive contracts. This guide is crucial for identifying potential pitfalls and aligning with the right partners.

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6 Key Behaviors That Define an Agile Salesperson

Sales Hacker

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Apply NOW to Speak at 2019 SaaStr Europa on 12-13 June in PARIS!

SaaStr

We’re gearing up for the 2nd SaaStrEuropa.com right in the Left Bank of Paris, and it’s going to be awesome! 2,500 attendees. 200+ mentoring sessions. 100+ top VCs. 30+ top speakers! Now is the time to apply ! We’re looking for: CEOs and founders of SaaS companies from $2m-$200m+ in ARR. Diverse speakers from top and up-and-coming SaaS companies ( please apply!).

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Paul Adams on avoiding over-corrections and finding balance when problem-solving

Intercom, Inc.

But when we look back at all these things, we find something interesting, which is that a lot of these mistakes and things we wish we had done differently actually have the same simple pattern. I spoke on this pattern at the Inside Intercom World Tour because I think it’s a very common one. The transcript of the talk is published below, and you can also listen on our podcast or watch my talk here.