Payrix

MARCH 27, 2024

Payment transaction types and touchpoints are becoming more accessible and diverse. Online and offline payments, credit cards, digital wallets, and ACH — the more commerce intersects with our daily lives, the higher the expectations for simple and intuitive payments. Business frequently overlaps online and off, in one channel or another, and if consumers can make a payment one way somewhere, they want to make it everywhere.

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SaaStr

MARCH 28, 2024

Dear SaaStr: How Do I Best Prevent Churn? You don’t. Instead, you drive it down. Each quarter. You can’t eliminate churn. It’s a fact of business life in selling a product with recurring revenue and thus recurring sales. You can hide churn (e.g., by signing multiyear contracts). And you can drive it down. But you can’t eliminate it. My top suggestion is: Measure churn carefully, and consistently.

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Entrepreneur - SaaS

MARCH 25, 2024

SaaS is not just about convenience; it's a smart move that helps businesses save on IT costs and focus more on their main operations instead of dealing with complex software issues.

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Predictable Revenue

MARCH 26, 2024

This blog delves into Apollo.io's lesser-known features, like lead scoring and email sequencing, beyond its well-known capabilities. The post Apollo.io’s Under-Utilized Features appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Stax

MARCH 26, 2024

The landscape of commerce has been drastically transformed in the digital age. Online payment systems are the standard. Globally, one-third of people do their shopping through eCommerce sites. In the US, that amounts to $3,428 per capita spent online. Online terminals (sometimes referred to as virtual terminals) power various types of transactions, including eCommerce and payments made over the phone.

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 24, 2024

Should software assist humans or act on their behalf? In 2016, the question was easy to answer : sell Ironman not Robocop. Technology hadn’t reached the level of sophistication we have attained today where AI is 90% as capable as a high-school student, the MMLU benchmark for AI is precisely this. The next generation of software startups have a strategic question with different terminology & potentially a different conclusion.

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Subscription Flow

MARCH 25, 2024

The function of the MoR – merchant of record ecommerce – has become essential for companies looking to streamline their online sales operations in the ever-changing world of digital commerce. A Merchant of Record ecommerce solution acts as a vital middleman, taking on the vital duty of financial and legal facilitation in transactions, acting as the visible party for both consumers and regulatory bodies.

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User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

Whether you’re planning your exit, seeking VC funding, or setting up ESOPs, a SaaS valuation is a must. Our article: Explains different SaaS valuation methods. Introduces key metrics that can affect your company’s value. Covers common valuation mistakes. Shows how to leverage PLG strategies to boost the value of your SaaS business. Let’s get to it!

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Inturact

MARCH 26, 2024

Initiating the process of integrating a user onboarding sequence with Intercom often comes with high expectations of transforming user engagement and satisfaction. At this crucial stage, it’s understandable to encounter doubts. Thoughts such as, “Is the setup too intricate for our team?” or “How can I guarantee that our users feel genuinely supported from the start?

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Clouded Judgement

MARCH 29, 2024

Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Subscribe now Q4 Earnings Summary This week wrapped up Q4 earning season. I’ll post a more fulsome recap later, but will give a short summary here. The TLDR for Q4 earnings is that “things aren’t getting worse, but not quite getting better yet.” The below chart shows the percentage of companies beating / missing consensus estimates (with the line chart

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 28, 2024

AI will transform software sales. Most of the discourse so far has focused on how AI upends the sellers’ worldview. But the buyers’ process will also evolve. When researching software, operational buyers & procurement teams alike will use AI to research different offerings. Typing “Compare Salesforce & Hubspot for a 10 person sales team. which is better?

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SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2024

So when I started writing venture checks in 2013, I didn’t know what I was doing, but I had a strong start: First was Pipedrive co-leading seed, then acquired for $1.5B cash Second was Algolia leading U.S. seed, now at $200m+ ARR and an IPO candidate Third was Greenouse/Parklet, acquired for $800m and now at $200m ARR Fourth was Salesloft, acquired for $2.5 Billion cash Fifth was Logikcull, acquired for $300m cash So it was a good start.

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Predictable Revenue

MARCH 27, 2024

The journey of Trellus, as shared by its founders Dom and Ajinkya on the Predictable Revenue podcast, hosted by Collin Stewart. The post Trellus.ai’s Journey to PMF appeared first on Predictable Revenue.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 26, 2024

An enduring promise of new technologies is to find ways to increase human productivity. Software and robotics, for example, have always presented immense potential to automate repetitive mundane tasks that humans perform, freeing them up to do more valuable work. In the last few decades, we’ve made meaningful progress toward this goal, and the first generation of robotic process automation created some massive companies, such as UiPath.

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 25, 2024

Selling software will evolve to selling agents , AI that acts on behalf of users. The efficiencies for rote work are too massive to ignore for many uses. As the technology rapidly evolves, so too will the sales strategies. Sellers & the startups they represent will need to re-imagine roles. In a sense, selling AI agents is analogous to category creation.

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SaaStr

MARCH 29, 2024

So the other day a CEO reached out to me about advice on an acquisition. They wanted to do three things: Enter a space they had no product or customers in today; and Add on at least $10m of extra revenue for the year; and Not add too much to their burn rate. So this CEO really wanted to buy a startup at around $10m ARR, that actually wasn’t remotely close to #1 in the space, and wasn’t growing anymore.

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Buffer Resources

MARCH 28, 2024

Witnessing a crisis unfold on social media can often feel like observing a storm from the comfort of your home; there’s a profound sense of relief in being safe indoors, yet it’s hard not to feel concerned for those who aren’t, hoping they are well-prepared. While some individuals might be taught crisis management theory at school when studying business management, marketing, or communications, the reality of a brand crisis is very different from the textbooks.

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User Pilot

MARCH 29, 2024

Are conversion funnel leaks sabotaging your product and marketing efforts while leaving money on the table? This article reveals the major causes of funnel leaks at each customer journey stage and how to fix them. You’ll get actionable strategies and examples to help you deliver memorable product experiences , driving engagement and long-term retention.

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Blulogix

MARCH 24, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Overcoming Customer Success Complexities Take your business further with BluIQ’s flexible, scalable, enterprise-grade intelligent billing solutions. Recurring & Usage Billing Navigating the Maze of Customer Success: 1. Customizing Engagement Across Segments: Personalized Interactions: Develop engagement strategies that are finely tuned to the distinct characteristics and needs of various customer segments,

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SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2024

Dear SaaStr: How Do You Deal With an Unreliable Co-Founder? You first try to move them into an individual contributor role. If that doesn’t work, then move them out. This is one of the most frustrating outcomes, when a very talented co-founder becomes “unrealiable”. You should try to keep them, if you can, and they don’t become a negative influence on the company.

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Buffer Resources

MARCH 26, 2024

Picture this: the perfect idea for a TikTok, Instagram Reel, or YouTube Short strikes. It’s a simple, thought-provoking quote or statement in line with the text-over-simple-clip trend on Instagram and TikTok.  All you need now is the background footage to go with it.  So you hop onto your stock photo site of choice and spend hours scrolling through expensive, too-perfect, generic clips that just won’t work.

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As companies strive to boost revenue, deliver customer value, and stay competitive, they are increasingly embracing the potential of usage-based pricing.

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User Pilot

MARCH 27, 2024

How often have you clicked away from a page simply because you couldn't find what you were looking for? The secondary navigation of your website or application can make or break product engagement —that’s how essential it is. That said, let’s explore some secondary navigation examples, the role of secondary navigation in UX, the key differences between primary and secondary navigation, and share some strategies to aid your navigation.

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The Moz Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

Connect with diverse audiences across the globe by embracing a multi-local strategy. Explore how brands can merge cognitive science with local expertise.

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SaaStr

MARCH 23, 2024

Dear SaaStr: Why Do Most Entrepreneurs Under Price Their Offerings Initially? Yes, most of us at first under-price and then slowly raise prices as we gain confidence. It’s because (1) we aren’t trained sales leaders, and (2) we worry most about not losing the deal. Founders know the value of a key logo can be 10x-100x the value of the contract itself.

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Blulogix

MARCH 25, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Navigating Financial Process Complexity in B2B Subscriptions The financial backbone of B2B subscription models rests on efficiently managing complex processes spanning billing, payments, revenue recognition, and reporting. As businesses strive to adapt to the evolving landscape of subscription services, the intricacy of financial operations increases.

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User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

A user activity trend can provide key insights into changing user behavior and help you increase conversion rates and product engagement. In this article, we’ll dig deeper into what user activity trends are and outline the key tips to monitor them. We’ll also discuss a few useful tools to analyze user activity. TL;DR A user activity trend represents a pattern or change in user behavior over time.

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The Moz Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

From tailored product offerings to studying evolving SERPs worldwide, learn how multinational brands navigate linguistic and cultural nuances to connect authentically with consumers.

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SaaStr

MARCH 27, 2024

So we’ve probably covered HubSpot more than any other SaaS and Cloud leader on this 5 Interesting Learnings series, but there’s a good reason for it: First, HubSpot is a lot like most of us. It sells sales, marketing, support and more tools. And second, so many of us use HubSpot. The majority of the SaaStr community uses HubSpot! So it’s very … tangible.

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