Remove Forecasting Remove Payment Methods Remove Scaling
article thumbnail

Approaching Half a Million Customers: How to Win in SMB with BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte

SaaStr

A mobile phone is their dominant source of managing business activities. When you get bigger, say 20 to 50 to 100 monthly transactions, you probably have an accounting person in BILL daily. Then, in 2017, with around $50M in revenue, BILL added payment capabilities. If you screw up one payment, customers are going to be angry.

SMB 307
article thumbnail

SaaStr AI App of the Week: Syllable.ai

SaaStr

The Enterprise-Grade Platform That Makes AI Voice Agents Actually Work at Scale We’re proud to announce that Syllable is returning as a partner for SaaStr Annual + AI Summit 2026 , following their tremendous success and impact at our 2025 event. The Bottom Line: Syllable.ai Cross-Industry Use Cases That Drive Revenue 1.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Early Days: How Deel Went From $1m to $100m ARR in Just 20 Months

SaaStr

She starts with the nightmare of those early scaling days. I dream about clients telling me, ‘Hey, I did not receive my payment today. ” she recalls from the dark days of scaling without infrastructure. ” The Discovery : Companies didn’t just need payments—they needed payments plus compliance.

article thumbnail

The Complete Guide to SaaS Pricing Strategy

Tom Tunguz

To be effective, a startup’s pricing strategy must align with its marketing case studies, website messaging, PR releases and sales pitches. This keeps morale high and creates a very predictable revenue forecast. How about a 50 person SaaS company? First, revenue becomes much more predictable.

article thumbnail

Payment and Checkout Scalability for D2C Gaming Partners

FastSpring

When payment partners fail to adapt to player demand and scale quickly, players leave your web shop empty handed, creating dissatisfaction that could have been prevented. We empower you to offload the complexity of global payments, sales tax and VAT compliance, player payments support, and more.

article thumbnail

Beyond Buzzwords: Real-World AI Applications for Business Leaders

How To Buy Saas

For example, machine learning models can forecast sales, optimize pricing, and evaluate investment scenarios in real time. Key benefits of AI-driven decision support include: Predictive Insights: Machine learning forecasts customer demand and market shifts by analyzing historical and real-time data.

article thumbnail

The New Standard for Subscription Renewals: Intelligent, Automated, and Scalable

Blulogix

With predictive analytics, businesses can forecast renewal likelihood, spot churn risks early, and identify upsell opportunities before customers even reach the renewal stage. By tracking customer engagement, usage trends, and service adoption , companies can: Personalize renewal offers based on actual customer behavior.