SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Many of the fundamental business models that were once engraved in the SaaS playbook are now changing thanks to a tougher macro environment and a maturing market. PST, Stephanie Opdam, Partner at Notion Capital, shares four business model changes that will allow SaaS companies to build resilience and staying power over time.

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FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

Zuora is a recurring billing and monetization solution for: Subscription management Revenue recognition Payment collection Quotes And more… However, Zuora has one main shortcoming — it doesn’t handle sales tax or transaction liability for you. Related: Can SaaS Companies Afford to Ignore Sales Taxes and VAT?

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Outseta

JANUARY 20, 2020

What started as Dimitris (now my Co-founder at Outseta ) writing a few lines of code to collect rent payments from tenants he had living in a duplex in Providence, Rhode Island, turned into something worth hundreds of millions of dollars 15 years later. I learned a million lessons about SaaS, about start-ups, and about life along the way.

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Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2019

How quickly you’re able to accelerate growth depends on your ability to build a nimble sales org and develop a strong sales strategy. But Tara Bryant, SVP of Sales at Pipedrive, thinks this is a mistake if you don’t have the right processes, systems, and metrics in place first. Tara Bryant: It’s funny you ask me that.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 3, 2020

Then, we hear from Kyle Poyar over at OpenView on bringing sales into a self-service business. And finally, the evolution of B2B SaaS billing. Listen wherever you get podcasts: Your top subscription news. Patrick has written some great content around freemium strategies and how freemium is an acquisition strategy.

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