SaaStr

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Enter the platform company. Happy post lunch interview. Or if you’ve ever gotten a 2 cent and a 4 cent deposit into your account as you’re trying to set up direct deposit or payments transfers, that’s a pre-Plaid world. So, 90 new people coming on and figuring out how to do that integration.

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Payments SaaS Payments Banking Underperforming Technical Team 143

SaaStr

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Stand Out by Being Concise and Easy to Understand Michael has done over 2000 YC interviews, and the one thing founders don’t understand is that if investors don’t know what your company does, they can’t fund you. “The They collect the payment online and take a 15% fee for every booking. Let’s use Airbnb as an example. That’s it.

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Payment Methods Startup Payment Solutions Sales Hiring 212

FastSpring

APRIL 30, 2024

In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview Fred Linfjärd of Planday about his experiences switching from a one-time billing model to subscriptions. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Jump to video.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 26, 2024

Jake, Head of Customer Success for Sideways 6, explains that the current trend is to measure their success through the customer’s success, with CS being an integral part of impacting the entire business. Jake Dipple 4:40 Of course, so, Sideways 6 we’re ID management platform, and we exist to bring good ideas to life every day.

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Buffer Resources

JANUARY 18, 2023

These tools encompass everything from the social platforms you choose to build your presence on to the community-building app where you engage with your audience. Especially if the aim of your content is to educate, you may need to invest more time in research than a creator focused on entertainment. The following tools can help.

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Payment Services Payments Payment Methods AI Search 131

Buffer Resources

OCTOBER 2, 2023

After nearly going under twice due to cash flow issues, she finally cracked the code for success, transforming her business from a $20,000 loss in December of 2020 alone to achieving $1 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) just two years later. Business Snapshot Years in business: 6.5

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

How you should think about building a sellable business. Interested in learning more about how your SaaS, software, video game, or other digital goods business can partner with FastSpring and let us worry about the taxes? WP Engine, we’re the world’s most trusted platform for WordPress. Jump to highlights.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 29, 2024

For this article, we interviewed multiple lenders to glean their guidance and insights. acceptable funding parameters and risk metrics) by using upfront, non-performance driven data such as revenue, time in business, and minimum FICO. With the combination of diligence solutions (e.g.,

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Payment Services Payment Solutions Development Team Review Outsourcing Services 81

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Behind closed doors, negotiations are dragged on for months while founders and executives figure out ways to eliminate friction and create a synergy that can drive the most value of their shared cultures, processes, and systems. It’s precisely the success of that integration that often dictates the success of the overall acquisition.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Build a consistent brand throughout every platform that your business has a presence on to ensure that the messaging is always aligned. To learn more about the Salesforce integration, get your free Userpilot demo today! Consistent branding. Channel-specific strategies.

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Buffer Resources

MAY 17, 2023

Picture this: two popular influencers from different niches join forces to create engaging and exciting content, reaching millions of followers across platforms. Lifestyle creators Alix Earle and Monet McMichael frequently film content together on brand trips. The result? We do a lot of this at Buffer! Joint giveaways.

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Navint

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Sean has over 15 years of expertise in recurring revenue technologies, most recently hailing from Salesforce where he was a senior member of the product marketing team responsible for Salesforce CPQ & Billing. Navint clients expect vendor-neutral recommendations and best practices in implementations and integrations.

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SaaStr

MAY 14, 2023

Algolia went from zero to seven figures in revenue in 12 months, and the launch of their search as a service product, and grew pricing from $19 a month to $100,000, which sounds amazing. They built themselves into a core platform for HR 2.0 Enterprise is maybe around 60% of our revenue, it’s not the whole deal.

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Buffer Resources

JUNE 22, 2023

Welcome back to Creators Unlocked , a series where we interview creators about their best practices and advice for other creators. Diversify your platforms in anticipation of change The Internet is always changing, and staying ahead of the curve is a must for any creator. Make sure any revenue generation aligns with these elements.”

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Valid question, and I’m going to answer it — because the reasons (plural) we have for investing in this initiative may not be as simple as the most cynical among us assume. As a business person yourself, you know how it works. They may even be able to weigh in on what’s coming down the pipe for FastSpring’s platform.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Software Review 143

User Pilot

APRIL 24, 2024

Tracking SaaS renewal rates enables predictable revenue, aiding financial planning and resource management for future growth. Effective renewal strategies enhance customer retention , drive revenue , and build a loyal base for long-term SaaS success. It supports MRR growth and provides consistent access to your users.

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SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

What Nobody Tells You About Seed Investing with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder and Partner Aileen Lee. I think it gives us a perspective that maybe we don’t get in some other places, in addition to many great investments over the years. Aileen Lee | Founder @ Cowboy Ventures. Jason Lemkin | Founder @ SaaStr.

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Stax

MARCH 14, 2024

Then you should do market research to figure out what other businesses are charging and what customers are willing to pay. Combine different techniques like surveys, interviews, and observation to gather a comprehensive understanding of the market. One way is by negotiating with the companies that process the payments.

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FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

From leading sales at Zillow to brand strategy at Tumblr to revenue at FiscalNote (a global policy platform), Justin Scott started noticing a trend. And we need platforms to be able to do that. In September 2022, Dopple publicly launched its new platform. They Launched With a Platform, Not a Product Another big advantage?

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

About My First 16 Our new video podcast series My First 16 features interviews with founders and CEOs of fintech companies about how they acquired their initial customers and the hard lessons they learned along the way. So I was a product manager managing the investing side of this marketplace.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

About My First 16 Our new video podcast series My First 16 features interviews with founders and CEOs of fintech companies about how they acquired their initial customers and the hard lessons they learned along the way. So, I co-founded another payments company called PropertyBridge, which allowed you to pay rent electronically.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 13, 2021

It includes factual information, personal experience, and interviews from successful professionals on both the buy-side and the sell-side of enterprise OEM software licensing to ensure a broad mix of experience and ideas. The licensor enjoys a new revenue stream. A supply chain management system licenses a BI application.

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Payment Solutions Payments Software Review Enterprise 74

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 2, 2020

No one wants to invest in tools that aren’t entirely useful to their process. In this in-depth review, I’ll dive into the best recruiting software options on the market, as well as how to pick one that fits your business best without having to deal with the overwhelm. Is testing a big part of your hiring process?

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Payment Solutions Software Review Software Scale 91

Neil Patel

JANUARY 4, 2021

What if you could take passive interaction to the next level and actually buy and sell directly from the platform? Instagram shops are an option for Instagram account holders who have e-commerce brands to sell directly from the Instagram platform. If a hiccup occurs with one platform, you’re already set up somewhere else.

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FastSpring

APRIL 4, 2024

In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview John, Chief Sales Officer of Demandbase , about his adventures solving exponential growth puzzles within organizations like Canva and others using both PLG and sales-led growth motions. Are you looking for a merchant of record that will partner with you to grow your business internationally?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 8, 2019

A type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards partners (also known as affiliates) for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate’s marketing efforts. The largest 3rd party ecommerce platform. They also offer Fulfillment by Amazon, where they handle the fulfillment process for your business at extra cost.

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User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Revenue growth rate : This measures the rate at which the company’s revenue is growing over a specific period. A higher revenue growth rate generally indicates positive business performance. A higher revenue growth rate generally indicates positive business performance.

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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

Founded in 2019, Cognota is the first and only LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development teams. There are now over 150 enterprise companies using the platform. Stream the full interview below or find it wherever you listen to podcasts. Ryan called it a light bulb moment out of which the idea for Cognota was born.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Below, we’ve shared the transcript of Harry’s interview with Rob. I was working on a startup that was an early mobile payment platform. It was basically using Bluetooth and an app on PalmPilots to do wireless payments in restaurants. Ultimately, what we’re building is a multi-channel commerce platform.

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SaaSHolic

MAY 15, 2023

The next frontier: cross border financing Roberto Lee, Founder & CEO (Avenue); Anderson Thees, Managing Partner (Cubo Capital); Joao Del Valle, Co-Founder & CEO (EBanx) The session starts discussing the investment service company and its various types of investments in equities, bonds, and crypto.

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SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2020

Prior to Pipe, Harry co-founded Skurt raising over $11M in the process before being acquired by Fair.com. Harry has also angel invested in the likes of BreathePod and Try.com. Why does Harry believe investing in customer success is far more important than customer acquisition? * Do you have to invest in it from Day 1?

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SaaS Payments Payment Methods Finance Payments 207

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2019

Stripe’s Head of North America Revenue & Growth, Jeanne DeWitt, on driving growth through customer expansion. Our Head of Sales Ops, Jeff Serlin, and our Director of Demand Generation, Brian Kotlyar, on how sales and marketing should work together to build a single revenue plan. Jeanne DeWitt talks driving expansion revenue.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Everyone needs to understand the investment and time-frames associated with this decision. Your Product Management team should start the Customer Development process again and interview prospective Enterprise customers to find out if they have the problems you currently solve. Integrations. Bonus Takeaway.

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Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Thousands of businesses are willing to spend unbelievable amounts of money to rank at the top of search engine results pages (SERP) and in the most relevant places for their users around the web. In 2019, small businesses spent between $9,000 and $10,000 per month on PPC , with Google making an average of $116.5 Retargeting.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments AI Search 145

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2023

This is when startups were for nerds, and Ivy League grads were still going straight into investment banking instead of SaaS sales. I was the eighth hire and the first person focused exclusively on scaling the sales side of the business. New sales tech was finally getting investment. It truly changed my life.

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Outseta

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Before we get into the interview, a bit of background - I have hired Soren’s team at Working Planet multiple times. I say profitable as we are using our client's’ financial data to determine what to pay, or often not pay, in the digital advertising platforms we manage. Geoff: Someone once told me. Soren used to be a rocket scientist.

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Mucker Capital

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Then there are some industry-specific risks, like PCI (Payment Card Industry) or HIPAA. The pushing from our clients who wanted to use our platform for other things really propelled us to build a larger platform. What an auditor does is oversee the activities in mitigating a lot of those risks.

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