FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

Last week, I canceled an annual SaaS subscription (I had three weeks left until renewal). Interestingly, even though I paid for a year-long subscription, the company didn’t let me keep the last three weeks of access to its premium features. This action will immediately downgrade your subscription. Table of Contents.

Benchmarks 114

Benchmarks Churn Payments SaaS Payments 114

Scytale

MARCH 19, 2024

A third-party audit is an assessment of a company’s internal controls, security practices, or compliance processes conducted by an independent auditing firm. Process improvements: The audit process often identifies areas for improvement in your internal controls, security procedures, risk management, and governance.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments compliance 52

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. What is a SaaS business model?

Sales Hiring 98

Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 98

Natalia Luneva

JANUARY 13, 2021

Existing customer renewal is a high priority for 59% of SaaS companies and a medium priority for 27%. However, the subscription business model can’t survive if you keep on acquiring new custo mers but the old ones keep on walking away. How to calculate this metric and what’s the average SaaS churn rate?

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Churn Payment Services 105

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

To answer that question, we interviewed leaders from many of the largest healthcare providers and insurers across the country. We’ve designed this to mirror the thought process of an entrepreneur building an AI product with an enterprise use case. Now, in Part B, we cover capturing and defending some portion of the value you generate.

Healthcare 111

Healthcare AI Payments Enterprise 111

FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I interviewed him for insights into how to build a global growth strategy, especially when it comes to localization. Highlights from Our Conversation Where Should SaaS Companies Localize [2 min clip] David walked through a step-by-step process to assess where SaaS and software companies should consider localizing.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 78

Incredo

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Or maybe you are curious whether Christmas marketing works at all? We have interviewed tens of SaaS community members to understand how they perceive SaaS Christmas promotions. What does it mean for your SaaS? And we do not really fit perfectly with our SaaS.

SaaS Payments 162

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments Social Media 162

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

As for Krish, under Krish’s leadership the team has grown to over 300 people and over 5,000 clients making it one of the next generation in truly global SaaS businesses started in India. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Krish made his way into the world of SaaS and came to found one of India’s fastest growing SaaS companies in Chargebee?

Scale 135

Scale SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting Payment Services 135

Chargify

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Managing offers, reliable billing, and subscription lifecycle management is complex, creating an iceberg effect for companies that decide to tackle it on their own. It allows us to upgrade, downgrade, or cancel a client’s subscription easily. “I wish we would have gone with Chargify from the beginning.”.

Merchant Services 51

Merchant Services Subscription Payment Features SaaS Payments 51

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SaaS is a global software solution created by different businesses in order to improve human activities in a matter of clicks. SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. In this saas marketing strategy guide, we are going to tell you everything about saas marketing. What is SAAS marketing?

Growth Hacking 105

Growth Hacking Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 105

FastSpring

APRIL 4, 2024

As an experienced sales and GTM leader, John Eitel has more than witnessed how product-led growth (PLG) has affected the tech and SaaS space in the last few years — he and his teams have been up close and personal with how PLG increased in popularity as a sales strategy. “I But really excited about this interview. Jump to video.

Scale 122

Scale Sales Payment Methods Merchant Services 122

User Pilot

APRIL 24, 2024

SaaS renewals can be a breath-holding moment. TL;DR SaaS renewals includes the process of renewing a subscription to an online-hosted software service. TL;DR SaaS renewals includes the process of renewing a subscription to an online-hosted software service.

SaaS Payments 104

SaaS Payments Retention Payment Services Payment Solutions 104

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2020

315: Harry Hurst is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO @ Pipe, the startup that gives you control of your cash flow by giving you access to the full annual value of your monthly subscriptions, upfront. Prior to Pipe, Harry co-founded Skurt raising over $11M in the process before being acquired by Fair.com. Harry Stebbings. Harry Hurst.

SaaS Payments 219

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Finance Payments 219

Navint

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I’m excited to be a part of the team and to be able to use my knowledge to help clients expand their recurring revenue businesses. (To To read more about Sean’s background from this interview, click here.). Q: Being in and around the recurring revenue space for so long, why join Navint? Navint sees across the entire spectrum.

Payments 53

Payments Technology Scale Revenue 53

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. All of that said, I am constantly getting questions around paid search management for start-ups and I continue to see significant challenges at this end of the market. Now he manages PPC campaigns.”

Interviewing 40

Interviewing SaaS Payments Payments Technical Advisors 40

FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

“It got us thinking: Why is there no purpose-built operating system for corporate learning and development teams, when their jobs are so strategic to the business, and they’re managing massive budgets, but they can’t track things like ROI?” Stream the full interview below or find it wherever you listen to podcasts.

Payment Solutions 91

Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments VP of Engineering 91

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Vikas made his way into the world of SaaS and came to be at the rocketship that is Kustomer. * Why does Vikas believe that a wave of SaaS incumbents are about to be displaced or disrupted? Why is it so crucial to invest in enablement in the early days? What is a good payback period? *

SaaS Payments 139

SaaS Payments Cloud Technical Review Scale 139

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Why does Travis believe that SaaS has upended the economic model but not the engagement model? 285: Hear about Adyen’s journey from a Dutch payments startup to a global public company with more than 15 offices around the world working with large global companies like Facebook, Spotify, Uber, and Microsoft. What questions must you ask?

Underperforming Technical Team 166

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Services Technical Advisors 166

FastSpring

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In Dave’s words, “What is it about your product or service that the users say in their own words they love ?” That’s why Dave recommends testing all the way through to the client or customer taking a subscription. Ifprospects and customers don’t understand what your product is or what your service does, they’re not going to buy it.

Payment Methods 161

Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments 161

FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

That’s the beauty of subscription models. While implementing a subscription model means ongoing revenue, it also brings up many challenges for managing those subscriptions. You have to create a subscription-friendly product, infrastructure, marketing plan, and customer retention plan. Popular SAAS Revenue Models.

Payment Features 116

Payment Features Payment Services Subscription Payment Solutions 116

User Pilot

MAY 9, 2024

The customer onboarding process is essential for product success. The article will teach you how to design an onboarding strategy for your SaaS. TL;DR Customer onboarding helps new users understand and engage with a SaaS product effectively. We also share onboarding best practices and how Userpilot can help you implement them.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Services Onboarding Payment Solutions 52

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2020

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Chen made his way into the world of SaaS and came to found the leader in account payables with Tipalti. * How can SaaS companies have variable pricing mechanisms without disincentivizing usage? Below, we’ve shared the transcript of Harry’s interview with Chen. How can this be done?

Sales Hiring 240

Sales Hiring Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 240

SaaStr

JULY 9, 2019

More than half of Kenya’s GDP is now transacted through a mobile, through arguably the most successful mobile banking and payment system called M-Pesa. The challenge, however, is that because of the limited disposable income that both consumers and businesses have, you can’t charge a lot of money for services there.

Scale 168

Scale Sales Recruiting Scaling SaaS Payments 168

User Pilot

APRIL 8, 2021

Here’s a sobering truth: if you run a SaaS company and don’t use customer analytics software , you probably won’t be in business very long. Customer Analytics Software is designed to facilitate the collection, sorting and analysis of data from customers. Userpilot is well known in the SaaS world for its so-called “ microsurveys.”

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Software Review SaaS Payments Software 52

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. Manual processes first. Dare I say SaaS.

Scale 159

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 159

FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

Dopple’s earliest customers are already seeing a 40% increase in conversions, and 71% of their visitors interact with 3D-enabled products. Jera Brown interviewed Dopple founder and CEO Justin on how he launched Dopple and found success by pivoting to a new market. It starts with self service. But that’s not how we live.

Payment Methods 115

Payment Methods Marketing Payments SaaS Payments 115

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 11, 2021

The same is true for companies who are dealing in SaaS products. The lifeblood of the SaaS business is its customers. However, at times, a SaaS customer is not happy with your product or service and may decide to unsubscribe, which is really disappointing. And nearly 60% switch companies based on poor customer service.

SaaS Payments 19

SaaS Payments Churn Underperforming Technical Team Payment Methods 19

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Recur 2019 is over, but the journey toward subscription truth is not. We gathered in Boston to discuss all things subscription—kicking off with our Pricing and Monetization Workshop. Our hallmark conference followed, featuring insights and inspiration from some of the brightest in the subscription space.

Scale 41

Scale Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 41

ProfitWell

JANUARY 17, 2020

Today, we have advice for the newbie managers out there. Your top subscription news. Mastering manager-ing. So we hear you’re a new manager. And the first 30 days of your manager-ship can really shape how your managees feel about you. Another solid one: Forgetting to interview fellow leaders in your space.

Sales Recruiting 41

Sales Recruiting SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 41

Chargify

JUNE 27, 2019

Churn is part and parcel of running a SaaS company. Here’s how Joel York from Chaotic Flow defines customer churn: “SaaS churn is the percentage rate at which SaaS customers cancel their recurring revenue subscriptions.”. Stages of SaaS customer lifecycle. Some will switch to a competitor. image source).

Churn 77

Churn Payment Solutions Payment Methods SaaS Payments 77

SaaStr

MARCH 18, 2019

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. Dare I say SaaS. The exchange of value.

Scale 121

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 121

ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

With ProfitWell’s inception 7 years ago, we began with a mission of understanding and compiling a unified theory for subscription growth. Essentially, we wanted to understand the truth behind why recurring revenue businesses grow, what contributes to that growth, and how we can replicate that growth for our users.

Payments 40

Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments New CTO 40

FastSpring

JUNE 22, 2022

We don’t have to look far to find examples of B2B SaaS companies that have found traction using a self-service or product-led motion. I was recently interviewed by my friend Steve Lurie, who’s the Chief Engagement Officer of B2B Rocks. And that decision shapes their product and sales processes for the life of their company.

B2C 124

B2C Payments SaaS Payments B2B 124

User Pilot

MARCH 7, 2023

Churn happens even to the most successful SaaS companies. That’s why we have ten reasons why your users are canceling their subscriptions and what you can do to mitigate them and drive long-term customer retention. Unsatisfactory customer service. Involuntary churn due to failed payments. Keeping bugs unfixed.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Subscription Payment Features Payment Methods 105

OpenView Labs

MAY 29, 2020

You may need a third party to do these interviews for you so that customers feel like they can be completely open. Maybe they need new products and services, or adjustments to what you’ve been offering. Reduce upfront/adoption costs and offer flexible payment terms. Develop subscription models. You’re there to listen.).

Payment Methods 54

Payment Methods Marketing Sales Hiring Advertising 54

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Your core is a lot like pricing in SaaS companies. A pricing audit assesses your subscription business’ pricing process to ensure consistency across similar accounts, maximize profitability, and benchmark against other companies. Managers should have well-founded price control principles to refer to. Acquisition.

Payments 45

Payments Pricing Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments 45

SaaStr

JANUARY 14, 2020

In this presentation, Pluralsight co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard will discuss how Pluralsight successfully transformed its business to serve both individual and enterprise customers independently and will share his lessons for SaaS companies looking to tap into individual customers to sell into enterprises and vice versa.

B2B 133

B2B B2C Scale New CTO 133