Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Before reading through yet another “Top-29 SaaS billing platforms” feature comparison post, decide how you want the billing tool to play with the rest of your operations stack. I recommend that a startup should consider three questions when choosing a SaaS billing platform: What is the specific billing logic the platform should provide?

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments Software Review 52

SaaStr

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This immediate time-to-value applies to your product and the content you share on your website. As soon as users land on your website, they should get the value quickly. You want your customers to make the payment decision as soon as possible. Find where your customers are online and listen to them.

Payment Methods 172

Payment Methods SaaS Payments Company Culture Payment Solutions 172

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. More established professionals and businesses (less students and early-stage startups). That includes: A global focus.

SaaS Payments 124

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Software Review 124

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. I’m an execution person.

Scale 152

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 152

Baremetrics

AUGUST 30, 2021

The phone rings. If you chose not to answer the phone, you’d be in the majority. People love talking to you on the phone – just not necessarily when you’re selling something. This platform is free to use, but how will my private data be handled? It’s the sales rep from that new gym you’ve been checking out.

Payment Methods 98

Payment Methods SaaS Payments Strategy Marketing 98

Neil Patel

JULY 21, 2021

A franchise business is a licensing model of business where a successful company allows you to run a version of its business using its logo, processes, and in-house resources. Think of the many fast-food stores you see worldwide. If you have a passion for sports, consider investing in a sporting business.

Payment Services 121

Payment Services Payment Methods Business Payments 121

SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

We’ve invested in over 300 companies at Salesforce Ventures and have partnered with both of you closely and it’s been amazing to see this story up close and personal over the years. Matt Garratt: If you just look at Vlocity and nCino, amazing businesses. We have over 1100 customers across the globe.

Payment Solutions 147

Payment Solutions Pricing Payments Payment Services 147

ChurnZero

MAY 20, 2021

Chasing the wrong priorities and investments can quickly snowball and compound over time, resulting in stunted progress and flatline growth. That’s why it’s essential to invest in the people, processes, and technologies that create the most value for your customers and your organization. Build Phase.

Customer Success 90

Customer Success Payments Payment Services Scale 90

SaaSHolic

MAY 15, 2023

Three important factors for companies to consider when implementing AI are discussed: organizational structure, management systems, and leadership models, with an emphasis on simplicity and financial optimization in data processes.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Blockchain Artificial Intelligence Payment Services 52

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. Payments has been around for thousands of years.

Scale 116

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 116

Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Adjust your revenue forecast Base-Case scenario Worst-Case scenario Review bank balance before expense adjustments 4. Evaluate your new plan Expense breakdown Comparison to 2019 Comparison to 2020 Target Quarterly view % of Revenue 6. Other things to consider Loans Payment terms Annual plans 7.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Services Sales Hiring Payments 52

OPEXEngine

MARCH 15, 2022

High Growth SaaS Companies Get A Significant Portion of Revenues Internationally. Faster growth companies are taking advantage of overseas markets and expanding internationally faster than their slower growth counterparts—with fast-growth companies reporting almost 31-32% of revenue from international business. Company Maturity.

Payment Services 40

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payments 40

OPEXEngine

JANUARY 28, 2020

As Chief Credit Officer at Lighter Capital, I work behind the scenes grappling with the data that informs all of our decision-making regarding financing deals, from revenue-based financing (RBF) to term loans and lines of credit. What should VCs make of revenue-based financing? Turning revenue-based financing into pre-VC growth.

Venture Capital 61

Venture Capital Finance Payments Revenue 61

OPEXEngine

JANUARY 18, 2022

“The impact of the pandemic was quite dramatic as we literally lost all of our revenue from one week to the other,” said Marcus Tillmann, CFO of online travel site Trivago. “We Another component was ensuring the company had the technology to conduct business and continue to support clients. Capital strength.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Scale Strategy Payment Services 52

OPEXEngine

JULY 28, 2020

While companies like Amazon, Alphabet, Tencent or Adobe might not label what they do a formal “strategy process,” their success owes much to tried and true principles of strategy development. What they don’t do is get bogged down in process or complexity. It also involves adopting a new mindset.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Strategy Payment Services Scale 52

Kellblog

JANUARY 30, 2021

I certainly didn’t have “global pandemic” on my 2020 bingo card and, even if I somehow did, I would never have coupled that with “booming stock market” and median SaaS price/revenue multiples in the 15x range. Here’s Lynch’s website (now seemingly somewhat out of date) to hear his side of this story. Leadership matters.

Technical Review 143

Technical Review Payment Services Payments AI Search 143

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. EJ Brown 00:31 That was Ryan Austin, the founder and CEO of Cognota, the first and only LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development teams.

Payment Solutions 91

Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments VP of Engineering 91

OPEXEngine

JUNE 9, 2020

You may be too busy reacting to the crisis to think about recovery at this moment, but research shows you will want to act before the crisis ends if you want the fastest recovery. Recent survey data from Global Research shows there is an expectation of -20% hit to the 2020 professional services revenue forecast.

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Payment Services Technical Review Payment Methods 59

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

More than integrations and features and quarterly reports, back in August, Intercom turned 10. It’s been 10 years since co-founders Eoghan McCabe , Des Traynor , David Barrett , and Ciaran Lee sat in a small Dublin coffee shop and dreamed of making internet business personal, and we’re still every bit as excited.

VP of Engineering 118

VP of Engineering Scale Technical Review Outsourcing Services 118

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. * First, what is continuous customer development? What is the process to do it efficiently? Does it have to be in person?

Scale 127

Scale SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting Payment Services 127

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How can a simple offering be transformed into its own platform? Renaud Visage, Co-Founder of Eventbrite, and Romain Huet, Head of Developer Relations at Stripe, know what it takes to effectively evolve your offering into a platform without losing what made offering appealing in the first place. Want to see more content like this?

Payments 118

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 118

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Lambda School trains people online to be software engineers. Grasswire, it was because we had no team and no monetization strategy, which I do not recommend. All of the cool ideas that you had, you would get really clear feedback about what was going on, but if it was a good idea, it would really move the needle in revenue and volume.

Acquisition 137

Acquisition Software Review Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service 137

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

Why is it so crucial to invest in enablement in the early days? What ratio of revenue is healthy for professional services to account for? * What have been the dramatic changes that have happened in sales over the last few years? What is the right way for startup founders to address sales rep onboarding?

SaaS Payments 132

SaaS Payments Cloud Technical Review Scale 132

yoursales

JANUARY 28, 2022

It'll track any Google-based Sales Professional's efforts across email, calendar, and phone, and share interaction clients have had with emails, websites, or when they've called back. With the launch of the Pipedrive Marketplace a very wide range of third party apps & integrations. Drive Revenue. Grow Your Pipeline.

Scale 111

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 111

SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

Jay Snyder: Got hotspot on my phone, so hopefully we’ll hold still. Provide a platform, not a tool, that can be a consolidator and something that can drive costs, but still have all the features necessary to get the business results. Nick Mehta: So let’s dive into the future. I don’t know anyone right now.

Payment Methods 190

Payment Methods Merchant Services Scale Payments 190

SaaStr

OCTOBER 10, 2019

So you can create this online interactions that are amazingly beautiful without any need for codes and without any, let’s say, true design education. Like they were looking at this existing forums as the online version of lifeless paper forms. So that we can suggest you like other eCommerce’s do as well.

Scale 134

Scale Scaling Payment Methods SaaS Payments 134

SaaStr

OCTOBER 29, 2019

SaaS is about creating long-term value for your customer, and being compensated appropriately for that value as a business. Learn actionable monetization tips from a Product/Growth operator turned VC. Naomi Pilosof Ionita | Investing Partner @ Menlo Ventures. I think monetization doesn’t always get the airtime it deserves.

Payments 100

Payments Pricing Compensation SaaS Payments 100

ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Similar to the Stitch Fix model, Lookiero applies algorithms to a database of personal stylists and customer profiles to provide a personalized shopping experience to its online user base. It then delivers five personally-curated pieces to fit the shopper's individual size, style, and preferences. Stripe raises bills.

VP of Engineering 45

VP of Engineering Payment Services Payment Methods Subscription 45

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 16, 2019

It allows you to maximize a new feature’s value with minimal effort because the feature is part of this system or platform. Patrick: It’s a tool that helps you create interactive product onboarding guides for online businesses or online products. How confident were you that it was worth that kind of investment?

Payment Solutions 106

Payment Solutions Underperforming Technical Team Onboarding Software Review 106

SaaStr

JUNE 20, 2019

In this session, the audience will learn 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. I mean payment cultures, payment habits are, yeah, different in every country all over the world.

Payment Methods 137

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments Payment Services 137

SaaStr

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Enter the platform company. 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. Zach : So in our back end, we’ve integrated with about 10,000 financial institutions in the U.S. Zach : About 260.

Payments 142

Payments SaaS Payments Banking Underperforming Technical Team 142

Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Integrity Selling for the 21st Century. Strategy and Process. Predictable Revenue. Wooden on Leadership. If you truly want to be a better leader, better salesperson , better speaker, better writer, or just a better person, you need to study the craft. Agile Selling. Spin Selling. Insight Selling. Spear Selling.

Scale 141

Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Payment Methods 141

yoursales

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It’ll track any Google-based Sales Professional’s efforts across email, calendar, and phone, and share interaction clients have had with emails, websites, or when they’ve called back. Salesforce.com – The Customer Success Platform To Grow Your Business. Capsule CRM – The smart simple online CRM.

Scale 102

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 102

yoursales

JANUARY 29, 2021

It'll track any Google-based Sales Professional's efforts across email, calendar, and phone, and share interaction clients have had with emails, websites, or when they've called back. Salesforce.com – The Customer Success Platform To Grow Your Business. Mimiran – More Leads and More Deals for SMB Services Business.

Scale 104

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 104

yoursales

DECEMBER 12, 2018

During this year we’ll also start sharing the country sales tools stacks series entitles “Sales Tools made In…” Finally all that is being tied together in integrated tool stacks with some of our friends at the companies listed here. Salesforce.com – The Customer Success Platform To Grow Your Business.

Scale 99

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services 99

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. Personally, our team has been holding back a little bit.

Investment 159

Investment Technical Review Part-Time VPE Development Team Review 159

yoursales

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It’ll track any Google-based Sales Professional’s efforts across email, calendar, and phone, and share interaction clients have had with emails, websites, or when they’ve called back. Salesforce.com – The Customer Success Platform To Grow Your Business. Capsule CRM – The smart simple online CRM.

Scale 102

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 102