Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?

Payment Solutions 82

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 82

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

Overcoming challenges by optimizing for success In the early stages of setting up your SaaS business, it’s always a good idea to invest time thinking about the direction you want to take. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance. Identifying a direction is just the starting point.

Sales Hiring 228

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 228

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 What success looks like for using both together.

Scale 157

Scale Sales Payment Methods Merchant Services 157

Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For one, she has built a stable and viable business, achieving six figures in revenue every year for the past five years and even bringing in multiple-six-figures in 2021 when she expanded her business with subcontractors.    Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Initial capital invested: Very little!

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Scale Scaling Payment Solutions Payment Services 117

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. In this talk, Claire will share these and other lessons for scaling high-growth organizations. I’m an execution person. Know your forever user.

Scale 152

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 152

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe. Let’s see why.

Payment Methods 105

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 105

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue vs. profit vs. income: The terms may seem synonymous and are sometimes even used interchangeably, but they tell different stories about a company. Revenue growth suggests an expanding business and in-demand product, but whether there is any financial gain for the business is determined by the income.

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Payments Payment Methods Payment Features Payment Services 112

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2022

Weave started off as a dental ERP and comms platform (including VoIP / phone), and then expanded beyond that as it scaled. It’s a tough outcome for a team that is working hard to scale well into the nine figures of ARR. Historically, Weave gave away several “free” phones with each new account.

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SaaS Payments Scale Payment Methods Payments 239

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For many SaaS companies, going live isn’t the glorious, revenue-driving, self-vindicating moment they dream of. In reality, an unreliable ecommerce solution will largely contribute to lost revenue on your ecommerce site. Like most software companies, your company always wants to lead with your best foot forward.

Payment Methods 74

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services Payment Services 74

Neil Patel

JANUARY 8, 2021

You want a quick and easy way to start a website yet have no clue how web hosting works. Or perhaps you know how it works but don’t have the budget or urgency to invest in one. The good news is you can get a website up and running without spending a dime. The bad news is also the fact that it’s free. neilpatel.wix.com).

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Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 141

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And, when you do, do you even think about sale tax compliance? vary on how they handle sales tax and SaaS. It can be confusing to understand how and where you should charge sales tax. Let’s explore a few more ways in which sales tax compliance could impact your growing business. Here’s why you should. .

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SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2019

Niall Wall, Box SVP of Business and Corporate Development alongside Vicki Lin, Stripe’s Head of Ecosystem and Cecilia Stallsmith, Slack’s Director of Platform Marketing discuss scaling your revenue via indirect channels and platform ecosystems. Then also went into venture capital where I invested in API first products.

Payments 120

Payments Scale Scaling Revenue 120

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

.” So what are maybe one or two things you want to give as advice to founders who are doing sales in the very early stage, the first couple of million ARR, that you feel are super useful in that stage in kind of trying to develop that, I think that sales muscle, if you will. If you don’t have two, who do you hire?

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Sales Hiring VP of Engineering Payment Methods Scale 221

Sales Hacker

MAY 15, 2023

It’s hard to know when you’re ready to hire a sales team — and the consequences can make or break your startup. And that may include owning and executing the sales process , from initial outreach and lead generation to closing deals — not hiring a sales team right away. How do you know you’re ready to hire a sales team?

Sales Hiring 89

Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services Payment Services 89

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. It's the No.1 Try Baremetrics free. Square Fees: 3.5

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

Neil Patel

JANUARY 11, 2023

Contactless payment methods are tapping into the future of commerce. International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that 80% of retailers will offer contactless payment and app-based scan-and-pay systems in-store by 2023. When we talk about leaders in the contactless payments space, we must talk about PayPal.

PayPal 80

PayPal Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services 80

FastSpring

MAY 22, 2019

It’s easy to deliver digital products to customers abroad, but acquiring international customers and scaling a successful global business requires paying attention to other aspects of ecommerce you probably have overlooked until now. Nevertheless, selling online means dealing with taxes in lots of different localities.

Payment Methods 100

Payment Methods Software Review SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 100

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. Here’s what Claire talks about: How to avoid trapdoor decisions when scaling. Lessons for scaling high-growth organizations. Missed the session?

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Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Sales Hiring 116

Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

So, of course when it came to revenue-driving activities, Ford knew that success in marketing—and business—wasn’t about how much your marketing spend is, but how efficiently you spend it. Enter the SaaS Magic Number, which measures the return on sales and marketing spend in generating new subscription revenue.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Stax 88

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 4, 2020

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe. Let’s see why.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 52

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. They Formed a Strategic Partnership With an Agency to Work On Their Brand Positioning Dopple’s team worked with Tomorrow , an ecommerce-focused agency, to shape their positioning.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Marketing Payments SaaS Payments 147

Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One way to do that is through marketing and revenue-generating strategies such as freemium and product demos which are critical to growing one’s clientele. This can be done through a variety of platforms, including social media, email marketing, online ads, and content marketing.

SaaS Payments 59

SaaS Payments Payments Business Model Payment Services 59

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

That’s an expensive mistake if you make the wrong investment. Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams. Instead, larger tech companies like Twitter and Pinterest are making investments in small startups. The solution? Micro startup acquisitions.

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Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 144

Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Most companies have a primary acquisition loop that drives this scalable growth, and unfortunately, there aren’t that many acquisition loops that really scale. Even when they scale, they eventually asymptote, and companies need to find new ways to grow. It kept investing in making its overall growth model stronger.

Payments 63

Payments Scale Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team 63

FastSpring

DECEMBER 22, 2020

On average, our customers’ revenue grew by nearly 20% relative to 2019. We experienced the strength and resiliency of the digital ecommerce economy. We dramatically increased our investment in product development. Not only did our customers thrive in 2020, but they also did so at a record level. We acquired SalesRight.

Payment Methods 131

Payment Methods Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 131

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Most SaaS businesses adopt a subscription-based model supported by a recurring payment system. Setting up a recurring payment system can be complicated and requires the right tools to measure, manage, and review payments regularly. Monthly and Annual Recurring Revenue ii. Processing such payments can be complex.

Payment Services 89

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Features Payments 89

Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

PPC is a method of digital advertising in which you aim to get your ads to rank as the highest result displayed for user searches, and you, as the advertiser, pay a fee each time it’s clicked. billion in revenue from Google Ads alone the year before. Retargeting ads allow you to finish the job and turn prospects into leads.

Payment Methods 145

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments AI Search 145

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2023

Earlier this week, we announced that my new company, the GTMfund , has acquired my old company, Sales Hacker , from my…other old company, Outreach. I’ve gone through a mix of emotions, reliving the insane 10-year journey that came out of a young Max being naively intellectually curious about how to scale sales at a startup.

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Scale Sales Hiring Sales Payments 63

FastSpring

MAY 14, 2019

You’d park your car, mosey on into the store, and then go through the process of scouring the shelves for the pristine cardboard box that housed a physical copy of your application. Any updates to the software meant that you’d repeat the entire buying process (including the trip to the store) all over again. And that was it.

Payment Features 102

Payment Features Payment Methods Subscription Payment Services 102

SaaStr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Startups often begin with a bootstrapping phase with little to no outside investment. Yet, funded startups can learn a lot from the bootstrapped ones to grow smoothly and generate revenue. In SaaS, retention is usually driven by recurring revenue, cross-selling, and up-selling. Lever #1: Tactical retention. better at retention.

Payments 130

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Venture Capital 130

FastSpring

APRIL 7, 2022

Learn more about how FastSpring helps SaaS and software companies collect and remit taxes globally or localize and accept global payments. How Messente scaled with no funding. Messente built a platform that did the job better than anything available at the time, and soon it was generating revenue within Estonia.

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SaaS Payments Technical Advisors Payment Services Payments 147

SaaSOptics

MARCH 10, 2022

SaaSOptics is the bridge between a company’s CRM and general ledger that prevents revenue from falling through the cracks. SaaSOptics automates your expense and revenue recognition , helping you keep your data clean and making audits a breeze. Utilizing ePay tools makes sending invoices and receiving customer their payments easy.

Payment Services 87

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions 87

FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As a former agency owner, now the Chief Marketing Officer at FastSpring, David Vogelpohl has helped many software companies scale around the world. Start with your existing sales and see where there’s interest from existing buyers. David used the U.S. as an example: “You charge in U.S. Watch the two minute clip for more details.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 78

Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

Recurring Business Revenue. According to Paysafe , 69 percent of Americans have multiple subscriptions, and 36 percent of those consumers believe they’ll invest in more soon. Next, determine your target consumer, meaning the person who needs that problem solved. Personalized Subscription Boxes. Business Model.

Outsourcing Services 123

Outsourcing Services Payment Methods Subscription Payment Features 123

Baremetrics

AUGUST 5, 2021

Sales & Marketing, General & Admin, and Research & Development Total Expenses Ratio Managing Total Expenses. Here is a simple way to calculate your total expenses from income, revenue and equity. Net Income = End Equity – Beginning Equity Total Expenses = Net Revenue – Net Income. Table of Contents.

Payment Methods 85

Payment Methods Management Payment Solutions Payments 85

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 3, 2018

It permit companies to bring US dollars held abroad (from software sales in other countries) back to the US at a lower tax rate than before. The scale is enormous. A while ago, I pulled up the Redpoint website from a decade ago, when the bios of the partners said things like “I invest in the internet.”

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SaaS Payments Scale Blockchain Machine Learning 196

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

If you’re looking the best online payment processor, you've likely come across options including Stripe and Zuora. Wide Range of Payment Options Stripe helps companies take their business international, with support for over 135 currencies. Both power a wide range of companies, but which is the best for your business?

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Payment Methods Payment Services Technical Review Merchant Services 75