Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Putting narrative order on the past decade, a 10-year-period that has somehow remained stubbornly nameless, is quite the challenge, but it’s impossible to make sense of the 2010s without understanding the role of software. To give some perspective, there were about 300 million smartphones sold in 2010.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The problem with selling your startup is the long exit time. Who wants to wait almost a decade to buy a startup when the face of tech is evolving at such a rapid pace? That’s an expensive mistake if you make the wrong investment. The solution? Micro startup acquisitions. What does this mean for startups?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 28, 2023

What’s your most recent disclosed investment? What’s your sweet spot for investing — check size, stage, type of deal? We invest across all stages — seed, early venture, and growth, with a primary focus on early-stage. Some of our most notable investments include Figma, Datadog, Discord, Adyen and Roblox.

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Baremetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

While running my financial modeling software business Flightpath (Now Forecast+) , we often get the question “Which SaaS billing platform should we use” from our customers. 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?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 3, 2023

can invest in marketing that takes a little while to pay off). In particular: Hybrid SaaS with payments and fintech usually has far, far lower gross margins than pure software. See, e.g. Shopify, whose blended gross margins with payments even at its scale are still less than 50%. They don’t.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 23, 2024

CRM software helps sales and service teams to satisfy and retain customers easily. In this article, we’ll discuss and compare these CRM solutions. What is customer relationship management (CRM) software? What is customer relationship management (CRM) software? How to choose the right CRM software for your business?

Payment Solutions 52

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SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2023

The SMBTech economy is very different from enterprise software, and there is massive opportunity to capture it. PST — Jeff Richards, GGV Capital Managing Director, and Tiffany Luck, GGV Capital Partner, share what it takes to win as a SMBTech startup in today’s economy. There are over 400M small businesses worldwide.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The contracts are identical twelve month contracts except for the payment terms. Contract B relaxes payment terms to monthly payment, 12 monthly installments for the next year. All of the sales and marketing dollars invested to obtain persuade the buyer to put digital ink to pdf have been recouped immediately.

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SaaStr

MARCH 4, 2024

Adding another $5m, $10m, heck sometimes $50m into a startup via SAFEs to either punt on valuation issues or to extent runway can seem like a simple solution. For example, if you’re basically break-even and have millions or more in ARR, some debt can help you invest a smidge more. SAFEs Aren’t “Free” Money.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With that being said, if you have the world’s best payroll app, you can absolutely still talk to Craft. Co-pilots — Co-pilots are where startups and founders can do new things that big companies won’t go after. Pre-AI SaaS — Pre-AI SaaS apps get turbo-charged in value by adding AI functionality. Software isn’t going away.

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Subscription Flow

MARCH 28, 2024

By giving the MoR for SaaS authority over tasks like paying taxes, processing payments, and conversions of currencies, SaaS companies are able to concentrate on their core services, improve customer support, and spur innovation in their products. MoR-based solution: Tax compliance issues are taken care of by the MoR.

Merchant Services 52

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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.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 26, 2021

All the data your startup needs Get deep insights into your company's MRR, churn and other vital metrics for your SaaS business. What is CAC for Shopify Partner Apps? Use Baremetrics to calculate CAC for Shopify Partner Apps CAC for Shopify Partner Apps How do you calculate CAC for Shopify Partner Apps?

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Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Your payment processor may be an important element of your business. However, with so many of these payment platforms on the market, how are you supposed to choose? While there is a plethora of payment platforms to consider, Stripe and PayPal should be at the top of the list. After all, it plays a big role in how you get paid.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Merchant Services 93

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

At a16z’s recent Connect/Fintech event, a16z Partner Alex Immerman sat down for a broad conversation with Immad Akhund , co-founder and CEO of banking startup Mercury , and René Lacerte, founder and CEO of financial services company BILL. We’re experimenting with it, but we haven’t made a massive investment.

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Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 14, 2017

The cash conversion cycle is a key metric for startups, but one that often isn’t talked about until a business hires a CFO. Once a business established product market fit, the cash conversion cycle is a key metric of a company’s cash efficiency - how quickly a company can convert a dollar of investment into a dollar of cash flow.

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Scytale

JANUARY 22, 2024

In the modern business landscape, compliance is not just a buzzword but a fundamental requirement, essential for evaluating a startup’s capability to offer risk-free, reliable, and trustworthy services. Here’s why businesses (especially startups) must prioritize it from day one. But there’s a catch.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For modern Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, the automobile is replaced by primarily digital and cloud-based solutions and software. It’s an especially useful metric for SaaS startups, early-stage companies, or companies with shorter sales cycles that have a lot of data, but can adapt and change direction quickly.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Macro Impact On Public Cloud Software Over The Past Year Cloud stocks dropped in 2022 in a severe market pullback event that Bessemer Venture Partners call The SaaSacre. GlossGenius is a vertical SaaS and payments company for the beauty and wellness industry. What does this mean for Cloud companies? Let’s find out.

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SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

Trailblazing through their home continent, venturing successfully onto the world stage or changing from on-premise software to SaaS, these companies could have a postal code in any SaaS hotspot in the world. ContaAzul was acquired by the collaborative software platform Wabbi Software S.A. CEO : Vinicius Roveda Goncalves.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In this episode of Growth Stage, Carl will dives into his experience running acquisitions of SMB software businesses, including: His thoughts on what makes a software company a good target for an acquisition by a brand. So as probably most listeners know, WordPress is a content management system for building websites.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Dimitri Dadiomov, the co-founder and CEO of payment operations platform Modern Treasury, about the challenges of creating a new category, hiring for marketing before you hire for sales, and why developing new features is similar to birding. And so that was what you’re investing in.

Payment Solutions 103

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 103

SaaStr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Startups often begin with a bootstrapping phase with little to no outside investment. Some startups need constant cash infusions to achieve growth. Yet, funded startups can learn a lot from the bootstrapped ones to grow smoothly and generate revenue. Adjusting your payment methods and currencies will bring you some gains.

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Baremetrics

MAY 13, 2021

Cash flow modelling software lets you use historical data from a time period to develop a forecast of your incoming cash from revenue. Leveraging a cash flow modelling software will help you simplify the process even further. In that post, you’ll find everything you need to create a financial model that helps you operate your business.

Payment Services 78

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 78

SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2023

Certa was still an unknown startup three years ago when Linda walked past their booth at a conference. Box was already in the midst of RFP reviews for the project, but when the Certa team asked Linda if she wanted a demo of their “supplier lifecycle management solution,” it piqued her interest.

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 169

Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Also, if the crypto company sells software/services to other crypto companies and receives payment in tokens, the token revenue generated from that relationship resides in the treasury. Some structures discount the investors' allocation by a negotiated percentage: e.g., 66% warrant coverage per equity dollar invested.

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Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A major issue that arises, especially in the B2B SaaS business model, is how to break into the upmarket market as startups develop into scaleups that are primarily focused on increasing their market capitalization. One of the most fundamental changes any startup can go through is entering this market niche.

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Baremetrics

JUNE 30, 2021

You've got a brilliant SaaS startup idea. A startup financial model is the plan. In fact, we've already built the SaaS financial model you'll actually use — but let's take a look at why this is especially important for SaaS startups. 1 What Is a Startup Financial Model? What Is a Startup Financial Model?

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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. Experiment, find solutions, and execute quickly.

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Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 218

Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” The more expensive plans, the wider payment options you should have. Boring, right?). Key finding?

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Buffer Resources

JULY 11, 2023

Five months after launching was the first time my creator startup hit four-figures in earnings. What I did have was years of startup experience, especially in marketing. Having a stable income from my job meant I had some disposable cash after tending to my commitments to invest in my creator business. and Facebook groups.

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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. How FastSpring Simplifies Selling Around the World Automated Localized Checkout Consumers often prefer to pay in their local currency or using payment methods that are popular in their region.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 78

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

is a software company that develops online SEO tools and free educational materials for marketing professionals. From the beginning, the vast majority of money we invest has been on behalf of non-profits and schools like the Ford Foundation, Mayo Clinic and MIT, which means founders’ accomplishments make a meaningful difference.

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Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Education 189

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

In this article, we’ll compare two popular subscription billing systems, Stripe vs. Recurly. When you’re setting up your subscription business for e-commerce success, you will need a system to process online payments that allows automation for accepting subscription payments. Table of Contents. Table of Contents.

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How To Buy Saas

JULY 26, 2021

The initial concern of every ambitious entrepreneur is to keep their startup costs as low as possible. Several best startup tools and resources help minimize startup costs, but they also assist in saving precious time for savvy business people. What if you can get your hands on the best tools for startups?

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Payment Methods Startup Payment Solutions Payments 52

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In Part A , we outlined the paths to generating unique value for the healthcare system and patients. For instance, perhaps you position your product as a best-of-breed solution that can be deployed against a specific use case with a faster implementation and time-to-ROI than others.

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Baremetrics

MAY 7, 2019

There are more funding and financing options for startups today than there ever have been before. There’s also been an explosion in debate and transparency about navigating startup funding and financing. Let’s explore the funding and financing options for your startup. Funding Your Startup. Buffer spent $3.3

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