SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2019

For those of you who did not clap, Stripe is a set of developer APIs that help businesses accept payments online and do all sorts of innovative things in moving money in the cloud. We have over 1,500 apps listed in our app directory, so those are with third party partners. Thank you Ceci. I’m Vicki Lin.

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Point Nine Land

MARCH 7, 2019

is but an experienced finance person can play a vital role in internationalisation as well. are usually also things such a person could take care of instead of the founders. unless the one you’ve hired at around $1M in ARR is learning so fast that he or she can be that person. Not sure what your subsidiary structure etc.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

I believe you, it’s true, but venture capital is a weird niche thing that… Frankly, venture capital at any stage only wants to invest in folks that are already off to the races. And that… Look, cloud infrastructure and established categories of enterprise software are close to recession-proof.

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Outseta

APRIL 14, 2020

As Channing’s post highlights, even many prominent VCs are admitting that now might not be the best time to head down the venture backed path—and I think all the layoffs and turmoil that the tech industry is experiencing is evidence that even in good times we haven’t been thinking about building companies the right way anyways. Think SpaceX.

Payment Methods 68

Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments 68

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. SaaS, or software as a service, is a delivery model in which a centrally hosted software is licensed to customers via a subscription plan. Recurring payments.

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

Outseta

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

By Geoff Roberts 12 min read When we first started building Outseta we stated outright that we weren’t interested in raising venture capital—instead, we planned on bootstrapping the business and remaining independent. Each time a payment is made, the fund’s ownership stake is reduced with the founders’ ownership shares increasing.

SaaS Payments 102

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments SaaS 102

ChurnZero

APRIL 27, 2021

Account expansion is often a more telling metric at this stage as those companies with high-growth potential will often see off-cycle expansion just a quarter or two into a new customer subscription – the proverbial land and expand. . All the typical SaaS metrics can be indicative of potential … though some less so at this stage.

Scale 98

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SaaStr

MAY 27, 2020

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. Mark Suster | Managing Partner @ Upfront Ventures. We woke up February 2020 with a shock to the system and no idea what it would mean for our business. So we had a shock to the system with no idea what it actually meant. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 24, 2020

Contrary to what both proponents of bootstrapping and raising capital want you to believe, choosing between the two sides of the debate is not just a matter of personal preference. that largely determine which path is right for you and your software business. As if it’s a 50/50 call. However, I don’t believe that’s the case.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Venture Capital SaaS Payments Sales Hiring 52

Chart Mogul

MARCH 24, 2020

Contrary to what both proponents of bootstrapping and raising capital want you to believe, choosing between the two sides of the debate is not just a matter of personal preference. that largely determine which path is right for you and your software business. As if it’s a 50/50 call. However, I don’t believe that’s the case.

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Venture Capital SaaS Payments Sales Hiring 52

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

I’m the founder of Blossom Capital. We’re a team of former investors and operators from the likes of Facebook, Deliveroo, and the Swedish payments company Klarna. I work with Dawn Capital. We are a purely B2B fund, focused on software and fintech. Then we deploy the capital to build. Evgenia : Hi.

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SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

Personally, our team has been holding back a little bit. What I personally have seen in my little portfolio and the founders I work with is what I call the COVID beneficiaries. Look, okay, let’s say half your business sells to eCommerce, but 20% sells to live events. Are you more excited about eCommerce?

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 23, 2020

So what’s the solution? As the CEO of Flow , a flexible project management app for teams, Daniel is working to create a productivity tool that defies conventional metrics, meaning that it simply allows you to get your most important work done without monopolizing the time you spend in the software itself.

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Technical Review Payment Methods Payment Solutions Development Team Review 199

Sixteen Ventures

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Whether you have a Software-as-a-Service, subscription or membership business or you sell one-off products or services and simply want to do business with your customer more than once, Customer Success should be your driving purpose. In 2019 I worked with amazing companies, venture capital firms, and startup accelerators around the world.

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