SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

ChartMogul is an analytics platform to help you run your subscription business. Our mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with a strong emphasis on good design and ease of use. Embedded finance has everything to do with the flow of money.

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Payments Payment Services GCP(Google Cloud Platform) Payment Solutions 226

FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

When you’re using a DIY payment solution like Stripe, making it work for your business falls on your developers. From testing out plugins to setting up new payment methods, maintaining Stripe can be very time-consuming. Fred is a prior customer of FastSpring and now serves as an advisor.

Merchant Services 147

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 147

FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

Most subscription billing platforms let you: Automate invoicing and payments. Provide a self-service portal to customers so they can manage their accounts (including payment information, seats, and more). Gather metrics and view reports on monthly recurring revenue. Offer and manage one-time add-ons, coupons, and more.

Payments 95

Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 95

SaaStr

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They can complete tasks, view status, send updates, make notes, and more —through the portal, email, or mobile app.

Merchant Services 240

Merchant Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments 240

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It’s actually quite simple: business process management (BPM) software. BPM software helps organizations of all sizes streamline operations and minimize waste. Visualize every process from end to end. The Top 5 Options for Business Process Management Software. Process Visualization.

Payments 131

Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Services 131

Subscription Flow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Subscription pricing with the help of automated billing software has transformed many industries and provided businesses with a dynamic way to generate revenue, especially in the SaaS space. Moreover, developing a profitable pricing strategy requires consistent model testing and compliance with international tax laws.

SaaS Payments 78

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 78

Totango

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The contract renewal stage of the customer lifecycle is a critical component of driving retention for SaaS products. Knowing how to use technology to optimize your contract renewal process can increase your retention rates and your revenue. Then, we’ll look at the pros and cons of contract renewal automation.

Outsourced Development 94

Outsourced Development Payment Services Payment Solutions Retention 94

FastSpring

MAY 20, 2019

There comes a point in your company’s lifecycle when you must decide between outsourcing your ecommerce operations or continuing to keep everything in-house. It’s a loaded question that most businesses should not approach lightly since the wrong decision can have drastic implications for the success of your business.

Outsourcing Services 84

Outsourcing Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourced Development 84

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

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Shopify is a huge opportunity for developers looking to expand into the micro-SaaS space. The Shopify App Store brings together Shopify app developers and Shopify shop owners for their mutual benefit. Why you need to track business metrics for Shopify App Developers 10 business metrics for Shopify App Developers 1.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Outsourced Development Underperforming Technical Team Metrics 98

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Building a Shopify app can be challenging. Unfortunately, things only get more difficult when it comes to running the whole business as a Shopify app developer. Thankfully, there are proven ways to build and grow a sustainable business. 10 business tips for Shopify app developers 1.

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Underperforming Technical Team Outsourced Development Development 98

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

When you’re looking at your business goals, you need to consider not only your existing monthly revenue but your contraction monthly recurring revenue (MRR). Contraction Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) is an extremely important metric for subscription businesses. Table of Contents.

Outsourced Development 99

Outsourced Development Payments Revenue Payment Services 99

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In Part A , we outlined the paths to generating unique value for the healthcare system and patients. We’ve designed this to mirror the thought process of an entrepreneur building an AI product with an enterprise use case. Whether or not a program integrates AI is less important than quality, safety, usability, and cost.

Healthcare 100

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FastSpring

JANUARY 5, 2021

When you were starting your online business, you probably weren’t thinking about how exciting the billing process would be unless you’re a trained accountant and love documentation, of course. You’re probably more interested in developing new products and creating business solutions. Revenue Recovery.

Payment Methods 95

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services Payments 95

Buffer Resources

APRIL 10, 2024

Fast-forward a decade, and the landscape of creator monetization has changed completely.   Whether you have 3,000 or 300,000 followers, you can monetize your Instagram with the right strategy. And this might be where your next monetization idea comes from. Let’s get into it.

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Payments Payment Methods Marketplace as a Service Payment Services 104

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In that essay , we also talked about how a more common route for a SaaS business is to become a platform. Platforms can create an immense amount of long-term value for companies, or be a minor component of their product strategy to maintain product/market fit. The Types of Platforms. Integration Platforms.

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Payments Business Model Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 56

Aysling

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

If you have strolled around the Aysling website, then it is likely you have seen the term “ Contracts to Cash ” in quite a few places, and you might be wondering what is Contracts to Cash; and how does it apply to my business? For that, we built great integrations to software platforms that pair well with our platform.

Outsourced Development 56

Outsourced Development Payments Payment Solutions Payment Features 56

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. We’re a cloud content management platform.

Payments 120

Payments Scale Scaling Revenue 120

Stax

JANUARY 8, 2024

For SaaS companies, becoming a payment facilitator (or PayFac) offers a ton of advantages—including but not limited to—boosting retention and profitability while exercising greater control over the customer experience. The potential impact of failed or inadequate internal systems, processes, procedures, etc. Let’s get started.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payfac Payment Services SaaS Payments 88

Tom Tunguz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Asana builds productivity and task management solutions. Today, the company is a massively successful SaaS business and another example of the flywheel business model that creates demand at the individual user and leverages that interest to sell department and company-wide contracts. TTM Revenue, $M. SmartSheet.

Payment Solutions 363

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourced Development Payment Services 363

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Much like Amazon, when Shopify first began, it was a simple shop and not the ecommerce platform we know today. 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? What is CAC for Shopify Partner Apps?

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods SaaS Payments 98

ChurnZero

AUGUST 14, 2020

At ChurnZero, we’re humble enough to admit that Customer Success software can’t do it all, and quite frankly, it shouldn’t. We stick to our circle of competence and focus on our area of expertise: Customer Success software. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software. Customer Support/Service Software and Ticketing Systems.

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Payments Payment Solutions Customer Success Software Review 87

SaaStr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Many, however, will eventually switch to the externally funded phase because bootstrapping isn’t for every business. Yet, funded startups can learn a lot from the bootstrapped ones to grow smoothly and generate revenue. Hooking in new customers is exciting, but customer retention is where your business will make money.

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Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Venture Capital 130

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For many SaaS companies, going live isn’t the glorious, revenue-driving, self-vindicating moment they dream of. Being too occupied with development prevents software companies from giving their go-to-market strategy the attention it deserves. Choosing The Right Ecommerce Solution. In fact, it could be the exact opposite.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services Payment Services 62

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Solution: They signed up for Baremetrics. Right away, its toolkit replaced their in-house solution and made it easy to track metrics and segment customers. UXPin is a code-based design tool that simplifies and unifies product development process by bringing code components to the design stage.

Payment Services 98

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions 98

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 is a business management platform for small businesses created in Brazil. We can’t wait to meet them.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

Frontegg

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

When building your basic SaaS product, you will need to face many different stages of development in order to make sure you are ready to enter the market. You will have decided on web hosting, cloud hosting or other server options and you will have decided on a payment provider to make it easy for your customers to pay. Sound familiar?

Outsourcing Services 98

Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments 98

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. For SaaS businesses, you use your contraction monthly recurring revenue (MRR) , churn, and average revenue per customer in addition to other transaction data to predict your future cash flow.

Payment Services 78

Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 78

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

What is a Shopify Partner App? Use Baremetrics to calculate LTV for Shopify Partner Apps How do you calculate LTV for Shopify Partner Apps? What is a Shopify Partner App? Shopify Partner Apps are third party companies that sell their services or Apps to Shopify store owners. Table of Contents. What is LTV?

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments SaaS Payments 105

Mucker Capital

APRIL 6, 2024

But more often than not, founders don't have that expertise or background in finance AND they are focused on starting a business, developing products, getting out and selling, etc. This includes setting up initial accounting practices and systems, HR, payroll, banking, financial controls, and tax compliance.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Systems Review Development Team Review Technical Review 52

Baremetrics

APRIL 25, 2021

SOLUTION They signed up for a free trial of Baremetrics. RESULTS Within just one month of using Baremetrics, Cancel Timeshare has saved hours of manual entry, recovered over $680 in failed payments, and supported their customer service goals. According to the American Resort Development Association , over 9.9 Table of Contents.

Payments 98

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 98

FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

“It’s likely that a finance or sales tools will be less susceptible to churn than a marketing tool, simply because it’s perceived to be more directly responsible for revenue.”. Ryan points out that many of the largest SaaS companies target enterprise customers that use longer contract lengths, so their churn rate will be lower.

Benchmarks 141

Benchmarks Churn Payments SaaS Payments 141

ProfitWell

MAY 15, 2020

If you haven’t transitioned to SaaS yet, I promise moving to a cloud-based computing system sounds more complicated than it actually is. First, to nip any confusion in the bud, SaaS stands for “software as a service.” Simply, any company that sells software via a central, cloud-based system can be considered SaaS.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 75

User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

TL;DR The SaaS renewal process involves a series of actions on/before the renewal date that lead to a customer’s renewal. A good SaaS renewal strategy helps drive customer retention , increases the customer lifetime value , and improves your monthly recurring revenue. Increase monthly recurring revenue.

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SaaS Payments Business SaaS Payment Solutions 102

Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 19, 2016

What is the optimal contract length with for your SaaS startup? It’s common to see SaaS startups initially price their products on a monthly basis, then add an enterprise “Call Me” plan which hides behind it an annual contract. It enables an early-stage software company to rapidly gather feedback.

Outsourced Development 100

Outsourced Development SaaS Payments Startup Sales Hiring 100

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The overall business strategy should guide every digital marketing decision. When building out a plan, the Ecommerce Manager should keep company goals like revenue, conversion rate, etc. Know the Systems. Each of these aspects requires its own management software. Develop Action Plans. Know the Customer.

Payment Methods 79

Payment Methods Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions Outsourced Development 79

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 8, 2021

To run a business online, you probably need a customer relationship management ( CRM ) software package and/or payment processor to manage your customers and their invoices. Stripe is often the payment processor of choice for SaaS businesses because it can handle recurring revenue streams. Table of Contents.

Payment Services 94

Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Features 94