Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2020

The situations that portend failure are varied and unfortunately common – no product-market fit, no cash, bad product, burnout, to name just a few of the most obvious. Just look at subscription analytics startup ChartMogul whose brand and product are now a household name in the SaaS community. Poor marketing.

Underperforming Technical Team 183

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Payments Payment Services 183

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet.

Sales Hiring 88

Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 88

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

So the first question is what made SaaS so successful. If you kind of that question, thinking about the stakeholders and the decisions and companies of using SaaS products, there’s kind of three types. Customers love SaaS products and tools because it simply works. The second constituent there is the developer.

SaaS Payments 230

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 230

User Pilot

MARCH 9, 2023

Want to improve the current customer attrition rate in your SaaS company? Customer attrition is one of the main problems for SaaS companies. TL;DR Customer attrition, also known as customer churn , takes place when customers leave your product or service. Here are some strategies to help you improve your customer attrition rate.

Underperforming Technical Team 90

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 90

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.

Payments 87

Payments Payment Solutions Customer Success Software Review 87

Point Nine Land

JUNE 18, 2023

Everything you always wanted to know about cohort analysis (but were afraid to ask) Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post titled “Know your user cohorts” , which began like this: “One of the most important tools to better understand the usage of a web application — or a service, a game or a mobile app, it doesn’t matter — is a cohort analysis.

SaaS Payments 128

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments SaaS 128

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Retention truly is the foundation of growth for software as a service (SaaS) companies, but oftentimes, it is overlooked and undervalued. High SaaS churn is a corollary of poor retention - but it can creep up unannounced, and rather than deal a single fatal blow, it causes death by a thousand small cuts.

Churn 152

Churn SaaS Payments SaaS Payments 152

Incredo

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Asking “what’s the typical commission for SaaS salesperson?” is like asking “how expensive should I price my SaaS product?” common software sales comp plans, 2. what factors to consider before defining your SaaS sales commission percentage. What are 5 common SaaS sales compensation models? We will write about: 1.

SaaS Payments 150

SaaS Payments Compensation Payment Services Sales Recruiting 150

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Rob made his way into the world of SaaS as a product manager and how that led to his founding Salsify over 8 years ago. * How does Rob think about the bundled vs unbundled thesis within SaaS? When is it right for SaaS companies to turn down potential customers? Harry Stebbings: Not at all.

SaaS Payments 245

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Services Payment Solutions 245

Incredo

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Asking “what’s the typical commission for SaaS salesperson?” is like asking “how expensive should I price my SaaS product?” common software sales comp plans, 2. what factors to consider before defining your SaaS sales commission percentage 4. What are 5 common SaaS sales compensation models? See below!

SaaS Payments 144

SaaS Payments Compensation Payment Services Sales Recruiting 144

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Looking for a good user engagement analysis tool and wondering which one of Heap, Pendo, and Baremetrics is the best option for your SaaS company? In this post, we’ll discuss exactly that – which tool is best for user engagement analysis depending on the different criteria that different SaaS companies may have.

Engagement 52

Engagement Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 52

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Whether you created your SaaS product to help solve a problem you had or because you wanted some extra income, the truth is that your SaaS business is a valuable asset. Running a profitable SaaS business allows you to take control of your own schedule - some would even say your life! Develop a Full Marketing Strategy 2.

SaaS Payments 105

SaaS Payments Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 105

FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

Last week, I canceled an annual SaaS subscription (I had three weeks left until renewal). In the language of SaaS, I churned. In part two, we’ll cover five churn-prevention strategies that have been successful in other SaaS businesses. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks. Is There an Ideal Churn Rate for SaaS?

Benchmarks 135

Benchmarks Churn Payments SaaS Payments 135

User Pilot

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Looking for a good user behavior analysis tool and wondering which one of Heap, Pendo, and Baremetrics is the best option for your SaaS company? In this post, we’ll discuss exactly that – which tool is best for user behavior analysis depending on the different criteria that different SaaS companies may have.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 52

Incredo

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Do you want to grow your SaaS sales team and improve your processes? maintain healthy atmosphere in your Smarketing team, make smart choices regarding your SaaS sales model, strategy, pricing, . build smoother connections both with your prospects through optimized sales process. SaaS Sales Models.

SaaS Payments 157

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring 157

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 4, 2019

The fastest growing software companies in recent years all have something in common – they started with little to no sales team. Yes, Slack started off with no sales team. Yes, Dropbox started off with no traditional sales team. It’s become apparent that for hypergrowth SaaS startups today, there are two distinct phases.

Scale 162

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Payment Services 162

User Pilot

MARCH 11, 2024

Looking for an effective event tracking tool and wondering if Mixpanel is the best option for your SaaS company? We’ll explore its features, pricing, and offer a comprehensive review to aid in your decision-making process. Slice and dice data to uncover trends and see live updates on how people use your app.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Systems Review Pricing 52

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. How to Develop a Customer Success Strategy. Sales Process Engagement.

Customer Success 136

Customer Success SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 136

OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

As software pervades every sector of the world economy, the developers building it are rapidly becoming the most important buyers of technology and infrastructure in companies of all sizes. As a company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet – Stripe’s ability to connect with developers is central to our mission.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Payments 40

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Looking for a good SaaS analytics tool and wondering which one of Appcues, Product Fruits, and Baremetrics is the best option for your SaaS company? There are plenty of tools for SaaS analytics on review sites, but they don’t make the choice any easier. There is a better tool for your SaaS than Appcues!

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions Software Review 52

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Looking for a good SaaS reporting tool and wondering which one of Appcues, Product Fruits, and Baremetrics is the best option for your SaaS company? There are plenty of tools for SaaS reporting on review sites, but they don’t make the choice any easier. There is a better tool for your SaaS than Appcues!

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

This builds on the first essay in the series of how there has been an increase in interest of SAAS-like models interested in becoming marketplaces over time. In that essay , we also talked about how a more common route for a SaaS business is to become a platform. Integration platforms are ubiquitous in SaaS.

Payments 56

Payments Business Model Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 56

Neil Patel

JANUARY 21, 2021

But you can’t build a great SaaS or e-Commerce company without the help of digital tools. If you’re serious about growing your startup, you’ll eventually need to put down the pen and paper to-do list and upgrade to a SaaS solution. Starting a business, even a bootstrapped one, is expensive. per user per month.

Payment Methods 110

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Outsourcing Services Payments 110

User Pilot

JANUARY 20, 2024

Looking for an effective event tracking tool and wondering if Userlane is the best option for your SaaS company? We’ll explore its features, pricing, and offer a comprehensive review to aid in your decision-making process. With numerous Userlane alternatives, it can be challenging to make a final decision.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Pricing Systems Review 52

User Pilot

JANUARY 20, 2024

Looking for an effective event tracking tool and wondering if Userlane is the best option for your SaaS company? We’ll explore its features, pricing, and offer a comprehensive review to aid in your decision-making process. With numerous Userlane alternatives, it can be challenging to make a final decision.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Pricing Systems Review 52

User Pilot

MARCH 14, 2024

Looking for an effective event tracking tool and wondering if Heap is the best option for your SaaS company? We’ll explore its features, pricing, and offer a comprehensive review to aid in your decision-making process. If your team members come from non-technical backgrounds, they might struggle to use Heap to the fullest.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Systems Review Pricing 52

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. The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing. What is SaaS?

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

359: The Secrets to Vertical Growth, What it Really Takes to Build a $1B SaaS Company with Matt Garratt, SVP, Managing Partner @ Salesforce Ventures, Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer @ nCino and David Schmaier, CEO & Founder @ Vlocity. There’s a lot of services. This episode is sponsored by Linode.

Payment Solutions 145

Payment Solutions Pricing Payments Payment Services 145

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Looking for a good product analytics tool and wondering which one of Appcues, Product Fruits, and Baremetrics is the best option for your SaaS company? In this post, we’ll discuss exactly that – which tool is best for product analytics depending on the different criteria that different SaaS companies may have.

Payments 52

Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 52

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2019

We have a lot of SaaS companies, by the way, from Denmark if you haven’t noticed. We have a background doing software and standards for trade, and we thought that there’s a massive opportunity in this space. Third parties are developing apps for our platform. I hope you’ll enjoy that with me as well.

Payment Solutions 142

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 142

Sales Hacker

MAY 9, 2019

The Process for Creating a Sales Compensation Plan. Create a 2-Page Contract and Get Mutual Commitment [TEMPLATE PROVIDED]. Once you understand how to create a fair compensation plan for your sales team, you can check out some examples: Sales Development Rep (SDR) Compensation Plan Example. Example Compensation Plans.

Compensation 103

Compensation Sales Hiring Development Team Review Sales Recruiting 103

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Before Optimizely, Travis spent 6 years at Salesforce in a number of sales roles including building the first Platform Sales team. What does Travis advise founders when it comes to uniting customer facing teams? * Why does Travis believe that SaaS has upended the economic model but not the engagement model?

Underperforming Technical Team 154

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Services Technical Advisors 154

Baremetrics

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Sean Ellis, who ran growth in the early days of Dropbox, LogMeIn, and Eventbrite benchmarked nearly a hundred startups with his customer development survey. And the Quick Ratio tells you at a glance if your business is growing or contracting. means you’re growing, below, and you’re contracting. Thus, the early churn.

Retention 136

Retention Strategy Payment Solutions Technical Advisors 136

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2020

Prior to Pipe, Harry co-founded Skurt raising over $11M in the process before being acquired by Fair.com. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Harry made his way from the UK to founding one of Silicon Valley’s hottest SaaS startups with the founding of Pipe. * Harry has also angel invested in the likes of BreathePod and Try.com.

SaaS Payments 207

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Finance Payments 207

Chargify

OCTOBER 4, 2017

There’s a self-service page, which allows clients to update information on their own. In this post we dive into understanding the billing iceberg effect and what to consider when determining if you should build or buy your recurring billing solution. It allows us to upgrade, downgrade, or cancel a client’s subscription easily.

Merchant Services 51

Merchant Services Subscription Payment Features SaaS Payments 51

How To Buy Saas

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Whether you are a beginner graphic designer or an experienced digital artist, using the right tools or software can enormously multiply your talent. A well-built graphic design software provides impulsive controls and flexibility that a beginner can easily understand and has excellent tools for an experienced user. Adobe Photoshop.

Software Review 59

Software Review Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software 59

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2019

Prior to Kustomer, Vikas spent over 20 years implementing, consulting, marketing, and selling CRM and ContactCenter solutions with companies like LivePerson and Oracle. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How Vikas made his way into the world of SaaS and came to be at the rocketship that is Kustomer. * What is a good payback period? *

SaaS Payments 128

SaaS Payments Cloud Technical Review Scale 128