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Braindates Are Open for SaaStr APAC 2023!

SaaStr

Take a look at just some of the topics and mentors hosting Braindates: Core metrics to track for SAAS with Tarush Aggarwal, Founder & Ceo at 5X Pricing as a growth lever – How, what, why? The goal is to help each other learn something new, find mentorships, create partnerships, and exchange strategies.

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SaaStr Podcast #358 with Tipalti Founder & CEO Chen Amit

SaaStr

To date, Chen has raised over $146M with Tipalti from the likes of Oren Zeev, Dan Rose, Mike Chalfen and then Greenspring, Truebridge and 01 Advisors to name a few. How does Chen think about optimizing pricing models today? How can SaaS companies have variable pricing mechanisms without disincentivizing usage?

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SaaS Churn: Myths, Benchmarks, and Strategies to Retain More Revenue

FastSpring

To investigate, Ryan Law, former CMO and cofounder of Cobloom, performed an analysis of six recent churn reports or studies and found that there is no consensus on the average churn rate for SaaS companies. Combined with annual prepay contracts, negative churn is a very powerful growth mechanism,” Tomasz writes.

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Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: From Day 0 to IPO. What Went to Plan. What Most Certainly Didn’t (Video, Podcast + Transcript)

SaaStr

Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. We have someone that probably 98 percent of you know virtually or socially in some sense, Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot. ” “Yep, we need a price.”

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SaaStr Podcast #364 with Figma Head of Sales Kyle Parrish

SaaStr

Does Kyle agree that it has to be the founder who develops the sales playbook? I said, fundamentally, the founder has to develop the sales playbook before bringing in reps and you can’t expect them to develop it willy-nilly in their own creativity. * Why is it so hard moving from 0-1 in sales? What is the balance?

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How to Sell Subscriptions: 4 Strategies for SaaS Companies

Chargify

Subscription services give the end user control over costs and employee access, without the cumbersome contracts. The freemium pricing model allows clients to experience your product prior to purchase. The freemium pricing model allows clients to experience your product prior to purchase. Have a Trial or Freemium Offer.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Matrix Partners, ActiveCampaign, Insight Squared, and Dropbox — June 29, 2019

SaaStr

Dave Kellogg is a leading technology executive, independent board member, advisor and angel investor. What can founders do to their pricing model to extract as much value from each customer? How do the very best businesses structure their pricing for value extraction? * What does it truly mean to be an ARR first company?