Stax

MARCH 16, 2025

As a SaaS business leader, reducing software user churn is an important part of maintaining your customer base and increasing revenue. Key metrics include customer churn rate, revenue churn, and net revenue retention (NRR). Lower churn leads to higher customer lifetime value (LTV), better brand reputation, and increased revenue.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Software Review Churn SaaS Payments 88

FastSpring

JANUARY 31, 2023

Paddle vs. FastSpring, this guide compares: What areas of the payment lifecycle each one provides a solution for (e.g., payment processing, gathering and remitting taxes, and subscription management) and what additional software you’ll need to add to your tech stack. Flexible subscription management and recurring billing tools.

Payment Services 147

Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Software Review 147

Blulogix

DECEMBER 3, 2024

By BluLogix Team Planning for Growth: Using Revenue Insights Planning for Growth: Using Revenue Insights For businesses seeking to expand or enter new markets, strategic planning is critical to achieving successful outcomes.

Revenue 52

Revenue Underperforming Technical Team Payment Features Leadership 52

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Developing a product that solves a customer’s pain point provides a sense of pride and can drive the positive, emotional moment of awe that retains customers for the long haul. This approach gets to the heart of the subscription-based business model. That doesn’t make them bad people. Business model. Give them a chance to grow!

Underperforming Technical Team 49

Underperforming Technical Team Business Scale Business Model 49

SaaStr

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Our financial operations platform is designed to meet the unique financial challenges of B2B SaaS, including billing, subscription management, revenue and expense recognition, and SaaS analytics. Empower your inside sales team by automating the hardest parts of outbound calling. Instant live customer conversations!

Scale 272

Scale Underperforming Technical Team B2B AI 272

FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Letting FastSpring handle the subscription infrastructure.

SaaS Payments 158

SaaS Payments Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions 158

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 7, 2024

He previously built the pre and post sales solutions team at mParticle from zero to supporting hundreds of enterprise customers. Is there a lot of internal or customer work that needs to be done or managed by your team? While mParticle has a killer, commercially focused CS team, inertia affected the team as well early on.

Underperforming Technical Team 121

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Sales Hiring Scale 121

SaaStr

JULY 15, 2022

Jason Lemkin: You certainly can hire a whole content team and build 10,000 pieces of content, but I will tell you what I have always seen work is one incredible piece a week. Whether it’s technology or sales, revenue, marketing, you can outsource the edge, you can outsource integrations, you can outsource experiments for sure.

Scale 293

Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 293

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

Note: FastSpring offers advanced subscription management services that support free trials, monthly and annual paid plans, proration, discount management, and more. How Castos upsells subscription tiers. His podcast hosting company uses data analytics that looks at which users are most likely to grow out of their current subscriptions.

Merchant Services 146

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 146

SaaStr

JANUARY 27, 2024

Speaking of the long game, Matt talks about the launch of the 100-year subscription plan last year. WordPress is its own ecosystem, a vibrant community of hundreds of thousands of people who create add-ons, plugins, and develop sites. He loves subscription models where people pay for something that gives them value.

Underperforming Technical Team 331

Underperforming Technical Team Social Media Government Subscription 331

Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

They offer some of the best-known subscription boxes around, reflecting an increasingly popular (and potentially lucrative) business model. Why Should You Launch a Subscription Box? According to MarketsandMarkets , the subscription and recurring billing market will grow to around $7.8 Recurring Business Revenue.

Outsourcing Services 135

Outsourcing Services Payment Methods Subscription Payment Features 135

FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

Last week, I canceled an annual SaaS subscription (I had three weeks left until renewal). Interestingly, even though I paid for a year-long subscription, the company didn’t let me keep the last three weeks of access to its premium features. This action will immediately downgrade your subscription.

Benchmarks 147

Benchmarks Churn Payments SaaS Payments 147

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.

Outsourced Development 98

Outsourced Development Payment Solutions Underperforming Technical Team Metrics 98

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

Companies which don’t use mental models risk unleashing mayhem with poor choices or becoming bloated and bureaucratic by reducing the volume and speed at which decisions are made - both scenarios are undesirable and will impact growth. OKRs are a useful mental model - they make it crystal clear what people and teams should be striving for.

Underperforming Technical Team 214

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 214

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The bad news is that marketers waste 37 to 95 percent of their marketing budget. You’ll want to break each of these areas down in enough detail so you (and your team) can work with each of these areas properly. Web developers spend their time on sites like ArsTechnica, Reddit, SitePoint, etc.

Underperforming Technical Team 145

Underperforming Technical Team Development Strategy Payment Methods 145

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 3, 2018

Rohini Pondhi , product management lead for Square’s Invoices product, knows this challenge well. Here are five quick takeaways: Instead of relying on word of mouth to permeate the team, write things down. At Square, I manage a product called Square Invoices. Iterate on process the same way you iterate on product.

Payment Methods 195

Payment Methods Merchant Services Scale Payment Features 195

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Here’s an interesting stat: 70% of businesses consider subscription and membership models indispensable for future commercial growth and expansion. They must engineer a well-rounded solution that makes handling subscriptions a breeze (and yes, it is as hard as it sounds). However, only 10% of them currently employ these models.

Payments 88

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Average Revenue per Customer. So growth of the kind of subscription, eCommerce industry has been over 100% year on year for the past five years, according to McKinsey. The second constituent there is the developer. Why do developers love SaaS products? Because they’re both recurring and predictable.

SaaS Payments 246

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 246

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 26, 2021

All additional clauses in your plan were probably introduced because of a bad past incident by a rep. Revenue vs. non-revenue goals. Non-revenue goals or components of your commission plans are not very lucrative as they don’t get the same commission rates as closures. Bookings vs. invoices.

Software Review 120

Software Review Compensation Payment Features Underperforming Technical Team 120

SaaStr

JULY 25, 2021

You can have the great product and a great team, but the market of small or very niche. The second one is the team, obviously depending on how earlier the team has a huge factor because you may be so early in your journey that there’s nothing else to point to, but the track record of the team. Jyoti Bansal: Yeah.

Sales Recruiting 261

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale VP of Engineering 261

User Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

The survey aims to better understand users workflows and help prioritize product development initiatives, like new integrations, that add the most value to its users. Key takeaways from this example Multimedia support adds clarity: Allowing users to attach screenshots or videos ensures developers get precise insights into user challenges.

Scale 102

Scale Churn Underperforming Technical Team Scaling 102

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Part of this can be attributed to the SaaS model’s unique aspect of relying primarily on future revenue. It makes most of its revenue from immediate, one-time purchases, like a bedroom set. Churn is the percentage of customers that end their subscriptions within a certain amount of time. Monthly/annual recurring revenue.

Scale 117

Scale Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 117

SaaSOptics

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Based on a 2019 survey, Gartner forecasts that eighty-four percent of new software will be delivered as SaaS , and this percentage is expected to increase as existing providers transition to a subscription-based model. The main difference between accounting for a subscription vs. a traditional business is the method used.

Payment Features 105

Payment Features Outsourced Development SaaS Software Review 105

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 22, 2020

As a result, sales interview processes extend way longer than necessary, with the company losing out on closed-won revenue until an offer is finally accepted. Knowing the best questions to ask in a sales interview is essential to zeroing in on the right people faster and hitting your revenue goals as soon as possible.

Sales Hiring 98

Sales Hiring Interviewing Underperforming Technical Team Sales Recruiting 98

User Pilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

“How World-Class Product Teams Are Winning in the AI Era” is one of the talks at this year’s Product Drive Summit. Delivered by Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, it tackles the challenges and opportunities AI-revolution poses for product teams. AI enables product teams to achieve more with fewer resources. Want to learn more?

Underperforming Technical Team 104

Underperforming Technical Team AI Technical Review CTO Coach 104

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The SaaStock team will be landing in São Paulo to run the region’s first Pan-Latin American SaaS conference, SaaStock LatAm. Aaron Ross, Co-CEO, Predictable Revenue. Today he is the man behind Predictable Revenue, the “Outbound Success Company.” His focus there was deal-sourcing. Aaron Ross is a name many would be familiar with.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Scale Entrepreneurship Sales Hiring 207

Totango

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

To make it to the Super Bowl, a football team must have two things: a strong defense and a strategic offense. The defense maintains a good field position and prevents the opposing team from scoring points, while the offense orchestrates smart plays to gain additional yards and score points.

Retention 115

Retention Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Churn 115

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In an era when more and more businesses adopt a subscription model, strong customer retention is the key to sustainable long-term growth and requires a laser-like focus. . Tara and her team used it to take a deep dive into the customer’s journey through the product and make a focused effort to truly understand each step along the way.

Retention 34

Retention Scale Marketing Underperforming Technical Team 34

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Building on the definitions from that essay and introducing a few new ones, here are the types of business models we’ll cover: SaaS: software that businesses access online and purchase via a subscription e.g. Slack, Adobe, Atlassian. Payments also allow the company to enforce policies that build trust in the marketplace. Refund Policy.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

Incredo

OCTOBER 17, 2019

or “how long should I spend on developing my software ?”. To answer your questions correctly, we need to ask for clarification and more details about your software, its complexity and company goals. If you search on Google, Youtube or Quora, answers will tell you that 7%, 9%, 10% or more is the common approach.

SaaS Payments 150

SaaS Payments Compensation Payment Services Sales Recruiting 150

Incredo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

You should pick your influencer partners carefully because wrong choices won’t bring you qualified leads and revenue. Most companies that do well have dedicated resource to run it. ” Since you already know how time-consuming can be to develop a viable SaaS partner program, let’s focus on things you definitely need to know. .

SaaS Payments 139

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services Sales Recruiting 139

User Pilot

MARCH 24, 2025

Want to advance your career in mobile product management or find top talent for your team? You will collaborate with engineering, design, and business teams to deliver cutting-edge mobile solutions that improve efficiency, user adoption , and overall product performance. Who would be a BAD fit for this job?

Mobile 52

Mobile Underperforming Technical Team Management Scale 52

Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Introduction You want a subscription model for your business that increases revenue and keeps customers. You think about either Stripe , a payment platform, or Recurly , a customer-driven one to handle your billing. Let's jump right in and get you going towards picking the best subscription billing platform for you.

Payment Services 69

Payment Services Payment Features Payment Methods Payments 69

Incredo

OCTOBER 17, 2019

or “how long should I spend on developing my software ?”. To answer your questions correctly, we need to ask for clarification and more details about your software, its complexity and company goals. If you search on Google, Youtube or Quora, answers will tell you that 7%, 9%, 10% or more is the common approach.

SaaS Payments 144

SaaS Payments Compensation Payment Services Sales Recruiting 144

Baremetrics

JANUARY 12, 2022

You take all of your assets , liabilities , revenues , expenses , investments, etc. These projections are built on many assumptions, from your hiring plan to your expected monthly recurring revenue (MRR) growth. However, not having a good idea of how much money is entering or exiting your business over time is always bad!

Payment Services 95

Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 95

Totango

JULY 1, 2022

For B2B SaaS companies, customer loyalty drives subscription renewals and brand advocacy, making it a critical component of a profitable business model. Finally, we’ll show you how you can leverage customer loyalty to promote B2B referral programs that expand your customer base and increase your revenue. What Is Customer Loyalty?

B2B 114

B2B B2C Underperforming Technical Team Business 114

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2019

Businesses also win if, as a result of AI, teams are able to create more white-glove moments that turn users into customers for life. Here are five quick takeaways: Businesses focused on scaling need to think of customer support as a revenue team , not a cost center. For us, that first fit was with growing sales teams.

Scale 157

Scale Scaling Underperforming Technical Team AI Search 157