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ChurnZero Named Overall SaaS Category Winner in 2020 APPEALIE Awards

ChurnZero

stars on all of the most popular software review platforms (G2, Capterra, and GetApp which all use a 5 star scale).” APPEALIE also conducts further due diligence beyond entrant applications to ensure each winner meets its standards of excellence. . Satmetrix Systems, Inc., About ChurnZero.

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We?re About To See a Lot More SaaS Debt

SaaStr

This article looks at the history of SaaS as it relates to financial capital and production capital. I argue that standard saas metrics make it possible for founders to scale using debt capital (production capital thats cheaper) instead of solely relying on venture capital (financial capital thats more expensive). .

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Subscription finance 101: how to finance subscription companies

ProfitWell

Subscription businesses face a variety of challenges unique to their specific model. Successfully financing a subscription company involves the use of specific metrics and accounting methods. Certain practices make it much easier for a subscription business to properly gauge its health. Recurring revenue is king.

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What Bootstrapped Companies Do Better than VC-Backed Ones with Paddle Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Campbell and Senior Product Manager Allissa Chan (Video)

SaaStr

Your customers fall into one of two categories: advocates who love your product or critics who write bad reviews about your product. However, when users choose longer-term subscriptions, there’s more convenience to be enjoyed—highlight that. Venture capital-backed companies update their pricing once every 2.8

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SaaStr’s Podcast “Best Of Guide” Our Top 10 Podcasts of All Time

SaaStr

He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics. David’s successful exits as an investor at Matrix include HubSpot, JBoss, AppIQ, Tabblo, Netezza, Diligent Technologies, CloudSwitch, TribeHR, GrabCAD, OpenSpan, and Enservio.

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ChurnZero Named in Northern Virginia Tech Council 2020 Tech 100 Honorees

ChurnZero

This year’s program attracted nearly 200 nominations that were carefully reviewed and considered by a panel of independent judges. Winners were celebrated at the annual NVTC Tech 100 Celebration, held virtually this year due to COVID-19. CALIBRE Systems, Inc. Richard Pineda, CALIBRE Systems, Inc. 3Pillar Global.

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Why We Created a Slack Community for SaaS and Software Professionals

FastSpring

Less focus on venture capital or funding rounds. If you’re not sure if FastSpring is the right payment system and merchant of record (MOR) for your B2C and/or B2B SaaS company, we want to know what questions and concerns you have so we can take that into consideration as we continue building out our features and products.