SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Wherever you are in your revenue journey, adopting certain growth strategies can help you keep growing fast. Joined by Katie Wickham, Payrix’s Director of Marketing, Butler shares essential tips on accelerating your business to $100 million ARR and beyond. . Brex then scaled its payments business quickly.

Payments 184

Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 184

SaaStr

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Two sentence description of what Airbnb does: They let any home or apartment owner rent out their place online. They collect the payment online and take a 15% fee for every booking. Airbnb handles the payments and gets you a guest, and now your rent is covered for the next couple of months. That’s it.

Payment Methods 220

Payment Methods Startup Payment Solutions Sales Hiring 220

SaaStr

JULY 11, 2023

How do you win with a high-velocity sales strategy in a fast-moving, competitive market? In a special session of Workshop Wednesday, Gorgias Founder & CEO Romain Lapeyre and Gorgias VP of Sales & Partnerships Aasif Osmany share their learnings, advice, and hacks for optimizing your sales process.

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Sales Hiring SMB Sales Recruiting Payment Methods 162

Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Online shopping is more convenient than ever, and so is building an ecommerce store. If you’ve ever considered launching your own online business, chances are you’ve thought about the required tools. And while there are several ecommerce platforms on the market, Shopify and WordPress remain the most prominent.

Payment Methods 139

Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 139

Stax

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Offering payment processing services is a move that makes sense for a lot of SaaS companies, particularly if your software helps your customers run their business. Adding payments to your suite of features and offerings enables you to provide more value to your users. What Is Merchant Underwriting?

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payments 88

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

They focused on building a payment platform that empowers international talent and independent contractors to get paid on time in a compliant way while also ensuring that companies can hire international talent and make payments efficiently. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance.

Sales Hiring 226

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 226

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Jonathan joined Toast as the SVP of Sales in 2017. A Glance at Toast’s Hypergrowth Journey When Jonathan joined Toast as the SVP of Sales, the company was Series B with $20M in ARR. Jonathan saw them through IPO in 2021 with the highest software multiple IPO ever. It’s the fastest-growing software business of all time.

Payment Methods 191

Payment Methods Acquisition Scale Payments 191

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. 100 percent.

Payments 131

Payments Payment Solutions Software Review Payment Services 131

Neil Patel

MARCH 12, 2021

Considering building an app? The mobile app industry is expected to be worth more than $407 billion (yes, with a B) by 2026. Meanwhile, the average person has more than 80 apps on their phone. That represents a ton of opportunities for app builders. How to Build Out Your App Idea.

Payment Methods 144

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Sales Hiring 144

FastSpring

MARCH 14, 2023

It takes an enormous amount of time, money, and headcount for SaaS companies to handle VAT, GST, and sales tax (and any other form of indirect tax) in-house. That’s why most businesses turn to tax software and/or tax consultants to help them manage indirect tax.

Payment Solutions 117

Payment Solutions Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 117

Sales Hacker

MAY 15, 2023

It’s hard to know when you’re ready to hire a sales team — and the consequences can make or break your startup. Perhaps not surprisingly, about 40% of new companies go out of business because they run out of cash or fail to raise capital, reports CB Insights. How do you know you’re ready to hire a sales team?

Sales Hiring 89

Sales Hiring Scale Outsourcing Services Payment Services 89

FastSpring

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Who makes sure all your online transactions run smoothly? Who creates an online marketing strategy that’s consistent with company goals and objectives? And who manages the ecommerce team that creates a seamless online customer experience? Yep, the Ecommerce Manager gets to do it all. Know the Systems.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions Outsourced Development 88

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

.” So what are maybe one or two things you want to give as advice to founders who are doing sales in the very early stage, the first couple of million ARR, that you feel are super useful in that stage in kind of trying to develop that, I think that sales muscle, if you will. If you don’t have two, who do you hire?

Sales Hiring 220

Sales Hiring VP of Engineering Payment Methods Scale 220

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

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

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In this episode, a16z partner Seema Amble talks with Dimitri Dadiomov, the co-founder and CEO of payment operations platform Modern Treasury, about the challenges of creating a new category, hiring for marketing before you hire for sales, and why developing new features is similar to birding.

Payment Solutions 116

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services Payments 116

FastSpring

JANUARY 11, 2019

That means setting up an online store. But don’t worry; there are tons of tools and services to help you set up an online store that’s perfect for your digital business. Here is the ultimate checklist to help you set up an online store that is sure to get the traffic and customers you want.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Social Media Payments 68

FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As a former agency owner, now the Chief Marketing Officer at FastSpring, David Vogelpohl has helped many software companies scale around the world. Start with your existing sales and see where there’s interest from existing buyers. David used the U.S. as an example: “You charge in U.S. Watch the two minute clip for more details.

Payment Methods 78

Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Software Review 78

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 116

Healthcare AI Payments Enterprise 116

SaaSHolic

JULY 31, 2023

TLDR: Probably when your company hits $5M+ in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). Let’s dive into it: Pre-Revenue → You In the earliest days, successful founders need to be extremely efficient: drive as much productivity as possible with the few resources they have until they “hit something.” It is a lose-lose scenario.

Sales Hiring 52

Sales Hiring Payment Services Underperforming Technical Team Outsourced Development 52

Neil Patel

MARCH 8, 2021

WordPress outshines Wix in terms of flexibility for allowing users of all skill levels to create a more sophisticated website and customize it to their liking. Wix, on the other hand, forgoes some flexibility so beginners and non-coders without advanced needs can launch their websites in no time. A Review of The Best Website Builders.

Payment Methods 109

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services 109

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

You’d probably work on growing your business, right? Maybe you’d spend it creating new marketing campaigns to generate more revenue. Regardless, the average small business owner spends five hours every pay period running payroll. The best payroll services exist to simplify the process of paying your employees.

Payment Services 145

Payment Services SaaS Payments Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 145

Backlinkfy

OCTOBER 5, 2019

Today, selling products through traditional brick and mortar stores are slowly depleting, due to most purchases that start with an online search. With these online retailers, you’ll discover that you can shop at the comfort of your home and have your items delivered to you the same day or the next day.

Payment Methods 56

Payment Methods Payment Services Sales Hiring Technical Review 56

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The first thing SMBs did was look at their credit card payments and cancel everything they could. Anyone processing a lot of SMB and credit-card deals saw churn probably double. They still needed to process payments, track orders, ship orders, run financials, sign contracts, store data, etc. Almost irrationally.

SaaS Payments 276

SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Scale SMB 276

Neil Patel

JANUARY 18, 2022

You’re a busy entrepreneur or digital marketer. What about hiring a web designer or a developer? Your website text, fonts, images, and brand colors. Everything else is drag-and-drop with dozens of integrations to make capturing leads and sales as straightforward as possible. Let’s face it.

Payment Methods 109

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Sales Hiring 109

Stax

MARCH 19, 2024

Business owners are increasingly showing an overwhelming preference for SaaS platforms with embedded payment capabilities as part of their offerings. Not to mention the benefit of extra revenues from payment processing fees collected on each transaction. What are Integrated Payments?

Payments 88

Payments Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments 88

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. Before hiring, assess your current needs and hire as your company grows. A higher revenue growth rate generally indicates positive business performance.

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Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 98

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Plus, the price tag on those more established businesses often run into the billions. The solution? Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams. It’s a clear indicator that businesses want to expand their offerings and capabilities.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Payment Methods Acquisition Development Team Review 144

FastSpring

JUNE 29, 2020

Get to know the fantastic team behind the ecommerce platform! In this post, we’re featuring our Inside Sales Representative, Nick Jones! I am currently an Inside Sales Representative at FastSpring. I help customers with implementation and adding FastSpring to their website.

Payment Methods 140

Payment Methods Sales Hiring Sales Payments 140

Mucker Capital

APRIL 6, 2024

Early Financial Support Startups should engage financial and accounting services as soon as they begin transactions, even before receiving funding. 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

Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

PPC is a method of digital advertising in which you aim to get your ads to rank as the highest result displayed for user searches, and you, as the advertiser, pay a fee each time it’s clicked. This means that when a user types in words related to your business, your customized ad will be the first result they see— sometimes.

Payment Methods 145

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments AI Search 145

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Used correctly, backlinks are an invaluable tool: they generate organic traffic to your website, foster important connections within your community, and ultimately help you hit your SEO growth targets semi-autonomously. Used incorrectly, however, incoming links to your website can land your business in some extremely hot water.

SaaS Payments 111

SaaS Payments Engineering Payment Methods Payment Solutions 111

Baremetrics

APRIL 25, 2021

They needed a tool to analyze data from Stripe , manage dunning, and consolidate customer information. SOLUTION They signed up for a free trial of Baremetrics. Their team uses Baremetrics to keep track of important business metrics like MRR , stay on top of failed payments, and organize customer information.

Payments 98

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods 98

Neil Patel

MAY 3, 2021

It’s more likely to be UX design or software development. With the internet and software playing such an essential part in our lives, more and more skilled programmers are needed to develop and maintain the tools we need to thrive. Interacting with Websites. It’s become much easier to build and run websites in recent years.

Payment Methods 108

Payment Methods Cybersecurity Payment Solutions Artificial Intelligence 108

SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. I’m an execution person.

Scale 152

Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 152

FastSpring

APRIL 7, 2022

Learn more about how FastSpring helps SaaS and software companies collect and remit taxes globally or localize and accept global payments. Founded in 2013, Messente developed a messaging platform that originally served businesses in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. What Is Messente? Were they delivered?

SaaS Payments 147

SaaS Payments Technical Advisors Payment Services Payments 147

Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Released in 1979, VisiCalc was the first “killer app” of finance (on the Apple IIe!), With this faster method of calculating, what might have taken weeks could now take seconds. Generative AI is likely going to usher in a far more profound method of company transformation. Inside sales?

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VP of Engineering AI Payment Methods Generative AI 92