SaaStr

APRIL 1, 2023

The SMBTech economy is very different from enterprise software, and there is massive opportunity to capture it. Throw in the rise of social media and mobile web payment systems like Stripe and Braintree, and something revolutionary was at our doorstep. There are over 400M small businesses worldwide.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 24, 2024

B2B consultancy companies offer their clients in the corporate sector useful business insights, personalized solutions, and specialized knowledge. The Role of Subscription Management Software Subscription management software automates all business processes for subscription-based companies.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In this episode of Growth Stage, Carl will dives into his experience running acquisitions of SMB software businesses, including: His thoughts on what makes a software company a good target for an acquisition by a brand. And then we’ll get into a little bit of the strategy discussions we talked about a minute ago.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We’ll share the answers in today’s brand new episode of CRO Confidential, where our host Sam Blond, partner at Founders Fund, sits down with Toast CRO, Jonathan Vassil to talk about their proven customer acquisition strategies that led to its record-breaking growth. It’s the fastest-growing software business of all time.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant. They must engineer a well-rounded solution that makes handling subscriptions a breeze (and yes, it is as hard as it sounds). How do you add payment processing capabilities to your software?

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Note: Apple announced that it would be reducing the App Store fee from 30% to 15% for most developers starting on January 1st, 2021. For app entrepreneurs and ecommerce store owners, the battle to be noticed in the marketplace is ongoing. How viable is it for companies to shop their apps outside of mainstream marketplaces?

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Stax

JANUARY 3, 2024

Once a relatively niche offering, the COVID-19 pandemic saw retailers accelerate the rollout of self-checkout systems, their contactless nature making them a lot more appealing than traditional checkouts for many consumers. TL;DR Self-checkout systems are automated checkout solutions that allow customers to process purchases independently.

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries. When you’re offering a product or service that renews at regular intervals, having a billing strategy that aligns with this unique offering is vital. The alternative?

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. A customer buys a license for your software, and they get the product (either through a download, a CD or even more old school—floppy disks). Enter the world of SaaS billing systems. how you receive the payment).

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A recent Forrester Consulting study commissioned by Intercom, Drive Conversational Experiences For A Future-Ready Customer Support Strategy , revealed that 54% of teams can’t personalize support with their tech stack and 50% waste time jumping between tools. Strategy first, technology second. Let’s dive in.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 11, 2023

Contactless payment methods are tapping into the future of commerce. International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that 80% of retailers will offer contactless payment and app-based scan-and-pay systems in-store by 2023. When we talk about leaders in the contactless payments space, we must talk about PayPal.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Many companies believe excellent product design comes from hiring the best engineers and signing up for the latest software instead of building from the users’ perspectives. Stripe’s CTO, David Singleton, shares how they use a system of feedback, iteration, and fast shipping to create products that meet users’ expectations.

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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. I interviewed him for insights into how to build a global growth strategy, especially when it comes to localization. I recently spoke to David about global marketing strategies.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Macro Impact On Public Cloud Software Over The Past Year Cloud stocks dropped in 2022 in a severe market pullback event that Bessemer Venture Partners call The SaaSacre. GlossGenius is a vertical SaaS and payments company for the beauty and wellness industry. The final strategy is being AI native from the get-go.

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FastSpring

APRIL 18, 2024

For many SaaS and software companies, international sales are a key part of their growth trajectories. These include how to account for local pricing and preferred local payment methods, varied buyer behaviors, how to display checkouts with local languages, and much more — all of which can be different for every country you want to sell into.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Pricing your software correctly is a crucial part of selling software , but sometimes it’s hard to know if you’re on the right track with your pricing strategy. We’re sharing some tips for setting up a pricing model that attracts and retains long-term customers for your software company. Offer a Range of Options .

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User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

This improves satisfaction, retention, and brand loyalty , and improves the performance of marketing strategies. You can segment your customers based on their feedback responses as well as in-app behavior. Segmentation is a strategy used in marketing, product development, and customer support. Book the demo to find out more!

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Tom Tunguz

MARCH 28, 2021

UIPath offers software to build robots, programs that automate repetitive work. Robots read pdfs that customers provide and input that data into other computer systems. The UIPath suite includes the software to write, execute, monitor, and maintain these robots. Some examples include streamlining customer onboarding.

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Baremetrics

JANUARY 25, 2022

FinOps, which stands for Financial Operations, combines the latest technologies and methods to help businesses scale their financial processes adequately and efficiently. The Scalability of Cloud Solutions The Three Stages of FinOps 1. Act FinOps Tools Cost Management Software Financial Modeling Tools EDI Systems Conclusion.

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Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

But, she’s also made the intentional decision to scale back over the past couple of years, stopping her work with subcontractors, cutting down client projects to what she could manage on her own, and reducing her revenue by over $100,000.      Accounting software: I’d also be lost without QuickBooks.

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Tom Tunguz

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The contracts are identical twelve month contracts except for the payment terms. Contract B relaxes payment terms to monthly payment, 12 monthly installments for the next year. Contract As don’t require burning equity dollars to hire more AEs; the company reinvests customer revenue dollars to scale.

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FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

When you’re using a DIY payment solution like Stripe, making it work for your business falls on your developers. From testing out plugins to setting up new payment methods, maintaining Stripe can be very time-consuming. What Is a Merchant of Record and Why Is the MoR Model Great for Software Companies?

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Blulogix

OCTOBER 11, 2023

5 Advantages of Using the Right Automated Billing System for Subscription Businesses By BluLogix Team In the fast-paced world of subscription-based businesses, managing recurring revenue streams efficiently and effectively is essential for sustained growth and success. Subscription Billing 1.

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Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

Product-Led Growth (PLG) is a consumer-centric scaling, conversion, and retention philosophy that uses the product itself as the primary growth driver. Besides it’s proven business results, this strategy helps empower end-users to get the best possible product for their needs. What is Product Led Growth (PLG)? So pick accordingly. #1

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FastSpring

MAY 20, 2019

While we can’t give you a definitive answer to this question, we’ll do our best to give you information about the pros and cons of each strategy so you can make the best possible decision to meet your company needs. In-House Ecommerce Solution. The Pros of Having an In-house Ecommerce Solution. Outsourced Ecommerce Solution.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In this guide, we’ll be going over what usage-based pricing is, the benefits of a usage-based pricing model, different types of usage-based pricing, and a few examples from SaaS companies that have effectively deployed this strategy! Usage-based pricing could use tiers, units, volumes, or impact as its basis for subscription cost.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In Part A , we outlined the paths to generating unique value for the healthcare system and patients. For instance, perhaps you position your product as a best-of-breed solution that can be deployed against a specific use case with a faster implementation and time-to-ROI than others.

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FastSpring

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Being too occupied with development prevents software companies from giving their go-to-market strategy the attention it deserves. In reality, an unreliable ecommerce solution will largely contribute to lost revenue on your ecommerce site. Choosing The Right Ecommerce Solution. In fact, it could be the exact opposite.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The way you process B2B payments matters. To keep your company thriving, you need a fast, reliable method for collecting payments for services rendered. Understanding the intricacies of the B2B payments process, and the solutions that can help, will ensure that you’re never struggling to receive these payments.

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

This episode is an excerpt from a session at SaaStr Scale. And as a result of this large concentration of spend, these large cloud vendors have created cloud marketplaces that allow you to take that $158 million of committed spend and actually use it to procure startup solutions and other ISV solutions on their respective marketplaces.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 23, 2024

They also talked about the difficulties — and potential advantages — of selling into small businesses, taking alternative approaches to interviewing candidates, and the importance of keeping culture a vital part of a company as it scales. One of the holy grails of SMB software is, how are you going to acquire customers?

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Neil Patel

MARCH 7, 2021

Drag-and-drop builders, customer analytics, a built-in payment processing system, 24/7 support, and ready-made templates are only the tip of the iceberg when you really look into everything Shopify has to offer. Built-in payment processor : With Shopify, you don’t have to worry about using a third-party payment processor.

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How To Buy Saas

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the main elements you should take into account whilst choosing the Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that makes the best selection for your business is cost which is the most critical statistic for you. Models categorization is a notable independent subject and here are the differences between them.

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OPEXEngine

JULY 28, 2020

It often seems as if traditional strategy development processes have no place in the fast-moving, always changing technology industries. The critical difference is that they’ve discovered how to make strategy development faster, pragmatic and more agile by focusing on four key principles. At a Glance.

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Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One way to do that is through marketing and revenue-generating strategies such as freemium and product demos which are critical to growing one’s clientele. Another way is utilizing different SaaS marketing strategies, such as providing high-quality content and expanding product access.

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Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For modern Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, the automobile is replaced by primarily digital and cloud-based solutions and software. TL;DR The SaaS Magic Number is a metric, somewhat similar to ROI, but designed to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of a company’s sales and marketing strategies.

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Chargify

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

At first glance, your choice of billing and subscription software might not seem super important. Many SaaS entrepreneurs don’t spend much time considering which billing software will fit their needs for the long-term. And in many cases, they list a handful of monthly payment plan options for subscribers.

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