Tom Tunguz

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

As the fundraising environment changes, some SaaS companies will look to reach cash flow break even on their existing reserves. But there are three other ways to become profitable that limit reductions in force, enable the company to continue to grow with greater efficiency and increase the value of the company in the process.

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FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

FastSpring previously presented on SaaS fees pricing and packaging to combat stagflation in 2022, but this article is based on an updated presentation delivered in March 2023 by David Vogelpohl. For more information or to view the prior presentation, check out the additional details at the end of this article.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of. More established professionals and businesses (less students and early-stage startups). That includes: A global focus.

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

The SaaS industry has seen explosive growth in the past decadeand this is expected to continue this year. Data cited by Statista shows that the software as service is expected to hit $299 billion by the end of 2025. Part of this can be attributed to the SaaS model’s unique aspect of relying primarily on future revenue.

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OpenView Labs

JULY 2, 2020

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. It includes the latest and greatest SaaS pricing resources, as well as some timeless staples.

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FastSpring

JUNE 20, 2024

Immerse yourself in a diverse array of programs, workshops, and presentations, where industry experts will share their wisdom and cutting-edge trends will be unveiled. In recent times, Edinburgh has become a thriving hub for tech startups and innovation, attracting talent from all over the world.

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Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payment Services 147

Incredo

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Precisely – about SaaS affiliate programs… SaaS partner programs entice both software providers and affiliate partners for various reasons: 1) SaaS products are usually low-cost. Software to track analytics, transfer payments, manage inventory, create videos and for many other things.

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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. But if you’re a B2B solution, there’s a high likelihood that businesses will be interested in being able to accept customer payments, rather than just sending them a PayPal link or to a generic payment gateway.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2022

However, there are certain aspects of collecting recurring payments that you would still be responsible for when using Chargebee, such as: Connecting to payment gateways manually. While Chargebee supports several different payment gateways, you have to set up and configure each one. Responding to and processing chargebacks.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

In the early days of running a software company, collecting payments was pretty straightforward. Fast forward to today when most software companies use a Subscription as a service (SaaS business model , and things aren’t as simple. To put it simply, recurring billing can get complicated, especially for a SaaS company.

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Payment Solutions Merchant Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Your payment processor may be an important element of your business. However, with so many of these payment platforms on the market, how are you supposed to choose? While there is a plethora of payment platforms to consider, Stripe and PayPal should be at the top of the list. After all, it plays a big role in how you get paid.

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Payment Methods Payment Services Payments Merchant Services 93

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Software as a Service (SaaS) has made business software more accessible by offering cloud-based, on-demand access to a range of solutions, from project management and collaboration to sales and marketing. But not all SaaS products are alike. Other types of SaaS are relevant only to companies in specific industries.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The pre-revenue startup phase has a host of stresses that hopefully disappear as the company begins to earn revenue. Depending on the amount invested, it is possible that all members of the team are working full time jobs to support themselves and then doing that again to push their startup onto the market.

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Stax

APRIL 17, 2025

For SaaS companies looking to scale, upselling is one of the most effectiveand often underutilizedrevenue levers. Instead of pouring resources solely into acquiring new customers, smart SaaS businesses focus on increasing revenue from existing customers by guiding them to higher tiers, unlocking premium features, and expanding their usage.

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Subscription Flow

MAY 30, 2024

As a business that provides software as a service, you will not only need to jump on this bandwagon, but more importantly, you will need the right set of subscription management tools to stay on it to keep reaping the profits of this booming industry. Acquire data analytics about their service’s performance. Automate all billing.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Inside we reveal the strategies, learnings, and best practices that have enabled us to build a business worth more than $1.275 billion. Too often, sales managers at high-growth startups prioritize sales reps’ pipelines and forecasts over their professional development. Together these 28 sales plays form our blueprint for growth.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From lead generation to lead nurturing to conversion, funnel AI tools help marketers improve their strategy and streamline their processes. Systeme offers an all-in-one sales funnel software that enables you to build and manage your funnel like a boss. Even small businesses need to adopt AI technology to keep up.

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FastSpring

AUGUST 2, 2023

As a startup with only two or three people, it would be absolutely impossible to go international without this kind of platform.” FastSpring provides an all-in-one payment platform for SaaS, software, and digital goods businesses, including VAT and sales tax management, payment localization, and consumer support.

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services AI Search 148

Point Nine Land

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One of the lessons I, along with many other founders and investors, have learned in my roughly 15-year journey in SaaS investing is that most businesses adopt new technologies at a painfully slow pace. ServiceTitan, a leading vertical SaaS for home services, penetrated 1% of its core TAM of 900,000 home services businesses.

AI 119

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Once a prospect has landed there, you only have a few moments to convince them that your service is right for them. Are you looking for financial insights into your SaaS business? Areas of information Means of presenting information Examples of effective SaaS landing pages 1. In most cases, it’s the landing page.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Check out an example income statement here: ABC Corporation Income Statement (in thousands) Year ending 12/31/2021 Revenue Monthly Subscriptions 50,000 Recognized Portion of Annual Subscriptions 20,000 Less returns, discounts, and refunds 12,000 Net Sales Revenue 58,000 Costs of Goods Sold Hosting Fees, Payment Gateway Fees, etc. Expenses i.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Romain Huet : See how you can turn like a SaaS business, or a core product you have and make it a very successful developer platform. A lot of startups out there tend to define themselves as startups who aspire to become a platform, and it’s quite nebulous to define. Let’s start with our five key steps.

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SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2020

Christoph has invested in more than 20 SaaS startups and lives and breathes SaaS, everything from “A as in AI-enhanced B2B software” to “Z as in Zendesk”. Before that, he co-founded two Internet startups (DealPilot.com in 1997 and Pageflakes in 2005). Christoph Janz: So what does it take to raise capital in SaaS?

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Development Team Review Software Review Management Sales Hiring 186

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This article will dive into the main principles of accounting for SaaS. Baremetrics can integrate directly with your payment gateway, such as Stripe, and pull information about your customers and their behavior into a crystal-clear dashboard. What Makes SaaS Accounting Different from Traditional Accounting?

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Since the original version of this post from early 2017, we’ve worked with many more SaaS companies and a common theme has been moving companies from a starter template to a more robust financial model. This model allowed me to work with dozens of SaaS startups using spreadsheets, while we built our financial modeling software Flightpath.

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FastSpring

APRIL 30, 2021

Localized pricing helps software and SaaS companies expand their customer base and increase conversions. When price localization isn’t a part of your growth strategy, it limits long-term growth and prevents your business from reaching customers that want your products and services. Startup Stage.

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Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payments Pricing 97

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SaaS is a global software solution created by different businesses in order to improve human activities in a matter of clicks. SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. In this saas marketing strategy guide, we are going to tell you everything about saas marketing. What is SAAS marketing?

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 9, 2021

While Stripe is indispensable for the average online business, providing many different tools, reports, and customizations that power online payment processing , when it comes to finding the billing history for Stripe customers, things are needlessly complicated. Stripe is a fully integrated suite of payment products.

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Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 98

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Whether you created your SaaS product to help solve a problem you had or because you wanted some extra income, the truth is that your SaaS business is a valuable asset. Running a profitable SaaS business allows you to take control of your own schedule - some would even say your life! We’d hate for that to happen to you.

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SaaS Payments Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 105

Kellblog

MARCH 6, 2019

Enterprise SaaS has drifted to a model where many, if not most, companies do multi-year contracts on annual payment terms. Most enterprise SaaS products are high-consideration purchases. Most SaaS vendors will jump at the opportunity to lock in a longer subscription term. How did we get here?

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SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

359: The Secrets to Vertical Growth, What it Really Takes to Build a $1B SaaS Company with Matt Garratt, SVP, Managing Partner @ Salesforce Ventures, Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer @ nCino and David Schmaier, CEO & Founder @ Vlocity. There’s a lot of services. This episode is sponsored by Linode. Matt Garratt.

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Payment Solutions Pricing Payments Payment Services 211

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. What is a SaaS business model?

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Chargify

AUGUST 17, 2020

Backed by an army of developers, data engineers, and finance professionals, this events-based billing model allowed these large companies to directly link the value that their services provided with the cost presented on a customer’s invoice. What Amazon Web Services and Twilio Get Right. How Twilio Does It.

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Churn is the share of your customer base that has stopped using your service over a defined period of time. While Stripe is an amazing payment processor and can help any SaaS business, you can only get the most out of their tools with a third-party analytics dashboard. Failed payment recovery services 5 Summary.

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Stax

JULY 25, 2024

Thanks to the rise of SaaS platforms, that’s no longer the case. For example, a startup in the restaurant or hospitality industry will have different business needs from another in the retail sector. – Your POS system needs to support the products and services you sell. What do you struggle with?

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Baremetrics

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Does “you get what you pay for” actually apply to SaaS companies? While the concept is simple enough, many products and services leave us wanting more. And on the flip side, your customers shouldn’t feel forced to pay month-to-month for services they’re not actually using on a regular basis. Depends on who you ask.

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