SaaStr

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In 2019, the founding team at Storyblok set out to create a content marketing solution that worked for everyone—developers and marketers alike. They credit this growth to their global team, a switch to an enterprise business model switch, and flexible work operations.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Once again, 2019 was a great year for FastSpring, and I’m excited to share some of the major highlights below: 1. This is why we’re committed to continually develop new and innovative tools that help software companies successfully transition to a subscription-based business model. I Joined an Incredible Company and Team.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 4, 2024

We have such a great range of experience across our team, from both a technical, sector and business model perspective, that it it is great to be able to tap into this for the benefit of our portfolio companies. #6. What’s an “exit” you’re particularly proud of?

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SaaStr

MAY 4, 2022

Market trends: why is it easier than ever to build an online business? Despite all these growing pains, it’s still never been a better time for online businesses. You can now outsource most of your business needs, from e-commerce (like Shopify) to website building (like Wix). Rise of subscription-based business models.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 27, 2024

What’s the Business Model Behind Automattic and WordPress? A year later, they created Automattic as a commercial services business around WordPress. If they had done this in 2019, all the tech giants would have been crushed. What if, instead of doom-scrolling, we ask ourselves what kind of person we want to be?

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The SaaS business model powering all of this activity is startlingly unique, still young, and inextricably tied to the power of cloud computing. What is the SaaS business model. As a result, revenue recognition is a fundamental part of the SaaS business model. Recurring payments. Early stage.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

This model allowed me to work with dozens of SaaS startups using spreadsheets, while we built our financial modeling software Flightpath. Although SaaS companies share many features across their business models, there is enough variation that requires differentiation in the financial model. Say, PnL_Jan_2019.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Bessemer Venture Partners’ Alex Ferrara takes a look at trends and predictions for the cloud industry in 2019. 2018 saw about $44 billion of value added to the public markets, companies like Dropbox, companies like DocuSign, and that has continued now into 2019. Want to see more content like this? Join us at SaaStr Annual 2020.

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SaaStr

JULY 24, 2023

Here you can see the magic in MongoDB’s business model. In 2019, 2020, 2021, no one really cared if you were efficient, but boy, has that changed. High NRR is magical, but NRR as a metric isn’t a GAAP metric. It can be gamed a bit and is subject to interpretation. But you know what isn’t? Revenue growth. What does this mean?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 25, 2019

Want to learn more about the 5 ecommerce payments trends shaping 2019? More businesses will transition to a subscription model. According to research by Gartner , all new entrants and 80% of historical vendors will offer subscription-based business models by 2020. Keep reading to find out more. billion , a 19.3%

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Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 18, 2019

I have just used it to describe one of the largest and most impressive booths at SaaStock 2019 — a 2-storey giant with an observation deck and a cafeteria on top. I have just used it to describe one of the largest and most impressive booths at SaaStock 2019 — a 2-storey giant with an observation deck and a cafeteria on top.

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Casey Accidental

JUNE 9, 2020

At the end of 2019, I presented Eventbrite’s product plans to the board for 2020. across business models, customer types, etc. These plans included a lot of the goals you likely have in your company: improvements in acquisition, activation, and retention. One of our board members asked: “I understand these goals for the year.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In the world of SaaS there’s the underlying truth that Customer Success plays a key role in the recurring business model. CustomerSuccessMaven (@TheCSMaven) February 5, 2019. Shamanth Shankar (@shamanthshankar) February 5, 2019. Heather Zynczak (@hzynczak) February 5, 2019. Intercom (@intercom) February 5, 2019.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To recap a fantastic year at FastSpring, we want to take a look back at our top 10 blog posts from 2019. So, grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and take a look at some of the 2019 highlights from the FastSpring blog. Monthly recurring revenue (MRR) from a subscription-based business model can have a major impact on your business.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 20, 2019

SaaS companies have a lot to learn from Slack's relentless focus on building a great product and aligning it with a business model that supports it. We are truly living through a golden age of business software. in Q1 2019. in revenue in Q1 of 2019. in Q1 of 2019. Slack will go public later today on a $15.7B

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Tesla’s direct sales business model has driven it to being the world’s leading producer of electric vehicles, with more than 367,000 units delivered in 2019 and revenues of $24.6 For comparison, she reaches for an example outside the software world: car manufacturer, Tesla.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In case you’ve missed something, here’s a list of the top 10 blog posts from 2018 that you don’t want to miss as you gear up for 2019. Successful Ecommerce Business Models: Which One Is Right for You? Find the best business model for your product or service with this helpful blog post. See you in 2019!

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OpenView Labs

MAY 2, 2019

Churn at a much higher rate: Not just from going out of business, but because they might make a hard pivot in their business model and not need your product anymore. And then make the call whether or not selling to startups makes sense for your business. This makes their lifetime value much harder to calculate.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

a16z has long had an investment theory that we should invest behind strengths of a business model and opportunity, not lack of weakness. The more I got exposed to the details behind the Instacart business, the more it reminded me of OpenTable (where I had been CEO from 2007-2011). billion from 2019 to 2020.

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Chargify

MAY 8, 2019

Let’s take a look at the seven most popular subscription billing models. Which one should you use in 2019? The freemium model is a subscription billing model where you allow people to use a basic version for free and then charge them if they want to upgrade.

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Navint

MAY 21, 2019

Recurring Revenue Conference presented by Sutton Capital Partners marked its fifth year on May 1, 2019, in beautiful Marina del Rey, California. He said he was intrigued by the compelling business problem that Zenefits was trying to solve and that end-customers found immense value in the platform. That calculated risk paid off.

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Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 18, 2019

2 days of talks and meetings at SaaStock 2019 made one thing clear: The industry is moving out of its baby phase and into its Golden Age. I have just used it to describe one of the largest and most impressive booths at SaaStock 2019 — a 2-storey giant with an observation deck and a cafeteria on top. doubling the number of leads).

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SaaSOptics

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Yet, as we turn the corner toward 2019, many businesses remain ill-prepared for the unique challenges and opportunities that come with moving to a subscription model and managing a SaaS business. To see what we can do to help your business scale and grow, chat with a product specialist and see it live. See it Live.

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ProfitWell

MAY 21, 2019

Models match price points with an exchange of value that you've created. For instance, your business model might be a freemium plan, a scheme of various tiers with set prices, and/or custom-made enterprise plans. This is how you deliver value to individual customers—usually in the form of customer plans.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

This video training was originally presented at the 2019 Sales Hacker Success Summit. Fast forward to today, a time where the subscription (SaaS) business model is impacting organizations big and small. Because in the subscription business you MUST make a client successful! What You’ll Learn.

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Navint

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Below, they answer two questions from their different perspectives: what were some of the surprises of 2018, and what advice would they give clients as we head into 2019 and beyond? The year 2018 felt very much like a time of maturity for the market’s understanding of subscription and recurring revenue-based businesses.

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FastSpring

APRIL 22, 2020

billion, while in 2019 a SaaS market enjoyed a whopping $141 billion in a market share. It’s important to understand that each business is different. There is not a ‘one-fits-all’ SaaS marketing strategy, and you should pick the one that works for you and supports your business model.

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Navint

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Chicago, IL — November 6, 2018 — Navint Partners, a business and technology consulting firm enabling organizations to monetize more effectively and operate more efficiently to create competitive advantage, today announced that Stephen Terry will be a SIIA CODiE judge for the category of Best Billing and Subscription Management Solution in 2019.

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Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The customer acquisition cost can help you create, measure, and improve a business model that will put your business on the path to profitability. You’re starting a new business. How about your business model ? Use CAC to align your business model. Let’s play a little thought experiment.

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The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

The Electronic Sports League’s whole business model is based around organizing eSports events and hosting eSports website content. And of these are the eSports influencers that brands should watch out for in 2019: #1. American video game maker, Valve, hosts one of the biggest eSports tournaments called “The International.”

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

SaaS business models depend on repeat subscriptions, making it crucial for companies to retain as many customers as possible. The data points in the graph below show that, between August 2019 and October 2019, the percentage of promoters rose from 50% to 75% and then fell to about 60%. Why do you need an NPS dashboard?

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Chargify

AUGUST 17, 2020

As of late 2019, Amazon’s cloud services business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), accounts for about 71 percent of its parent company’s operating income and about 13 percent of the brand’s overall revenue. What Amazon Web Services and Twilio Get Right.

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CloudGeometry

MARCH 22, 2022

State of DevOps Report, DORA Research Institute, 2019 The latest iteration of the study was launched in May 2021. Aligning your SaaS business strategy with SaaS technical architecture is critical to SaaS success. See more about all 3 M’s in these two companion blog posts, Part 1: User Model and Part 2: Monetization.

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SaaSOptics

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Yet, as we turn the corner toward 2019, many businesses remain ill-prepared for the unique challenges and opportunities that come with moving to a subscription model and managing a SaaS business. Eighty-four percent of new software today is delivered as a service (SaaS).

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OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

It has become clear that many of the best performing SaaS companies are embracing a product led growth strategy (for evidence, check out how they describe their business model in their S-1s). There are 19 large public PLG companies and all of the top IPOs in 2019 have been PLG companies, including Zoom, Slack, Fastly and Pagerduty.

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Frontegg

JUNE 10, 2021

These applications are hosted centrally and licensed on a subscription basis, making it a very efficient and manageable business model that can be scaled up fast. It’s a software licensing and delivery business model where you get partial or full access to the centrally-hosted application that is easier to consume and update.

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ProfitWell

JULY 22, 2020

In 2019, the total global e-commerce sales amounted to $3.53 billion worth of sales in the US by DTC businesses, in 2020, marking a 24.3% rise from 2019. Direct-to-consumer business models rely on subscriptions to generate profits. However, growing subscriptions for a business is no mean feat.

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