SaaStr

APRIL 23, 2021

. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) April 21, 2021. Bill.com is one of the quiet SaaS success stories. automating the back office and payments and billing for SMBs), and doing it with 120%+ NRR. Transaction fees (on payments) are now half of revenue and are the key to scaling. Even small customers.

Payment Solutions 309

Payment Solutions Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services 309

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

How is SMB SaaS doing today? Billion ARR, growing a stunning 48% (!) – 111% NRR, although down from 131% in 2021 – 15 Month CAC – Gotten very efficient, +$194m net profit – Transactions growing faster than software, like Shopify – From $120m ARR in… pic.twitter.com/hYImIBKyNQ — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin  ??

Payment Services 280

Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 280

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

I was lucky to catch up recently with one of my very favorite SaaS founders, René Lacerte, CEO Bill.com. Bill.com had to develop a network that today has millions on vendors processing bills and payments on it. Bill.com had to develop a network that today has millions on vendors processing bills and payments on it.

SaaS Payments 56

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Scale 56

Stax

AUGUST 16, 2024

The SaaS market has witnessed rapid growth in recent times. From $412 billion in 2021 to $591 billion in 2023, the industry has expanded by more than 140%. After years of unbridled growth, SaaS companies are moving away from a “growth at all costs” mindset to “responsible growth.” The demand for embedded payments is huge.

Payments 88

Payments Embedded Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

APRIL 29, 2021

Shopify’s first quarter revenue: Q1 2021: $989 million Q1 2020: $470 million Q1 2019: $321 million Q1 2018: $214 million Q1 2017: $127 million Q1 2016: $73 million Q1 2015: $37 million Q1 2014: $19 million Q1 2013: $9 million. — Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) April 28, 2021. The Covid Boost for SaaS.

Merchant Services 242

Merchant Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payments 242

SaaStr

AUGUST 3, 2022

Few SaaS leaders have gone through more post-pandemic change than Shopify and Zoom. Zoom came out of 2020-2021 with SMBs no longer growing, but a huge boost in the enterprise. SaaS growth slowed to 10% year-over-year, down from a peak overall growth of almost 100% (!) But Shopify is less and less a SaaS company because of it.

Payment Methods 218

Payment Methods Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 218

SaaStr

JANUARY 6, 2021

Take heart, with the stock market still performing well into 2021 and vaccines beginning distribution across the United States, things are looking up. — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) January 4, 2021. Add all of these considerations to an already competitive job market, and the search may seem insurmountable.

Sales Hiring 318

Sales Hiring Scale Payment Solutions Payments 318

Baremetrics

MARCH 30, 2021

Your business requires a fast and reliable tool for sending and receiving payments from clients. But with so many payment processing tools on the market, which one should you choose? Here's a list of six payment processing platforms for 2021. 1 Different B2B Payment Processing Tools 1.

Payment Services 80

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payments 80

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And its payments network to roll out. But yes, it’s the most incredible SMB growth story in SaaS we’ve ever seen. Up from 110% at IPO, 124% in 2021, and 121% in 2020. Like Shopify, Bill.com is now less a SaaS company than a transactions company built on top of a software layer. 5 Interesting Learnings: #1.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions Payments 52

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 174

Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 174

Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Answering the most common and most pressing questions about MRR to guide your 2021 planning. Monthly recurring revenue is one of the least exciting topics to take on in 2020. MRR stands for Monthly recurring revenue. It measures the total repeatable revenue your company generates each month. It is simple (to calculate).

Payments 145

Payments Revenue Payment Features SaaS Payments 145

SaaStr

MARCH 11, 2021

Q: Why do SaaS companies bill annually up front? A lot of SaaS pricing originally comes from classic enterprise software. SaaS then remixed this model by charging less in Year 1 for a “subscription”, but often more over time, especially by Year 3. So the upfront payment for a year isn’t dead. Perhaps they shouldn’t.

Merchant Services 211

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments 211

Agile Payments

MARCH 18, 2019

As the idea of Payment Facilitation gains traction, more and more SaaS companies are exploring becoming a PayFac. Conceptually, it is an attractive feature to introduce: fast, easy, onboarding and new means of revenue generation. In fact, independent software vendors and SaaS companies are poised to generate $4.4

SaaS Payments 77

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Facilitation Payments 77

SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

20X year 1⃣ 12X year 2⃣ 5X year 3⃣ #deelspeed @deel [link] — Shuooo (@shuoshuooshuooo) January 23, 2023 When we look at SaaS companies’ success stories, everything looks great on their growth maps. Shuo Wang is the CRO and co-founder of Deel, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies.

Sales Hiring 221

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 221

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2022

It’s something we don’t see too often these days, as $200m+ ARR sort of became the new floor to IPO in SaaS. Weave started off as a dental ERP and comms platform (including VoIP / phone), and then expanded beyond that as it scaled. Many SMB SaaS companies struggle to hit 100% NRR and 80% GRR. Series C ($5.35

SaaS Payments 234

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Methods SMB 234

OpenView Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Every year we ask the OpenView network to weigh in, and this time around many folks unsurprisingly made predictions around a trend most of us in SaaS had to adapt to (and, to be honest, are still figuring out) in 2020: remote work. SaaS companies will evolve their products and messaging to support a fluid hybrid working model—office/home.

SaaS Payments 96

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 96

FastSpring

JUNE 22, 2022

We don’t have to look far to find examples of B2B SaaS companies that have found traction using a self-service or product-led motion. Look at Zoom or Slack: businesses designed for enterprise organizations that use B2C-like onboarding flows (such as product-led growth, or PLG) to fuel interest and adoption.

B2C 124

B2C Payments SaaS Payments B2B 124

Kellblog

JANUARY 30, 2021

I certainly didn’t have “global pandemic” on my 2020 bingo card and, even if I somehow did, I would never have coupled that with “booming stock market” and median SaaS price/revenue multiples in the 15x range. That said, I’m back on the proverbial horse, so let’s dig in with a review of our 2021 predictions. Swing and a MISS.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Payment Services Payments AI Search 144

Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

ProfitWell is a cloud-based app that generates real-time financial and subscription metrics for data-driven SaaS enterprises. The recurring revenue growth platform provides users with valuable insights into subscription funnels and one-click analytics for Stripe. But ProfitWell does not benefit all SaaS companies.

SaaS Payments 93

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 93

Stax

AUGUST 26, 2024

The year 2024 is a special one for everyone at Stax because we’re celebrating a decade of transforming the payments industry and supporting our merchants and partners with innovative technologies and unwavering support. Launching PayFac and ISV solutions In 2019 and 2020, Stax became more than just a payment processor for merchants.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Merchant Services Stax Payment Solutions 88

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Founder and General Partner of Craft Ventures, David Sacks, shares his perspective on what to expect from SaaS in 2024. Can you raise a Series A if you’re not “AI SaaS?” Can You Raise A Series A If You’re Not AI SaaS? Sacks suggests thinking of every major platform shift as a pond. Is everything going to be focused on AI?

SaaS Payments 212

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions AI SaaS 212

Baremetrics

MAY 16, 2021

Revenue forecasting software is used to create predictions of sales. These models can then feed into the larger overall financial model for your SaaS business, and help you plan the next phase of your growth. 1 Why Use Revenue Forecasting Software? Why Use Revenue Forecasting Software? Table of Contents.

Payments 80

Payments Forecasting Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 80

How To Buy Saas

JANUARY 1, 2021

Well, that’s enough to motivate yourself to start creating your first course using the best online course platforms. If you believe that you are an expert in a skill or niche, this is the right time to transform your decade of 2021 to 2030. Why Choose an Online Course Platform? So, confident about choosing a platform?

Payment Methods 98

Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions Marketplace as a Service 98

FastSpring

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Pending Apple’s appeal, the Gonzalez Rogers ruling would enable developers to link to external payment systems (like FastSpring!) for in-app purchases — good news for companies that monetize with an upsell or upgrade pricing model. Note: What does the Epic vs. Apple case mean for Apple’s 30% revenue cut?

Payment Solutions 129

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 129

How To Buy Saas

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Black Friday Saas Deals is one of the greatest sales of the year and this sale is going to live now with exciting discounts on tons of SaaS Tools that usually businesses need in order to manage their operations. Refund Policy: Check the refund policy of every saas before buying it. Discounts On Black Friday Saas Deals.

SaaS Payments 108

SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Software Review 108

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Toast is the latest SaaS leader to get much more efficient in the past 12-18 months, along with monday.com, HubSpot, MongoDB, and many others. It’s not only rare(r) to see such explosive growth by a SaaS company, but to also watch Jonathan’s exciting career growth at the more senior levels within a hyper-growth company.

Payment Methods 189

Payment Methods Acquisition Scale Payments 189

Unbounce

MAY 13, 2021

As a marketer, your job is to tell folks what makes your product or service the best out there. A good value prop isn’t : A jargon party that doesn’t explain the benefits of your product or service A positioning statement (although this would cover the third part of a value prop, it misses the first two) A catchphrase or slogan.

Payment Methods 143

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services SaaS Payments 143

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Shopify has become the preeminent ecommerce platform. But what are the best tools for Shopify App Developers in 2021? Baremetrics is a business metrics tool that provides 26 metrics about your business, such as MRR, ARR, LTV, total customers, and more. And unlike most of the lists, there is no filler here!

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Methods Development 98

yoursales

JANUARY 29, 2021

Sales Stack 2021. Welcome to Sales Stack 2021 - one of the most expansive lists of sales technology out there. As in 2020 the focus for 2021 is going to follow this prioritized order: Which customer journey experience are you creating? Which sales tools best support your sales process? Sales Tools for Professional Sales.

Scale 106

Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions Sales Recruiting 106

Baremetrics

MAY 20, 2021

This information can then feed into your business's larger overall financial model, whether it's a SaaS or a subscription service. In our guide, The SaaS Financial Model You'll Actually Use , you can read about the many features of our model. Planful Planful is a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) cloud platform.

Payment Solutions 87

Payment Solutions Forecasting Payments SaaS Payments 87

Chart Mogul

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We recently announced a new partnership and integration with Invoiced. The integration was created by the Invoiced team because they wanted to find a way to integrate their billing data with ChartMogul. Customers love using Invoiced because it helps them get paid faster and saves them time invoicing and collecting their revenue.

Payment Features 98

Payment Features Payments Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 98

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This article covers why growth analytics are important and the best tools to use in 2021. The Best Growth Analytics Tools for Your Business How Baremetrics Simplifies Growth Analytics. Baremetrics Baremetrics is a subscription analytics platform that primarily serves SaaS and subscription companies. Table of Contents.

SaaS Payments 94

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments Payment Solutions 94

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?

Growth Hacking 105

Growth Hacking Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 105

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Shopify Checkout is Shopify’s native payment gateway. Shopify Checkout supports both sides of a transaction: customers submit an order request, input payment details and select a shipping option, and merchants choose to accept or query the order through a centralized system. Speed To this day, Shopify Checkout has processed over 2.5

Payment Methods 98

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Solutions 98

FastSpring

JUNE 22, 2022

Provide confirmation on the following information on your checkout page: The customer’s information Shipping details Billing details Order number for tracking Price and payment information. Just make sure the submit payment button is easy to find at the journey’s end. The number of pages can, however, vary based on product type.

Payment Methods 143

Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 143

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.

SaaS Payments 98

SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services SaaS 98

Chart Mogul

JUNE 24, 2021

Pricing localization is a strategy where you present the price of your SaaS differently depending on where the customer lives. The same could also be true for your SaaS business. In our B2B SaaS Pricing Masterclass , we detail the importance of SaaS pricing and how to get it right for your audience.

Pricing 128

Pricing SaaS Payments Payments Payment Features 128