SaaStr

AUGUST 5, 2020

It was Salesforce’s second acquisition ever, and a huge opportunity for me to become the Salesforce CMO as we blasted through $1B in revenue and 10,000 employees.”. Also, the larger the company, the more they care about enterprise-level trust, security, compliance, and privacy.

compliance 245

compliance B2B Acquisition Cloud 245

SaaStr

JULY 30, 2024

PLG ensures your product is doing the work for you in terms of customer advocacy, acquisition, and retention. Lower customer acquisition costs. It hurts badly if you touch it later, especially the compliance pieces. The CISO is looking at security, compliance, and data residency. How do you scale PLG?

Underperforming Technical Team 288

Underperforming Technical Team Enterprise Scale Payments 288

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Paddle is a leading revenue delivery platform for SaaS companies that powers rapid growth across acquisition, renewals and expansion – making it easy for companies to scale-up. Working to automate security and compliance, starting with SOC 2 to protect customer data and build trust in internet businesses.

Scale 298

Scale Scaling Outsourced Development compliance 298

SaaStr

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How to advance trustworthy AI, i.e., compliance, security, and ensuring the AI software you put out there is responsible. Three proven use cases for AI at IBM include talent acquisition and management, customer service, and app modernization. How to create a competitive advantage. How to scale AI across your business.

AI 305

AI Technology Scale Startup 305

Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The recent seasickness in the public markets forces most CEOs adopt a more conservative approach to acquisitions. Facing large swings in valuation, these leaders may struggle to advocate and articulate that large acquisitions are accretive and will be immediately rewarded by share appreciation after an acquisition.

Blockchain 208

Blockchain Technical Review Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 208

Tom Tunguz

JULY 8, 2021

Information brokers to help traders understand market trends, compliance tools, tax software, protocol debugging tools, even smart contract insurance. Many exchanges also are in the business of asset acquisition, protocol creation, and chain operation. Unfortunately, the ecosystem isn’t as neat as this list might imply.

Outsourced Development 267

Outsourced Development Marketplace as a Service Banking Construction 267

Tom Tunguz

JUNE 19, 2019

We believe that open source applications will be an important part of the future of software because of their security, lower costs of customer acquisition and the flexibility they offer customers. Just a few months ago, we partnered with Mattermost and led the Series A. The collaboration market is measured in the tens of billions.

compliance 205

compliance Acquisition Enterprise Scaling 205

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Mergers and acquisitions. As SaaS businesses expand, we are seeing more technology, business acquisitions, and inorganic growth. Governance and compliance are core to alignment. Is your business ready for multi-currency or multi-entity? The secret to aligning GTM & finance teams.

Scale 246

Scale Finance Sales Hiring Scaling 246

Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The US, therefore, requires financial institutions as well as financial services firms to have anti-money laundering (or AML) compliance programs in place. In this article, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about ensuring AML compliance as a payment facilitator (or PayFac). Non-compliance can have major implications.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payfac Technical Review 88

SaaStr

AUGUST 9, 2024

It’s not about marketing or user acquisition. During the IPO process, they had to look at things related to audit and compliance. Building an Experimental Team They started a growth team at Braze that Spencer manages. Headcount isn’t the right story for them, though. Instead, it was a cross-functional, data-driven, experimental team.

Scale 296

Scale Sales Hiring Scaling Startup 296

SaaStr

MARCH 28, 2025

Regulatory compliance can be a moat, not just overhead Spending five years securing money transmitter licenses across 50 states created a significant barrier to entry that competitors can’t easily replicate. . The compliance risk is significant,” Ren says. SMB customers.

SMB 130

SMB Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 130

Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Aside from compliance efforts, not much. Multiples influence acquisition prices and valuations in the private markets. Multiples influence acquisition prices and valuations in the private markets. When acquirers consider an acquisition, they evaluate a comparable company data set, also called a comp sheet.

Software 170

Software Marketing Acquisition compliance 170

FastSpring

AUGUST 13, 2024

A recent TechCrunch article, “Apple revises DMA compliance for App Store link-outs, applying fewer restrictions and a new fee structure,” further clarifies some of the differences between Apple’s various terms and their associated fees, both existing and new.

Payment Methods 158

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 158

IT World

MAY 15, 2023

billion acquisition of gaming studio Activision Blizzard, a month after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ruled against the deal. The EU Commission today announced its approval of Microsoft’s $68.7

Acquisition 68

Acquisition compliance Cloud Development 68

Blulogix

JANUARY 6, 2025

Industry Consolidation: Mergers and acquisitions are creating larger players with comprehensive offerings, raising the stakes for differentiation and innovation. Regulatory Changes: Data privacy laws and consumer protection regulations are becoming stricter, requiring businesses to invest in compliance-driven tools and practices.

Payment Features 52

Payment Features Subscription AI Search compliance 52

FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

One major difference between a DIY solution like Stripe and an MoR solution is support around compliance and risk. Managing Sales, VAT, and GST Taxes Is a Huge Internal Burden “Along with development resources, the other big resource that goes into building and maintaining a payment stack is tax management and compliance,” Fred said.

Merchant Services 148

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 148

FastSpring

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Further, we’ve made improvements to how we handle tax exemptions in Japan to be in compliance with new regulations starting October 1, 2023. We’re excited to announce new updates to how we handle tax exemptions in Digital Invoicing. Example of the new changes to FastSpring’s Digital Invoicing Quotes in-app.

Payment Features 156

Payment Features B2B Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 156

Payrix

JULY 17, 2024

Boost user acquisition and retention Keeping your customers within your own environment to process payments gives you the opportunity to drive deeper engagement and create longer-term value for them.

Merchant Services 130

Merchant Services Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 130

BetterCloud

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In the first part of our month-long series on compliance essentials , we looked at content scanning. In particular, we look at: Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance for SaaS, Provisions that apply to IT and SaaSOps professionals, The importance of audit logs, and. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance for SaaS. How BetterCloud helps.

compliance 52

compliance SaaS Government Systems Review 52

Payrix

MARCH 20, 2024

This experience allows software companies to monetize payments without taking on the risk and compliance that comes with payment processing. However, the level of control also comes with an added level of risk and responsibility in terms of financial and compliance liabilities.

Payments 147

Payments Embedded Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 147

FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2023

A MoR also takes the lead on chargebacks, tax audits, legal compliance, and more. Finally, you’ll need to maintain a large team of tax and legal experts to maintain global compliance (because solutions like Stripe don’t help with any legalities). Taking the lead on legal compliance (including audits). A robust payments toolkit.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Features 147

Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It will be important for software companies to look for software payments partners who can implement effective fraud monitoring and security technology, protocols, and ongoing support to ensure data is secure and ongoing PCI compliance is maintained. compliance to let this be your reminder to do so.

Payment Services 100

Payment Services Merchant Services Payments Payment Solutions 100

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 20, 2024

These metrics include monthly recurring revenue (MRR), customer acquisition cost, churn rate, customer lifetime value, etc. Better compliance with regulations: Automated software systems can ensure compliance to SaaS accounting regulations by performing frequent audits and checks and automatically generating the required reports.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Features 52

Stax

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Evolution of Worldpay: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Branding Changes Originally launched in 1971, Worldpay Inc. Over the decades, it underwent multiple mergers and acquisitions, significantly shaping its trajectory in the financial services sector. operated as a payment processing firm for financial institutions and service providers.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 88

FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

The subscription model naturally shifts your focus from customer acquisition to customer retention. Forgetting Tax Compliance. Tax law and compliance are complicated. With active subscribers, recurring payments are sent automatically, giving you predictable cash flow and a steady income stream. Stronger Customer Relationships.

Payment Features 147

Payment Features Payment Services Subscription Payment Solutions 147

Stax

JUNE 20, 2024

They also often include sales and marketing support, leveraging the ISV partner’s brand credibility and distribution channels to accelerate customer acquisition. It often includes sales and marketing support, leveraging the ISV partner’s brand credibility and distribution channels to accelerate customer acquisition.

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Stax 88

Tom Tunguz

JULY 14, 2013

At the outset, the company targets the less sophisticated SMB segment which doesn’t demand the compliance, heavy security and integration features needed by enterprise customers. The company is able to recoup its cost of customer acquisition, be it online marketing or inside/outside sales, in less than a year.

Sales Hiring 100

Sales Hiring Venture Capital SaaS Artificial Intelligence 100

FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

“This is everyday for me, so I love talking about it,” says Carl Hargreaves about mergers and acquisitions. As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains.

Software Review 148

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Branding 148

Payrix

JULY 24, 2024

What’s particularly appealing is that it protects software companies from the risk, compliance, operational costs, and other complexities associated with payments — all of which are managed by Payrix. Any training needs are fulfilled by our accessible educational materials and white-glove support.

Payments 130

Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services Payment Services 130

The SaaS Garage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

riskmethods’ cloud-based software identifies, analyzes and helps mitigate all types of supply chain risk, including monitoring sustainability practices and ESG compliance in the supply chain. The planned acquisition of riskmethods further demonstrates our commitment to helping Sphera expand their operational ESG solutions.”

Artificial Intelligence 98

Artificial Intelligence Software Machine Learning Management 98

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2013

Shifting from Customer Acquisition from Field Sales to Customer Support. To the controller/VP of Finance, Expensify offers better compliance with spend policies, a huge challenge for most companies of any scale. Yammer offers employees a better communication mechanism to end users and offered the IT department compliance controls.

SMB 100

SMB Scale Startup SaaS 100

Sales Hacker

MAY 30, 2019

Acquisitions grew 250% to $9.5B, driven by Private Equity funds. Microsoft has remained quiet since its LinkedIn acquisition in June 2016. While Salesforce Ventures continues to invest heavily in the space, Salesforce’s last major acquisition was Steelbrick in December 2015. Click image to view in full size. Big players.

Scale 111

Scale Sales Hiring Forecasting Acquisition 111

Tom Tunguz

MAY 13, 2015

Before its acquisition, which was consummated at the highest historical multiple of any software company , Ariba was the largest independent procurement software business. In particular, Ariba sold software to run RFPs, manage contracts with suppliers, analyze corporate spending and ensure financial compliance.

Outsourced Development 113

Outsourced Development Software Review Technical Review compliance 113

User Pilot

APRIL 2, 2025

For instance, marketing focuses on user acquisition, whereas product looks at feature adoption. Protect customer data with the highest compliance standards Every data point you collect represents actual people, so safeguarding it is a must. Its a far better alternative to managing extra tools that dont give you the full story.

Mobile 66

Mobile Underperforming Technical Team Onboarding AWS 66

Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Vertical SaaS solutions are tailored for specific industries, addressing niche needs with in-depth customization and compliance with industry standards. This creates an intensely competitive landscape with a higher churn rate, but greater customer acquisition opportunities. What is Vertical SaaS? What is Horizontal SaaS?

SaaS Payments 88

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 88

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 12, 2018

I hosted Elad on the podcast for a conversation that ranged from the key themes of his new book to scaling a healthy culture and ins and outs of mergers and acquisitions. If you’re very focused on regulatory and compliance as a company, you probably want to hire somebody for that role quite early, relative to other companies.

Sales Hiring 120

Sales Hiring Scale Sales Recruiting Technical Advisors 120

Clouded Judgement

MARCH 22, 2024

And once a customer has paid back the initial acquisitions costs to acquire it, all future streams of revenue can loosely be described as a cash flow annuity. ” They’ll look at things like cost, scalability, compliance, etc. The most common product group put in this category is vector databases.

AI 190

AI Cloud Revenue Technical Advisors 190