Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The solution? Micro startup acquisitions. From Facebook to Microsoft, there is a massive trend to seek out tiny teams of five or less, buy them, and use the technology and talent to gain a competitive edge. Micro Startup Acquisitions: What Are They, and Why Should I Care? Micro Startup Acquisition Trends.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Discover Bessemer Venture Partners’s annual State of the Cloud report, going through trends, benchmarks, and metrics that underpin the Cloud economy. 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.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

They wanted to quantify this trend of a longer sales cycle, so they commissioned a study of 500 revenue leaders in the U.S. So i f deals take longer to close, you’re spending more money and paying people longer, so your customer acquisition costs are increasing, payback takes longer to materialize, and your LTV to CAC goes down.

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Payrix

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Software-led payments have grown in popularity, and for good reason. Last year, we sat down with several of the payments experts that roam the halls of Worldpay to understand what was on the horizon for software platforms and payments. From those conversations, we made software-led payments predictions for 2024.

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Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

People were using subscription-based services when the world couldn’t even dream of having computers or, moreover, think of developing software. People were subscribing to newspapers and magazines on a weekly or monthly basis to follow the trends and news with printed media (No internet, no laptops. Boring, right?). Key finding?

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Blulogix

JANUARY 2, 2025

Alongside this expansion, the industry is experiencing significant consolidation , with mergers and acquisitions creating larger, more diversified players. This trend creates formidable competitors with comprehensive offerings that can dominate markets. This eliminates manual processes, reduces errors, and speeds up billing cycles.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 3, 2018

Below are 7 predictions about the startup software ecosystem. It permit companies to bring US dollars held abroad (from software sales in other countries) back to the US at a lower tax rate than before. That cash could be used for dividends, share buy backs and acquisitions. How many of them do you agree with?

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Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

When it comes to software, success doesn’t hinge on innovation alone. No one knows this better (or more intimately) than a software company Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Adam Tesan, CRO at Worldpay for Platforms, is a seasoned executive leader with decades of experience in sales, marketing, and revenue in the software space.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 15, 2019

I analyzed the data set and added a few columns to it to see if there are any trends. Open source remains a viable customer acquisition strategy despite the threat from the cloud vendors; Amazon in particular. Applications are software used by business users. I categorized each company by their primary buyer.

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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.

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Data cited by Statista shows that the software as service is expected to hit $299 billion by the end of 2025. Join the payments-led growth movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. Customer acquisition cost. Customer lifetime value.

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Funnel tracking software can solve this problem. Unlike sales funnel software, funnel-tracking tools track numerous funnels such as goal completion, conversion , and review funnels. Unlike sales funnel software, funnel-tracking tools track numerous funnels such as goal completion, conversion , and review funnels.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In this blog post, we will explore the key trends that will shape the subscription economy in 2025, how MSPs can leverage these trends, and what steps they can take to ensure sustained growth and profitability. Billing software with advanced integration capabilities plays a pivotal role in enabling this.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 26, 2019

So data analytics, marketing customer analytics, and technology and acquisition. The second category is very interesting because this, you can translate that as the paid spend, of Facebook and what not, moving towards MarTech acquisition tools. It was mostly just how to activate them, how to make them come back to the app.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Software companies embark on their embedded payments journey only to discover they’ve underestimated the complexity that’s involved and struggle to launch. If you’re thinking about Embedded Payments for your platform, make time to listen to this episode of the PayFAQ Embedded Payments podcast. We’ve seen it far too often.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Byron Deeter and Elliott Robinson, partners at Bessemer Venture Partners, offer macro trends in the public and private cloud markets, strategic advice to cloud founders, and insights into why entrepreneurs should feel auspicious about the future. This episode is sponsored by Linode. It reinforces the growth of the industry.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Trials are the gateway to growth for many SaaS and software companies. Trial Type Highlights Gain a clear view of trial activations by type, including: trial with a payment method, trial without a payment method, and paid trials. Looking to leverage FastSpring’s subscription capabilities and want to try out reports for yourself?

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FastSpring

JUNE 19, 2019

So it’s time for us all to put our ears to the ground and hear what the Mary Meeker report has to say about key trends that are currently shaping the digital world. At FastSpring, there were 9 key trends in the report that caught our eye. More and more companies are starting to realize the trend, too.

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BetterCloud

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Michael Weir is a former director of the collaboration operations function at Global Payments, a financial technology services company that has evolved into a global leader in the payments space over the last 53 years. Can you tell me about your role at Global Payments and how you got into your current role?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The idea for Stripe, I’m sure most of you know in the early days was to have just a few lines of code and lead developers accept payments in the apps and services. There were solutions for the stadiums for the very large conferences, but nothing really for under 20,000 people. So first, I would say the API and Stripe.js

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Casey Accidental

JULY 17, 2023

Across many different problems, subscription software sold over the internet seemed to produce dominant tech companies left and right. And unlike most trends in tech that start on the consumer side and then migrate into B2B over time, the subscription model actually did the reverse. But what does that mean for your acquisition loops.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

ABOUT IN THE VAULT “In the Vault” is a new audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in financial services to explore key trends impacting the industry and the pressing innovations that will shape our future. Angela: Why Global Payments? Jeff Sloan: Thanks for having me, Angela.

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Stax

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Worldpay stands as a leading global payments company, offering a comprehensive suite of payment processing solutions to merchants and financial institutions across the globe. With a robust presence in over 146 countries, Worldpay is equipped with a team of seasoned experts who bring extensive experience in the payments industry.

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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. Last but not least is HubSpot, the CRM software company.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Many of their software solutions sold by our customers facilitate remote work environments, and most customers have expanded their customer bases meaningfully during the pandemic. We are enhancing nearly all aspects of our ecommerce and payments capabilities to make our customers even more successful. We acquired SalesRight.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Without a proactive renewal strategy, businesses risk high churn, inconsistent revenue, and increased customer acquisition costs to compensate for lost contracts. Your business is financially healthy reducing dependency on costly new customer acquisition efforts.

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BrightBack

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

We found subscription companies have completed a shift in focus toward retention over acquisition, but still struggle to execute and engage their customers across teams and systems. The times they are a-changin: 93% of subscription businesses view retention as being just as or more important than acquisition.

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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. SaaS as we already understood is a software as a service. These saas can be either web or app-based or even both. What is SAAS marketing?

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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. As more subscribers join, manually sending out invoices will result in a storm of wasted paper, missed payments, and late penalties—none of which are beneficial to your business.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Instead of treating renewals as a strategic driver of growth , companies often focus almost exclusively on customer acquisition , assuming that renewals will happen automatically. Explore alternative solutions or competitors. Delayed payments and unpredictable revenue. The result?

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Three key trends driving this growth include: . Localization: More and more SaaS companies offer localized buying and in-app experiences. As the leading merchant of record for SaaS and subscription software businesses, FastSpring provides one solution for global payments, tax, pricing, and subscription management.

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Baremetrics

APRIL 6, 2021

ProfitWell is a cloud-based app that generates real-time financial and subscription metrics for data-driven SaaS enterprises. Track key performance indicators like churn, contraction, Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) , Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) , Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) , Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) , and more.

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User Pilot

MAY 6, 2024

Transactional data on purchases, plans, and payments enables revenue analysis, recommendations, and frictionless buying experiences. Userpilot allows you to collect user profile data from product analytics, in-app surveys, and 3rd party applications. 6-step process to create user profiles: Identify what data to include based on goals.

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Stax

APRIL 17, 2025

Well-timed upselling and cross selling effortstriggered by user behavior, milestones, or usage patternscan significantly boost customer lifetime value and reduce customer acquisition costs. Top upsell strategies include offering advanced features, expanding seat count, and introducing payment processing capabilities.

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Frontegg

AUGUST 19, 2021

They want to get onboarded smoothly and just use the software. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) was a true gamechanger in the software space, but even that is changing fast with the Product-Led Growth revolution. The problem starts with understanding the core-value of the software product you are creating.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

If you’re like a lot of SaaS companies, chances are you’re fixated on customer acquisition. The truth that nobody tells you about customer acquisition Five customer expansion strategies for growth (with real life examples and results). What nobody tells you about customer acquisition Getting new customers isn’t a bad thing.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 15, 2023

TL;DR A SaaS conversion rate refers to the percentage of visitors who take a desired action on the website or in-app. SaaS conversion rate optimization is important to create the best customer experience that helps lower the customer acquisition cost and increase MRR. Four SaaS conversion rates are significant to focus on.

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