Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In this essay, we’ll go deeper into the gradients of marketplace models that a company can sequence to, and as a follow up, we will do the same for platforms.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Soon afterwards, instead of paying a one-time fixed price to use the software, customers subscribed to access the software. You can’t buy Quicken or Quickbooks on a CD for one fixed payment anymore. In short, subscription business models empower tremendous growth with terrific capital efficiency. Now it’s a subscription.

Airlines 113

Airlines Payment Services Business Payments 113

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The subscription revenue model is hardly new. It’s been a staple of industries—publications, utilities, and, more recently, software—since it first emerged in the 17th century. It’s simple: the subscription revenue model benefits both customers and companies. What is the subscription revenue model?

Payment Features 74

Payment Features Payments Subscription Revenue 74

Point Nine Land

MAY 22, 2020

Doing so generally requires building in additional trust, workflow tools and, in some cases, a shift away from traditional commission based monetization models. To capture these transactions, B2B marketplaces need to build significantly more value into their platforms.

Marketplace as a Service 83

Marketplace as a Service B2B Payments SaaS Payments 83

Tom Tunguz

APRIL 25, 2013

When backend software meets the real world through a mobile phone, that’s an IRL experience. The payments systems are in place, the integrations with airlines and taxis and inventory systems and physical things like locks exist. IRL apps require radical simplicity in their design. In Web 2.0,

Payment Solutions 100

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Airlines Payments 100

Software Platform Consulting

MAY 16, 2017

The recent news reminds me just how many markets are becoming oligopolistic–especially those dominated by platform software. Before We Get to Software… Warren Buffett recently announced that he was buying airline stocks. So why would the Oracle of Omaha invest in airlines now? Discover is #4.)

Payments 40

Payments Airlines Payment Solutions Software 40

Stax

JANUARY 24, 2024

Benefits of Dynamic Pricing For businesses: Increased revenue, better inventory management Being able to adjust prices based on market conditions enables businesses to maximize revenue. This raises ethical concerns over whether businesses can exploit a lack of consumer flexibility to set higher price points.

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Pricing Airlines Payment Solutions 88

Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

Milken himself is said to have credited (or blamed) VisiCalc and spreadsheets for the growth of the Private Equity (PE) industry, since cash flows vs. debt payments could be easily monitored, and a formerly complex net present value calculation now just involved a formula for a cell. What about complicated corner cases?

VP of Engineering 91

VP of Engineering AI Payment Methods Generative AI 91

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In this essay, we’ll go deeper into the gradients of marketplace models that a company can sequence to, and as a follow up, we will do the same for platforms.

Marketplace as a Service 40

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 40

Software Platform Consulting

MARCH 23, 2016

And don’t get me started on the airlines–which may be colluding ! In addition, many of these policies are put in place, suppliers would say, to recover from the abuses buyers heap on them: habitually late payments. virtual card fees piled on an invoice and late payment process. lower-than-promised volumes.

Payment Solutions 40

Payment Solutions Payment Services Payment Features Airlines 40

SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Collibra provides a cross-organizational data governance and catalog platform that helps companies maximize the value of their data. Kustomer ’s customer management platform combines data from various sources and allows companies to offer an intelligent, powerful and flexible service. Founded: 2012. Based in: New York. Founded: 2008.

SaaS Payments 271

SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 271

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 20, 2022

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses use a cloud-based technology distribution model to deliver software. The SaaS market is at the heart of several creative, high-growth businesses in the UK and worldwide. The Sequel is a well-known insurance and reinsurance software provider in the UK.

Merchant Services 10

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 10

SaaStock

MARCH 20, 2019

Collibra provides a cross-organizational data governance and catalog platform that helps companies maximize the value of their data. Kustomer ’s customer management platform combines data from various sources and allows companies to offer an intelligent, powerful and flexible service. Founded: 2012. Based in: New York. Founded: 2008.

SaaS Payments 100

SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 100

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Unlike other companies I’ve worked with, a huge part of our growth strategy here is focused on retention and expansion (increasing revenue through upsells). In fact, you can see just how much of our revenue comes from existing customers versus new ones here. Don’t get me wrong. You can also find them in Baremetrics. But it’s possible.

Retention 104

Retention Payment Methods Payment Solutions Churn 104

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the last few years, we have witnessed digital wallet apps taking over the market, especially after Covid 19, and cashless payments became all the rave. Almost all of us are acquainted with the best digital wallet apps and use them daily for online shopping, bill payments, and splitting with our friends. And why would they not?

Payment Methods 52

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Merchant Services SaaS Payments 52

How To Buy Saas

MARCH 3, 2025

In just the past few years, weve watched Software-as-a-Service evolve at breakneck speed, transforming from a neat cloud-based delivery model into an essential driver of business innovation. It feels like every tool from your CRM to your accounting software now comes as a service. The Top SaaS Trends Shaping 2025 1.

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Payment Solutions Software Review SaaS Payments Payment Services 52