SaaStr

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The main driver behind this success is that from day one, Atlassian took a product-led self-service approach to enterprise software. Marketplace partners. Businesses work with solution partners to help their brands accomplish specific goals. Making a robust ecosystem. Strategic technology partners .

Scale 261

Scale Scaling Marketplace as a Service Entrepreneurship 261

SaaStr

APRIL 14, 2020

In today’s fast-paced B2B marketplace of instant communication and process automation , businesses cannot afford to rely on the classic definition of a deal. Invest in the top tools for your sales team. Leverage document templates to speed-up creation and increase brand compliance. Client services – 22%.

Technical Review 315

Technical Review Marketplace as a Service Construction Software Review 315

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Some of the top US brands spend billions on advertising to secure their internet advertising space. If you can’t keep up with the big companies that spend billions of dollars on their advertising campaigns, there are still a few ways you can get your brand noticed. It’s a quick and effective way to help with brand recognition.

Payment Methods 139

Payment Methods Branding Payment Solutions Payment Services 139

SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

Since its launch in 2015, it has attracted more than 4,500 retailers who use it as their central marketplace. from Astella Investimentos, Spectra Investments and others. Some of its top uses include financial services, e-commerce, marketing, education, and many more. . Funding to Date : $6.6M Funding to Date : $7.5M

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 21, 2020

However, the many opportunities available with print on demand services are almost limitless. You may not want your brand or designs associated with a product you don’t have ultimate control over. This can be an issue when it comes to customer service and general follow up. Who Uses Print on Demand Services?

Marketplace as a Service 145

Marketplace as a Service Business Advertising Social Media 145

SaaStr

AUGUST 29, 2022

But when you’re in the throes of putting it together, it’s challenging to track the countless workstreams, investments, and partnerships involved – not to mention bringing all these pieces into alignment. How should marketing, sales, and product all work together? Sign up for these sessions and hundreds more HERE. GET 20% OFF!

Scale 284

Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service B2B 284

User Pilot

MARCH 29, 2024

What do we learn from the best brand activation examples? Brand activation is about driving product growth by connecting emotionally with people on a personal level. In this article, we take a deep dive into the concept of brand activation and go over 13 great examples that will inspire you to create your activation strategy.

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Branding Social Media Advertising Technical Review 105

FastSpring

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Setting up a web shop for players to buy subscriptions or in-game items outside of mobile app marketplaces is a great way to create additional revenue streams for your game while saving on steep marketplace fees. Spend less time managing your payments and compliance and more time making great games!

Payments 88

Payments Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Methods 88

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 8, 2021

According to one Microsoft Global State of Customer Service report , 90% of consumers surveyed said that customer service is an important factor in their choice of, and loyalty to, a brand, while nearly two-thirds (58%) would sever their relationship with a business due to poor customer service.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Customer Support Marketplace as a Service 222

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Meet Our Speakers… Patrick Arippol, Managing Director of Early Stage Investments, DGF Investimentos. He is leading DGF Investimentos’ specialized early-stage investment group – DGF Inova. He dropped out of Stanford Graduate School of Business and then co-founded LeaseExchange, an online marketplace for equipment leasing.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Scale Entrepreneurship Sales Hiring 207

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2019

We are the world’s most complete and comprehensive instrumentation platform on the marketplace today, that is cloud-based, that is SaaS-based. But one thing that we did really successfully in the early days was establish an incredible brand. When we started out, we built the company purely as a SaaS company.

Scale 234

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 234

Payrix

JANUARY 28, 2025

However, companies must look beyond basic payment integration to evolve into platforms offering comprehensive services. I think we’re on the cusp of kind of Gen 4 of this journey that I’ve been on as far as going beyond integrated, beyond embedded payments into a myriad of other services.

Payments 130

Payments Payment Solutions Merchant Services Payment Methods 130

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 16, 2019

“Think of pricing along a continuum with self-service pricing at one end and enterprise at the other” As you scale and evolve your business, there are a few key questions to ask as you determine your pricing strategy: Do you anchor off competitors (if any exist) or substitutes? Entry level application (<$5,000 p.a.).

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Business Model Scale Pricing Payment Methods 195

Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

Its the third-party service that serves as the link between the payment gateway, acquiring bank, and issuing bank or card network. That said, lets dive into the different types of eCommerce payment solutions: Hosted payment gateways Hosted payment gateways are provided by a payment service provider (PSP).

Payment Methods 88

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 88

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Customers of category creators benefit from a company in the marketplace seeking to help them solve complex problems, get promoted and self-actualize in their own lives and career journeys. But especially in the early days, companies need to fight risk aversion and invest in marketing programs that will build the foundation for new industry.

Scale 136

Scale Sales Recruiting Marketplace as a Service Forecasting 136

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 2, 2019

Instacart is valued at nearly $8 billion and since joining, he’s helped to make the company’s services available to more than 80% of U.S. Even with Instacart’s enormous valuation, he continues to see tremendous growth potential for the service, similar to what he saw in Instagram’s early days. Thanks for signing up.

Marketplace as a Service 184

Marketplace as a Service B2C PayPal Scaling 184

Point Nine Land

APRIL 9, 2021

What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021? Over the last few years, we’ve published a number of SaaS funding napkins as well as marketplace napkins. This year, we’re shaking things up with our first ever B2B marketplace napkin! What does it take to raise capital, in B2B marketplaces, in 2021?

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Marketplace as a Service Payments B2B SaaS Payments 59

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

MARCH 23, 2020

I leveraged many of the 52 mental models while working at various software as a service (SaaS) companies, but in truth, they can be applied anywhere, regardless of industry. Total Addressable Market Total addressable market (TAM) is an economic framework to understand the potential revenue available for a product or service.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Marketplace as a Service 213

Trint

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Buying followers may look impressive at first glance but ultimately they don’t engage with your content or buy into your brand. Not only this but purchasing followers break Instagram’s terms of service and these followers will often be deleted by the platform or even worse, you run the risk of your account being permanently banned.

Social Media 130

Social Media Marketplace as a Service Branding Engagement 130

SaaStr

JULY 11, 2019

TaskRabbit I ran for almost a decade, and then we sold it to Ikea, the global furniture brand in 2017, and so now I spend my full-time job as an investor looking at early stage tech companies. I invest across consumer, B2B SaaS companies, and then also dev tools and infrastructure companies as well. The marketplace was doing well.

Scale 154

Scale Marketplace as a Service Sales Recruiting Scaling 154

Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

You need excellent marketing strategies unique to Amazon’s marketplace. Most of these ranked agencies offer the same services or only have Amazon marketing as one of their numerous services. Only 3% of online shoppers who search for goods and services on Amazon go on to shop elsewhere. So, with over 2.5 The only problem?

Social Media 139

Social Media Marketing Marketplace as a Service Outsourced Development 139

Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

You may not know that behind the Neil Patel brand is a powerful and growing network of digital marketing agencies with offices around the world. NP Digital is a performance marketing agency built by marketers, and our global offices allow us to deliver our specialized services to clients worldwide. NP Digital Marketing Services.

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VP of Engineering Marketing Marketplace as a Service Social Media 126

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

As a brand new company, you might engage in plenty of initiatives that are inherently un-scalable – because there’s no better way to nurture customer love than through a personal relationship. Kayti argues, “Even in self-service models, there’s a relationship that they’re feeling with your product.” We love you.

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VP of Engineering Customer Success Churn Scale 108

Neil Patel

APRIL 1, 2021

Ellevest is a digital investing platform. The Ellevest Instagram bio works because it clearly states who the business is for (by women, for women), the industry it’s in (financial services), and the type of business model it uses (membership-based). This link points users to multiple brand blog posts and membership webpages.

Social Media 137

Social Media Business Marketplace as a Service Branding 137

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

With more and more people expecting real-time service, if you’re not communicating real-time with your prospects, your competitors are and they are stealing your leads. In a crowded marketplace, a relentless commitment to the customer’s experience can be your strongest differentiation. Make customer handoffs invisible.

Technical Review 161

Technical Review Marketplace as a Service Systems Review Customer Success 161

Hitenism

DECEMBER 26, 2016

That’s because the people who are working in the SaaS industry or investing in these businesses are sharing much more of the details about all aspects of growing and scaling a SaaS business. In a crowded market, you don’t win with marketing, you win with brand. It’s all about the customer.

Scale 152

Scale SaaS Marketplace as a Service SMB 152

Neil Patel

MAY 20, 2021

Seventeen percent of Facebook users say following brands or businesses is their main reason for using the app, and 78 percent of Americans say they’ve discovered products on Facebook. Facebook offers businesses new ways to connect with their audience, promote and sell products, and improve online visibility for their brand.

Business 145

Business Social Media Marketplace as a Service Advertising 145

How To Buy Saas

APRIL 19, 2024

In recent years, Software as a Service (SaaS) has revolutionized the way businesses operate, offering scalable solutions accessible over the internet. Evolution of Marketplaces Marketplaces have long served as platforms connecting buyers and sellers, facilitating transactions across various industries.

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Marketplace as a Service SaaS Payments Payment Services Artificial Intelligence 40

Neil Patel

AUGUST 4, 2021

If you’ve been dreaming about an increase in brand awareness, organic lead generation, and personal connections with your customers – creating video content could be the solution you are looking for. As your video marketing strategy develops over time, you can upgrade and invest more time and money into video creation.

Marketing 145

Marketing Social Media Sales Hiring Technical Review 145

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Romain Huet : Of course, besides the brand I mentioned earlier like, Google, Apple and Facebook, and so on, a lot of marketplaces also like Uber and Airbnb they tend to think of themselves as platform because they have the buyers and the sellers connecting to each other. Let’s start with our five key steps.

Payments 171

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 171

Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 4, 2019

This is episode four of Scale , a brand new podcast series on moving from startup to scale up. The self-service model requires little to no selling whatsoever, saving time, labor and resources for a growing startup. Are you a marketplace or are an e-commerce retailer? How to bring formal sales into a growing startup.

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Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Payment Services 162

The Angel VC

JUNE 13, 2014

In fact, according to this Bloomberg story , Uber's new valuation sets a record for investments into privately-held tech startups. Also, the expensive "private limo" service, which Uber started with in the beginning, didn't appeal to me. And it should be, since it doesn't happen very often that a four year old company raises $1.2B

Payment Solutions 104

Payment Solutions Marketplace as a Service Payment Services Payment Methods 104

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.

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Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 40

FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

From leading sales at Zillow to brand strategy at Tumblr to revenue at FiscalNote (a global policy platform), Justin Scott started noticing a trend. Thanks to massive technological advances happening in big data and AI, Justin saw new possibilities for improved user experiences with a brand. What are the values of the brand?

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Marketing Payments SaaS Payments 147

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2020

Andrey explains why embracing the professional services sector in a unique way has paid dividends. We wanted our brand to be not just a company name but a “love mark” to accelerate our word of mouth growth. We also think about community and consultants and professional services as an ecosystem around our product.

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Consulting Marketplace as a Service Scale Development 249

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. With so many SAAS getting visibility in online marketplaces, we found that new saas businesses are struggling hard to make it to the right set of customers. SaaS as we already understood is a software as a service. Start Listing your saas on Software and saas Marketplaces.

Growth Hacking 105

Growth Hacking Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 105

FastSpring

DECEMBER 19, 2019

With this transformation, our customers are experiencing much higher levels of predictability in their revenue streams, thus allowing them to invest in product innovation at all levels and with confidence that they couldn’t previously achieve. We Evolved Our Brand. We Welcomed a Key Executive to the Leadership Team.

Technical Review 91

Technical Review Software Review Marketplace as a Service Innovation 91