Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This is part two of a three part series on sequencing business models. 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. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

You may already be thinking about ways to reduce your expenses and shift your overall growth strategy. And Kurt believes that iterative pricing can be a highly effective strategy during volatile markets. And Kurt believes that iterative pricing can be a highly effective strategy during volatile markets. But what about pricing?

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Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” or “ What are the best tips I can get in terms of annual vs monthly subscription models ?”.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

We also show you how to personalize your billing practices with advice from our experience working with thousands of SaaS businesses. Note: FastSpring offers advanced subscription management services that support free trials, monthly and annual paid plans, proration, discount management, and more. How Castos upsells subscription tiers.

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Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

Long before the digital age, newspaper and magazine companies have been using the subscription model to create and retain a consistent readership for their publications. This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2024

Plus, three of the closing sessions will be open to the broader audience of Annual this year: Customer Success in Different Business Models with Slack, Mulesoft, and OpenAI : In this session , these three CS leaders will discuss how customer success strategies differ across various business models.

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FastSpring

MAY 20, 2024

Moving some, all, or simply more of your software offerings from a one-time perpetual license model to a software as a service (SaaS) subscription model can be daunting, but it’s so powerful for building dependable, recurring revenue. Letting FastSpring handle the subscription infrastructure.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Evolution of Language For SaaS Business. In 2022, founders and investors must be ready to pivot strategy at any moment. This flexible mindset creates just the right conditions for embracing evolving business models and new metrics. A general understanding of the SaaS business model grew as the SaaS sector matured.

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Blulogix

APRIL 12, 2024

The intricate nature of subscription models can indeed be a formidable maze, but with the right strategies, businesses can turn these complexities into substantial advantages. Take your business further with BluIQ’s flexible, scalable, enterprise-grade intelligent billing solutions.

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Blulogix

OCTOBER 24, 2024

By BluLogix Team Navigating Tax and Regulatory Complexities in UCaaS Billing Summary: Managing tax and regulatory compliance is a complex challenge for UCaaS providers, especially as they introduce bundled offerings, hybrid price models, and serve diverse geographies.

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Casey Accidental

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Let’s break down these definitions so we know where we’re at: SAAS: software that businesses access online and purchase via a subscription e.g. Slack, Adobe, Atlassian. Why is there a sudden demand of founders looking at this strategy? Why Changing Business Models and Customers is Always Hard. Old habits die hard.

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USIO

JUNE 3, 2024

This seamless experience allows users to make purchases, pay invoices, or manage subscriptions without leaving your application. By using Usio, you enhance customer satisfaction and reduce the friction associated with external payment gateways. Usio integrated payment systems can significantly improve your cash flow management.

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Online payment processing vs. in-person processing Online payment processing systems Online payment processing allows businesses to accept digital payments via eCommerce platforms, mobile apps, and websites. These systems are ideal for subscription-based and SaaS businesses with global customers.

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SaaStr

MAY 12, 2022

Offering its services as a freemium-based model, CircleCI recognizes driving trials as the cornerstone of a go-to-market strategy for any developer tool. . Jim Rose, CEO of CircleCI, leverages his experience marketing to software developers to discuss the merits of moving from a subscription-based to a usage-based business model.

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FastSpring

MAY 25, 2023

Optimizing your SaaS Pricing Strategy for new MRR vs. net revenue retention. Test creative SaaS pricing model combinations to unlock revenue. Inflation isn’t flat: Vary your strategy. This is to ensure you know whether the changes are helping or harming your SaaS business revenue, your number of users, and other key metrics.

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Subscription Flow

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Modern commerce has witnessed subscription-based business models snowballing in popularity. Whether it’s streaming services like Spotify or Netflix, software, meal kits, or even a monthly book club, consumers are embracing the convenience and value that subscription services offer.

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Payment Features Payment Solutions Payments Subscription 59

Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

But, how do you decide which licensing model works best for you and your clients? We are going to walk you through a couple of the most popular pricing models—perpetual license and annual license, along with its variant subscription model —as well as mention a couple of the other popular ways to monetize software.

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Payment Features Payments Payment Solutions Subscription 95

SaaSOptics

APRIL 7, 2022

Product-led growth is much more than a growth hack, pricing strategy, or industry buzzword—It’s an organizational framework used by B2B SaaS companies to answer one simple question: “How can we get our product to sell itself?” Is Freemium a Good Business Model? What is Product-Led Growth (PLG)?

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Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

They offer some of the best-known subscription boxes around, reflecting an increasingly popular (and potentially lucrative) business model. Why Should You Launch a Subscription Box? According to MarketsandMarkets , the subscription and recurring billing market will grow to around $7.8 The premise is simple.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

So while these shifts in consumer behaviors may be expedited by current circumstances, many unexpected industries were already exploring how to adopt B2B strategies for B2C – without losing the personal customer relationships that are at the core of their businesses. Subscription services have been steadily on the rise for years now.

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Clouded Judgement

JULY 16, 2024

The Digital Finance Cloud empowers the Office of the CFO to form a comprehensive, dynamic and predictive view of the entire enterprise, providing corporate leaders the control, visibility and agility required to proactively adjust business strategy and day-to-day execution.”

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Aaron Beashel

MARCH 9, 2018

For touchless acquisition businesses, this would leverage a combination of product flows and one to many training initiatives to help them get started and see the value the product provides. Revenue Model – A description of how the company generates revenue. Zenefits is a great example of business model innovation.

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Stax

MARCH 6, 2024

For businesses offering subscriptions, memberships, retainers, and other recurring services, recurring billing is a powerful solution to streamline processes and ultimately enhance revenue generation. Consider this: Consumers are already conditioned to the subscription model.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Features 88

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Here’s an interesting stat: 70% of businesses consider subscription and membership models indispensable for future commercial growth and expansion. However, only 10% of them currently employ these models. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant.

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Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

FastSpring

APRIL 22, 2020

There are multiple ways to differentiate your service, but implementing SaaS marketing strategies can support and speed up your business growth. Key Benefits of Investing in SaaS Marketing Strategies. It’s essential to have that in mind while thinking of your SaaS marketing strategy. Free trials. Content Marketing.

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FastSpring

JULY 26, 2024

Key strategies for interpreting your KPI over time. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about developing a winning KPI strategy for game marketing. But then also the business model of games different. What KPI can help you cut through the noise. Listen now! I would like to welcome Adam Lieb. Adam, welcome.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This surge in subscription-based business models spans across various industries, from software and media to retail and services, reshaping the consumer landscape and redefining notions of customer engagement and value delivery. Creating a Monetization Framework For Your Business View the Whitepaper Why Subscriptions?

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Blulogix

APRIL 11, 2024

By BluLogix Team Mastering the Art of Complex B2B Recurring and Subscription Billing: Conquering Channel Business Management In the dynamic landscape of B2B subscription models, channel business management emerges as a pivotal strategy for expanding market reach and enhancing product distribution.

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Incredo

OCTOBER 8, 2019

What if I am starting out a business and don’t even have leads, not to mention SaaS customer acquisition strategy? No, we don’t say that product, team or business model don’t matter. That’s maybe your company’s strategy because you get funding from investors or because that’s what you consider a reasonable approach.

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User Pilot

APRIL 8, 2024

Our guide explains what exactly bottom-up SaaS is and covers the main growth strategies and tactics used by bottom-up companies. TL;DR In the bottom-up model, a SaaS company promotes the product to individual end-users and teams. How is it different from the top-down business model? Let’s dive right in!

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

However, a SaaS company providing global HR and payroll solutions may have a few hundred customers paying a monthly or annual feein other words, making recurring payments over a longer period of time. Churn is the percentage of customers that end their subscriptions within a certain amount of time. Churn rate.

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SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

So growth of the kind of subscription, eCommerce industry has been over 100% year on year for the past five years, according to McKinsey. It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. Good to see you today.

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User Pilot

MARCH 15, 2022

Why a go-to-market strategy plays an integral of your SaaS product success? This is where the GTM strategy comes in. In this blog post, you’ll learn everything about go-to-market strategies. We will cover what they are, why you need them, and how to create one for your SaaS business using real examples.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

So utility -based software includes SaaS companies that operate very often on recurring business models, while general entertainment covers use cases like gaming, social platforms, and IP -driven content, such as short films. And the key to success in APAC is to understand and cater to these diverse payment preferences.

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Tom Tunguz

JULY 9, 2018

He’s a thought leader in the world of subscriptions, and I learned a tremendous amount from his book. First, the shift to a subscription business model reinforces customer centricity. Second, pricing is one of the most powerful growth levers subscription companies have.

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Totango

JULY 29, 2022

Did you know that 70% of revenue in a subscription-based business comes from existing customer renewals and upsells? An effective customer expansion strategy begins with an understanding of what your customers want to achieve with your product. Driving Expansion .

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Incredo

OCTOBER 8, 2019

What if I am starting out a business and don’t even have leads, not to mention SaaS customer acquisition strategy? No, we don’t say that product, team or business model don’t matter. That’s maybe your company’s strategy because you get funding from investors or because that’s what you consider a reasonable approach.

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