Blulogix

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By BluLogix Team Revenue Recognition: Ensuring Compliance and Accuracy What is RevRec and how does it impact accurate reporting for compliance and financial integrity? Regulatory Compliance : Compliance with accounting standards is crucial to avoid legal issues and penalties.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Payments compliance SaaS Payments 52

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The 5 Key Things You Need to Know About Modern Go-To-Market Adam Gross, former CEO of Vimeo and Heroku and and veteran of Salesforce and Dropbox joined SaaStr Annual for a deep dive on the evolution of SaaS go-to-market strategies. What he shared was pure gold for any SaaS founder trying to navigate the complex world of GTM motions.

Enterprise readiness 147

Enterprise readiness Enterprise compliance Acquisition 147

Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 24, 2025

For many current large language models, once they are exposed to domain-specific challenges or niche inquiries—like in-depth product troubleshooting or compliance-related questions—they can stumble. The promise of SaaS is that growth in the early years leads to profits in the mature years.

Enterprise 157

Enterprise AI Cloud Artificial Intelligence 157

SaaStr

JULY 18, 2023

Hypergrowth in today’s highly competitive and budget-constrained SaaS world may be less frequent now, but Vanta, the software tool empowering security companies to achieve compliance and manage risk, has defied the odds. It’s attainable by following some ground rules to build a SaaS business.

Strategy 246

Strategy Scale Sales Hiring Startup 246

Payrix

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The world of Embedded Payments saw remarkable developments in 2024, shaping strategies and innovations across the industry. Takeaway #2: Inflation and surcharging compliance Ella highlighted the rising importance of surcharging as a response to inflation and escalating operational costs.

Payments 130

Payments Embedded Payments Merchant Services Payment Services 130

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2021

Avalara is a leading public SaaS company we probably should all know more about. Avalara manages a big problem — tax and related compliance automation. 1000 partners are key to their GTM strategy. Its roots are in SMEs sold directly, a market a lot of us attack as well. Good but not great for a $40k deal. #2.

Scale 332

Scale SMB compliance Churn 332

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Whether you’re just starting out in SaaS or have a successful SaaS startup, founders and startup teams can learn a lot from those who have found success in the industry through its ups and downs. How to increase sales in SaaS? But, back to critical hires for your Saas company. And a magical thing happened!

Outsourcing Services 285

Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring Scale Sales Recruiting 285

Scytale

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

These companies come into contact with lots of sensitive data in one way or another and so, data security compliance has pretty much become a must in this digital and tech day and age. A careful compliance strategy is non-negotiable for SaaS businesses. However, successful compliance management doesn’t just happen.

compliance 96

compliance Technical Review SaaS Systems Review 96

SaaStr

DECEMBER 6, 2022

When scaling a SaaS company, striking a balance between hypergrowth and risk is essential. As your SaaS company reaches hypergrowth, you’ll need to adapt your risk management strategies to keep up. If you just focus on compliance all the time and take no risk, you have no business to protect.

Scale 274

Scale Scaling compliance Forecasting 274

Scytale

DECEMBER 3, 2024

When it comes to keeping your business secure and meeting regulatory requirements, two big concepts often pop up: penetration testing and compliance audits. Beyond compliance, it simply makes good business sense. What are Compliance Audits? Both are essential, but they’re not the same thing. Sounds intimidating, right?

compliance 52

compliance CTO Hire Technical Review Software Review 52

USIO

APRIL 22, 2024

SaaS companies are continually seeking innovative strategies to not just maintain but amplify their growth trajectory and increase revenue. Integrating efficient payment systems along with offering revenue share will significantly impact a SaaS company’s revenue streams and overall expansion.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payments 130

User Pilot

MARCH 9, 2025

What is customer research in SaaS? For SaaS companies, this “listening” can take many forms to learn how users interact with their product and uncover areas for improvement. For SaaS companies, this “listening” can take many forms to learn how users interact with their product and uncover areas for improvement.

SaaS 83

SaaS Social Media Interviewing Scale 83

SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2022

SaaS accounting and finance has gotten pretty complicated, and the impacts of getting it wrong have gone up substantially. I’ve worked with numerous start-ups that used outsourced accounting services with zero SaaS experience, and these firms didn’t even recognize automatic upsells, additional seats, etc. Cash is king.

Finance 332

Finance Outsourcing Services Systems Review Technical Review 332

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

Small tweaks to your SaaS billing practices can make a huge impact on the customer experience. For example, Jon Torres — a digital marketing consultant specializing in SaaS commerce — noticed that, for some of his clients, refund requests spiked around renewal time. “It 7 growth hacks from the SaaS experts. Learn more here.

Merchant Services 146

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 146

Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It does not support multiple payment gateways, and modern compliance standards. If your SaaS business’s customer base is rapidly growing, you would require a more scalable billing platform to handle high volumes of transactions for you. A system which supports recurring subscriptions, and advanced pricing strategies.

Payment Solutions 105

Payment Solutions Payment Services Systems Review SaaS Payments 105

BetterCloud

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Understanding your SaaS spend The first step to managing your SaaS spend is to actually know where your money is going. To get started, you need to take inventory of all the SaaS applications your company is using and track the associated spend. It’s about turning just buying stuff into a real strategic advantage.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Management Strategy SaaS 52

BetterCloud

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

You realize you need a new tool to solve a problem so you quickly sign up for the leading, most relevant SaaS app. Without a clear strategy and a system in place, your organization can quickly become a victim of SaaS sprawl – a chaotic landscape of redundant subscriptions, hidden costs, and potential security risks.

Government 52

Government Technical Review Systems Review Software Review 52

Payrix

APRIL 17, 2025

A payment facilitator manages compliance with payment network rules and other financial regulations. This includes verifying the identities of sub-merchants through Know Your Customer (KYC) checks, ensuring PCI compliance for secure handling of payment data , and mitigating risks through fraud or chargebacks.

Payment Services 100

Payment Services SaaS Payments Merchant Services Payment Facilitation 100

SaaStr

JULY 20, 2021

Emerging Insurance Disruptors: Are they Really SaaS? Secrets to Aligning Marketing and Revenue Strategies with Marqeta’s CMO. Additionally, attendees will hear about what Square learned larger customers are looking for, and how single-job SaaS providers can better position themselves to move upmarket. with Notion Capital.

Payments 274

Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments Banking 274

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We’ll see 1,000+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs February 22-23 at SaaStr APAC 2023 ! Its proprietary technology simplifies the employment process by managing the complexities of local compliance, labour contracts, payroll, benefits and taxes. Grab tickets here.

Cloud spend optimization 260

Cloud spend optimization AWS Scale compliance 260

BetterCloud

MARCH 17, 2025

SaaS tools are fantastic, but keeping your tech stack from turning into a financial snowball can be tough. ets break down smart SaaS budgeting , so you can make your tech work for you, without blowing the bank. What is SaaS budgeting? These are the things youll discover when you take an inventory of your SaaS spend.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Strategy Marketplace as a Service SaaS 52

Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Many technologies and services are involved from POS terminals to card networks to payment gateways so its essential that the payment processor can work closely with them to help authorize and settle every transaction as securely, efficiently, and quickly as possible and stay in compliance with regulations and industry standards.

Payment Services 130

Payment Services Payments Merchant Services Payment Methods 130

SaaStr

MAY 4, 2022

Suzanne Xie kicked off her journey in SaaS as the Founder and CEO of Lightwell. These days, as the business lead for invoicing at Stripe, Xie has earned her own stripes in navigating the unique challenges of building and thriving in the SaaS marketplace. What makes a SaaS business so hard? Experiment with pricing and packaging.

Payment Features 259

Payment Features Payment Services Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 259

SaaStr

AUGUST 2, 2024

Canva Head of Sales and Success for EMEA, Jorge Bestard, and Head of Strategic Sales for EMEA, Daniela Nyarko, share Canva’s journey from PLG to Enterprise, strategies to navigate the PLG trap, and why it’s so attractive. Plus, these teams face longer sales cycles and need things like SOC 2 compliance.

Scale 283

Scale Sales Hiring Sales B2C 283

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Sequoia Capital’s India arm put together a terrific summary of all their learnings about SaaS and Cloud from SaaStr Annual this year. They also did an A+ session at Annual with several top India SaaS founders, which you can catch below! Here’s 22 of the most relevant takeaways for India’s SaaS ecosystem.

Scale 293

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Cybersecurity 293

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

These two departments are a SaaS company’s most important; without their alignment, there is no growth or scale. Prakash Raina, Co-Founder of Subskribe, and Leslie Hui, VP of Accounting Operations and Finance Transformation at Okta, break down the secrets to unifying SaaS teams, processes, and systems. The evolution of SaaS business.

Scale 246

Scale Finance Sales Hiring Scaling 246

SaaStr

JULY 1, 2024

It could be a 6-month, 12-month, or multi-year venture, so you want the cash to invest in an upmarket strategy properly. 1: Build a Demand Gen Strategy The first thing you want to think about is building or rebuilding a demand strategy. You want to think a couple of quarters out to really build this strategy.

Sales Hiring 300

Sales Hiring Scale SMB compliance 300

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Thanks to our partners and sponsors we have been able to take our events digitally – bringing together SaaS industry experts from across the world. 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.

Scale 293

Scale Scaling Outsourced Development compliance 293

BetterCloud

APRIL 30, 2025

Introducing the 2025 State of SaaS report ! Since 2012, weve been surveying IT professionals to see how organizations manage their SaaS environments. This years survey of about 600 IT professionals reveals the latest challenges of managing SaaS at scale, particularly as AI causes a ripple effect as we step into SaaS 2.0.

Trends 52

Trends SaaS AI Government 52

Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 1, 2023

There were also quite a few questions around cost and compliance. And on the latter - there will be more guardrails and structure in place to appease some of the compliance questions. A strong data foundation is critical for an effective AI strategy! This year, there was tons of experimentation.

AWS 299

AWS Cloud AI Search Cost optimization & reporting 299

FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

This is one of the primary reasons why growth expert Fred Linfjärd encourages SaaS companies to consider using a merchant of record instead of a DIY solution. I interviewed him live on LinkedIn about four signs that SaaS companies have outgrown Stripe. Related post: Can SaaS Companies Afford to Ignore Sales Tax and VAT?

Merchant Services 148

Merchant Services Payment Services Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 148

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 20, 2024

2024 is coming to a close, and it has been a terrific year for SaaS businesses as the industry has witnessed quite a favorable growth. For SaaS companies, accounting becomes one of the most crucial processes to understand their financial and overall business health, and then make informed decisions about future steps.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Features 52

SaaStr

JULY 18, 2024

You also have a technology decision maker whose job is strategy: ensuring the execution of the implementation is driven by strategy and that the CXO, risk and compliance, and the business owners know what’s going on. It’s more of a loop than a linear pattern. They want to deliver something of value and act as a trusted advisor.

CTO Coach 300

CTO Coach CTO Technical Review Customer Success 300

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Stephanie Couzin, the VP of GTM Strategy and Ops, and Roderick De Greef, the VP of Sales and GM EMEA, share Lucid’s transition from a PLG company to a PLG and Sales-Led company. That person flew solo for a while, trying different sales strategies to find the right formula before hiring four salespeople.

Scale 307

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring compliance 307

BetterCloud

DECEMBER 2, 2024

When it comes to your SaaS tech stack, there’s a lot to keep track of. To stay informed regarding all of your SaaS applications, it’s in your best interest to give yourself some peace of mind that your organization is utilizing a SaaS management platform to do the heavy lifting for you.

Outsourced Development 52

Outsourced Development Technical Review SaaS Software Review 52

Scytale

JANUARY 21, 2025

Data breaches are a modern-day nightmare for all types of businesses, particularly for SaaS companies handling sensitive customer information. Ransomware groups have also started targeting smaller SaaS providers, knowing their security defenses may not be as impermeable as larger enterprises.

Payment Services 52

Payment Services Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 52