Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 1, 2019

There are no silver bullets in sales – no tricks, hacks, or mantras that can guarantee you’ll hit target. But there are actionable plays that high-growth companies use to scale their revenue. Having led sales teams at Facebook, Twitter, and now Intercom, I’ve developed and executed many of these plays. Short on time?

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User Pilot

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

If you ask any sales rep, they’ll all tell you the same thing: the SaaS sales process is absolutely grueling! That being said, having a firm grasp on each distinct stage and the various tactics you can use throughout the sales cycle can make the endeavor a lot easier. What is the SaaS sales process?

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

With the rise of AI, new sales technology and automation at the forefront of the sales echo chamber these days, we thought we’d take a moment to bring it back to BASICS – that’s why we’ve rounded up this complete glossary of sales terms and definitions to help you remember where it all started.

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yoursales

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales Stack 2022 Sales Tools for Professional B2B Sales SALES STACK 2022: Sales Tools for. Professional Sales SALES STACK. 2021: Sales Tools. Sales W hich challenges would you like sales technology to solve for your sales team? What is sales technology here to do?

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yoursales

JANUARY 29, 2021

Sales Stack 2021. Sales Tools for Professional Sales. SALES STACK 2020: THE TOOLS SALES STACK 2020: THE TOOLS. Sales technology for professional sales will be more important than ever. In 2020 almost every single Sales Professional was forced inside. Same goes for Sales Professionals.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 29, 2021

Partnerships are driving more leads and sales than ever before, and this is only projected to grow. RevOps has grown in importance as SaaS products have continued to proliferate and organizations have recognized the importance of good data, efficient workflows, and ensuring cross-department collaboration.

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SaaStr

JUNE 16, 2020

Leveraging survey data from 66+ enterprise SaaS companies, Matt Garratt, Managing Partner of Salesforce Ventures shares the landscape of how businesses are shifting their sales & GTM strategies to react to today’s uncertain times. Adnan Chaudhry | SVP of Sales @ Salesforce.

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yoursales

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Sales Stack 2020. Sales Tools for Professional Sales. SALES STACK 2020: THE TOOLS SALES STACK 2020: THE TOOLS. W elcome to "Sales Stack 2020 - Sales Tools for Professional Sales". Next to that we'll continue to have the full list of sales tools available right here.

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yoursales

DECEMBER 23, 2019

SALES STACK 2020. Sales Tools for Professional Sales. SALES STACK 2019: THE TOOLS SALES STACK 2019: THE TOOLS. W elcome to "Sales Stack 2020 - Sales Tools for Professional Sales". Next to that we'll continue to have the full list of sales tools available right here.

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yoursales

DECEMBER 12, 2018

SALES STACK 2019 SALES TOOLS FOR. PROFESSIONAL SALES SALES STACK 2019: THE TOOLS SALES STACK 2019: THE TOOLS I t’s 2019 and we’re back at the sales tools workshop, working out the best sales tools for your sales process. Which sales tools best support your sales process?

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Baremetrics

MAY 20, 2021

Financial forecast software helps you create projections of financial outcomes within a specified area of your company. This information can then feed into your business's larger overall financial model, whether it's a SaaS or a subscription service. All the data your startup needs 1 Why Use Financial Forecast Software?

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Baremetrics

APRIL 1, 2021

When choosing a payments processor, businesses have a lot of goals in mind. In addition to keeping fees low, you want to make sure the service is reliable, fast, and able to offer your customers a smooth experience. So, when it comes to comparing platforms, major players like Stripe and Shopify Payments are likely to top your list.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

When you’re trying to decide how to scale your business and how to calculate profits, there are tons of metrics out there you can use. In this article, you’ll learn all about LTV, why it’s important, how other companies have used it to scale, and finally—how to calculate your company’s LTV.

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FastSpring

JULY 16, 2019

One of the best ways to reduce costs and decrease time-to-market is to use a SaaS-friendly billing system. Since SaaS-friendly billing, also known as recurring billing , is designed specifically for companies who sell online services with a subscription model, it offers many advantages over a typical payment system.

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Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Since the original version of this post from early 2017, we’ve worked with many more SaaS companies and a common theme has been moving companies from a starter template to a more robust financial model. This model allowed me to work with dozens of SaaS startups using spreadsheets, while we built our financial modeling software Flightpath.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Nothing scares away new business like hard-to-reach customer service or disorganized sales calls. I make calls when I’m thinking about committing to a new product or service. It doesn’t take much to lose a lead or earn a 1-star review carved in digital stone on the internet. Lots of people do. One dropped call.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 30, 2021

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Neil Ringers , EVP of Revenue Grid. Neil’s experience includes a long history of sales leadership, primarily in the Salesforce ecosystem, and is now running revenue for Revenue Grid. They’ve built a new process of guided selling, which Neil discusses during the show.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Most SaaS businesses adopt a subscription-based model supported by a recurring payment system. Setting up a recurring payment system can be complicated and requires the right tools to measure, manage, and review payments regularly. Cons for Businesses Using Recurring Billing Does SaaS Have to Be Recurring?

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 30, 2021

Chargebee is a subscription billing and payment software system ideal for SaaS and subscription-based companies. Chargebee assists companies that offer subscription services in automating their billing procedures by enabling you to modify pricing, provide coupons, and conduct campaigns—all without the assistance of a developer.

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Kellblog

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

What’s Joe’s forecast for the quarter? Since there can be only one lead metric, every company, typically silently, decides what it is. New ARR means you’re focused on sales adding water to the SaaS leaky bucket — regardless of whether it’s from new or existing customers. 7,500K what?

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Stax

JUNE 18, 2024

In a subscription business model, customers pay a recurring fee in exchange for a product or service. This could be a subscription box, a SaaS (Software as a Service) product, or even just a streaming platform like Netflix. In fact, 70% of customers now expect websites to include a self-service function.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue refers to the total earnings a company generates through its core operations like sales of products or services, rents on a property, recurring payments , interest on borrowings, etc. Licensing : A form of renting out goods and services, usually of intellectual nature. Think Kickstarter and Patreon-based ventures.

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Baremetrics

MAY 4, 2021

Foolproof or not, cash projection processes are a must. In our recent article, The SaaS Financial Model You’ll Actually Use , we introduced you to cash flow forecasting for various scenarios. Following best practices for cash flow forecasting helps ensure the resulting data is reliable. Prepare thorough forecasts.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

So, let’s start with the basics: TL;DR A Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy is an action plan that outlines the time, the place, the positioning, the audience, and the goal of a new product or service. There are 12 essential GTM metrics that every SaaS should know about: New user growth rate. Number of qualified leads.

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User Pilot

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Choosing between the multiple SaaS pricing models is an essential step that every business needs to take to drive product growth. SaaS pricing strategies differ from traditional products because most businesses use a subscription-based SaaS pricing model. How is SaaS pricing different? SaaS pricing models types.

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Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Shopify Checkout is Shopify’s native payment gateway. Shopify Checkout supports both sides of a transaction: customers submit an order request, input payment details and select a shipping option, and merchants choose to accept or query the order through a centralized system. Speed To this day, Shopify Checkout has processed over 2.5

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Stax

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For modern Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, the automobile is replaced by primarily digital and cloud-based solutions and software. And because of the digital nature of SaaS businesses and their subscription-based business models, the ability to collect data on how the company is performing is easier and faster than ever.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 26, 2019

I’ve worked at multiple high growth SaaS businesses as a growth leader, and the data we’re seeing right now … This is from … is that CAC is increasing both in B2B and B2C, and you’re going to see how that relates, right? So quarter after to be able to now scale the company. So we have different tools.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2023

However, there is something that is even more important—you need to have such an approach and the tech stack that can help scale and grow with time. In this article, we are going to go into details so that the best CRM for B2B SaaS can be found. SaaS companies mostly opt for the subscription business model.

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Chargify

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The technology industry is transitioning away from traditional business models and toward flexible, consumption-based billing , especially in the software as a service (SaaS) industry. Customers, meanwhile, can scale their service usage up or down based on their business needs and limit spending to their actual usage.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

However, these are the core processes to any successful business, and a failure to keep up with bookkeeping and accounting tasks means trouble—and not just with the tax authorities. Forecasting What are the features you need to consider for accounting tools? Table of Contents. Cost allocation analysis 3. Financial Statements 4.

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Totango

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

SaaS Tools to Jumpstart Your Business Growth: Five Essential Apps. Software-as-a-Service ( SaaS ) tools automate your business functions, fueling your growth by increasing efficiency. This promotes higher customer satisfaction and retention, elevating sales and increasing revenue. What Are SaaS Tools?

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Stax

JANUARY 29, 2024

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, efficient and seamless payment processing is paramount to your bottom line. TL;DR A billing platform is a comprehensive system facilitating subscription management, recurring billing, revenue recognition, payment gateways, analytics, and dunning processes.

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Baremetrics

AUGUST 22, 2021

These can be weekly, monthly, or annual payments. Subscription Revenue Provides a Recurring Payment Cycle 2. Subscription Revenue is Easier to Scale 3. Subscription Revenue is Easier to Scale 3. In the case of a subscription revenue stream, this means when you have fulfilled your part of the service agreement.

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Baremetrics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For a SaaS business to survive, it needs to track its business data. For a SaaS business to thrive, it needs to deeply understand what the business metrics mean for the state of the business. Now, in this ongoing series of comparisons, we discuss two of the best subscription analytics dashboards for SaaS: Baremetrics vs. ProfitWell.

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Stax

JULY 25, 2024

Years ago, point-of-sale (POS) systems were reserved for large enterprises with big budgets. Thanks to the rise of SaaS platforms, that’s no longer the case. But if you’re new to point-of-sale systems, you might not know what exactly you’re looking for. – Your POS system needs to support the products and services you sell.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The way you process B2B payments matters. To keep your company thriving, you need a fast, reliable method for collecting payments for services rendered. Understanding the intricacies of the B2B payments process, and the solutions that can help, will ensure that you’re never struggling to receive these payments.

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