FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

When Justin and his initial team started looking for a way to capitalize on VR/AR technology, they focused their attention on the “made-to-order” industrial market. But they quickly realized the market was too small and that there was a bigger opportunity elsewhere — in wider B2B and B2C commerce. So happy to dive into that.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Marketing Payments SaaS Payments 147

Outseta

JANUARY 20, 2020

What started as Dimitris (now my Co-founder at Outseta ) writing a few lines of code to collect rent payments from tenants he had living in a duplex in Providence, Rhode Island, turned into something worth hundreds of millions of dollars 15 years later. I was managing a team of 15 and the company had grown to about 140 employees.

SaaS Payments 145

SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Payment Methods Payment Services 145

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Recurring payments. The software-as-a-service business model involves providing a subscription service, so you will have to worry about getting payments every month/year as opposed to only once. Recurring payments take the form of monthly recurring revenue, otherwise known as MRR. In SaaS, clients do not buy hardware.

Business Model 54

Business Model SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 54

OpenView Labs

JANUARY 29, 2020

But if freemium is right for you, you’ll need to constantly innovate, iterate and evolve – and then, hopefully, gain the traction you need to stand out in a crowded market full of other free products. Freemium Model for SaaS – The Good, The Bad, and The In-between. How to Increase Your Payment Customers In a Freemium Model.

Pricing 82

Pricing Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 82

ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Building a strong pricing strategy starts with hiring a professional team to conduct a pricing audit. You can rely on value-based pricing to deliver products and services to different market segments. In these three steps, you’ll align pricing with your goals, review current strategies, and identify potential weaknesses.

Pricing 45

Pricing Payments Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments 45

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

I was working on a startup that was an early mobile payment platform. It was basically using Bluetooth and an app on PalmPilots to do wireless payments in restaurants. My account runs my website. So if you think about just a manufacturer and you’re making a toy, you might sell it direct to consumer on your own website.

SaaS Payments 299

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Services Payment Solutions 299

Sixteen Ventures

DECEMBER 31, 2019

How to Develop a Customer Success Strategy. The Role of Customer Success in… Customer Development. Metering / Billing / Payment Process. Stretch vs. Bad-Fit Customers. Bad Sales Handoffs Cause Customers to Ghost During Onboarding. The Cost of Bad Fit Customers: The $1.2M What Customer Success is NOT.

Customer Success 137

Customer Success SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 137