OPEXEngine

MAY 18, 2021

SaaS metrics are viewed differently at different stages of growth and for different sales models, primarily whether a company is selling into an SMB or enterprise marketplace. The growth stages are defined as: Early Stage – Product/Market Fit Stage, . Growth Stage – Scaling the Business, and .

SaaS Payments 98

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Grasswire, it was because we had no team and no monetization strategy, which I do not recommend. At LendUp, it was because we were in the subprime lending space and we were trying to not screw people over, unlike the rest of the market. Uber is a classic marketplace company. It’s a two-sided marketplace.

Acquisition 159

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 4, 2019

So how did they go from product-market fit to actually scaling a sales org around a repeatable sales process? To find out, we sat down with Jeanne de Witte , Head of North America Revenue & Growth at Stripe. billion in revenue) so it’s safe to say Jeanne and her team have helped do exactly that.

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Unbounce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Thousands of businesses are willing to spend unbelievable amounts of money to rank at the top of search engine results pages (SERP) and in the most relevant places for their users around the web. In 2019, small businesses spent between $9,000 and $10,000 per month on PPC , with Google making an average of $116.5 Retargeting.

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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. Across markets, companies were “taking big data sets and visualizing them in interesting ways to create user experiences.” And we need platforms to be able to do that.

Payment Methods 115

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 7, 2021

Guidance shouldn’t just be around high-level attributes for the prospect like revenues or number of offices but should get into factors that are specific for your proposition. For example, a minimum number of maintenance technicians would be critical if you sell a field service app. Marketing or product marketing.

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FastSpring

MARCH 27, 2023

Founded in 2019, Cognota is the first and only LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development teams. There are now over 150 enterprise companies using the platform. He also shares insights about how Cognota is maintaining ownership over the category they created while encouraging dialogue and collaboration in the market.

Payment Solutions 91

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OPEXEngine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In this article, one in a series of three covering each of these SaaS customer categories, we will focus exclusively on Small/Mid-Market SaaS companies. SMM SaaS Company Overview & Market Dynamics. Most of the marketing budget will be focused on digital marketing along with targeted live events and webinars.

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User Pilot

APRIL 21, 2024

Keep them updated about their order or provide additional support to help them maximize the product value. Userpilot is a product growth platform. Here’s an example of a Userpilot user persona: Role in the company ( Product Marketing Manager ). For this, you need a lead generation conversion process.

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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. And there’s a lot of benefit to running a software as a service, in general. You might sell it through Facebook marketplace.

SaaS Payments 299

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Services Payment Solutions 299

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 22, 2018

Fast forward to today, and Eventbrite is the world’s largest self-service event ticketing and registration platform – processing more than 3 million tickets each week. Going back a bit, Brian was a co-founder at SkillSlate, a local services marketplaces similar to Thumbtack. We raised a $1.5-million

Marketplace as a Service 189

Marketplace as a Service Scale Payment Solutions Payment Services 189

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2020

The situations that portend failure are varied and unfortunately common – no product-market fit, no cash, bad product, burnout, to name just a few of the most obvious. In a crowded market, partnerships can be a competitive moat. Top companies have responded to shifting dynamics, moving from product to platform.

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