SaaStr

JULY 20, 2024

Dedicated Slack Channel For Every Metric From the early days at Secureframe, they have had a dedicated Slack channel for every metric: every net new sale, every expansion, every churn, and every expense. Let’s use net dollar or net revenue retention as an example. They can use this to calculate what CAC looks like in real time.

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SaaStr

MAY 15, 2024

In this week’s Workshop Wednesday, RevenueCat CEO Jacob Eiting and Growth Advocate David Barnard share their annual State of Subscription Apps report with us. So, let’s look at the state of subscription apps and how B2B SaaS can learn from it. Churn is much higher on consumer subscriptions, but you have higher expansion revenue.

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Subscription Payment Features B2B Mobile 306

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

By Kegham Khrigian The New Standard for Subscription Renewals: Intelligent, Automated, and Scalable For subscription businesses, renewals are the foundation of predictable revenue and long-term growth. Subscription models thrive on automation, accuracy, and data-driven decision-making and renewals should be no different.

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Payment Features Subscription Payments Payment Services 59

SaaStr

APRIL 28, 2019

As part of our new 5 Interesting Learnings series, here are a few: Freemium continues to scale for Slack, but now more as a lead gen tool. Free also serves as a hunting ground for sales to find prospects and leads. Slack notes this is now the primary value of self-service (lead generation vs. direct conversion).

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 27, 2020

But New Relic has continued to scale, crossing $650,000,000 in ARR (or so) and a $4B market cap. New Relic’s net negative churn / net dollar retention has dropped to 98% in the last quarter, despite a record 77% of revenue being from the enterprise. It’s the secret to scaling effectively. An incredible streak.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

One of our mantras here at Intercom is that customer retention is the new conversion. In an era when more and more businesses adopt a subscription model, strong customer retention is the key to sustainable long-term growth and requires a laser-like focus. . The ultimate goal is retention, not activation.

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Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Powered by a modern business messenger , it scales your ability to answer more questions from more customers without increasing headcount, budget, or hours logged. HubSpot’s Service Hub brings all your customer service data and channels together in one place, and helps scale your support through automation and self-service.

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2021

Even if a lot of the revenue isn’t truly recurring SaaS revenue. “We define ARR as annualized invoiced amounts per solution sku from subscription licenses and maintenance obligations assuming no increases or reductions in their subscriptions.” Gross revenue retention of 97%. ” #5.

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Outsourcing Services Outsourced Development Payment Features Cloud 362

FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

Most billing and subscription management solutions let you: Build various trial and subscription models (e.g., free or paid trial and usage-based or fixed price subscriptions). Manage active subscriptions (e.g., Send invoices and/or payment notifications. We take the lead on audits.

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Payment Services Payment Features Merchant Services Payments 142

FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

Do you know what’s better than one sale? Multiple sales that happen automatically. That’s the beauty of subscription models. While implementing a subscription model means ongoing revenue, it also brings up many challenges for managing those subscriptions. Why Shift to a Subscription Revenue Model.

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Payment Features Payment Services Subscription Payment Solutions 147

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

MARCH 17, 2020

Learn how Pendo can help companies go from startup to scale-up here. Predictable Revenue outlined the four pillars of outbound sales development and talked about how they’re helping companies investigate markets before building out sales teams, and also explained how the company helps customers create a link between targeting and messaging.

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SaaStr

MAY 8, 2021

Close say a $125k contract, even after a healthy sales commission, that’s $100k+ in the bank right now! Forcing your sales team to do collections is OK in the early days, but doesn’t work perfectly either, and doesn’t scale. Monthly invoices can make things even worse, of course. Is it worth it?

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Scale Payments 317

SaaStr

JUNE 7, 2019

Offering a wider choice of payment options, such as allowing users to add multiple credit cards when subscribing (also reducing the potential for failed transactions) or ACH/Direct Debit transfers, also creates a frictionless experience for the end user which will help customer retention in the long-term. Securing payments.

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SaaStr

MARCH 6, 2024

Seat Contractions Have Brought NRR Down From 120% to 111% While 111% NRR is still quite an engine at this scale, the drop in NRR from seat contractions explains a good chunk of the headwinds Okta has seen. #2. Way, way too many startups focus 100% on direct sales. GRR / Logo Retention in Mid 90% Range.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The focus shifts from experimentation to execution, as companies must scale operations to meet increasing demand. Scaling Operations: As the customer base grows, the company refines its pricing strategy to optimize customer acquisition costs and lifetime value. Tiered pricing models emerge to address these differences.

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USIO

AUGUST 19, 2024

Simplify Subscription Payments with SaaS Solution Say goodbye to long, confusing, and costly payment processes. Say hello to efficiency and simplicity with advanced SaaS payment solutions for subscription services. Ready to transform your subscription payment processes?

Payment Solutions 130

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments 130

SaaStr

JANUARY 31, 2021

“The Current State of SaaS Companies, Subscriptions and Retention with ProfitWell” A great update from a version of this data just after Covid hit. #3. “How to Build out a Sales Organization from 0 reps to ~100 in 18 months with Flock Safety” A deep dive on how to scale an ultra-high velocity sales org. #5.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 25, 2022

A-LIGN is a technology-enabled security and compliance partner that helps global organizations take a strategic approach to confidently mitigate cybersecurity risks. Duda is the leading web design platform for companies that offer web design services to small businesses.

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Cybersecurity Scale compliance Subscription 274

USIO

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Digital disbursements offer vendors real-time visibility into payment statuses, enabling them to track when payments are initiated, processed, and completed. Transparency in financial transactions correlates with higher vendor retention rates. This level of clarity reduces uncertainty and builds trust.

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Payment Services Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 130

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

And also, because it’s one of the Cloud leaders at scale ($1B+ ARR) that’s sort of canary in the coalmine. They sell sales & marketing tools. And when Zoominfo has harder times, many in sales & marketing likely are, too. Zoominfo has been hit hard by customers cutting back on marketing and sales spend.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

You might be surprised to know that SaaS companies can learn a lot from their consumer subscription counterparts. So even though you do need to continually win your subscriber on an ongoing basis, by the time it comes up for that first renewal, the sales rep may be long gone. 1: Balance acquisition, engagement, and retention.

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SaaS Payments Subscription Payment Features B2B 52

Payrix

APRIL 10, 2025

As a result, leading platform providers in the space are implementing strategic payment solutions to help generate more revenue from their existing customer base, create stronger relationships with users, and streamline the payment experience for everyone involved. This is common when outsourcing payments.

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Chart Mogul

JANUARY 9, 2025

So read on, and hopefully, your SaaS sales journey will be less about trial and error and more about steady progress toward success. Whats important to note is that each model targets a distinct customer persona and, therefore, has a unique approach to the customer journeyfrom brand awareness to sales and, ultimately, conversion.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 14, 2020

Intercom’s Senior Customer Support Manager Ruth O’Brien says: “It’s important to strike a good balance between being honest about how you’re feeling and not pretending to be perfect, but also being calm and leading by example. Automated customer service: Support customers at scale. Need something else?

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SaaStr

JULY 1, 2020

An open discussion with Sam Blond, CSO at Brex, and Kristen Habacht, VPS at Atlassian, about adjusting their sales process during Covid-19. Kristen Habacht runs EDR sales at Atlassian, which I got a check today, $40 billion-$50 billion company. Four, people in the sale? Kristen Habacht: Well, there’s none in sales.

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Merchant Services Scale Sales Recruiting Sales 265

Clouded Judgement

JUNE 19, 2024

net retention and CAC payback). Net Revenue Retention High net revenue retention is the fourth aspect of a successful quarter, and one of my favorite metrics to evaluate in private SaaS companies. Here’s the data from Q1: We have seen net dollar retention start to trail off in the last couple quarters.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

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. His podcast hosting company uses data analytics that looks at which users are most likely to grow out of their current subscriptions.

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Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 146

Stax

APRIL 15, 2025

For subscription-based businesses achieving consistent and predictable revenue growth is the holy grail. In fact, monthly recurring revenue (MRR) is one of the most important metrics subscription businesses should be aware of. Talk to sales What is Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)?

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Payments SaaS Payments Revenue Payment Services 88

User Pilot

AUGUST 18, 2024

Salesforce is the best sales automation tool. Sign up for a Userpilot demo and learn how this all-in-one product growth platform can help scale your business processes. These tools help businesses automate processes and perform various tasks, making it easier to scale. Trello is the best task management tool. in a singular hub.

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Scale Scaling Software Review Social Media 104

Subscription Flow

MAY 16, 2024

In this blog, while understanding more about CardPointe and why it still works for so many businesses, we will take you through a guide on managing Cardpointe recurring billing with SubscriptionFlow to ensure that you do not miss out on collecting recurring payments just because CardPointe has dropped it. What is CardPointe?

Payment Features 105

Payment Features Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 105

SaaStr

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Of course, it’s still important to track the big ARR picture, but GRR (Gross Revenue Retention) and NRR (Net Revenue Retention) are just as important to monitor. You can create segments based on product, buyer type, sales motion, customer size, geography, or whatever is relevant to your business. Key Takeaways.

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SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

I argue that standard saas metrics make it possible for founders to scale using debt capital (production capital thats cheaper) instead of solely relying on venture capital (financial capital thats more expensive). . It’s hard to imagine a world where analysis didn’t understand recurring, subscription based revenue for technology products.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This can be thought of as the metric monolith, and historically, VCs would memorize and make decisions based on these thresholds: Net Retention = 120% +. Gross Retention = 90% +. Recurring Revenue = 90% +. SaaS Subscriptions as Annuities: It’s common to consider subscription contracts as annuities with an upfront cost.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

According to a Deloitte report , positive customer experiences can lead to a 140% increase in spending compared to negative ones. Unlike traditional businesses, most SaaS businesses operate the subscription pricing model. They include metrics like the Net Promoter Score , Customer Effort Score , Customer Churn/Retention Rates , etc.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These are the functions that need to be streamlined for optimum revenue growth: pricing, product launch, marketing, service innovation, customer retention etc. Customer retention is key to unlocking a stable MRR, and ARR. Improved ROI: Planned and monitored business growth leads to helpful insights.

Payments 52

Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments Revenue 52

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 10, 2022

Features like outbound messages or banners are not just great for support, but marketing and sales teams can also reap the rewards of a proactive approach. This ability to instantly self-serve – where otherwise frustration may have built – increases the likelihood of retention and increased conversions.

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Payment Methods Technical Review Payments Payment Solutions 209