FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2025

That said, you might be wondering what strategies work within the confines of today’s rules and if it’s even possible to earn 50% or more of your game’s revenue through D2C. Why these strategies actually can result in >50% revenue coming from D2C. I’m your host, David Vogelpohl.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They help B2B SaaS marketers turn organic search into a source of repeatable revenue through software and coaching. Rattle is building a magical combination between Salesforce and Slack that lets the sales team track and update Salesforce all while sitting in Slack. Demandwell is redefining the space to drive results.

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Stax

MAY 20, 2024

When can revenue NOT be counted as revenue? The concept of unearned revenue can easily trip up SaaS companies that offer subscription services and products on a recurring basis. Unlike when selling ordinary products, you cannot recognize the revenue earned from a subscription all at once.

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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

When it comes to revenue prediction, traditional estimation tools have long been used to give a general sense of what to expect. Schedule a demo with a BluLogix billing expert today and take the first step towards revolutionizing your revenue management. Schedule a Demo Today What is Real Invoice Calculation?

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Payrix

APRIL 10, 2025

Embedding payments and financial experiences is the next frontier for trade and field service software platforms looking to boost revenue while enhancing the customer experience. By taking control of your payment processing, platforms focused on the trades industry can unlock new revenue streams and gain a competitive edge.

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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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SaaStr

MAY 22, 2024

And … 92% of its revenue is from subscriptions. Today, Gartner has now crossed $6 Billion in revenue, with a stunning $35 Billion market cap. About $1m Quotas for 5,000 Sales Reps Gartner is split into two divisions, and interestingly, both have quotas of about $1m per rep. #2. Gartner’s research does. #4.

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SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

I’m not ashamed to admit that when I set up our first SaaS sales comp plan, I had no idea what I was doing. But I did all the sales myself, and stupidly, had no sales comp plan at all ??. Then, as we first scaled up a sales team, we ended up literally copying Salesforce’s comp plan. the Moment After Sale.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With the turbulence in the market in 2023, sales cycles have only been getting longer and a lot more complicated. At this year’s SaaStr Annual , CEO and co-founder of Capchase Miguel Fernandez and Director of Marketing Rose Johnson share five tips for getting sales right in any market. Lay out the sales process early on.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By BluLogix Team The Role of Invoice Forecasting in Financial Planning Introduction Predicting revenue accurately is a game-changer for businesses of all sizes. Invoice forecasting is not just a financial functionits a strategic tool that helps companies optimize cash flow, improve budgeting, and reduce financial risk.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

And, when you do, do you even think about sale tax compliance? vary on how they handle sales tax and SaaS. It can be confusing to understand how and where you should charge sales tax. Let’s explore a few more ways in which sales tax compliance could impact your growing business. Here’s why you should. .

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2021

Revenue grew nicely at first from $1m to $3.5m Customer count growing 33%, revenue growing 65% — the “Golden Ratio” for future growth. Fast, but revenue grew much faster (65%). This is sort of what you’d expect with 145% NRR, that revenue would be growing faster than new customers. seed round.

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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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Subscription Flow

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In simple terms, revenue leakage means that a business is unable to collect a 100% of its earned income. There is always a small percentage of income that gets ‘leaked out’, causing revenue loss. Revenue leakage is that amount of money from your customers which gets processed, but which does not end up in your account.

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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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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

How do you build a sales organization from scratch? What about moving from founder-led sales to building a sales team and scaling your revenue growth? Build a predictable sales process. Before you hire your first sales reps, you need to have a justifiable reason to do so. Cold calling.

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Blulogix

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

By Inga Broerman How High-Performing Subscription Businesses Maximize NRR For subscription-based businesses, Net Revenue Retention (NRR) is the ultimate measure of growth and sustainability. If a business is retaining and expanding existing customer revenue , it can grow without constantly chasing new sales.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Businesses may never know how much revenue might be leaking from overlooked nooks and crannies. The purpose of the revenue growth management strategy is to steer a business in an organized, and sustainable direction. In this blog, you will find out the meaning of revenue growth management, its importance, components, and challenges.

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FastSpring

JANUARY 10, 2023

In broad strokes, recurring billing consists of four steps: Setting up trials, recurring billing intervals, and pricing models. Checkout (including payment processing and gathering sales tax, GST, and VAT). Handling failed payments and customer notifications. Chargebee: Supports Complex Subscription Management.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Cyvatar is a technology-enabled cyber security as a service (CSaaS) provider disrupting a $150 billion industry by introducing and delivering smarter, measurable managed security subscriptions to help you achieve compliance and security faster and more efficiently.

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Payrix

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

With the rise of Embedded Payments, payment processors have a new role as a powerful sales tool for software companies that strive to become the everything platform empowering them with essential digital finance tools to manage and grow their business as well as generate new revenue streams.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2022

Was it misunderstanding bookings vs. ARR vs. GAAP revenue, was that the issue? With early revenue, you start thinking about churn and scalability of every aspect of the business, including product, infrastructure, customer support, sales and marketing. Mistake #1: Bookings are not revenue. Your focus expands.

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SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2022

BlueSnap helps businesses accept payments globally. Our All-In-One Payment Platform is designed to increase sales and reduce costs for all businesses accepting payments. Salesloft is the provider of the leading sales engagement platform that helps sellers and sales teams drive more revenue.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Confluent’s President of Field Operations, Erica Schultz, explores different tactics businesses can employ to scale revenue and increase efficiency in the current macro environment. Another approach to scaling revenue involves accelerating the customer adoption and expansion phases. Align your customer and persona understanding.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Aaron Ross discusses inbound and outbound sales and how to integrate Sales and Marketing Teams to re-ignite growth. There’s, I don’t know, 10,000 sales apps now or 10,000 marketing apps. Companies don’t have enough sales roles. Now, how many people here have read Predictable Revenue?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 31, 2023

Paddle vs. FastSpring, this guide compares: What areas of the payment lifecycle each one provides a solution for (e.g., payment processing, gathering and remitting taxes, and subscription management) and what additional software you’ll need to add to your tech stack. Flexible subscription management and recurring billing tools.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 24, 2024

Solving High Volume, Low Conversion at Lattice Dini Mehta joined Lattice at $3M in revenue when it had just 10 people in seat for Go-To-Market and 7 salespeople. Key Takeaways Creating Sales Acceleration at Lattice There are a few takeaways from Dini’s time at Lattice. From a GTM execution standpoint, they weren’t focused.

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Blulogix

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

By BluLogix Team Managing Cash Flow with Revenue Projection & Prediction How does revenue projection & prediction help businesses align cash flow with operational needs and avoid financial surprises? Schedule a demo with a BluLogix billing expert today and take the first step towards revolutionizing your revenue management.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 9, 2022

SaaS billing software automates one or more of the various aspects of the recurring billing process — payment processing, fulfillment, dunning, and more. You’ll still need a separate solution for payment processing, taxes, chargebacks, and more. 3 Subscription Management Software. 3 Payment Processors.

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SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2021

Q: What is a good model for SaaS product sales commission? The average package price is USD 500 for subscription/month. Sometimes for very transactional, low ACV sales, the percent can be lower. Sometimes for very transactional, low ACV sales, the percent can be lower. That’s pretty do-able for inside sales.

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SaaStr

MAY 22, 2022

The #1 Mistake I See Founders Make When They Hire Their First VP of Sales. SaaStr 555: Secrets to Building a High-Performing Revenue Marketing Engine with Demandbase VP of Marketing Tracy Kraft. Unlocking Growth in the Internet Economy: a Perspective from Stripe Head of Invoicing, Suzanne Xie. That Matters More.

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Stax

APRIL 8, 2025

Choosing a credit card processor that offers transparent pricing, strong customer support, and top-tier security is the key to lowering processing costs. This helps the processor recoup lost revenue. Merchants can, however, negotiate with their payment processor to cut costs, tweak pricing, or secure better rates.

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SaaStr

MAY 23, 2022

Let go of your bottom 20% of sales reps, concentrate leads in the best reps. They can negotiate themselves on where to spend incremental revenue and dollars. Relatively speaking, the easiest sales are from your existing customers. Make sure your sales comp plan rewards the high performers. So what should a CEO do?

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FastSpring

JANUARY 9, 2023

For example, Stripe advertises subscription management features, however, many companies end up integrating with another service like Chargebee or Recurly to get the subscription management features they need. More subscription management features. FastSpring: International Payment Solution for SaaS.

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FastSpring

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We are excited to share the release of three new groundbreaking features designed to turbocharge your subscription revenue! They also complement several other subscription focused capabilities we have released over 2023. Check out our announcements for the Proration Preview and Subscription Plan Change History APIs.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 15, 2025

By Kegham Khrigian Empowering Your Channel Partners: The Key to Revenue Growth For SaaS and MSP businesses, channel partners are more than just intermediariestheyre strategic assets that can significantly amplify your reach and revenue. But while channel ecosystems offer immense potential, they also present unique challenges.

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Clouded Judgement

JANUARY 24, 2025

It might also boost sales forecasting accuracy by using your enterprise’s historical transaction data to predict future trends more reliably. Revenue multiples are a shorthand valuation framework. Multiples shown below are calculated by taking the Enterprise Value (market cap + debt - cash) / NTM revenue.

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