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Dear SaaStr: When Should a SaaS Company Allow Month-to-Month Contracts vs. Requiring Annual?

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Dear SaaStr: When Should a SaaS Company Allow Month-to-Month Contracts vs. Requiring Annual? Nothing is a bigger headache in a Fortune 500 company that having to go back to procurement every single month to get an invoice approved. I think this is a topic where you get a lot of bad advice. Think about yourself as a consumer.

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Thanks to Chargebee, Deel, Lark, and Vanta for Sponsoring SaaStr APAC 2023!

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We’ll see 1,000+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs February 22-23 at SaaStr APAC 2023 ! Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Grab tickets here. .

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Thanks to Chargebee, Merge, and Zomentum for Sponsoring SaaStr Europa 2023!

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We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations. Grab tickets here. . appeared first on SaaStr.

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When to Hire Your First CFO — From OnlyCFO

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Especially once the renewal cycle heats up and once you have a ton of customers to invoice. But if you have a very inexperienced leadership team (young founders, lack of SaaS experience, etc) then maybe bringing on a strong finance leader earlier makes sense. Below are my rough guidelines for a typical SaaS company today.

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SaaS CX: The Optimal Failed Payment Recovery Strategy

Customers are the lifeblood of your SaaS business, and keeping them for as long as possible is essential for long-term success. But this relationship can be at risk if their credit card payment fails. Maintaining a positive customer experience during payment recovery is key to minimizing churn and improving retention.

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The State of Subscription Apps with RevenueCat’s CEO Jacob Eiting and Growth Advocate David Barnard

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A lot of you reading SaaStr are probably more B2B SaaS oriented and may not be paying attention to the consumer market, but it’s already massive and is continuing to grow quickly. 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.

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Where AI Really Matters in Vertical SaaS With CEOs of Owner, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay

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Her company specializes in API integration platforms that enable SaaS companies to launch integrations faster and automate complex business processes. The post Where AI Really Matters in Vertical SaaS With CEOs of Owner, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay appeared first on SaaStr.

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SaaS Payments 101: Roadmap for Monetizing Payments

As more and more software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses look to further monetize their platforms and eliminate friction for merchants, embedded payment solutions are becoming a clear path forward to a world of potential. Why bringing payments in-house will benefit you and your customers.

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AR Management Playbook - Secrets to Reduce AR Aging and Increase Cash Flow

If you’re like many SaaS startups, billing and payment management is a big challenge. With this playbook, we’ll show you how to implement an AR management process to handle late payments, subscription renewals, and other recurring billing functions.

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Top Fraud and Payment Trends for 2023: What SaaS Pros Need to Know

Fraud is ever changing – especially for merchants that offer online services and subscriptions. This report outlines the most common types of fraud to look out for in 2023 and offers merchant-reported preferred best practices to help minimize fraud losses. In the report, you’ll find: The scale and type of fraud seen in the global marketplace.

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Leveraging Consumption to Drive Growth: The SaaS Expert's Guide to Usage-Based Pricing

Speaker: Igor Stenmark, Andrew Dailey, &Youssef Yaghmour

You’ll hear how you can Harness complex pricing to boost Product-Led Growth (PLG) and customer satisfaction while reducing churn.