Payrix

APRIL 10, 2025

In todays competitive software market, forward-thinking trade and field service platforms are no longer asking if they should modernize their payment infrastructure, theyre working diligently to source the right payments partner to implement innovative solutions before their competitors beat them to the punch.

Payments 100

Payments Payment Services Outsourcing Services Payment Solutions 100

SaaStr

JULY 30, 2024

Product-led outperformers generate ten percentage points higher in ARR and 50% higher in valuations than sales-led growth outperformers. PLG ensures your product is doing the work for you in terms of customer advocacy, acquisition, and retention. How do you scale PLG? What does scaling Enterprise ARR mean?

Underperforming Technical Team 288

Underperforming Technical Team Enterprise Scale Payments 288

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2019

In this week’s episode we’ve dug down into the podcast vaults to bring you some of the best insights shared by our guests about scaling sales. It’s no surprise that one of the key levers for growth as you go from startup to scale-up is your sales team. Hiring for sales with John Barrows.

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Scale Sales Hiring Scaling Payment Services 172

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

With a modern conversational support solution, you can combine proactive , self-serve , and human support capabilities, so your team can get ahead of known problems with targeted messages , automatically answer repetitive queries with bots , and quickly resolve complex issues with automation and a human touch.

Technical Review 249

Technical Review Customer Support Payment Methods Payment Solutions 249

SaaStr

OCTOBER 27, 2022

That’s why we give boards and leadership teams an elegant solution that simplifies governance. With customers in higher education, nonprofit, healthcare systems, government, and corporate enterprise business, OnBoard is the leading board management provider. Qwilr is the tool of choice for scaling B2B sales teams.

Merchant Services 244

Merchant Services Payment Solutions Onboarding Payments 244

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. Improved Payment Security : Security is a major concern in payment processing.

Payment Solutions 130

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments 130

Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

Data cited by Statista shows that the software as service is expected to hit $299 billion by the end of 2025. Join the payments-led growth movement Sign up to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in payments, vertical SaaS, and technology from industry experts. Customer acquisition cost. Monthly/annual recurring revenue.

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Scale Payment Services Payments SaaS Payments 117

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Robert Butler, Chief Commercial Officer at Payrix, has spent over 25 years in fintech and has most recently grown Payrix from $4 million to $100 million in ARR over the last four years, leading to a successful buyout and the launch of Worldpay for Platforms. Brex then scaled its payments business quickly.

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Payments Payment Methods Embedded Payments Scale 243

SaaStr

MARCH 19, 2021

Shopify, since last year, has nearly tripled in market cap driven by the rise of e-commerce, but also the digital payments and the QR code system they provide for contactless payments. We’re seeing more and more companies, particularly cloud companies with the ability to scale, and grow even more rapidly in the new normal.

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Cloud Scale Payment Methods Payment Solutions 285

USIO

JANUARY 15, 2024

Subscription Models: Usio will provide general insights into why subscription-based payment processing is often considered advantageous for Software as a Service (SaaS) businesses. Customer Retention: Subscriptions encourage customer loyalty as users are committed to the service for a predefined period.

SaaS Payments 130

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 130

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The Macro Impact On Public Cloud Software Over The Past Year Cloud stocks dropped in 2022 in a severe market pullback event that Bessemer Venture Partners call The SaaSacre. GlossGenius is a vertical SaaS and payments company for the beauty and wellness industry. What does this mean for Cloud companies? Let’s find out.

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Cloud Payments Software Review Payment Solutions 311

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 1, 2018

The latest batch of billion-dollar companies are built on high customer retention. At Traction Conference, an event all about how to keep and grow customers and revenue at scale, I explained how to build onboarding based on your customers’ goals, and why when your product improves, your onboarding must improve with it.

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Retention Payment Methods Onboarding Payment Solutions 223

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The first thing SMBs did was look at their credit card payments and cancel everything they could. They still needed to process payments, track orders, ship orders, run financials, sign contracts, store data, etc. Leads still came in. Here’s what our leads looked like in ’08-’09. Almost irrationally.

SaaS Payments 280

SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Scale SMB 280

FastSpring

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As you work to expand your SaaS, software, mobile games, or other digital product business worldwide, having the right payment methods available to global customers is key to ensuring they all feel comfortable purchasing. If you want to offer more payment methods around the world, don’t miss this episode of Growth Stage.

Payment Methods 158

Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payments Merchant Services 158

SaaStr

JANUARY 18, 2022

Unless there is a huge earn-out or retention payment tied to performance, the pressure is partially off. I thought my sales team would leave quickly. My VP of Sales and the team stayed for 2.5 You may be asked to own new stuff beyond just what your company / app does. Not all of it. You don’t have to work as hard.

Payment Solutions 350

Payment Solutions New CTO Payments Payment Services 350

SaaStr

JULY 26, 2022

Don’t need as much sales experience on sales team. SMBs don’t really budget for much, so if the business goes down, software purchases often go down very quickly too. Be relentless about building features that increase retention. There is often just 1 stakeholder to sell to. And measuring it.

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SMB Churn Payment Services SaaS 363

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

He then sent out a link to this page inside payment failure notification emails. Users could now forward the payment failure email to the right person, without that person having an Enchant account. How My Marketing Concepts upsells annual payments during trial. Vinay writes, “The benefit of this was huge!

Merchant Services 146

Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 146

Stax

APRIL 15, 2025

There are some important variations to MRR that would be good for your sales team to be aware of, including new MRR, expansion MRR, and churn MRR. It can help forecast future revenue, keep on top of performance of various customer segments, and measure customer retention and churn. Talk to sales What is Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)?

Payments 88

Payments SaaS Payments Revenue Payment Services 88

SaaStr

JUNE 13, 2019

We invest from the very earliest stages to the latest stages of software and consumer companies and we’re based in California. Our second topic, benchmarks around retention. Logo retention. Logo retention is, starting last year, how many customers did I have, and from that cohort this year, how many have I retained?

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Scale Sales Hiring SMB Payment Services 254

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 10, 2022

When integrated with Intercom, you can uncover what happens when a customer visits your site or app, and how to proactively improve their experience. 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. Pain points made powerful.

Payment Methods 209

Payment Methods Technical Review Payments Payment Solutions 209

Stax

JANUARY 28, 2025

Completing online payments via manual card entry can be time-consuming and off-putting for customers. This article will cover everything you need to know about Click to Pay, including its history, how it works, and how you can implement the payment method in your business. Learn More What is Click to Pay?

Payment Methods 68

Payment Methods Payment Services Merchant Services SaaS Payments 68

Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 3, 2018

Below are 7 predictions about the startup software ecosystem. It permit companies to bring US dollars held abroad (from software sales in other countries) back to the US at a lower tax rate than before. The scale is enormous. How many of them do you agree with? The repatriation holiday is part of the new tax plan.

SaaS Payments 204

SaaS Payments Scale Blockchain Machine Learning 204

ChurnZero

MAY 16, 2025

CRMs are designed to support sales teams, helping them track leads, manage opportunities, and close deals. They are deal-centric, perfect for managing a sales pipeline, but are not built to handle a CSMs workflow or post-sale engagement. 1: CRMS are not created for customer success. Product usage & analytics (e.g.,

Payments 52

Payments Customer Success Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

When it comes to software, success doesn’t hinge on innovation alone. No one knows this better (or more intimately) than a software company Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Adam Tesan, CRO at Worldpay for Platforms, is a seasoned executive leader with decades of experience in sales, marketing, and revenue in the software space.

Payments 147

Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 147

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 31, 2021

Today, customers’ expectations for fast, personal support are higher than ever – making automation essential for resolving simple, repetitive queries at scale. Human support is an essential part of any successful support strategy, but the reality is that it doesn’t scale and it’s expensive to operate.

Payment Methods 213

Payment Methods Scale Payment Solutions Payment Services 213

FastSpring

MARCH 3, 2023

Most billing and subscription management solutions let you: Build various trial and subscription models (e.g., Send invoices and/or payment notifications. To learn more about how FastSpring can help you scale quickly, sign up for a free account or request a demo today. We take the lead on audits.

Payment Services 142

Payment Services Payment Features Merchant Services Payments 142

SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

From strategies in recruitment and team building to sales tactics, these leaders from Salesforce, nCino, and Vlocity, will discuss the top tips for moving beyond horizontal SaaS and building a billion-dollar SaaS company. These companies can scale really efficiently. They need fewer sales as a percentage of overall employees.

Payment Solutions 218

Payment Solutions Pricing Payments Payment Services 218

SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

How to create boundaries and norms with the sales team, how to find customer advocates, how to build and scale your program, as well as the difference between incentivized vs. reward program. Customer reference program went from something that was nice to have and important to absolutely critical to our new business sales cycle.

Scale 191

Scale Payment Services Sales Hiring Payment Methods 191

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

You see that both organizations embracing this cloud movement, but specifically in COVID, more and more companies turning to the cloud as their solution for business continuity or for business growth in these times when shelter in place is making on-prem solutions difficult and in many cases, impossible to use. It is staggering.

Sales Hiring 235

Sales Hiring Scale Payments Cloud 235

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Customer acquisition is basically how much do you spend in terms of sales people, sales team, and in terms of marketing to acquire a new customer. The key here is knowing what your sales model is. And there are basically two sales models out there. Kind of extreme sales models out there for SaaS businesses.

SaaS Payments 246

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 246

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

SaaS and subscription companies like yours need to collect and manage recurring payments at scale. Regular payment gateways like SagePay and WorldPay won't cut it. All the data your startup needs Collecting payments is just one step of effective subscription management. It's the No.1 Try Baremetrics free. Square Fees: 3.5

Merchant Services 98

Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Features 98

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The promise at the heart of the SaaS business model has always been that by sacrificing relatively large one-time payments, you’d maximize revenue over the long-term lifetime of the customer. Distributing relevant content and communicating with customers and users at scale. The New Sales & Marketing. Technology.

Customer Success 168

Customer Success Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Scale 168

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

There are certainly tactics that work best for specific groups: by industry (software vs hardware, or retail, or services, or healthcare, etc.) 2: Payment structure SaaS is paid on a recurring basis. You subscribe to the service, rather than owning the software outright. 1: Balance acquisition, engagement, and retention.

SaaS Payments 52

SaaS Payments Payment Features Subscription B2B 52

SaaStr

JUNE 16, 2020

Leveraging survey data from 66+ enterprise SaaS companies, Matt Garratt, Managing Partner of Salesforce Ventures shares the landscape of how businesses are shifting their sales & GTM strategies to react to today’s uncertain times. Adnan Chaudhry | SVP of Sales @ Salesforce. There was not a lot of outbound sales or marketing.

Sales Hiring 216

Sales Hiring Scale SaaS Payments Payment Services 216

FastSpring

MARCH 15, 2021

Do you know what’s better than one sale? Multiple sales that happen automatically. You have to create a subscription-friendly product, infrastructure, marketing plan, and customer retention plan. You have to create a subscription-friendly product, infrastructure, marketing plan, and customer retention plan.

Payment Features 147

Payment Features Payment Services Subscription Payment Solutions 147

Blulogix

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The future of renewals is automated, intelligent, and scalable , and businesses that embrace this shift will unlock higher retention, stronger revenue growth, and improved customer experiences. Clear visibility into contract renewal pipelines for sales, finance, and customer success teams. Lets optimize your renewals.

Payment Features 59

Payment Features Subscription Payments Payment Services 59

Frontegg

MAY 27, 2021

Product-Led Growth (PLG) is a consumer-centric scaling, conversion, and retention philosophy that uses the product itself as the primary growth driver. The 80s and 90s were all about physical purchasing and installation of software CDs and floppy disks. Also, there is less pressure on Sales. So pick accordingly. #1

Payment Solutions 98

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payments Scale 98