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10 Ways Sales is Different in Vertical SaaS with Mangomint’s VP of Sales

SaaStr

While some might dismiss sector-specific vertical SaaS software as ‘too small’ or ‘too niche’, companies like Veeva ($40B), Clio ($3B), Toast ($1.3B), and Slice ($1B) have proven there’s massive value in going deep rather than broad. 10 Ways Sales is Different in Vertical SaaS 1.

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The Keys to Getting to $500M ARR In Just 7 Years with Attentive’s CEO

SaaStr

Their patented TwAP technology that lets customers opt-in with a single click, automatically opening their messages app with a pre-composed text. Because while the payment problem was solved, the marketing side of mobile commerce remained broken. Attentive spent months with brands, consumers, and regulators to crack this. The result?

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The Rise of Vertical SaaS: Achieving 110% NRR from SMBs with Mangomint’s CEO

SaaStr

Its product provides software to spas and salons but it’s not new (the first salon software came out in the 80s), and neither is a lot of the vertical software getting hot today. 10-15 years ago, salon and spa software was essentially a calendar with bells and whistles. readily available that didn’t exist before.

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Dear SaaStr: How Big Should The Addressable Market Be to Go into Vertical SaaS?

SaaStr

and Is the app so core, or at least is on a path to become so core, that they can charge $20,000+ a year for it? Even a fairly small business can pay $10,000-$20,000 a year for one app, usually. It’s just hard to get most vertical SaaS start-ups to scale if they can’t get to a $10k ACV. Oftentimes, only one.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. 📆 January 23rd, 2025 at 9:30 AM PST, 12:30 PM EST, 5:30 PM GMT

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The Complete Guide to SaaS Pricing Strategy

Tom Tunguz

The very best companies lead their customers in that dance. Many mid-market software companies price with the goal of revenue maximization, negotiating for the highest possible price in each sale. Penetration pricing leads to land-and-expand sales tactics. A bottoms-up strategy lends itself to penetration pricing.

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Software-led payments: What’s on the horizon for platforms in 2025? | Episode 46

Payrix

In this episode of PayFAQ: The Embedded Payments Podcast, host Ian Hillis welcomes Matt Downs, President of Worldpay for Platforms, to discuss software-led payments predictions for 2025 and beyond. remains the largest interchange and software market, Matt predicts a loosening of regulatory constraints.

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