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What is a Successful Pivot in SaaS with Skyflow’s CEO Anshu Sharma

SaaStr

What Does it Mean to Pivot If a company changes strategy, was it a pivot? Usually, it’s just a change in strategy. That’s an evolution of a strategy. PayPal: Their Market Stayed the Same PayPal started as a payment encryption service, and now they’re a web-based payment processor.

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PayPal Fees: How They Work and Alternative Solutions

FastSpring

If you run a small business, nothing beats the convenience and simplicity of a service like PayPal. But this convenience is somewhat deprecated when you look at your PayPal account and see a significant problem: fees. How much does PayPal charge?” The Anatomy of the PayPal Fee Schedule. PayPal’s basic fee is 2.9%

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SaaStr Podcast 436: The State of the Cloud 2021 with Bessemer Venture Partners

SaaStr

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. They identified 3 go-to-market strategies that have really helped propel companies to defy gravity. We’re bringing S-M-B back with SaaS.

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Best PayPal Alternative Services: Online Payment Methods & Options

FastSpring

One challenge many online merchants face after they’ve finished developing their product is figuring out how to easily accept payments on their online store. But navigating the complex world of online payments for the first time is challenging work. But if you’re solely depending on PayPal, you could be leaving money on the table.

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SaaS Billing Best Practices: 10+ Subscription Strategies for SaaS and Software Companies

FastSpring

Small tweaks to your SaaS billing practices can make a huge impact on the customer experience. For example, Jon Torres — a digital marketing consultant specializing in SaaS commerce — noticed that, for some of his clients, refund requests spiked around renewal time. “It 7 growth hacks from the SaaS experts. Learn more here.

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SaaS Billing Software: 7 Tools in 3 Categories & How to Choose

FastSpring

SaaS billing software automates one or more of the various aspects of the recurring billing processpayment processing, fulfillment, dunning, and more. You’ll still need a separate solution for payment processing, taxes, chargebacks, and more. FastSpring: Your MoR for All-in-One SaaS Billing.

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Sequencing Business Models: The Types of Marketplaces

Casey Accidental

Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. In Casey’s last essay, he covered the differences between regular SaaS companies and SaaS-like Networks. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev.