SaaStr

MARCH 26, 2019

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. Manual processes first. Manual processes first.

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Scale Payment Services Payment Methods Scaling 160

FastSpring

JANUARY 27, 2022

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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Merchant Services Payment Services SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 146

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Companies that have access to more accurate financial data have the ability to develop seamless exchanges of information, providing consumers with improved ways to manage their finances. Zach : SaaS-ish. Ari : SaaS-ish. Fortunate to have a really great set of investors and the process was going quite well.

Payments 214

Payments SaaS Payments Banking Underperforming Technical Team 214

SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2020

359: The Secrets to Vertical Growth, What it Really Takes to Build a $1B SaaS Company with Matt Garratt, SVP, Managing Partner @ Salesforce Ventures, Trisha Price, Chief Product Officer @ nCino and David Schmaier, CEO & Founder @ Vlocity. There’s a lot of services. These companies can scale really efficiently.

Payment Solutions 215

Payment Solutions Pricing Payments Payment Services 215

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

374: ZoomInfo founder and CEO Henry Schuck shares how he built a business from scratch and grew it into one of the most successful IPOs of the 21st century—and what it was really like…the good, the bad, and most of all, the ugly. Another collection of their customers actually turned their kitchens into service offerings.

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Chargify

APRIL 23, 2019

There are specific stages a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company moves through during its life cycle. According to a study by the Startup Genome Project of more than 3,200 startups, they found that “70% [of startups] fail because of premature scaling.” The four major SaaS life cycle stages we’ll cover: Pre-startup.

Scale 74

Scale SaaS Payments Scaling Payment Services 74

FastSpring

APRIL 4, 2024

As an experienced sales and GTM leader, John Eitel has more than witnessed how product-led growth (PLG) has affected the tech and SaaS space in the last few years — he and his teams have been up close and personal with how PLG increased in popularity as a sales strategy. “I What success looks like for using both together.

Scale 157

Scale Sales Payment Methods Merchant Services 157

Outseta

JANUARY 20, 2020

What started as Dimitris (now my Co-founder at Outseta ) writing a few lines of code to collect rent payments from tenants he had living in a duplex in Providence, Rhode Island, turned into something worth hundreds of millions of dollars 15 years later. I was managing a team of 15 and the company had grown to about 140 employees.

SaaS Payments 145

SaaS Payments Sales Hiring Payment Methods Payment Services 145

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Whether you created your SaaS product to help solve a problem you had or because you wanted some extra income, the truth is that your SaaS business is a valuable asset. Running a profitable SaaS business allows you to take control of your own schedule - some would even say your life! Develop a Full Marketing Strategy 2.

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SaaS Payments Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 105

ChurnZero

APRIL 27, 2021

As ChurnZero recently secured a Series B investment bringing our total funding that has been raised to date to $35 million, we thought we’d take a look back and see the role that Customer Success plays at each respective stage of funding for SaaS companies. And we thought, who better to ask than those that chose to invest in us along the way.

Scale 98

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Stax

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Software as a Service (SaaS) has made business software more accessible by offering cloud-based, on-demand access to a range of solutions, from project management and collaboration to sales and marketing. But not all SaaS products are alike. Other types of SaaS are relevant only to companies in specific industries.

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SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 88

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

One of the biggest decisions you can make when setting up your sales team is whether to focus primarily on inside or outside sales. They seem to be completely at odds, with one focused on clients with a high acquisition cost and high ACV (annual account value), the other focused on a high sales velocity. Hiring guide.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 14, 2020

In this presentation, Pluralsight co-founder and CEO Aaron Skonnard will discuss how Pluralsight successfully transformed its business to serve both individual and enterprise customers independently and will share his lessons for SaaS companies looking to tap into individual customers to sell into enterprises and vice versa.

B2B 173

B2B B2C Scale New CTO 173

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Renaud Visage, Co-Founder of Eventbrite, and Romain Huet, Head of Developer Relations at Stripe, know what it takes to effectively evolve your offering into a platform without losing what made offering appealing in the first place. Romain Huet | Head of Developer Relations @ Stripe. Want to see more content like this?

Payments 171

Payments Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payment Services 171

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant. But if you’re a B2B solution, there’s a high likelihood that businesses will be interested in being able to accept customer payments, rather than just sending them a PayPal link or to a generic payment gateway.

Payments 88

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

User Pilot

APRIL 15, 2024

There are various types of customer pain points, including financial pain points, process pain points, productivity pain points, and support pain points. Ready to track, understand, and address customer pain points for your SaaS? Factors like hidden charges and the lack of flexible payment options further compound the problem.

Communication 105

Communication SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 105

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Confused about trying to understand SaaS roles? SaaS companies have many moving parts, and it can be difficult to determine who does what. TL;DR SaaS, or “Software as a Service,” is a business model that delivers centrally hosted software to subscribers over the internet. What is a SaaS business model?

Sales Hiring 98

Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 98

User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

Various factors could cause customer churn, including bad product-customer fit , poor user onboarding experience , poor customer service , and weak customer relationships. Reduce churn with proactive customer service. Put simply, poor customer service interactions increase the likelihood of churn.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 30, 2021

This week on the Sales Hacker podcast, we speak with Neil Ringers , EVP of Revenue Grid. Neil’s experience includes a long history of sales leadership, primarily in the Salesforce ecosystem, and is now running revenue for Revenue Grid. They’ve built a new process of guided selling, which Neil discusses during the show.

Scale 113

Scale Payments Technical Advisors Sales Recruiting 113

FastSpring

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains. This leaves the sale of the business a lot more vulnerable to the market. My name is David Vogelpohl.

Software Review 148

Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Branding 148

User Pilot

APRIL 16, 2021

Offering a free trial is often expected for SaaS products in 2021. That’s why most SaaS companies today don’t face a dilemma whether they should be offering a free trial or not. No Credit Card – When Does Requesting Card Information Make Sense For SaaS Trial? We asked Pawe? According to Pawe?, The solution?

SaaS Payments 98

SaaS Payments Scale SaaS Underperforming Technical Team 98

Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

ABOUT IN THE VAULT “In the Vault” is a new audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in financial services to explore key trends impacting the industry and the pressing innovations that will shape our future. Angela: Why Global Payments? Why at that time?

Payment Solutions 81

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 81

FastSpring

JUNE 11, 2024

Affiliate marketing can be a great growth lever to scale your digital product business, but how can you drive meaningful growth with the right affiliates without losing out to fraud or shady attribution schemes? Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Set up a demo or try it out for yourself.

Sales Recruiting 113

Sales Recruiting Software Review Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 113

How To Buy Saas

DECEMBER 1, 2020

SaaS is a global software solution created by different businesses in order to improve human activities in a matter of clicks. SAAS is also abbreviated as software as a service. In this saas marketing strategy guide, we are going to tell you everything about saas marketing. What is SAAS marketing?

Growth Hacking 105

Growth Hacking Payment Methods SaaS Payments Payment Solutions 105

The Angel VC

DECEMBER 12, 2018

In that post, I looked at how long it took publicly traded SaaS companies to get to $100M in ARR and concluded that if your goal is to reach $100M in ARR, you should try to get there within 7-9 years after launch. Meanwhile, a few SaaS companies have shown even more spectacular growth. eight years.

Sales Recruiting 106

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Scale 106

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Emilie Maret | Fellowship Team @ The Family. We’re a team of former investors and operators from the likes of Facebook, Deliveroo, and the Swedish payments company Klarna. Emilie Maret | Fellowship Team @ The Family. Maybe fifty of them are B2B SaaS. Want to see more content like this? FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

New CTO 179

New CTO Sales Hiring B2C CTO Hire 179

User Pilot

AUGUST 15, 2023

It is the process that guides you to a successful product release. A product launch plan provides structure to your launch, enabling you to prioritize resources, prepare for every possibility, and reach potential customers. Go-to-market and pricing strategies that detail your marketing plan and preferred sales process.

ChatGPT 98

ChatGPT SaaS Payments Marketing Social Media 98

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

If you’re looking the best online payment processor, you've likely come across options including Stripe and Zuora. Rich Developer Toolkit For organizations with the right technical chops, Stripe gives developers the power to put their own touch on payment processing, with tools such as Stripe Elements, Stripe Sources, and Stripe Connect.

Payment Methods 75

Payment Methods Payment Services Technical Review Merchant Services 75

User Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2023

For most SaaS businesses, a product satisfaction survey can be the heart of a user research process. TL;DR A product satisfaction survey is a type of survey that measures your customer’s overall satisfaction with a product or service. Which measures the customer’s experience with a specific product, feature, or team interaction.

Scale 97

Scale SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Services 97

Baremetrics

MAY 7, 2019

Choosing the right combination of funding for your business is just as fundamental as choosing the right co-founders (or not), the right market, the right product, and the right team. is a fund lead by Bryce Roberts with investments ranging anywhere from $100,000 to $1 million. What do I need funding for? John Doherty of Credo.

Finance 111

Finance Startup SaaS Payments Payment Methods 111

User Pilot

JULY 23, 2020

You’re signing up new users for your SaaS product every day. Leads are quickly turning into users and you’re thinking: “Job done. If “marketing” is only a matter of new customer acquisition for you, then you’re missing the point of being in SaaS. And remember – happy customers are paying customers. Congratulations!

Retention 95

Retention SaaS Payments Strategy Payment Solutions 95

ProfitWell

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Every SaaS company might be different—but almost every single one makes the same mistake that puts the company in jeopardy: it doesn't understand its pricing. Yet most SaaS companies don’t know what they’re worth to their customers or how best to communicate value. How is SaaS pricing different? Gain a competitive advantage.

Pricing 64

Pricing SaaS Payments Strategy Payments 64

FastSpring

APRIL 13, 2023

From leading sales at Zillow to brand strategy at Tumblr to revenue at FiscalNote (a global policy platform), Justin Scott started noticing a trend. When Justin and his initial team started looking for a way to capitalize on VR/AR technology, they focused their attention on the “made-to-order” industrial market.

Payment Methods 147

Payment Methods Marketing Payments SaaS Payments 147

ChurnZero

APRIL 15, 2022

Bad timing sticks out a mile.”. If your Customer Success (CS) teams doesn’t possess ESP, you need tools to identify a customer’s buying signals, usage behavior, and ROI to break the endless cycle of trial and error with your expansion outreach. SalesIntel is a leading sales intelligence platform and B2B contact data provider.

Payments 98

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 98

OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

As software pervades every sector of the world economy, the developers building it are rapidly becoming the most important buyers of technology and infrastructure in companies of all sizes. As a company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet – Stripe’s ability to connect with developers is central to our mission.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Outsourced Development 40

SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

On either a scale of 1 to 10 or a percentage basis, where is seed investment? Personally, our team has been holding back a little bit. We can only process so much change, and I feel like we’ve been through three worlds since early March. We’ve got two awesome other people on our team, Amanda and [Jamara 00:08:18].

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Investment Technical Review Part-Time VPE Development Team Review 210