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Clouded Judgement
JUNE 17, 2025
The overall software universe quarterly YoY growth has come down meaningfully from highs, but has started to stabilize. I’m calculating FCF by taking the Operating Cash Flow and subtracting CapEx and Capitalized Software Costs. Some software companies also have seasonality in the “payback.”
SaaStr
JUNE 6, 2025
So Jamin Ball of Altimeter has a great summary of the cumulative revenue growth of all public SaaS companies … and it’s not a great story: Aggregate net new ARR added in Q1 from the software universe isn't looking good! Aggregate quarterly net new ARR added across the cloud software universe dropped to just $1.65
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SaaStr
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
50 cents of compute for 500 dollars of value — Sam Altman (@sama) February 3, 2025 So just how much will AI remake classic B2B software? Software is so much better than it was just 24 months ago. The post One Thing is Clear: AI Makes a Lot of Business Software Look Awfully Expensive Today. We are still learning.
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
Per Google: According to most industry experts, the top event for SaaS software is considered to be SaaStr Annua l ; it is widely recognized as the largest gathering for the global SaaS community, attracting thousands of founders, executives, and investors from across the industry.
Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments
Many software companies are exploring PayFac-as-a-Service providers in an effort to drive more embedded payments revenue and gain greater control over the customer experience. But there are nuances in a PayFac relationship that often get downplayed – nuances that can impact the risk and resource responsibilities of software providers.
Tom Tunguz
MARCH 13, 2025
It’s not to say software spending is slowing (it’s not), or that there aren’t fast-growing businesses (they thrive in the private markets). The top quartile companies are growing at slower rates today than the bottom quartile companies in 2016. The median has never been lower in the last ten years.
SaaStr
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Software buying behavior has changed, and today we’ll share how you can leverage these changes to win in the age of AI. The ability to win these limited software budgets and access decision-makers is harder than ever. The promise of AI isn’t just hype—it’s fundamentally reshaping software purchasing.
Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments
Most integrated payments providers share a percent of the payment revenue with their software partners. But, oftentimes, that revenue share is only a fraction of the true income potential software providers can realize.
Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments
White label payments enable software providers to earn more revenue and gain control over the customer experience. But with white label payments comes a great deal of responsibility and ownership. Check out this webinar on-demand to see if you are ready to make the transition to white label payments.
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In today’s complex business landscape, treating payments as just a software feature is a missed opportunity for significant growth and customer acquisition. Designed for software leaders, this playbook outlines how to harness the full power of a payments strategy to drive substantial revenue and enhance the overall customer experience.
Speaker: Pete Uselman, Director of Partner Experience at Wind River Payments
In this webinar, integrated payments veteran, Pete Uselman, discusses common challenges software companies face in encouraging customers to utilize their payment features and shares the latest tips and trends to overcome these obstacles.
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Embedded solutions have taken the software industry by storm and disrupted the traditional distribution network for financial services, like payment processing. Explore this whitepaper to learn more about the payfac opportunity and why it has never been more important to your software business.
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From emerging payment technologies to the importance of intuitive software design, the world of embedded payments is rapidly evolving. How do you stay ahead while serving up what merchants really want in your software offerings? The Merchant Insider report is here to help, offering unique insights into the merchant perspective.
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If you're in the software industry grappling with integrating payments into your business model, understanding where others have stumbled can be a game-changer for your revenue goals. This article serves as a comprehensive guide, offering actionable insights for software companies. Discover 6 key reasons behind the struggles many face.
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But because payments are outside the typical software company’s core offerings and expertise, bringing them in-house can seem daunting. We’ve got an overview of the journey from software company to full-blown Payfac. What does it really take to become a Payfac?
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