Patrick Rafferty
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UserHub Secures $3.2 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Help SaaS Startups Monetize
companyupdatesWe are excited to announce our $3.2m Pre-Seed funding round led by 468 Capital. Other investors include Mischief Capital, Tokyo Black, GTMfund, Lorimer Ventures, Nomad Cap, and Alumni Ventures.
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End of 6% Commission era upends misleading Pricing Model used by Zillow, Portals
insightsZillow's 15-year reign as the leading real estate portal is in jeopardy. With the era of 6% commissions coming to an end, Zillow's monetization model will need an overhaul. Costar Group, 3x the size of Zillow Group, believes their Homes.com portal can unseat Zillow in 3 years.
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Microsoft Office 365 reaches 400m Paid Seats
insightsMicrosoft 365 hits 400m Paid Seats. Business Copilot is now generally available as a product add-on. Morgan Stanley Analyst estimates $10bn in additional revenue by end of year 2025.
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11 min read
How Per-User Pricing Continues to Drive SaaS Growth
insightsDefining and exploring per-user pricing, the most used pricing model in SaaS—including benefits, drawbacks, examples & more.
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9 min read
Modern SaaS Subscription Management Defined
guidesA guide to modern SaaS subscription management that analyzes how leading SaaS companies have reimagined subscription-based monetization.
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Seat Management: Member Trials to capture the Long Tail
insightsWorkspace level trials are common in SaaS - Member-level trials are an under-used tools.
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Slack’s Fair Billing Policy Kickstarted the Era of Modern Seat Management
insightsSlack kicked off the era of product led growth (PLG) in 2015, and the $28bn acquisition by Salesforce in 2021 was one of the largest in SaaS history.
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Introducing UserHub, a User-Based Billing Platform
companyupdatesSilas and I are excited to introduce UserHub, a User-Based Billing Platform that helps Subscription SaaS companies turn Users into Revenue.
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5 min read
The Secret Weapon of Viral SaaS: The User Initiated Upgrade
insightsWhen many people think of pricing and packaging, they think of a static pricing page. However, of equal importance is how the monetization journey is designed to maximizes the probability that would-be users become paying-users. Picking your moment to monetize is critical.
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How to Build a Team Admin Portal for Product-led-Growth (PLG)
guidesIn this article, we walk through five key questions to help you design a Team Management Portal that unlocks product-led growth.
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