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What is the Rule of 40 in SaaS?

What is the Rule of 40 in SaaS? Introduction In the SaaS world, every leadership team faces the same relentless dilemma: should you chase aggressive growth or focus on profitability? It’s a balancing act that…
Ordway
June 24, 2025
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SaaS GMV Calculation Examples

Learn how e-commerce and fintech companies like Toast, Lightspeed, Bill.com, VTEX, and AvidXchange perform SaaS GMV calculations. Understand the different variables included in the calculation such as taxes, shipping, and refunds.
Ordway
February 15, 2025
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Expansion ARR

Expansion ARR is a SaaS metric used by investors and finance departments to measure how effective a company is at growing its existing customer base. Specifically, Expansion ARR measures the increase in annual recurring revenue from…
Ordway
December 24, 2024
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Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining Performance Obligations, or RPOs, are a financial metric that measures backlog or the dollar value of revenue from signed customer contracts that have not yet been recognized on a company’s financial statements. It is…
Ordway
December 8, 2024
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SaaS Customer Cohort Analysis Examples

15 examples of how SaaS companies perform customer cohort analysis. Includes real-world examples from leading companies like DataDog, Shopify, Dropbox, ZipRecruiter, UiPath, Appian.
Ordway
October 18, 2024
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Recurring ACH Payments

How to set up recurring ACH payments for SaaS and subscriptions. Verify account ownership with microdeposits or a real-time bank connection. Enroll customers in auto pay during initial self-service checkout or via billing portal.
Ordway
September 15, 2024

See the industry’s most flexible billing and revenue automation platform in action.