The Startup Finance Blog

Having to use multiple pieces of software can slow and inhibit business. The solution is more connectivity, or in SaaS terms, integrations. Here are four reasons SaaS startups should build software integrations with complimentary companies.

If you’re feeling the strain, and desperately need to heighten concentration or relax – all in a handful of seconds – you’d best hope there’s an app for that. Thanks to Digg co-founder Kevin Rose, there is: Oak. See how Oak can improve your wellbeing.

Should you let your employees work from home? Businesses that allow working from home have found that remote employees are more productive. Here’s why.

Business Book Review: We look at "Venture Deals," by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. Why read Venture Deals? It helps you understand the term sheet, and can be your reference guide to funding.

Founders of fast-growing tech companies sometimes struggle with where to focus their offering. Is it better to cast a wide net to a large general market or to create more targeted products that will attract buyers in a specific niche? Here's why niching down can elevate tech startups to new heights.

For SaaS startups, there are two sides of annual paid upfront payments and multi-year contracts. Should you get clients to pay you for the year upfront, or sign them to multi-year agreements? Here's what to keep in mind as you scale your startup.

It’s easy to get distracted. Fortunately, focus timers can help. A focus timer breaks the day into work sprints, separated by short breaks. Here we review two focus timer apps — Bear Focus Timer and the Forest app — and explain how they can help you be more efficient with your day.

How to keep existing customers is a pressing issue for all companies, but especially for SaaS companies whose business model is built on long-term subscription services. Here you'll learn the dynamics of switching costs and how to promote customer retention.