Tensoft has been located in Silicon Valley for many years, and over time I have observed the development of this hub of technology companies. Despite growing costs, Silicon Valley has remained the central location for high tech for many reasons, including the mobility of information, funding, support systems, people, and culture. However, for a variety […]
Why Contract Billing is Harder than Subscription Billing
Subscription billing management isn’t easy – no question about it. The subscription model is about building, optimizing, marketing and selling packaged offerings. It’s repeatable and it’s often high velocity. These packages may have some components that create some complexity to the billing process – maybe a bundle of services, or some offerings may be usage-based […]
Revenue Recognition and Your Go to Market Model
How does your company go to market (GTM)? For many financial leaders this is a new question to consider, especially in regards to its relationship to revenue recognition. In my experience, this is actually a critical understanding, impacting everything from the business solutions you use to the productivity of your company. For technology companies, revenue is […]
Tensoft Revenue Lens in 2 Minutes
Tensoft Revenue Lens can help your company get rid of lack of visibility over your contract statuses, prepare your revenue reports for audit visits, and ditch the error-prone spreadsheets. With Tensoft Revenue Lens, your company can enjoy smoother processes, less errors, and better revenue reporting. For a quick overview of Tensoft Revenue Lens, we’ve created […]
Contract Billing – What’s the Big Deal?
We recently spoke with the Revenue Manager of a mid-market information technology and services company about their revenue recognition process. Her company sells hardware, software, services, and support, in various combinations. These may be sold directly through the channel and on an e-commerce platform. Each of their sales orders has many moving parts including billing […]
ASC 606, Potential Impacts to Your Business Model: Part 3
The last in the series on the ‘Impact of ASC 606’ that a re-seller or a distributor business should be aware of with potential impacts to their business model is: “Modifications and Amendments to Contracts.” [The following is a partial transcription from the webcast, “Implementing ASC 606: Potential Changes to Distributor and Reseller Based Revenue […]
ASC 606, Potential Impacts to your Business Model: Part 2
Continuing the series on the ‘Impact of ASC 606’, here’s another area that a re-seller or a distributor business should be aware of with potential impacts to their business model: “How to Determine Estimated Transaction Price.” [The following is a partial transcription from the webcast, “Implementing ASC 606: Potential Changes to Distributor and Reseller Based […]
ASC 606, Potential Impacts to Your Business Model: Part 1
This is the first in a series of blog posts on the impact of ASC 606, the new revenue recognition standard, on your business and accounting if you’re a re-seller or a distributor business. This topic was discussed in depth in the free online webcast hosted by Tensoft on “Implementing ASC 606: Potential Changes to […]
Need Revenue Recognition Quickly? Check Out Tensoft’s Express Solution
As an established cloud revenue recognition application provider for omni-channel software and technology companies, Tensoft understands that the needs of emerging start-ups and mid-sized companies are not always very different from that of larger companies. In fact, smaller software and technology enterprises often have the operational complexities of much larger companies. A key difference, however, […]
Revenue Recognition Challenges in the Software Industry
Recognizing revenue can be particularly challenging in the software industry. The challenges can arise from the sales process, the volume / complexity of the sales transactions, the number of inputs required in the revenue process, or from the appropriate accounting standards that apply to your business. Occasionally you may have all of the above! I’ll […]