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Forecasting Fintech’s Future and Keeping Culture Alive: A Q&A with the CEOs of BILL and Mercury

Andreessen Horowitz

At a16z’s recent Connect/Fintech event, a16z Partner Alex Immerman sat down for a broad conversation with Immad Akhund , co-founder and CEO of banking startup Mercury , and René Lacerte, founder and CEO of financial services company BILL. One of the holy grails of SMB software is, how are you going to acquire customers?

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Stripe vs Adyen: Features, Pricing, Reviews, and More

Baremetrics

Stripe is one of the biggest names in the payment processor business. Adyen, a Dutch payment company dating back to 2006, also has its fair share of the market. Of course, these two solutions, while popular, don't necessarily meet the needs of every business. Service that goes beyond payments, with multiple integrations.

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

SaaStock

Notable mentions that have helped the Asian SaaS space are 500 Startups, Y Combinator, Sequoia, Matrix Partners, Eight Roads Ventures and Intel Capital. Cyberport Hong Kong is an ICT hub and a digital community whose aim is to enable network services for startups and founders. SaaS Investments: Consilium Software, HRBoss, and others.

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The Best Website Builders (In-Depth Review)

Neil Patel

Considering blogging is such a crucial part of the web, some website builders have been designed with a content management system in mind. Setting up a blog with a strong content management system helps to get ideas out in a sustained way. Consider sub-features such as payment processing and product catalogs. Pros of Wix.

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Create Pricing Models Like AWS and Twilio with Events-Based Billing

Chargify

The latter, of course, was pioneered by Amazon, which launched the billing model based on user events in 2006. No matter the industry – whether the customer is the ride-sharing giant Lyft or a recent startup – all Twilio customers have the opportunity to pick from two pricing models: monthly recurring charges or pay-as-you-go.

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5 Key Steps to Evolving Your Offering Into a Platform with Eventbrite and Stripe (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

A lot of startups out there tend to define themselves as startups who aspire to become a platform, and it’s quite nebulous to define. The idea for Stripe, I’m sure most of you know in the early days was to have just a few lines of code and lead developers accept payments in the apps and services.

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Understanding the SaaS business model

ProfitWell

Ever since John Koenig first coined the term “SaaS” back in 2005, the software-as-a-service industry has been one of the fastest-moving and creative in the world. SaaS, or software as a service, is a delivery model in which a centrally hosted software is licensed to customers via a subscription plan. Recurring payments.