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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?

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How Stripe Dominates Online Payments by Going After Developers

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And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe.

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How Stripe Dominates Online Payments by Going After Developers

Chart Mogul

And is Stripe a good choice as your billing and payment provider? When Stripe was launched in 2010, dealing with payments online wasn’t a straightforward matter. Fast forward 10 years and setting up shop and accepting payments has become a lot easier, thanks to a large extent to Stripe.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Chargebee and Glassdoor — November 1, 2019

SaaStr

How does Krish think your customer acquisition and GTM strategy has to change with the movement from SMB to enterprise? Billion story from its launch in 2008 to its 2018 acquisition by Recruit Holdings. Billion acquisition is just one milestone in the early innings of the company’s story. Does it have to be in person?

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Benchmarking Tableau's S-1 - How 7 Key SaaS Metrics Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

Today, we’ll examine Tableau, the market leader for data visualization software. Tableau sells software the old-fashioned way, with perpetual licenses not subscriptions. Customers pay a fee for the software up-front, in addition to an annual maintenance fee of about 20-25%.

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Growth: What Does This Role Actually Mean?

OpenView Labs

Recently I surveyed over 350 SaaS companies and found that 43% of B2B software companies already have a dedicated growth team and 27% are looking to fill a growth role. They are incentivized to improve KPIs that align with awareness and acquisition such as number of visitors, leads, MQLs, etc. What they should be responsible for.

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9 Internet Trends You Need to Know About This Year

FastSpring

Alibaba has the most comprehensive ecosystem of commerce platforms, logistics & payment to support the digital transformation of the retail sector,” he said. 2018 was the year of online payment options like Apple Pay, Revolut, and Monzo. The Internet has Now Penetrated More Than Half of the World’s Population. The biggest culprit?