Remove 2013 Remove Innovation Remove Leadership Remove Payment Methods
article thumbnail

Is Strategy Dead in Tech? The Winners Don’t Think So

OPEXEngine

Growth is what moves the valuation needle and growth depends on innovation, speed and agility, not annual planning processes. They define a bold path to leadership, they make difficult portfolio choices, they allocate resources strategically and they build strong capital structures. Success in tech means defining the future right now.

article thumbnail

SaaS in Africa: 10 Things We Learned From Scaling to 1M Users (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I’m probably the most hated person in the room right now, but please indulge me. More than half of Kenya’s GDP is now transacted through a mobile, through arguably the most successful mobile banking and payment system called M-Pesa. They didn’t have any cell phone credit. I’ll go easy on you.

Scale 162
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Matt Garratt, Trisha Price, David Schmaier, Rob Bernshteyn, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

We’ve invested in over 300 companies at Salesforce Ventures and have partnered with both of you closely and it’s been amazing to see this story up close and personal over the years. Trisha Price: So, how do you get people who are innovative, who can think outside the box? I was amazed by the app exchange. You can do that.

article thumbnail

The Answers to Scaling, Hiring, and Everything Else: A SaaStr Europa AMA with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin (Pod 585 + Video)

SaaStr

Even compared to where Pipedrive was in 2013, it did less. They’ve architected the way they do payments differently in Europe. Shall we innovate more in marketing or in products, kind of unique features? There’s always room for innovators, even if they’re niche solutions. It sold to very small companies.

article thumbnail

Eventbrite’s Brian Rothenberg on growing a marketplace

Intercom, Inc.

Upon joining that team, I led online marketing and user acquisition growth for about a year. Adam: What was Eventbrite like when you joined back in January 2013 comparted to today? There are trade-offs between the two, and clearly their method won out. We raised a $1.5-million How has it changed?

article thumbnail

SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with InCountry and Y Combinator — July 19, 2019

SaaStr

250: Peter Yared is the Founder & CEO @ InCountry, the startup that allows you to operate globally with data residency as a service meaning they store your mission-critical data in it’s country of origin, without compliance. Harry Stebbings: Oh it was so nice to see you in person, but I do want to start today with some context.

article thumbnail

A Decade of Learnings from Y Combinator (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

He has been a partner at Y Combinator since 2013, advised hundreds of startups, and has been active in promoting diversity efforts among startup founders. If your payment system works, you’re not going to rip it out. Michael Seibel is CEO and a partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of two startups – Justin.tv and Socialcam.