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The Riskiest Venture-Backed Startups Are 3H’s: High Growth, High Churn and High Burn

SaaStr

VCs often enable these models. They weren’t a 3H startup. SaaS + hardware, SaaS + payments, etc. So be extra careful here — you have to be even more efficient than pure SaaS. Those two are tough but founders find a way. And High Burn. Blitz scaling. But we aren’t all HubSpot.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

The Latin American SaaS landscape is hustling and bustling, having seen more IPOs in the last 6 months than the previous 20 years combined. We will gather 300 leading SaaS founders, executives and investors for three days packed with opportunities and rich exchange of knowledge to push the whole ecosystem forward. Founded : 2013.

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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

The problem with selling your startup is the long exit time. Who wants to wait almost a decade to buy a startup when the face of tech is evolving at such a rapid pace? Micro startup acquisitions. But before we dive into that, we need to look into what micro startup acquisitions are and why you need to sit up and take notice.

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How an Estonia-based SaaS Grew to €10M ARR by Expanding Across 3 Continents?

FastSpring

Learn more about how FastSpring helps SaaS and software companies collect and remit taxes globally or localize and accept global payments. Messente is a global messaging SaaS that helps companies send SMS messages and PIN codes in countries around the world. Note: If you’re expanding to new regions, we can help.

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Stripe vs. Profitwell

Baremetrics

Hopper How can you know if your SaaS business is profitable or not? That’s where SaaS metrics come into play and tell you what you need to know. To get a brief overview: Profitwell is a tool that can provide analytics for SaaS businesses. It has a variety of tools that monitor and analyze the performance of SaaS businesses.

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Stripe vs. Braintree: Which is Right for Your Business?

Baremetrics

If your eCommerce business needs an online payment processor, perhaps you're considering Stripe vs. Braintree. Online payment platforms make it possible to send and receive payments. Braintree is a PayPal company that provides online-only credit card processing for all businesses, including those who sell internationally.

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

SaaStr

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. What does this mean for startups and tech companies? There is no startup ecosystem to speak of. For example, in Kenya. Can they be done there? First of all, capital.

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