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The Startup Sector That’s Quietly Booming

Tom Tunguz

I count seven major categories of innovation to date: Math Based Currencies/Payment Networks - Bitcoin might be the most well-known and best publicized math-based currency, but there are a handful of others in the market, like OpenCoin and LiteCoin. Consumer Credit - After the crash of 2008, bank lending collapsed.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly: ChartMogul’s Nick Franklin on navigating hypergrowth

Intercom, Inc.

He compares evergreen content to a bank account – you start with small incremental gains and with interest accumulating over time, it can yield enormous results. Integrations with other products can add valuable functionality making your own product stickier. Today they boast more than 20 integrations.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Pipe and MessageBird — March 13, 2020

SaaStr

So at about 13, I set up an eBay business, and we actually used PayPal obviously to process all of the payments. And I think the SMB mid-market sector is actually what’s fueling this tremendous growth we’re seeing year over year. This is actually one of the most exciting developments for me in SaaS.

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Simple Frameworks For Success (Full Video + Success)

OnStartups

Would I want my bank accounts and all my accounts published on the web? Because the temptation is always once you start having customers and revenues are growing, things like that, is just to kind of, what we call drag the spreadsheets. And then I met Brian in grad school and we both have this kind of shared passion for SMB.

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Simple Frameworks For Success (Full Video + Success)

OnStartups

Would I want my bank accounts and all my accounts published on the web? Because the temptation is always once you start having customers and revenues are growing, things like that, is just to kind of, what we call drag the spreadsheets. And then I met Brian in grad school and we both have this kind of shared passion for SMB.