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Avoid Trapdoor Decisions: 5 Lessons Learned from Scaling Stripe (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. But we provide a combination of APIs and software. They built their first company and sold it when they were teenagers. Dare I say SaaS.

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Going Global: Key Considerations to Drive SaaS Success Abroad

OPEXEngine

If you can sell from home – do,” says Daniëlle Keeven, VP of Finance at paddle.com—a merchant of record for software companies around the world. Ideally, a SaaS company would be light on its feet, and not have to register anywhere. If your solution is built to make the world a better place, it naturally extends beyond borders.

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

SaaStr

Hear about the early days of Glassdoor; tactical lessons on scaling—from building a business model and recruiting an all-star management team to advice on building a compelling, innovative company culture; and learn whyGlassdoor’s $1.2 Billion acquisition is just one milestone in the early innings of the company’s story.

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SaaStr Podcast #217: Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson on The Trapdoor Decisions to Avoid When Scaling

SaaStr

Formerly a senior leader at Google, Claire Hughes Johnson is now Chief Operating Officer at Stripe, where she’s helped guide the online payments firm through rapid growth. But we provide a combination of APIs and software. They built their first company and sold it when they were teenagers. Dare I say SaaS.

Scale 121
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To Manage a Call Center Efficiently see what Employees Really Think

Upscope

I now work internal tech support for a logistics company and love my job now and feel like a new man not tied to the phone. All the unattainable metrics, the 1984 system that constantly tracks your time, the ball and chain headset, and dumbass customers drove me to insanity.I The current solutions are not working.

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SaaStr Podcast #398 with Salsify Co-Founder & CMO Rob Gonzalez

SaaStr

398: Rob Gonzalez is the Co-Founder & CMO @ Salsify, empowering brand manufacturers to deliver the product experiences consumers demand at every point in their buying journey. I was working on a startup that was an early mobile payment platform. And there’s a lot of benefit to running a software as a service, in general.

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What Are the Different Stages of a Startup: An Introduction?

SmartKarrot

The startup stage is also called the problem/solution fit stage. One of the most important things to note here is that your first customers could be your potential brand advocates and loyal customers as well. Without the payments coming in from customers, it is difficult for startups to manage growing finances during this stage.

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