Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Google, for example, has an ads business, a vertically integrated hardware business for the Pixel and Google Home, a developer platform in Google Play, an enterprise SaaS product in Google Cloud, consumer subscription with YouTube Music and YouTube TV, and many light marketplaces like Google Shopping and Google Flights.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

Kellblog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Going forward, while VCs clearly have dry powder , what’s unclear is their willingness to invest it. Some companies treat these as publicity stunts, talking a big vision, but not really investing. Management teams should prepare themselves for activist investors and adapt their financial profile to keep valuations high.

Software Review 118

Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team Scale 118

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2019

” So we wanted to create essentially … Well, you can probably describe it the easiest way as an anti-SAP of supply chains, something that was easy, simple, free to use, open, and easy to develop for. Third parties are developing apps for our platform. What is Tradeshift really? Just like Salesforce, we have a platform.

Payment Solutions 142

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 142

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2020

Harry has also angel invested in the likes of BreathePod and Try.com. Why does Harry believe investing in customer success is far more important than customer acquisition? * Do you have to invest in it from Day 1? What mistakes does Harry see many founders make when it comes to investing in their early brand?

SaaS Payments 207

SaaS Payments Payment Methods Finance Payments 207

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Think about what you could be doing to bring more diversity into your teams and be more inclusive as a company, and go actively out of your way in order to achieve set goals. I usually do them with Paul or people from the product teams – it’s much more fun to be on a podcast with your boss. Be open-minded. If not now, then when?”

Payment Solutions 209

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring 209

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Google, for example, has an ads business, a vertically integrated hardware business for the Pixel and Google Home, a developer platform in Google Play, an enterprise SaaS product in Google Cloud, consumer subscription with YouTube Music and YouTube TV, and many light marketplaces like Google Shopping and Google Flights.

Marketplace as a Service 52

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 52

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2019

That’s not a bad start. We are the world’s most complete and comprehensive instrumentation platform on the marketplace today, that is cloud-based, that is SaaS-based. We work with mostly modern teams. Developers were really loyal to the product, and they were able to take the product with them whenever they went.

Scale 164

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 164