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From Stealth to Unicorn in 11 Months: Top 5 Lessons Learned with Drata CEO Adam Markowitz and Cowboy Ventures Partner Amanda Robson (Video)

SaaStr

The company culture you build. You want your customers to make the payment decision as soon as possible. In that stage, consider harnessing the power of case studies and tell the words in your customers’ words that your product brings real solutions. Lesson 5: Build a successful company culture.

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In-House or Outsourced: Which Ecommerce Solution is Best for Your Business?

FastSpring

Making the “right” decision will depend on your particular setup, as well as your company culture and your anticipated growth in the future. In-House Ecommerce Solution. Having an in-house solution means your company invests resources into building an ecommerce solution for use exclusively within your organization.

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FastSpring Acquires SalesRight to Support Next Generation of Software Commerce

FastSpring

Throughout this tumultuous year, we have witnessed incredible resiliency, change, and growth in the global marketplace for software, SaaS, and digital products. We see this trend creating the need for a new approach to software commerce, which has led us to today’s exciting announcement. FastSpring Acquires SalesRight.

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$1M to $100M in 20 Months, The Hard Part: How Everything Breaks in Hypergrowth with Deel Co-Founder & CRO Shuo Wang (Video)

SaaStr

Overcoming challenges by optimizing for success In the early stages of setting up your SaaS business, it’s always a good idea to invest time thinking about the direction you want to take. ” They learned that many company founders were HR leaders who needed help managing complicated local labor laws. Support sales early.

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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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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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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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