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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

They focused on building a payment platform that empowers international talent and independent contractors to get paid on time in a compliant way while also ensuring that companies can hire international talent and make payments efficiently. This insight led Deel to focus on solving payments and compliance.

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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. Your product reviews on the G2 platform or in video testimonials demonstrate how much users love your product. Lesson 5: Build a successful company culture. Culture is a lasting differentiator.

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Katie Burke on company culture: building a better work culture

ProfitWell

A strong people strategy can create a noticeable competitive advantage by marrying culture, innovation, leadership, and inclusiveness. While culture is something many companies try to do, getting it right takes a certain finesse. In her recent talk at Recur, Katie broke down the top cultural mistakes companies make.

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9+ Ideas for Your Next LinkedIn Carousel (+Examples)

Buffer Resources

Share company culture and employee highlights Showcase your company's culture, values, and team members through a carousel. It creates a sense of community and shows that the company values its employees. This can help to attract potential employees and customers who value a strong, inclusive company culture.

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Going Global: Key Considerations to Drive SaaS Success Abroad

OPEXEngine

High Growth SaaS Companies Get A Significant Portion of Revenues Internationally. There is a clear distinction between fast growth SaaS vendors (over 50% annual growth) and slow growth companies (less than 25% growth) between $100M-$500M. Company Maturity. Company Registration. One salesperson cannot do it all.”

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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. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. Payments has been around for thousands of years.

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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. Stripe today has more than 1,400 employees and processes billions of dollars for millions of users worldwide. Payments has been around for thousands of years.

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