SaaStr

JANUARY 30, 2023

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.

Sales Hiring 238

Sales Hiring Payment Services SaaS Payments Scale 238

Chargify

APRIL 23, 2019

The “primary risk [during pre-startup] is the failure to design a business plan and strategy that will enable the company to become profitable as it makes sales and earns revenue. You’ll also hear this stage called validation or the product/market fit stage. Finding channel/market fit.

Scale 74

Scale SaaS Payments Scaling Payment Services 74

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

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.

Scale 132

Scale SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting Payment Services 132

OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

At Stripe , we build infrastructure that allows internet businesses big and small to accept payments from anywhere. The businesses we serve are either global, or on a path to it, so Stripe has to be global too. Despite what the business books might tell you, there’s no playbook for new market entry.

Payment Methods 40

Payment Methods Sales Hiring Payment Services Payments 40

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

How should sales and marketing work together on pricing? I was working on a startup that was an early mobile payment platform. It was basically using Bluetooth and an app on PalmPilots to do wireless payments in restaurants. Ultimately, what we’re building is a multi-channel commerce platform.

SaaS Payments 267

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Services Payment Solutions 267

SmartKarrot

MAY 17, 2022

Working on the MVP and improving the core features, so you achieve the right product/market fit Hiring the key personnel who understand the mission/vision Getting the payment from customers Collecting the seed money. You have also established yourself in the market. This is the stage where the following things happen –.

Startup 10

Startup SaaS Payments Payment Services Sales Hiring 10

OpenView Labs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

As the balance of power within companies shifts to technical roles, and sales teams understand that selling to developers is about building with them, not talking at them – progress is being made. Still, many shy away, creating an advantage for those companies that can engage. This isn’t the typical SaaS sales approach.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Payments 40