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Iterative Approach to Localized Marketing for SaaS & Software

FastSpring

I interviewed him for insights into how to build a global growth strategy, especially when it comes to localization. Look for existing ecosystems of websites, communities and social presence that exist in that geography around your topic. “So Leave the technical challenges of selling around the world to us.

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What Brands Look for When Considering Acquiring Software Companies

FastSpring

As the Director of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships at WP Engine , Carl has worked on many acquisitions and partnerships, including brands like Flywheel, Perfect Dashboard, Block Lab, and recently, Delicious Brains. Now that was something you found online and bought in person. Jump to highlights.

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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. Know who is the foundation of your product and build your product for that user (in Stripe’s case, developers). I’m an execution person.

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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. Our team is in Room 111. They were self taught developers. Payments has been around for thousands of years. Dare I say SaaS. Your registration.

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop? Moving forward in your career, avoid the trap of doing work that feels high-impact, but it’s actually not , or work that makes you look good at the expense of the project and the team. How do people move into staff engineering roles?

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

It’s been 10 years since co-founders Eoghan McCabe , Des Traynor , David Barrett , and Ciaran Lee sat in a small Dublin coffee shop and dreamed of making internet business personal, and we’re still every bit as excited. Later’s Farhan Virji on adapting B2C support strategies for B2B teams. 10 years of making internet business personal.

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When should you hire a CFO?

Point Nine Land

Lemkin recently posted a tweetstorm about his observation that most startups are bad at finance. is but an experienced finance person can play a vital role in internationalisation as well. Contract reviews with big clients, compliance matters, any type of changes of law, tax audits, dealing with advisors, etc. Like, all of them.