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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower SaaS

The conversations are interesting and varied because they’re about new, exciting, different things. Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What are the rules for subscriptions?

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30+ Incredible New Speakers for 2021 SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad. Billi Jo Wright, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Payrix. Dave Walters, CTO, Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO, AgentSync. Suzanne Xie, Head of Invoicing @ Stripe. Take a look at our latest speaker additions here: Martin Mickos, CEO, HackerOne, Inc. Zach Kitschke, CMO, Canva.

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Why Sales Tax Compliance Matters for Growing SaaS Companies

SaaStr

And, when you do, do you even think about sale tax compliance? As you scale up, it’s essential to ensure that your sales tax management process is accurate and automated, so you don’t run into compliance issues in the future. . Let’s explore a few more ways in which sales tax compliance could impact your growing business.

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5 Secrets to Moving Upmarket – How the Right Sales Tax Technology Can Support SaaS Growth

SaaStr

That makes sales tax compliance easy to ignore… until it becomes a problem. . So even the freshest new SaaS startup celebrating their 50th customer may find themselves dealing with sales tax in multiple states. . The first step to sales tax compliance is knowing if what you sell is even taxable.

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The most common mistake SaaS companies make on sales tax collection and filings

SaaStr

They learned the importance of sales tax compliance the hard way—when they had to pay millions in back taxes. Early on, Basecamp had to deal with banks that were wary of their subscription plans. Meanwhile, new tax legislation for SaaS companies was brewing. It’s not hard to understand how Basecamp got this wrong.

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Drata’s CEO Adam Markowitz on creating a culture of cyber security

Intercom, Inc.

In today’s data-driven SaaS scene, these can affect hundreds of millions of users and cause damage in the billions of dollars, and as compliance frameworks become requirements to do business, businesses are turning to third-party services that can help expedite and facilitate the process. And that’s where people like Adam Markowitz come in.

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Top Global SaaS Trends You Should Know with Google Cloud and Zenoss (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

In the last two years there have been so many new services around security, around machine learning that literally did not exist. What about compliance? What is their biggest challenge and what should they be focused on, whether they’re a CEO or a CTO, what would you say they should be focused on today?

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