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Six Lessons on How to Build a Platform that Fuels an Ecosystem with Plaid (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Companies that have access to more accurate financial data have the ability to develop seamless exchanges of information, providing consumers with improved ways to manage their finances. Zach : SaaS-ish. Ari : SaaS-ish. But we tend to differentiate the way that we think about ourselves from SaaS in inverted ways.

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Ten Pearls Of Enterprise Software Startup Wisdom From My Friend Mark Tice

Kellblog

Mark’s a seasoned startup executive, he’s go-to-market oriented, and he has some large-company chops that he developed earlier in his career. Thinking that your first VP of Sales will take you from $0 to $100M. (DK: I think the highest-risk job in Silicon Valley is first VP of Sales at a startup and this is one reason why.).

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Channel Sales for SaaS: What It Is, When it Works, and How to Build Your Own

OpenView Labs

Some of the most successful and influential SaaS companies include channel sales in their go-to-market strategy. For the uninitiated, channel sales refers to the process of partnering with third parties to get your product into the end user’s hands. Channel Sales versus Direct Sales – The Good and the Bad.