SaaStr

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

David’s first foray into SaaS was in 1999 when he joined a startup that would become PayPal, starting as the product leader and later as the COO. Head of Marketing. Positions Needed: Demand Gen, Product Marketing, Sales Enablement, Events/Community. Director of Finance. VP Product (11 Employees).

CTO Hire 237

CTO Hire Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting CTO 237

SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2020

First, I was the founder or CEO of PayPal during the PayPal Mafia period, and I was a self-taught product person, I learned how to do product management operations there. The first system is what I call the sales finance system. And, the second system is what I call the product marketing system.

Startup 272

Startup Software Review Scale Systems Review 272

SaaStr

JULY 3, 2020

David Sacks (Yammer, PayPal) shares how to navigate from 50-500 employees. First, I was the founding era CEO of PayPal during the PayPal Mafia period, and I was a self taught product person, I learned how to do product management operations there. The first system is what I call the sales finance system.

Software Review 182

Software Review Systems Review Scale Startup 182

SaaStr

JUNE 11, 2019

Keith began his career in the industry as a senior executive at PayPal and subsequently served in influential roles at LinkedIn and as chief operating officer of Square. Early teams of PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, and now GP at Khosla Ventures. And you’ve been on the early teams at several companies now: LinkedIn, PayPal, Square-.

Merchant Services 219

Merchant Services Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring Scale 219

SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2019

Keith began his career in the industry as a senior executive at PayPal and subsequently served in influential roles at LinkedIn and as chief operating officer of Square. Early teams of PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, and now GP at Khosla Ventures. And you’ve been on the early teams at several companies now: LinkedIn, PayPal, Square-.

Merchant Services 191

Merchant Services Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring Scale 191

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2019

Again, to make it very simple, think about that just like a PayPal, but for the enterprise, for the Fortune 500 in the world. I think it was Tom Tunguz from Redpoint who said, “Whenever you’re in doubt about product market fit, just double your price, and if the customer is still buying, you have more room to go.

Payment Solutions 146

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 146