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The Early Days: How Deel Went From $1m to $100m ARR in Just 20 Months

SaaStr

I dream about clients telling me, ‘Hey, I did not receive my payment today. ” In Y Combinator’s 10-week program, Deel burned through 20% of their time selling a payments platform that nobody wanted. ” The Discovery : Companies didn’t just need payments—they needed payments plus compliance.

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Can Mobile Games Really Achieve >50% of Revenue From D2C?

FastSpring

In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview gaming D2C and creator marketing expert Justin Sacks of Nexus about his thoughts on: What winning strategies AAA and AA publishers use for D2C in mobile. Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. Jump to video. Jump to transcript.

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Breaking Into Asia? Benchmarking Data and Insights on SaaS Subscriptions in Asia

FastSpring

Leverage Popular Local Payment Methods Simplifying the payment process is essential, especially for annual plans. Offering widely-used local payment options — such as AliPay or WeChat Pay — helps reduce friction at checkout and boosts customer satisfaction, leading to higher renewal rates.

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How to Create an Interactive Product Demo to Close Deals Faster

User Pilot

Product demos can be used at various stages in the customer journey, such as on your website to engage potential customers, in email campaigns to nurture leads, during sales calls to provide a “try before you buy” experience, and for customer onboarding to help new users get up to speed quickly. Dropbox’s product tour.

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What’s Next in Payments: A Memo to the GenAI Companies

Stax

Ever wondered how AI is shaping the world of payments? His expertise provides a unique window into the cutting-edge developments shaping the future of payments. From identifying fraudsters to revolutionizing customer service, Mark explained how AI is already making waves in payments.

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Why Direct to Consumer Is No Longer Optional for Game Studios, on the Player Driven Podcast

FastSpring

To read more key highlights from Chip’s interview or find more episodes, visit Player Driven’s website. Learn more about Nexus’s game-optimized web shops with FastSpring payments and tax compliance here. Spend less time managing your payments and compliance and more time making great games!

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Payment Horror Stories: The How and Why Behind the Most Vicious Attacks on Your Payment Stack

FastSpring

In this episode of Growth Stage, we interview payments industry legend and VP of Payments at FastSpring, Jeremy Waxman about his thoughts on what the most common payment stack attacks are, why bad actors choose those particular types of attacks, and what you can do to make your payment stack more secure regardless of who your payment provider is.