Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

We pulled from my prior marketplaces experience and dove into their business quickly to develop a point-of-view on the opportunity. Prior to founding Instacart, Apoorva was a fulfillment optimization software engineer from Amazon. Both offered consumers a ton of convenience through their service. billion to $20.7

Marketplace as a Service 138

Marketplace as a Service Scale Underperforming Technical Team Construction 138

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

It wasn’t the case 20 or even 10 years ago, where the business models of the internet were more focused on eCommerce, marketplaces, or even advertising. The second constituent there is the developer. Why do developers love SaaS products? Low touch you’re gonna talk a lot about what we call customer success teams.

SaaS Payments 241

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 241

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Never believe that doubting yourself is a bad thing. That company only lasted another year before they were out of business, so it was a poor use of my energy, time, and being away from my family – a lesson I work to pass on to others new in roles today. Invest in your development internally and externally. Anita Nielsen.

Scale 130

Scale Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 130

SaaStr

DECEMBER 10, 2019

WePay is a payments company for platform businesses like marketplaces, crowdfunding sites & small business software. We grew our team by 50% this year, continuing to grow. Chase Merchant Services that we’re now a part of processes $1.2 So I think like anything it’s been good and bad.

Payment Services 136

Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 136