SaaStr

JULY 2, 2024

In 2009, that spiked to 35%. You can see the word cloud of different terms from the 2023 YC batch, and we’ll likely see more over the years as these businesses mature. That doesn’t mean they were all great returns along the way, but if you got into Amazon, Yahoo, eBay, or PayPal, you did quite well.

Venture Capital 305

Venture Capital Management Scale AI 305

SaaStr

MAY 15, 2019

About Mikkel… According to Mikkel “the cloud’s biggest days are yet to come”, his stories of a time when “the cloud” wasn’t exactly the reality it is today inspired SaaStr attendees to heavily bookmark his session ahead of the event. He moved the company to San Francisco in 2009. Mikkel Svane Zendesk Founder/CEO.

Sales Recruiting 173

Sales Recruiting Software Review Technical Review PayPal 173

Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

Mobile credit card processing first came on the scene when Square released its original mobile credit card reader in 2009 and by the early 2010s, it had become a common method of accepting payments for small businesses. Popular mobile payment solutions include Square, PayPal Here, and Shopify POS.

Payment Services 88

Payment Services Payment Methods Merchant Services Payment Solutions 88

Panintelligence

JULY 22, 2024

Cloud Computing: Enables scalable, cost-effective financial services with global accessibility. Cloud computing allows Fintech companies to quickly adapt, deploy new services, and scale operations without significant upfront investments, reducing costs and enhancing innovation.

Payments 52

Payments Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Solutions 52

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2019

We looked at the world in 2008, 2009, and we said, “How come it’s almost impossible to connect two companies to do business, especially if they have complex business processes, but we can all connect as consumers on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, every single day we want to do business? We really wanted to simplify supply chains.

Payment Solutions 182

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 182

Kellblog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Former Redpoint VC Tomasz Tunguz pointed out that product-led growth (PLG) firms are less profitable than sales-led growth firms, poking a hole in the “product sells itself” myth, and clouding dreams of liberation from costly S&M departments. What drove people to the trial again, anyway?)

Software Review 136

Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team Scale 136

SaaStr

JANUARY 7, 2021

Most of us think a lot about standard B2B SaaS and Cloud subscriptions, but we are still new to the issues, challenges, and opportunities in mobile subscriptions. SaaStr 320: SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Gainsight CEO Nick Mehta on What It Was Like in 2008-2009 and What We Can Expect for 2020.

Scale 298

Scale Sales Hiring Scaling B2B 298