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The Keys to Getting to $500M ARR In Just 7 Years with Attentive’s CEO

SaaStr

Everyone knew mobile commerce was exploding (from 15% in 2014 to 75% in 2024), but reaching customers on mobile was broken. Their patented TwAP technology that lets customers opt-in with a single click, automatically opening their messages app with a pre-composed text. The result?

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Strategic Finance in Today’s Market: A Tactical Guide to Building & Scaling Your Team with IVP

SaaStr

Instead, due to a decade-long exodus from Wall Street, the strategic CFO has burst onto the tech scene. I think what we’re seeing in all of our portfolio companies and tech at large is that finance is increasingly seen as strategic, and they now have a seat at the table when it comes to making major decisions at the company.”

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Collect’s founder Alex Delivet on automating data collection

Intercom, Inc.

If you’re short on time, here are a few quick takeaways: If you’re starting a business, make sure you have the technical skills to build, manage, and grow your services internally. Where does your interest in SaaS and tech come from? I was passionate about tech and coding. None of us had technical skills. Alex: A lot.

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Stax Celebrates 10 Years: Looking Back at a Decade of Growth and Payment Innovations

Stax

The year 2024 is a special one for everyone at Stax because we’re celebrating a decade of transforming the payments industry and supporting our merchants and partners with innovative technologies and unwavering support. ” The early years (2014-2018) The first four years of Stax were the quintessential startup experience.

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Avoid Trapdoor Decisions: 5 Lessons Learned from Scaling Stripe (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I know that sounds kind of wonky, which is very Stripe actually, but only 3% of commerce happens online today, which is really shocking when you think about how much technology matters to people’s lives. And that’s new integrations, new payment methods, and new compliance schemes around the world. So what did Stripe do?

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Tap to Pay: What It Is and How It Works

Stax

Since the first plastic credit card was issued by American Express in 1959 , payment tech progress has been growing exponentially. EMV chip card technology had a good two decades or so, beginning in the mid-’90s. NFC technology is in the midst of an evolution. Contactless payments became a must-have during COVID.

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Salesforce vs HubSpot: CRM Titans Compared for 2025

How To Buy Saas

HubSpot introduced its free CRM in 2014, lowering the barrier for small businesses to start managing contacts and pipelines without cost. Designed for non-technical users. HubSpots automation is often praised for allowing non-technical users to set up triggers and actions in minutes. UI (Lightning) is powerful but can feel busy.

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