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Extreme Product Design: Building Things People Actually Use with Stripe CTO David Singleton (Pod 636 + Video)

SaaStr

Many companies believe excellent product design comes from hiring the best engineers and signing up for the latest software instead of building from the users’ perspectives. Stripe’s CTO, David Singleton, shares how they use a system of feedback, iteration, and fast shipping to create products that meet users’ expectations.

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Usio + ues.io: App Development with Integrated Payments

USIO

Announces Partnership with Usio as Preferred Payment Integration Partner for USA Customers Chattanooga, Tennessee – 17 June 2024 – ues.io, the leading no-code/pro-code platform for building enterprise applications with AI, today announced a strategic partnership with Usio , a trusted leader in integrated payment solutions.

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8 Things That Change When Your Company is Acquired

SaaStr

Unless there is a huge earn-out or retention payment tied to performance, the pressure is partially off. Most surprisingly, my CTO — the most start-up-ey guy I know — is still there. You may be asked to own new stuff beyond just what your company / app does. Contingent payments incent — and modify — behavior.

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Dear SaaStr: What’s It Like to Have Your Company Acquired by One of the Tech Giants?

SaaStr

Unless there is a huge earn-out or retention payment tied to performance, the pressure is off. Most surprisingly, my CTO — the most start-up-ey guy I know — is still there. You may be asked to own new stuff beyond just what your company / app does. Contingent payments incent — and modify — behavior. It’s a lot of change.

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Videos: D2C Web Shops for Mobile Games at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

FastSpring

Panel discussion with four industry experts: “Is Using a Web Shop or Third-Party Payment Solution Worth It?” Watch the Video Panel Discussion: Is Using a Web Shop or Third-Party Payment Solution Worth It? Spend less time managing your payments and compliance and more time making great games!

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Why Sales Tax Compliance Matters for Growing SaaS Companies

SaaStr

Or 2) File sales tax returns online through a sales tax solution that tells you when, where, and what you need to remit. Our first introduction to sales tax was dealing with it as a liability,” CTO and Co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson says. “We Your tax payments are also made for you with TaxJar’s AutoFile. .

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Okta’s Playbook to PLG, Developer Experience, and Enterprise ARR

SaaStr

Selling to Developers Let’s look at software developers as your target customers, as users and buyers. Most software developers are skeptical. When building developer-focused products, usage can skyrocket at any point, so you have to ensure your systems can handle it. Can your product handle the system if disaster happens?