SaaStr

JUNE 11, 2019

Keith began his career in the industry as a senior executive at PayPal and subsequently served in influential roles at LinkedIn and as chief operating officer of Square. Early teams of PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, and now GP at Khosla Ventures. And you’ve been on the early teams at several companies now: LinkedIn, PayPal, Square-.

Merchant Services 274

Merchant Services Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring Scale 274

Sales Hacker

JULY 8, 2020

Michael is a member of Revenue Collective, but perhaps most importantly, he’s the chief sales and strategy officer for Compass, that fast-growing real estate behemoth. Michael talks about how he does that at scale and how he thinks about scale. Michael talks about how he does that at scale and how he thinks about scale.

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SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2019

Keith began his career in the industry as a senior executive at PayPal and subsequently served in influential roles at LinkedIn and as chief operating officer of Square. Early teams of PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, and now GP at Khosla Ventures. And you’ve been on the early teams at several companies now: LinkedIn, PayPal, Square-.

Merchant Services 222

Merchant Services Part-Time VPE Sales Hiring Scale 222

Stax

AUGUST 20, 2024

And it’s all thanks to embedded finance and embedded fintech. Embedded finance isn’t entirely a new concept. Airline credit cards, payment plans for costly items, and car rental insurance are forms of embedded finance that have been around for a while. Everything is done under one platform.

Payments 88

Payments Payment Methods Merchant Services Finance 88

User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2025

PayPal nailed the referral game, offering $10 to anyone who invited a friend and $10 to the friend who joined. If youre building a personal finance app, r/finance would be a great place to see what problems your users are facing. If you want to scale faster, paid campaigns still work. Those are the posts that get noticed.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

There are two common modes here in lead gen and peer to peer e.g. Zillow, Thumbtack, Craigslist. Unless you were a very large creator who could afford complicated and expensive enterprise software, you were likely stitching together a PayPal merchant account and a spreadsheet. Square, Styleseat, Mindbody. It’s a bit of a free for all.

Marketplace as a Service 141

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 141

Tom Tunguz

JUNE 26, 2013

Companies including Capital Access Network, Kyriba, The Receivables Exchange, Biz2Credit, C2FO, Axial and others provide access to capital at scale to these enterprises. POS reinvention - Retailers are reaping the rewards of the reinvention of the point-of-sale terminal for retailers.

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Merchant Services Payments Point of Sale Startup 100

Baremetrics

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It’s natural to lose interest or just not have the resources to keep a startup going or scaling. Scalability Other Factors That Affect the Sales Multiple How to Make Your SaaS Business More Attractive and Valuable 1. By that point, you might not have the motivation or capital to scale it to the next level.

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SaaS Payments Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review 105

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plus, understanding your numbers can lead to smarter business decisions and improved overall business health/performance as well. You can even schedule a call with a sales rep for each accounting software to walk through your list of requirements to make sure they can handle everything you’re looking for.

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Payment Solutions Software Review Software Payment Methods 145

Chart Mogul

APRIL 27, 2023

After years of using generic CRMs that are ill-suited for our product-led B2B SaaS model, we’re using ChartMogul CRM, the only CRM tailor-made for SaaS sales teams like us. Even comparing conversion rates in our self-serve funnel with our sales-led motion took a lot of Excel magic. All the data would be in one place.

Scale 52

Scale Forecasting PayPal Payment Features 52

Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

Plus, since your customers pay the same price each month, a subscription box offers some degree of stability in your revenue stream, which helps you predict your finances more accurately. It’s also easier to scale your shipping requirements to suit growing demand. You need to make sure your website can handle making sales.

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Outsourcing Services Payment Methods Payment Features Subscription 123

Neil Patel

AUGUST 27, 2020

To choose a POS system, start by considering what your business needs are – accept payments, process sales, track inventory, CRM integration, manage employees, etc. Most POS systems have customized plans if your annual sales volume exceeds $250,000 or if you have to install them on multiple locations. Ease of Use.

Point of Sale 143

Point of Sale Payment Solutions Payment Methods Systems Review 143

FastSpring

JANUARY 17, 2023

To learn more about how FastSpring can help you scale quickly, sign up for a free account or request a demo. Let FastSpring Gather and Remit VAT and Sales Tax for You. Let FastSpring Gather and Remit VAT and Sales Tax for You. We also take the lead on any audits. Net sales by product. Total transactions by country.

Payments 125

Payments Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Services 125

Baremetrics

MAY 20, 2021

As your business grows, both in terms of scale and complexity, financial management becomes more challenging. This solution connects operational data across finance, sales, and operations. Why Use Financial Forecast Software? Jirav is best suited for businesses that have five to 500 employees.

Payment Solutions 87

Payment Solutions Forecasting Payments SaaS Payments 87

Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

So when my co founder William and I first founded Plaid, we had this vision that we wanted to create, tools to help consumers better analyze their finances. Once we got to about 15 or so connections, we then started having very serious conversations with Venmo, and that was the first kind of big customer that ended up really scaling with us.

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Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Banking Outsourced Development 93

Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In most cases, your payment software or point-of-sale (POS) will offer an app that allows you to take NFC payments from mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay or Google Pay. Customers can then scan the code and make payments quickly leading to shorter queues at checkout and with minimal interaction with the cashier.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Methods Mobile Payments Payment Services 88

SaaStr

JUNE 20, 2019

We started a company with engineers and a few sales people and for a long time that’s the only two major roles we have in the company. Paypal took a 10 billion haircut in market value and all of a sudden my LinkedIn, email, phone, Adyen, what is this? That’s been a major focus. Can you guys introduce us to this company?

Payment Methods 164

Payment Methods Merchant Services Payments Payment Services 164

Panintelligence

JULY 22, 2024

Wearable devices enable secure, contactless payments, and smart home devices assist in managing personal finances, offering convenience and efficiency. 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

All that Saas

MAY 1, 2021

It helps you strategize, generate, and monitor your campaigns, leading to brand up growth. It includes followers, engagement scale, contact, and more. Paid plans are available via an inquiry to the sales team. TRIBE is one of the leading influencer marketing software, that aims to connect global brands with micro-influencers.

Payments 52

Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Services 52

Frontegg

MARCH 22, 2023

” In subsequent years, famous journalists, leading analysts at Gartner, and technologists at major technology companies such as IBM and Google all said passwords were insufficient. Members of FIDO include Google, Apple, PayPal, Microsoft, Facebook and hundreds of other companies. Is this the first access after a credential reset?

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Systems Review Merchant Services 52

Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 20, 2020

There are two common modes here in lead gen and peer to peer e.g. Zillow, Thumbtack, Craigslist. Unless you were a very large creator who could afford complicated and expensive enterprise software, you were likely stitching together a PayPal merchant account and a spreadsheet. Square, Styleseat, Mindbody. It’s a bit of a free for all.

Marketplace as a Service 40

Marketplace as a Service Business Model SaaS Payments Payments 40

Natalia Luneva

APRIL 24, 2025

With robust compliance features and international support, Stripe Connect serves as a cornerstone for businesses looking to scale their operations globally. With competitive exchange rates and no hidden fees, it ensures cost-effective international transactions, helping businesses scale globally while maintaining profitability.

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Stripe Connect Merchant Services Payment Services Payments 40

Neil Patel

JANUARY 11, 2023

Article sponsored by PayPal. When we talk about leaders in the contactless payments space, we must talk about PayPal. With a user share of 82%, PayPal is the most used online payment service in the U.S. Let’s dig into why this is important and how PayPal enterprise solutions can help. I’m not the only one who thinks this.

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PayPal Payment Solutions Payment Methods Merchant Services 80

Intercom, Inc.

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Because an honest review from your customers – someone’s colleagues, friends, and family – is much more persuasive than any sales pitch or ad you’ve got. This is Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on driving business growth through customer relationships. Liam: So, focusing on the customer leads to profitability. Liam: Right.

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Payment Methods Scale Social Media Airlines 206

SaaStr

MARCH 13, 2020

and Robert Vis of MessageBird will walk through lessons learned to survive hypergrowth and what will make a difference when it comes to scaling. So at about 13, I set up an eBay business, and we actually used PayPal obviously to process all of the payments. Harry Hurst: There’s an alternative to that, diluted equity financing.

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SaaS Payments Payment Methods Finance Payments 251

SaaStr

AUGUST 6, 2019

Most of you who ever have done enterprise sales, you know enterprise sales are spreadsheet-driven. Again, to make it very simple, think about that just like a PayPal, but for the enterprise, for the Fortune 500 in the world. It’s roughly twice of the best practice standard for most large scale enterprise SaaS companies.

Payment Solutions 182

Payment Solutions Payments Outsourcing Services SaaS Payments 182

SaaStr

JULY 15, 2020

There was this joke on Twitter the other day, someone who was pointing out how on your LinkedIn you said PayPal, it exited at a billion and now it’s worth 40 billion or 50 billion. Last month, housing sales in the US are actually ahead of last year, like literally ahead. I mean, for a company that had pretty good scale.

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Investment Scale Travel Venture Capital 205

Kellblog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

High-quality companies will still be financed, if on less stratospheric terms. 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.

Software Review 136

Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team Scale 136

Stax

APRIL 17, 2024

To access these functionalities, most companies work with an independent software vendor (ISV) partner, which essentially is a software company or app that works with another ISV company to drive their digital transformation and revenue sales, improve scalability, and enhance business processes.

Payments 68

Payments Merchant Services Payment Methods Payment Services 68

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Des: It would sound like you’ve gone from a scale where software companies can’t really get much bigger, and you’ve obviously come all the way down. Karen: So, we’ve talked a little bit about my background and leading up to me joining as COO. And that’s been really fun during the pandemic.

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Payment Solutions Payment Methods Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring 209

Stax

JANUARY 23, 2024

Examining reviews of Xero vs QuickBooks Online can often lead to more confusion. The former will deal with purchase orders and ringing up sales at the register, while the latter will need capabilities related to invoicing and managing client records. Both are comprehensive tools that tick all the foundational boxes.

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Payment Methods Payment Solutions Payment Features Software Review 88

How To Buy Saas

MARCH 3, 2025

Instead of sifting through customer data manually, an AI-powered CRM can: Spot potential churn risks before they happen Recommend the best times to follow up with leads Even draft emails or chat responses based on customer interactions Marketing SaaS? Finance SaaS platforms auto-reconcile expenses , flagging anything suspicious.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Software Review SaaS Payments Payment Services 52

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 23, 2020

The faster you grow, the more likely you are to achieve long-term success (and actually survive long enough to scale). Along the way, they’ve become something of a leading authority on subscription businesses. This is Season Two of Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on moving from startup to scale-up. Poor marketing.

Underperforming Technical Team 183

Underperforming Technical Team Scale Payments Payment Services 183