Padelford: Standalone POS software is commoditizing to zero value
Loren Padelford · The Secrets to Selling and Scaling in Vertical SaaS with Slice's CRO · Oct 8, 2024 · at 12:48
Loren Padelford (CRO of Slice, ex-Shopify Plus) discusses why vertical SaaS platforms must expand beyond basic point-of-sale systems.
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“No single, like if you're POS only, like POS will get commoditized to zero and basically already is. Most POS companies alone are making all of their money on the rake of the transaction and not no one's like the hardware is now zero that you have to start.”
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