Roberts: Most SaaS businesses will likely continue using Stripe
Jeff Roberts · Episode 658 | As a SaaS Founder, When Should You Care About Sales... · Apr 25, 2023 · at 11:22
Jeff Roberts, co-founder of Outseta, discusses whether SaaS founders will adopt Merchants of Record or keep using Stripe with tax compliance add-ons.
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“I think most SaaS businesses will probably opt towards continuing to use Stripe.”
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