BetterCommerce

10 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 22, 2024 by Vikram Saxena · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Mar 22, 2024 positive
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Vikram Saxena: BetterCommerce runs a flat system at over 100 employees
“And now we are more than a hundred people and the system still runs and it runs beautifully.”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 15:30 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024 positive
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Saxena: BetterCommerce will reach profitability in 2024
“We'll get to profitability as well this year.”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 19:11 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024
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BetterCommerce splits its 100 employees evenly between product and services
“Our product company is about 50 people and our services business is another 50 people that works for a large business separately and on its own.”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 18:35 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024
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BetterCommerce has about 100 employees in a 7,500 sq ft Indian office
“We've got about a hundred people sitting in the office. It's about a 7500 square foot area. [1008] Sean Weisbrot: That's in India. [1009] Vikram Saxena: That's in India.”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 16:44 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024 neutral
Disclosure
Saxena plans to achieve complete financial independence within 5-6 years
“And my goal is next five to six years, I'm going to get money out of my equation completely”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 13:22 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024 positive
Disclosure
CEO Saxena still codes for 100-employee BetterCommerce for personal joy
“Even today, you know, a lot of people say you are the CEO and the founder of the company. You have a hundred people working under you. Why do you still have to code? You shouldn't be coding. I said, no, I draw joy out of it. It's not out of compulsion. It's my…”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 13:27 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024
Disclosure
Saxena plays glow-in-the-dark golf at 5:30 AM before work
“I wake up at four 30, I leave my house at five, and I tee off at 5:30 in the dark with glow balls. And I do that because then I can finish almost 14 to 15 holes by nine, get shower, and get to office by 10, 10, 30. That's pretty much three, four days routine i…”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 40:28 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024
Disclosure
Saxena will consider selling BetterCommerce once it reaches 30 to 50 customers
“I want to build it to a good state, potentially sell it to about 40, 50 customers. And that's when I would start considering, or maybe more than 30 customers, I would start considering doing that.”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 18:05 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024 positive
Disclosure
Saxena prioritizes BetterCommerce employees over customers in his business philosophy
“Customers are always very important. But the people that work with you, I put them at a higher, you know, pedestal.”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 30:57 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
Mar 22, 2024 negative
Disclosure
BetterCommerce cut UK office team due to low return on investment
“We did have it. [1014] Vikram Saxena: Them. [1015] SPEAKER_10: Two, three people. [1015] Vikram Saxena: But then gradually, you know, we cut short on them. We weren't getting enough value out of that. So we cut short on them. And I do most of the outreach and …”
Vikram Saxena Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 16:53 Golf at 5:30am in the Dark Changed Everything About How He Runs His Company
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