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Today on the show we have Andrew Davies, the CMO of Paddle.
In this episode, Andrew shares his experience tackling the "champagne problems" that SaaS companies face as they scale globally.
We then discussed how Paddle repositioned itself through the merchant of record model and brought a legacy concept back into the spotlight.
We wrapped up by discussing the company's strategic phases, the ProfitWell acquisition, and the challenges of narrowing ICP without losing growth momentum.
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1. E291 | From Champagne Problems to Category Creation: The Rise of Paddle’s Merchant of Record Play with Andrew Davies (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Paddle and the “champagne problems” of SaaS (00:01:41)
3. Why global payments are so broken for startups (00:04:43)
4. The phases of growth and strategy shifts at Paddle (00:09:09)
5. Building brand and demand through content (00:14:45)
6. The ProfitWell acquisition: motivations and lessons (00:19:18)
7. Why Merchant of Record is now front and center (00:25:53)
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9. What’s next: AI, bundling, and redefining product scope (00:38:59)
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Today on the show we have Andrew Davies, the CMO of Paddle.
In this episode, Andrew shares his experience tackling the "champagne problems" that SaaS companies face as they scale globally.
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6. The ProfitWell acquisition: motivations and lessons (00:19:18)
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