SaaS Distribution Channel: Partner Deals to $100M ARR
About this episode
Zhong Xu discusses how he scaled Deliverect to nearly $100M ARR through strategic partnerships and innovative MVP strategies.
100 restaurants. Every order processed manually. Zero lines of code. Zhong Xu built Deliverect by turning integration partners into a SaaS distribution channel that scaled his product 10x faster than direct sales. Here's how he reached 80,000 restaurants and nearly $100M ARR through partnerships instead of cold outreach. Zhong shares why he launched with a Wizard of Oz MVP, how he convinced competing software companies to distribute his product, and why he opened 10 offices in a single quarter during COVID to block local incumbents before they could form. Plus: Zhong's take on why AI might turn his platform into commodity infrastructure - and his strategy to stay ahead. Deliverect connects delivery platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash to restaurant systems across 50 countries. Zhong previously co-founded a restaurant software company that merged with Lightspeed, which IPO'd in 2019. This episode is brought to you by: 💖 Gearheart → Book a free consult and get the first 20 hours free 🌎 ThreatLocker → Book a demo 🔑 Key Lessons 🚀 Build a SaaS distribution channel through integration partnerships: Zhong partnered with 10+ software companies who each brought 100 restaurants…
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