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My particular pain point is how to have a Stripe account living in an unsupported country (Brazil). Is Stripe Atlas the best solution? I am starting two very
by soneca 9y ago
My particular pain point is how to have a Stripe account living in an unsupported country (Brazil).
Is Stripe Atlas the best solution?
I am starting two very modest side business intending to sell to international customers (mostly US+Canada initially). One SaaS and one content membership.
Any ideas?
- hoschicz 9y agoPick a different billing provider instead of Stripe.
- soneca 9y agoThat seems to be the solution. But for the side-project of content membership, I am using this new startup https://www.substack.com/ https://www.substack.com/. I really like their platform and business model, it is a perfect match for my needs... except they only accept Stripe for monetization of my newsletter.
- tabacof 9y agoHi Soneca, I am also a Brazilian starting two very modest side business intending to sell to international customers: 1) https://www.deploir.com https://www.deploir.com 2) https://www.whoworth.com https://www.whoworth.com What a coincidence, huh? In the beginning I also considered Atlas, but that seemed way too much trouble and expenses for two businesses that may or may not be viable. In the end, I decided to go with Paddle (https://paddle.com/ https://paddle.com/). The integration was really easy, it is just a button that links to my subscription plans (with webhooks that alert my server when subscriptions are created and paid). As Brazilians say, we should "exchange stickers".
- soneca 9y agoTook some time to understand the "exchange stickers" translation! :) But sure, my email is in my profile! Thanks for the Paddle recommendation.
- fernandotakai 9y agothanks for the recommendation -- i'm also a brazilian and i was wondering how much of a hassle would be to do all that for some business i have on the side.
- leoalves 9y agoI might be wrong. But I think the reason they created Atlas was to give Stripe access to non supported countries. They will do all the work with incorporation, opening bank account, etc. And you will operate your business from the US bank account. After your business has a credit history you can even have credit cards. You will probably need an accountant in Brazil to see how you declare your business entity in the US and also an accountant in the US to declare you US taxes.
- AKifer 9y agoYou made my time worth reading HN today guys. It's great to know that there are people facing the same issues who found how to deal with it and shared.
- patio11 9y agoWhile we'd be happy to have you in Stripe Atlas, we'd also be happy to have you in the live preview for Stripe in Brazil. You can sign up here: https://stripe.com/global#br https://stripe.com/global#br Send me an email after doing so (my email address is my HN handle at stripe.com) and I'll talk to the team running it to make sure you get access expeditiously. (Offer open to anyone on HN.)
- jorangreef 9y agoAny plans to open Stripe in South Africa? Would be great to have Stripe in at least one country on the continent!
- patio11 9y agoWe're available throughout Africa through Atlas, and are happily serving customers in many African countries, including South Africa. (The community in Cape Town is huge!) We want to be able to support entrepreneurs and businesses substantially everywhere. We don't talk about concrete timelines externally until we have something ready to show, because that is pure downside for our users if e.g. priorities change, a country launch gets delayed due to issues beyond our control, etc. When we have plans for infrastructure that we can roll out in a fashion which is predictable enough to be viable to build a business on top of, you'll hear about it in all the usual places. Until then, https://stripe.com/global#za https://stripe.com/global#za and Atlas are your best options.
- jorangreef 9y agoThanks Patrick, we are in Cape Town. It will be great when Stripe has an office here.
- soneca 9y agoJust saw this, thanks!