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SimpleDirect Changelog - Public Beta Now Open
Your changelog gets 47 views. Your feature took 60 hours to build. Here's what Linear, Stripe, and Figma do differently - and how to copy it.
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10 postsStay up-to-date with the latest news, updates, and happenings at SimpleDirect. Our newsroom is your source for all things SimpleDirect, from product launches and feature enhancements to company milestones and team updates. Discover how we're constantly innovating and improving our platform to better serve our customers and partners. Whether you're a current user, a potential client, or simply interested in the world of financial technology.
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Embedded Lending
Why We're Sunsetting SimpleDirect Financing (And What We Learned)
After six years of building SimpleDirect's financing platform, I'm writing to share some important news: we're sunsetting SimpleDirect Financing.
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Introducing the New Check Rates Experience: Making Financing Simple for Your Customers
Today, we're launching SimpleDirect Offer Experience 2.0.
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New in Financing: Introducing 'My Customers': Your Complete Customer Tracking Hub
Simplify your home improvement financing workflow with our most requested feature - the new 'My Customers' dashboard. Track all your customer financing applications, contact information, and project details in one place.
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Opinions
Opinion | The SaaS Reckoning: Building Apps That Last in the AI Age
Traditional SaaS apps—UI layers on CRUD databases—are facing a reckoning. The future belongs to modular, adaptable tools that empower agents to deliver outcomes without rigid interfaces. Startups that fail to adapt will be left behind.
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Announcing the New SimpleDirect Financing: Empowering US Home Improvement Businesses
Introducing the new SimpleDirect Financing App—helping US home improvement contractors offer competitive financing to their customers, hassle-free.
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How Being Profitable in 2023 Changed the Path of SimpleDirect
We started SimpleDirect in a dorm room in 2019. Four years later, in 2023, we reached profitability and began expanding in ways we had only dreamed of before.
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News
Building a B2C App: Our Experience, and How This Time It'll be Different
Building a B2C app? Learn from SimpleDirect's experience - the successes, failures, and lessons learned from our journey in creating Evolve. Discover what worked, what didn't, and how we're contemplating another B2C offering soon.
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News
SimpleDirect's R&D Partnership with Crater
Discover how SimpleDirect's R&D partnership with Crater is revolutionizing the way businesses access embedded invoicing and bill pay.
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SimpleDirect Product Updates
Introducing SimpleDirect 0.5: A New Era of Financing Experience
Discover the latest evolution of SimpleDirect — version 0.5. With a fresh new look, instant pre-qualifications, and enhanced financing options, we're revolutionizing the buy now, pay later experience for home improvement projects.
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