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You don’t need to be “enterprise-ready” or “scalable”

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Re: You don’t need to be “enterprise-ready” or “scalable”

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> "So unless your product legitimately only sells to the likes of Google, Facebook, and Apple, you probably don’t need to be 'enterprise ready'"

What in the actual fsck? Check out this list of companies ranked by the number of employees they have - https://companiesmarketcap.com/largest-companies-by-number-o.... Okay, Amazon is #2 - but notice the top 100 doesn't include Apple. There's a lot more to business than FAANG.

Re: You don’t need to be “enterprise-ready” or “scalable”

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You actually do need to have Enterprise security and authentication features if you intend to sell to Enterprise customers. (SOC2, OAuth, SAML etc)

It's true. These types of security certifications like SOC2 are quickly becoming a minimum requirement.

Re: You don’t need to be “enterprise-ready” or “scalable”

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Well it depends on what you're selling! Design for what you truly want to sell, and that will end up however it needs to end up, whether that's enterprise or not. This random blogger, and our random comments, can't tell you what you need. It has to emerge from the product development process like a sculpture from a block of marble.

Re: You don’t need to be “enterprise-ready” or “scalable”

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You actually do need to have Enterprise security and authentication features if you intend to sell to Enterprise customers. (SOC2, OAuth, SAML etc)

I am on calls all week with our banking clients about getting SAML/SSO squared away once and for all.

We are having a lot more nervous takes around legacy LDAP/AD auth mechanisms these days.

Re: You don’t need to be “enterprise-ready” or “scalable”

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You actually do need to have Enterprise security and authentication features if you intend to sell to Enterprise customers. (SOC2, OAuth, SAML etc)

I agree with article because you don't need to have it to "start talking" with Enterprise customers.

You probably have to prove that you have these on your roadmap and that you have engineering team that can implement these in not so distant future. That you know these things exist and have will to invest in it in future.

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