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?
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.)
Would be great to have Stripe in at least one country on the continent!
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 and Atlas are your best options.
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/). 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".
But sure, my email is in my profile!
Thanks for the Paddle recommendation.
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.