Staria Growth Summit was previously known as NetSuite Day, and this was the 8th time the annual event was organized. The new name represents the event's focus on growth in general – even though NetSuite still was an important part of the day. In fact, the first panel discussion of the day was about NetSuite and how to manage international growth with it.
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We were honored to have these panelist from well-known companies on the stage:
Maria Kilegran, Finance systems and Process Manager, Storytel
Andrew Rudchuk, Head of Finance, Starship Technologies
Stefan Faith-Ell, NetSuite Product Owner, Voi Technology
Event host and interviewer Robin Kurtén, Growth Ambassador, Staria
Famous international growth companies on the stage
The companies that were represented on the first panel discussion are familiar to many people as their products are a part of our daily lives.
Storytel is one of the world’s largest subscribed audiobook and e-book streaming services. It offers listening and reading of more than 500 000 titles on a global scale. Storytel operates in over 25 markets around the globe and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
Starship Technologies is manufacturing autonomous delivery robots that deliver e.g. groceries, food takeaways and packages in over 30 locations across the world. The delivery robots are more and more familiar sight on city centers and easily recognized. The company was established in 2014 by Skype founders and today the robots make tens of thousands of autonomous deliveries each day. Starship’s business headquarters are in San Francisco.
Voi Technology's orange e-scooters, are also familiar sight in European cities. Voi makes city travel convenient by offering shared e-scooters accessible through Voi app. Voi was founded in 2018 and today the company operates in over 100 cities and 12 countries. It is reaching the milestone of 200 million rides soon. The company is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
What all these three companies have in common is that they are using NetSuite in multiple countries – and they are also Staria's customers. The topic of the panel discussion was managing international growth with NetSuite, and it was hosted by Staria's Robin Kurtén.
All panelists on stage at Staria Growth Summit.
The panel discussion in nutshell
First, the panelists discussed topics related to international growth. Questions such as what has been the most difficult country to enter and what the panelists recognize as the biggest international growth challenge were addressed. Also, the panelists talked about international expansion from NetSuite perspective – we got to hear panelists' insights e.g. on why they chose NetSuite and what they find to be the solution's greatest benefits for growth companies.
As a cherry on top, they also shared valuable tips on what to do and what to avoid when internationalizing. Best practices and advice for companies considering NetSuite were also shared to the audience.
To gather all insights of this panel discussion, watch the stream recording below or read more here: NetSuite for international companies