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The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors

The Official SaaStr Podcast is the latest and greatest from the world of SaaStr, interviewing the most prominent operators and investors to discover their tips, tactics and strategies to attain success in the fiercely competitive world of SaaS. On the side of the operators, we center around getting from $0 to $100m ARR faster, what it takes to scale successfully and what are the core elements of hiring. As for the investors, we learn what metrics they hone in on when examining SaaS business, what

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SaaStr 608: AMA with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/11/16

At the end of Day 3 of SaaStr Annual 2022, Jason opened up the mic for an AMA. This episode is the second half of the session. In this episode, Jason discusses: Advice for very early-stage founders Why real customer support is critical Bootstrapping What's next for SaaStr The first half of the session was published in Episode 607. You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/apc5GwLlaDI

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SaaStr 607: AMA with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/11/11

At the end of Day 3 of SaaStr Annual 2022, Jason opened up the mic for an AMA. This episode is the first half of the session. In this episode, Jason discusses: Breaking rules Setting goals Technical debt Black Swan events Y Combinator The second half of the session will be published in Episode 608. You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/apc5GwLlaDI Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for weekly updates:

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27:09

SaaStr 606: Your Real Valuation: How Focusing on...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/11/09

The foremost topic on every founder's mind right now: how to weather the ups-and-downs of an unpredictable economy. Gusto, has swerved with every economic curve since its founding 10 years ago. But throughout it all, Gusto has defined valuation differently—in terms of the value it provides to customers vs the value it extracts. In this talk, Gusto CEO and founder Josh Reeves can speak to how Gusto has weathered the ups-and-downs of the economy—and why aligned success models (what's good for the

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23:16

SaaStr 605: Increasing Runway Without Sacrificing...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/11/04

Top of mind for many startups during a downturn is the question, “How do we balance investment in growing our business while maintaining a modest burn to extend our time to next funding?” In this session we will explore some creative techniques to grow your business with efficiency. Hear from three VC partners with experience successfully co-founding, leading, and growing startups during previous market downturns Full video: https://youtu.be/hQ-lDnEMCgo Want to join the SaaStr community? We're

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26:29

SaaStr 604: SaaStr CRO Confidential Presents How to...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/11/02

Founders Fund Partner and former Brex CRO Sam Blond joins the SaaStr podcast to host this series with SaaS CROs. But first, to kick off the CRO Confidential series, Sam chats with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin about whether tech founders still need to be based in SF, the current correction of the VC market, and what to look for in an investor. Full video: https://youtu.be/rwHdE318dqA Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for weekly updates:

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26:25

SaaStr 603: SaaStr CRO Confidential Presents the...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/10/28

Founders Fund Partner and former Brex CRO Sam Blond joins the SaaStr podcast to host this series with SaaS CROs. But first, to kick off the CRO Confidential series, Sam chats with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin about gross margins, macro impact on 2022 revenue, and sales leadership recruiting. Video: https://youtu.be/yAyym4uJMcs Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for weekly updates: https://www.saastr.com/subscribeform Twitter:

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23:45

SaaStr 602: Secrets To Combining PLG and Enterprise...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/10/26

The rapid proliferation of cloud services has added to overwhelm among enterprise workers. Over the years, Grammarly has learned effective strategies to stand apart with users and business decision-makers while channeling customers’ needs, whether in customer support, sales, HR, and marketing. CEO Brad Hoover shares the customer-centric principles and lessons that he has learned in growing their user base to tens of millions of enterprise and individual customers, with teams from Accenture to Zoom

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27:39

SaaStr 601: What It Takes to Forge Your Own Category...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/10/21

“Find a need and fill it” is a well-known maxim. After identifying the white space, though, understanding how to navigate category creation is key in order to grow and scale a company for the long term. For many SaaS businesses, the first category others consign you to may not match your ambitions as a founder. Entrenched forces have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo, and it takes courage to stick to your convictions about the future. As industries expand and mature, new strategies

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23:12

SaaStr 600: Founder Confidential with HubSpot Founder...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/10/19

Tune into Founder Confidential with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Hubspot Founders Dharmesh Shah and Brian Halligan to hear their key learnings and considerations of what it takes to be a Founder in today's SaaS landscape. Full video: https://youtu.be/gn01HIUyE9M Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for weekly updates: https://www.saastr.com/subscribeform Twitter: https://twitter.com/saastr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2724976

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26:53

SaaStr 599: Growth vs. Efficiency: How to...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/10/14

It’s no secret that 2022 has brought market shifts that even the previous two years lacked. While previously, investors were a bit more open and hyper-focused on growth, now SaaS VCs are more interested in proving efficiency alongside growth. As always, investors still have high-growth expectations, which have not changed. But in 2022, there is a new focus on efficiency. In fact, 82% of investors in a recent survey said that efficiency is more critical this year. During this year’s SaaStr Annual

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25:44

SaaStr 598: CEO Systems: 5 Lessons Learned from...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/10/12

Leading a scaling business requires systems and plans for various stages of growth. Dave McJannet shares lessons learned from scaling HashiCorp, including: how to implement overlapping systems for the business (finance, people, product, go-to-market); how to manage the layered time horizons of various teams (36 months for a CEO, 90 days for sales); and how to reinvent these systems as the company enters new phases of growth. Full video: https://youtu.be/KJk5B3R9rBw Want to join the SaaStr

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23:27

SaaStr 597: VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/10/07

The number of global venture capital (VC) investments dipped in 2022, thanks to ongoing geopolitical tensions, turbulence in global capital markets, supply chain issues, and increasing interest rates. This has caused VC investors to be increasingly wary. With no end in sight to the economic uncertainty, VC investment could remain soft, with downward pressure on valuations resulting in decreasing levels of investment. Founder and Managing Partner at Cowboy Ventures, Aileen Lee, discusses the state of

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25:14

SaaStr 596: Scaling Revenue in 2022: What’s the Same...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/10/05

Amidst the volatility of today’s economic climate and market, GTM leaders need to be especially savvy when it comes to their company growth strategies and earning their customers’ love. A renowned enterprise software leader that has led revenue organizations and spearheaded the cloud GTM strategies at companies such as Oracle, New Relic and now Confluent, Erica Schultz is Confluent’s President of Field Operations and will share what she has seen evolve in enterprise GTM and tips on how to thrive in

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26:30

SaaStr 595: 5 Critical and Company-Altering Learnings...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/30

Anu Hariharan works with hundreds of startups annually as Managing Director at Y Combinator. Through experience, she explains five company-altering learnings from B2B startups that founders should consider at the earliest stages of their businesses. Full video: https://youtu.be/pPgtmFaxkrc Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for weekly updates: https://www.saastr.com/subscribeform Twitter: https://twitter.com/saastr LinkedIn:

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27:00

SaaStr 594: Optimizing GTM for PLG with Stage 2...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/28

Product-led growth (PLG) is the consumerization of software—a strategy B2B software companies can learn from growth teams at successful consumer tech companies. Stage 2 Capital’s Co-Founder and Managing Director, Mark Roberge, breaks down what a consumer tech growth team looks like and how they operate. He advises bringing these features to a B2B growth team and then shares mistakes that B2B companies make while adding go-to-market (GTM) to PLG. Full video: https://youtu.be/prLzBINL4tI Want

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28:22

SaaStr 593: State of the Cloud 2022: The Centaur...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/23

Bessemer Venture Partners unpacks the most important trends of the cloud economy, and explores the new milestone entrepreneurs need to value above all else—reaching Centaur status, or $100M in ARR—and the paths to get there. Releasing insights for founders with big ambitions, Sameer Dholakia, Elliott Robinson, and Mary D’Onofrio share the insights from cloud benchmark data and dive into the strategies that three Centaur companies took to scale their cloud businesses to $100M ARR. Full video:

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SaaStr 592: Everything that Breaks on the Way to $1B...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/21

Join Mailchimp Co-Founder Ben Chestnut and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin in a follow-up to their popular fireside chat held during SaaStr @ Home 2020. Ben and Jason will chat about the highlights–and the challenges–of scaling a company like Mailchimp to $1B ARR. Full video: https://youtu.be/5fx3qFD62ak Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for weekly updates: https://www.saastr.com/subscribeform Twitter: https://twitter.com/saastr LinkedIn:

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24:22

SaaStr 591: The Key to Successful Scaling Across...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/16

This session will explore the approaches and measures that founders and leadership teams can take to successfully scale their business and expand into new markets. It will be led by Harry Briggs, a founder turned VC with experience both in building his own business with customers in over 35 countries and supporting his portfolio founders in executing their international expansion plans. OMERS Venture Managing Partner Jambu Palaniappan led Uber's EMEA expansion and Harry also shares some of Jambu's

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28:15

SaaStr 590: 10 Lessons Learned Along the Path to...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/14

As reaching $100 million in ARR continues to be a critical milestone for SaaS players, UserZoom CEO Alfonso de la Nuez and CMO Sophie Chesters will explain how they have taken UserZoom's business to the next level since its founding in 2007 and share ten relevant lessons learned during UserZoom's journey to $100 million in ARR in the user experience management space. Full video: https://youtu.be/ldf7eOfuDkg Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software

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SaaStr 589: The Secrets to Working with VC...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/09

Fundraising with a successful VC firm is a huge goal for entrepreneurs, especially in the early stages of the business. But the path to a deal isn’t always as straightforward as it may seem. During an enlightening session at SaaStr Europa 2022, Zach Coelius (Managing Partner at Coelius Capital) and Tiffany Luck (Investor at GGV Capital) share the secrets and lesser-known players in the world of venture capital. As Luck says, “There are many players in the VC ecosystem, and so your entry point to

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