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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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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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27:06

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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30:23

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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29:00

SaaStr 588: Navigating the Rocky Road from...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/07

How do you build a sales organization from scratch? How do you go from $0 to $1M ARR and beyond? What about moving from founder-led sales to building a sales team and scaling your revenue growth?Demodesk’s CEO, Veronika Riederle, and VP of Revenue, Lauren Wright, answer the most pertinent questions on scaling a SaaS start-up as they take us through lessons learned from the three stages of growth. Full video: https://youtu.be/sAXI0nP2YW4 Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest

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23:23

SaaStr 587: The 7 Tips to Setting Yourself Apart...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/09/02

As a founder, there are different ways you can set your start-up apart from other companies at the venture and growth stages. Investors look for specific metrics to see whether you stand out from the crowd, ranging from your market expansion potential to your product vision and product-market fit. Atomico Partner, Irina Haivas, and Principal, Hillary Ball, explore what investors are looking for from the early stage through growth. Full video: https://youtu.be/gP87MIf7Vbk Want to join the SaaStr

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28:41

SaaStr 586: Scaling From $10M-$100M ARR: The Good,...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/08/31

As Showpad is close to crossing $100 in ARR PJ will share his most important learnings from scaling Showpad as its CEO. He'll cover the hard lessons learned, the highs and the lows on hiring, board dynamics, raising money, internationalization and personal growth. Full video: https://youtu.be/YGfjHVAMFQ0 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

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24:36

SaaStr 585: The Answers to Scaling, Hiring, and...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/08/26

As SaaStr Europa 2022 drew to a close, attendees took one more opportunity to ask Jason questions about topics like how to navigate the current market, the future of work, playing in a crowded space, and hiring your first VP of Sales. Podcast episode 585 is an excerpt from the AMA. You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/AGHRqE54hTg Transcript of full AMA here:

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29:35

SaaStr 584: More Than Revenue: Why Choosing Your...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/08/24

Most software startups rely on ARR as the first indicator of success. However, not every company understands the power of trust and credibility your first customers bring. Eleonore will speak about Pigment’s customer growth strategy and the approach to build a raving ambassador community. She will also share insight into bringing the trust philosophy into early product development. Full video: https://youtu.be/GpRBa7e6IKs Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B

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24:19

SaaStr 583: Scaling Faster, Part 2: An AMA with...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/08/19

Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about scaling faster. This episode is an excerpt of that AMA. Jason answers questions about marketing and customer acquisition customer onboarding M&A as a growth strategy sales comp plans sustainable scaling sales cycles the fake question that won't go away: "build vs buy" Transcript of the full AMA: https://www.saastr.com/scaling-faster-part-2-an-ama-with-saastr-founder-ceo-jason-lemkin-pod-583/ Want to join the SaaStr

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24:49

SaaStr 582: SaaS Secret Sauce: How the CEO -- CRO...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/08/17

We’ve learned Saas companies strive to achieve the T2D3 model. Join Bill Binch, Former EVP Sales, Marketo (currently Operating Partner at Battery Ventures) as he discusses Marketo’s success and why the same old playbook needs to be adapted for today. Learn from Bill on how the CEO & CRO relationship shapes this and what new ideas founders need to think through. Full video: https://youtu.be/MS3e6_T5RYs Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe

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25:20

SaaStr 581: The Latest in VC Funding + Scaling SaaS:...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/08/12

Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about VC funding and scaling in SaaS. This episode is an excerpt of that AMA. Transcript: https://www.saastr.com/vc-funding-scaling-saas-an-ama-with-saastr-ceo-jason-lemkin-pod-581/ 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 Quora

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26:08

SaaStr 580: Finding Opportunities in Every Challenge:...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/08/10

In conversation with Matthew Jacobson, Partner at ICONIQ Growth, Miro Founder and CEO Andrey Khusid will share his real-time revelations from growing Miro— which he likens to “building a plane while flying"—and what it takes to create a company that will endure for the longterm. Full video: https://youtu.be/s1Wz1nwASGM 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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32:35

SaaStr 579: Why Event Marketing Matters Even More...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/08/05

SaaStr’s own Poya Osgouei has a great Uncharted podcast that does a deeper dive with many SaaS execs. Up this week is our own Jason Lemkin, Founder and CEO of SaaStr. We're cross-posting this great deep dive episode where they discuss how SaaStr has evolved over the last 10 years, and discuss the importance of focusing on field marketing now that folks are eager to get back together.

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