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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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25:54

SaaStr 568: Mind the Gap: Balancing Growth and...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/29

In the last few weeks, the VC funding environment has changed dramatically. In this session, Christoph will share tactical advice on how to weatherproof your financial plan for the funding downturn. You can see Christoph's slides here: https://www.slideshare.net/saastr/mind-the-gap-balancing-growth-and-efficiency-in-tougher-times-with-point-nine Full video: https://youtu.be/vIOZ5T0HaNc Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for weekly

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23:48

SaaStr 567: Classic Episode: eCommerce API Startup to...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/24

To celebrate 10 years of SaaStr, we’re revisiting some classic podcast episodes. Up today: Harry Stebbings interviews Shippo Co-Founder and CEO Laura Behrens Wu. In April 2016, Shippo had only 22 employees and was just beginning to scale. They've since opened new hubs in Austin and Dublin and in 2021, hired Employee number 200. 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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SaaStr 566: 16 Ways to Level Up in 2022 with SaaStr...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/23

At SaaStr Europa 2022, Jason shared the results of 16 SaaStr LinkedIn polls and discusses where he thinks SaaS companies are on track or need improvement. Full video: https://youtu.be/ra3g8XEJFs0 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 Group: https://www.quora.com/q/cloud Facebook:

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SaaStr 565: Classic Episode: The Importance of...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/17

To celebrate 10 years of SaaStr, we’re revisiting some classic podcast episodes. Up today: a 2016 interview with Harry Stebbings and Gusto Co-Founder and CEO Josh Reeves. At the time of this interview, Gusto had 350 employees serving 40,000 customers. Today, it's grown to more than 2,000 employees serving over 200,000 businesses. 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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SaaStr 564: Top 10 Learnings Architecting a High...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/15

RevenueCat's API handles subscriptions for more than 8 million mobile subscribers and is the subscription infrastructure for more than 4000 apps. Join Miguel Carranza, Co-founder and CTO to hear his top learnings on designing and scaling a high throughput API. Full video: https://youtu.be/LOkTz0cvwS8 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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SaaStr 563: Classic Episode: Why NPS From Your Whole...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/10

To celebrate 10 years of SaaStr, we’re revisiting some classic podcast episodes. Up today: a 2016 interview with Harry Stebbings and Flexport Founder and CEO, Ryan Petersen. In October 2016, Flexport was a single-product company with a valuation of 300 million. Today, it's a multi-product platform valued at 8 billion. Ryan discusses why NPS isn't just a customer measurement, and how empowering your employees makes for happier employees and customers. Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the

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SaaStr 562: How Marketing Can Be Your Secret Sauce to...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/09

Looking to scale revenue, get funding from a VC or private equity firm to grow your business, or take your company public? Marketing plays a key role in making any of that happen. Noreen Allen will share tips from her experience at five different tech companies, which includes three IPOs, multiple fundraising rounds, and several M&A events. She’ll walk you thru how to turn your marketing organization into a growth driver. Full video: https://youtu.be/7I21W5NEFsY Want to join the SaaStr

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24:51

SaaStr 561: Classic Episode: The Plaid Journey with...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/03

To celebrate 10 years of SaaStr, we’re revisiting some classic podcast episodes. Up today: Plaid co-founder and CEO, Zach Perret. This interview with CNBC’s Ari Levy took place in February 2019, shortly after Plaid raised a Series C round at a $2.7B valuation. In 2021, Plaid raised their Series D at a $13.4B valuation. Companies that have access to more accurate financial data have the ability to develop seamless exchanges of information, providing consumers with improved ways to manage their

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24:03

SaaStr 560: Enterprise Communities: The What, Who,...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/06/01

The community industry is booming. Now, more than ever, companies are realizing the importance of community and the impact it can have on their businesses. Learn from a community professional with over 10 years of experience in building community for SaaS companies about what community is, who you build community for, why it's important, when to start, and how to kick things off. Full video: https://youtu.be/CHV_GUO_FZw Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B

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SaaStr 559: Secrets to Building Your Marketing Engine...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/05/28

People do not want to buy one-size-fits-all solutions. Rather, they are looking for something flexible and adaptable to their unique needs. When marketing teams spend the bulk of their time completing manual tasks, data gets siloed, workflows break down, and leaders do not have the visibility they need to make customer-focused decisions. Airtable’s CMO Archana Agrawal shares how marketers can tackle these challenges to develop solid marketing foundations for rapid customer acquisition and growth

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SaaStr 558: Building a Values Playbook that Led to a...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/05/25

Organizations need livable values that drive the business and employees. If appropriately discussed and embedded, a values playbook can be the hallmark of your organization and one of the most strategic tools founders and managers have. Emery Wells, co-founder of Frame.io, discusses how to set results-driven company values and why it's essential to embed those values into every part of the employee lifecycle. Full video: https://youtu.be/CwoHIZ16ess Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the

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22:57

SaaStr 557: Where Venture Is Right Now with Iconiq GP...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/05/20

Doug's been an investor is so many of top SaaS companies, from Marketo to Calendly to Loom to Braze to Lattice. Today he's a general partner at one of the top growth-stage VC firms, Iconiq. He and Jason do a deep dive on where the venture markets really are today, and what it means for founders. Key Takeaways: #1. VC remains open — at least for deals < $1B valuation. #2. So many top, mid, and later-stage SaaS companies raised tons of capital in 2021, so much … that few really need to go back to

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SaaStr 556: 7 Drivers in Building to a $7 Billion...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/05/19

From a remote-first company founded in 2005 to a $7B valuation in 2022, 1Password grew for 14 years through word-of-mouth marketing and a core focus on its customers. Today the company has grown to over 600 employees, serves over 100,000 businesses, and counts individual customers in the millions. The processes have changed and the teams have grown, but the core focus on customers remains. CEO Jeff Shiner and Board Advisor Carilu Dietrich will dive into the seven most meaningful tactics that have

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25:48

SaaStr 555: Secrets to Building a High-Performing...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/05/13

Building a revenue marketing engine provides an invaluable asset to a company’s growth by harnessing the combination of people, data, and instinct. The problem is most companies have fragmented go-to-market efforts that prevent them from seeing the power of connecting these dots. In this session, Tracy Kraft, VP of Global Revenue Marketing at Demandbase, will provide key considerations and a proven formula that go-to-market teams can use to establish, grow, and scale their revenue marketing

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SaaStr 554: The Builders and Sellers Playbook: Proven...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/05/11

We know the secret to SaaS is technology that scales, but what about the people? Effective collaboration between go-to-market and R&D teams is critical, and it all starts with understanding how the other side operates. Product-led organizations are made up of “builders and sellers,” two parts of your organization who inherently approach their work differently. To get the entire organization on the same page, a different playbook is required. From introducing more effective communication practices to

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SaaStr 553: 10 Things You Can Do Today To Grow 10x...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/05/06

After an impressive career in SaaS, SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin knows a thing or two about growing business in today’s competitive climate. Boast.AI Co-Founder Lloyed Lobo recently interviewed Jason about his experience and advice for SaaS leaders, which included: Why being a serial entrepreneur in SaaS is a bad idea Why hiring VPS is critical to really growing your startup This episode is an excerpt from Jason and Lloyed's discussion. You can see the full video here: https://youtu.be/RqgjBMlQ6ik

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SaaStr 552: 5 Lessons on Building Your Sales...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/05/05

Podium's EVP of Sales, Than Hancock shares his insights on how to maximize and grow your sales organizations for every stage of growth from seed round to global scale. He will be joined by Regional Sales Manager, Carlie Adams to discuss both the challenges and opportunities for setting up your sales organization for success, particularly during hyper growth. Full video: https://youtu.be/MFB8X9mvFM8 Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for

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SaaStr 551: Top 5 Mistakes While Building & Scaling...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/04/29

Managers often grapple with how to create and scale a global product team. Scaling a team isn’t about increasing the size, rather it’s about increasing the output of the teams and producing tangible value. For that reason, scaling teams require different leadership chains inside the company. Poorvi Shrivastav, GM and VP of Products at HubSpot, shares her passion for team development and discusses her journey of leading cross-geographical product teams and revealing how to execute the scaling plan

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SaaStr 550: How to Reinvent a Category that’s Already...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/04/27

Category creation involves dreaming up a new suite of products that can sell via traditional channels or methods. It’s a process that demands more than a game-changing product, as it takes having the right talent on your team and a consistent vision that drives all aspects of your business. Mark Ghermezian, the co-founder of Braze, takes us through his journey of reinventing a category and building Braze from an idea into a dominant player in the mobile lifecycle marketing space. Full video:

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SaaStr 549: From 0 to $500 Million ARR in 6 years:...

The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors ·

2022/04/22

What are the key product and organizational learnings from taking a company to $500 million in annual recurring revenue in just six years? Kiren Sekar joined Samsara’s founding team as a CPO after working with the co-founders at their previous company, Meraki. Calling on more than twelve years of product work between Meraki and Samsara, Kiren shares valuable and actionable insights on innovating in underserved markets. Full video: https://youtu.be/3ZrNFs4uQfA Blog post:

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