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LIVE from SaaStr Europa 2024: Stage B- Tuesday SaaStr Europa 2024 is a SOLD OUT event. Watch live here and following along the schedule at: https://lnkd.in/dqZjKRzK
SaaStr is the world’s largest community of SaaS executives, founders, and entrepreneurs. Our goal is to help everyone get from $0 to $100m ARR with less stress and more success. We do that with a combination of industry-leading content and community connections. The SaaStr Annual is the largest non-vendor event in the industry. SaaStr began in 2012 as a simple WordPress blog and a few answers on Quora sharing EchoSign founder Jason Lemkin’s learnings of going from $0 to $100m ARR at EchoSign. This led to our first meet-ups in 2013, the first SaaStr Annual in 2015, the industry’s leading podcast in 2016, the first coworking space in 2017, and the first learning management system for SaaS CEOs in 2018. To continue expanding and serving the community, SaaStr has grown its offerings to include regional and global events, a co-selling space, an investment fund, and an automated e-learning platform. SaaStr has been named one of the Top 100 Blogs for Entrepreneurs but Forbes and one of the 50 Best Websites for Entrepreneurs by Inc. Magazine, and a Top Writer on Quora six times. Jason has been named by Business Insider to the 32 Most Powerful People in Business Technology.
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LIVE from SaaStr Europa 2024: Stage B- Tuesday SaaStr Europa 2024 is a SOLD OUT event. Watch live here and following along the schedule at: https://lnkd.in/dqZjKRzK
Coming to Annual from NZ?
#saastr2023 final day today. FOMO? Need to convince a CXO to attend in ‘24? Or you’re a CE/Founder working on GTM…Here’s Mathew Cagney CEO renewtrak on if it’s ✅ for you. Hint: if your 🎯 ICP are saas businesses, dust off the passport, work on your pitch…#seetomorrowfirst 🙏 Vantaset™ for tix to attend. kiwiSaaS Community Rajhev Rajkumar Michael Carden Serge van Dam Troy Hammond New Zealand Trade and Enterprise NZTech Jason M. Lemkin #saastr
SaaStrAnnual.com 2024 Sep 10-12 SF Bay Who Will You Meet?
"Coatue: We Have a 25 Year IPO Backlog. But Software Will Bounce Back Soon." https://lnkd.in/gSDqWPxf
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12,000+ of the Best in SaaS and Cloud SaaStr Annual 2024. Sep 10-12 in SF Bay. The Playbooks The Secrets to AI in SaaS The Best VCs 400+ CROs and CMOs and so much more!! Grab 20% off to SaaStrAnnual.com here - > https://lnkd.in/gbc7Ddi3
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Technical #founder and #hiring your first VP for Sales, Product or Customer success? Jason M. Lemkin of SaaStr recently offered a simple yet effective interview question: "What would you do in your first couple of weeks?" What do the best Heads of Product and VPs of Sales say? They’re going to meet customers for the first two weeks. They’ll talk to 20 people to figure out what’s working and what’s not. Not everyone loves meeting customers. Don’t hire those people to lead". Link to the whole session on Fundraising in a Tighter VC Market and Advice for Hiring in 2024 in the comments. Thank you to Amelia Ibarra for the original longread.
The Lost Sastr Podcast!! This new episode features a previously lost interview from 2013 with Aaron Levie CEO and founder of Box, discussing the company's growth trajectory just as it was begging to scale Early Challenges and Growth: Aaron Levie shares insights on Box's transition from a startup to a pre-IPO company, highlighting the challenges of scaling from 400 employees and aiming for a billion in ARR. Strategic Shifts and Business Model Evolution: The podcast delves into Box's strategic shift from a freemium model to an enterprise-focused SaaS model, influenced by early investors like Mark Cuban and Josh Stein VC from Threshold Ventures Importance of a Long-Term Vision: Levie emphasizes the necessity of having a long-term vision and the importance of thinking about the next 10X growth, rather than just immediate gains. Role of Social Media: The discussion touches on the role of social media, particularly Twitter, in shaping a CEO's public persona and its potential impact on lead generation and brand building. Penetration and Market Expansion: Levy talks about Box's market penetration and the continuous expansion of their addressable market through new products, geographies, and compliance standards like HIPAA. Leadership and Organizational Structure: The importance of having a strong leadership team, including a Chief Operating Officer, to handle complex organizational tasks, allowing the CEO to focus on strategic and product-related activities. Link in comments!
ICYMI: "5 Tips for Retaining Top Talent in Your Company with Secureframe" Shrav Mehta
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All right Saas world, rejoice! Well, maybe a bit too early to rejoice, but there is some silver lining on the horizon. A report from Redpoint and SaaStr seems to be indicating that while growth is still in the red, we might have bottomed out. Which is the best news in a while. So what does it mean? If you are a SaaS vendor, then the days ahead *could* get better (hey, these are all probabilities!) And if you are a SaaS buyer, then this is the time you start readying your troops, getting infra and logistics in place so that you can come out flying when the gates open up! Whether it happens now, or takes another quarter, it will first happen gradually. And then suddenly. Time to get ready! Full report here: https://lnkd.in/gbcTyiu7
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