Congratulations! You’ve built a product that’s proven itself in the marketplace! So how can you leverage that product’s success to obtain the valuation and funding you need to scale? Ashley Smith, Venture Partner at OpenView provides insight on what investors are...
By: Rob Nathan, EVP, Integrated Solutions at CardConnect, a First Data Company With thousands of new startups emerging everyday and the average turnover rate for business applications trending at 39% annually, the SaaS industry couldn’t be more competitive. Despite...
It’s taken a looooong time, but SaaS mobile subscriptions are finally becoming mainstream. SaaS on mobile is nothing new, but having the primary payment and subscription mechanics be on mobile is new. And still early. This is a fun trend to watch so I’m...
By Matthew Klassen, Gainsight Head of Creative The promise at the heart of the SaaS business model has always been that by sacrificing relatively large one-time payments, you’d maximize revenue over the long-term lifetime of the customer. In four letters, the...
By Neha Mirchandani, RingCentral VP of Corporate Marketing At SaaStr Annual this year, Vlad Shmunis, RingCentral founder and CEO, participated in a fireside chat with Fortune Magazine’s Jonathan Vanian. The topic was: the journey from idea to billion-dollar business....
By Dialpad CEO, Craig Walker, Dialpad Founder, and CEO An acquisition can make or break your startup. At worst, a disastrous deal leads to wasted wasted time and money, a startup’s two most precious resources. On the flip side, a strategic transaction can give a...
By Chelsea White, Integrated Solutions Marketing Manager, CardConnect In a world where speed is imperative, business owners can’t afford to be anything but efficient. Fully integrating payment acceptance into your SaaS offering is an excellent way to empower them to...
By Gainsight Welcome to your curated SaaStr experience, built for those interested in delivering exceptional customer outcomes and experiences. Read on to discover valuable SaaStr sessions and networking opportunities that will expand your network and your mind. Your...
By Haresh Gangwani, Bolstra Co-Founder and CEO For SaaS companies to be successful in the long-term, we will have to figure out a way to turn our Customer Success organization into one that is self-funded, rather than one that is a cost center. Customer Success teams...
By: Jake Sorofman, CMO, Pendo. If you’re of a certain age, you’re probably familiar with the now highly questionable truism that the best products don’t always win. From VisiCalc to Betamax to Apple’s OS, there are plenty of comically old examples of better products...
The end of 2018 finds us with 200+ episodes and almost 2,000,000 downloads of the SaaStr podcast! In case you missed it, our episode with Claire Hughes Johnson had the most downloads during the first seven days after release. If you haven’t listened yet, be sure...
Our events team is hard at work putting the finishing touches on SaaStr Annual 2019! For newcomers and alumni attendees alike, you won’t want to miss the 5th SaaStr Annual as it will be the biggest and best one yet. This year we’re taking over all of the...
We wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest partners for SaaStr Annual 2019. At the 5th ever SaaStr Annual, 12,500+ SaaS executives, founders, and VCs will come together for the largest non-vendor SaaS conference on the planet. Our Bronze sponsorships...
We wanted to give a special shout-out to some of our newest sponsors for SaaStr Annual 2019. At the 5th ever SaaStr Annual, +60 of the best and hottest companies on earth will go BIG as partners/sponsors. Only 1 Diamond and 1 Platinum Sponsorship are left. They will...
Over the years, the SaaStr Annual has hosted a bevy of top industry leaders (Aaron Levie, Stewart Butterfield, Therese Tucker, and Claire Hughes-Johnson, just to name a few), all of whom have graced the stage to share their biggest learnings, most important wins and...
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