Blog Posts, Featured PostsWe are incredibly excited to have Danai Gurira join us for a special, extended keynote discussion at the 2019 SaaStr Annual in February. She will help us lead one of…
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Blog Posts, Early, Featured Posts, LeadershipWhen I was CEO at EchoSign, I made a big strategic error in Year 1. I set an insane plan of going from $0m to $2m in ARR in our…
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Early, Featured Posts, SaaStr EventsOver the past 5+ years, the SaaS community has blown us away with your energy and passion, and have been the driving force in helping us expand from our humble roots…
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Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Growth, SalesI’ve long been a vocal proponent of annual contracts. I felt like when I was a SaaS CEO and had to go profitable, they helped saved my rear. Close say…
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Blog Posts, Customer Success, Early, Featured Posts, MarketingI want to spend a lot of time in the coming year on SaaStr on Customer Marketing. While the concept may sound old hat to those that have been in…
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Blog Posts, Featured Posts, SaaStr EventsOk we’re really gearing up for the 2019 SaaStr Annual this year. It will be, by far, the biggest ever — but without some of the massive, packed-ness we had…
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Blog Posts, Early, Featured PostsWe’re half-way through Summer (sad, I know) and I thought it might be fun to look at what the Top 25 posts on SaaStr.com were so far this year. You…
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Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Growth, LeadershipRecently I put together a quick list on twitter of the Top 10 things that with hindsight, I could and should have done to get from $1m to $10m ARR…
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Blog Posts, Featured Posts, SaaStr EventsWith our first SaaStr Europa behind us (and over 1,500+ registrants for our first big event in Europe — wow!), it’s time to get going on the 2019 SaaStr Annual!…
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Early, Featured PostsTwo of the great SaaS start-ups working out of the 18,000+ square foot SaaStr CoSelling Space in SF have recently graduated, so we have room for 2 more full-time teams,…
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Blog Posts, Featured PostsWe recently gave the SaaStr.com website a rethink, and as part of it, I took a stab at cataloging the Top 100+ of the 3,000+ pieces of content on the…
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Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Featured Posts, Growth, Sales, Sales StrategyIn many segments, competition-to-the-almost-death seems the norm in SaaS. Just look at Larry Ellison or Marc Benioff. While both seemed to have mellowed a bit recently, you can still see…
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Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Featured Posts, Growth, LeadershipThe hardest part changes every 12–24 months. But a few thoughts on “the hardest part” for the first few stages: From $1-$100k in ARR, the hardest part is often how…
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Blog Posts, Company Culture, Early, Featured Posts, Hiring, Marketing Strategy, SalesRecently I assembled my “Top 15” list of Sales & Marketing mistakes SaaS startups make as things start to take-off. We’ve touched on quite a few of these before on…
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Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Fundraising, Marketing Strategy, MetricsIn some ways, the “local maximum” for SaaS companies was 2015. Valuations as a multiple of revenues, both for public companies and startups, peaked back then. But revenues didn’t peak….
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