2024 State of SaaS: Trends and Predictions with SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin
At Pavilion’s CEO Summit, SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin, took the stage to share what’s most top of mind for him at the start of 2024.
10 Things in Marketing that Change as You Scale: Lessons from Dropbox, Klaviyo, Lightspeed Commerce with Kady Srinivasan, CMO of Lightspeed Commerce
In the ever-evolving world of SaaS, the role of marketing continually adapts and transforms, especially as companies transition through different stages of growth. Kady Srinivasan, the Chief Marketing Officer of Lightspeed Commerce and a veteran in the field with rich experience from companies like Dropbox, Owlet, and Klaviyo, recently shared her invaluable insights on this topic. In this workshop, we delve into the ten pivotal changes in marketing strategies as companies scale, based on Srinivasan’s expertise.
CRO Confidential: What It Really Takes to Be Successful in Enterprise SaaS Sales with Christian Smith, CRO of Splunk
In this week’s latest episode of CRO Confidential, Sam Blond, Partner at Founders Fund and former CRO at Brex, sits down with the CRO of Splunk, Christian Smith. Splunk is a 20-year-old Enterprise software giant that has accomplished many things — a 2012 IPO, a $28B+...
The Secrets to Scaling to $2 Billion in ARR With HubSpot Co-founders Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah
We’re gearing up for our biggest, best-est SaaStr Europa 2024 (June 4-5 in London!) and SaaStr Annual 2024 (Sep 10-12 in SF Bay again!) As part of that, we’re taking a look back at some of the best sessions ever. When both of HubSpot’s co-founders...
What’s New at Automattic and WordPress with Co-founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg
This is SaaStr’s What’s New series where our very own CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin, sits down with the top CEOs and leaders in SaaS to discuss What’s New, what’s top of mind, and what every SaaS founder should be thinking about. In today’s installment, Jason sits down with Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automatic and Co-Founder of WordPress on what’s new at WordPress.
A Look Back: Olivier Pomel, CEO of Datadog at $100,000,000 in ARR
As we gear up for SaaStr Europa 2024 back again in London on 4-5 June and SaaStr Annual 2024 in the SF Bay Area on September 10-12, we wanted to take a look back at some of our most iconic speakers and sessions from over the year, that we can still learn from today....
5 Predictions about the Future of Customer Success in 2024 with Gainsight CEO Nick Mehta and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
Is it the end of an era for customer success in SaaS? SaaStr CEO Nick Mehta joins SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin to share their prediction for 2024.
The 7 Biggest Mistakes CMOs Make (And How to Avoid Them) with the CMOs of Databricks, Zoom, and Okta
In this CMO panel from SaaStr, Rick Schultz, CMO at Databricks, Janine Pelosi, Former CMO at Zoom, and Ryan Carlson, Former CMO at Okta, joined Carilu Dietrich, Advisor at Hypergrowth B2B Startups to talk about the seven biggest mistakes CMOs make. These CMOs have all taken their companies from the early stages through IPOs and have been apart of multi-billion dollar organizations. Here are the 7 big mistakes they made, so you can avoid them.
Top 10 Learnings about Free Trials with Tomasz Tunguz (Updated))
As we gear up for 2024 SaaStr Europa in June in London and 2024 SaaStr Annual in September in SF Bay Area, we’re taking a look back at some of the top sessions from years past. Tomasz Tunguz, now Managing Director of Theory Ventures (and then MD with Redpoint...
From Zero to Hero: How to Dominate Outbound SaaS Sales with Rippling and Founders Fund on CRO Confidential
In the latest episode of CRO Confidential, host Sam Blond, partner at Founders Fund and former CRO at Brex, sits down with Ashley Kelly, VP of Global Sales Development at Rippling. Together they share how they scaled an outbound sales team from $0 to $300 million and how you can replicate their success step-by-step.
The Intersection of AI and Security: What’s New at Secureframe with CEO Shrav Mehta
In the latest installment of our What’s New At series, Jason Lemkin, SaaStr CEO and Founder sits down with Shrav Mehta, CEO of Secureframe to chat about the intersection of AI and security and the increasing importance of compliance in B2B SaaS companies.
In this episode, they’ll discuss:
* When and why you need SOC-2 and ISO ISO 27001 compliance as a SaaS company
* The Intersection of AI and Security
* Compliance in Year Two and Beyond in SaaS
* Differences in Servicing SMBs and Enterprises
* Re-bundling of Software Services
How to Win Big by Serving High-Growth Startups with Zendesk’s Head of Startups
15 years after launch and at over $1B in ARR, 33 of Zendesk’s 50 largest customers were startups that scaled up as customers. Today, Zendesk continues to drive a significant percentage of new business through the Zendesk for Startups program, supporting the startup ecosystem in search of the next generation of top customers. During this session, we’ll hear from Brad Bowery who leads the program at Zendesk on why Startups may be the missing segment in your Go-To-Market approach. Learn the various ways Zendesk and its peers approach this segment and get some insight from insiders on how to succeed when courting VCs and their portfolio companies.
Why the Future of Customer Success, Sales and Marketing Has Changed For Good: Ask-Me-Anything Part 2 with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
In part one of this week’s Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) with SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin, he answered the community’s questions about whether all anyone cares about is AI anymore, investor appetites going into 2024, vertical SaaS, and thriving as a solo founder....
Is AI the Only Thing in SaaS that Anyone Cares About Anymore? Ask-Me-Anything Part 1 with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
In the first part of this open Ask-Me-Anything (AMA), Jason shares his thoughts on the current state of sales and marketing, if anyone really cares about anything other than AI anymore, how to hire great partners, and breaking out of a crowded ecosystem.
Successes and Setbacks on the Road to $1B with Alessio Artuffo, President and COO at Docebo
Alessio Artuffo, President and COO of Docebo, shares lessons learned, misconceptions, and which setbacks to avoid scaling from zero to $1B.
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