There are two great SaaS companies I’m working with right now. Both have a sales-driven process, selling to SMBs. Both have a CAC payback that is very short — around 90 days. Both have roughly the same number of employees (roughly 50). One is cash-flow...
Whether you’re part of a startup ready to enter the market or working at an established business ready to launch a new product, it’s critical to understand how to approach your target audience. But simply sending out a few press releases isn’t enough –– you need a...
In scaling the cash-flow side of SaaS, there’s almost nothing more powerful than annual contracts combined with prepaid cash. It’s just such a huge benefit. At least — on paper. In a spreadsheet. Done right, you get all the cash up-front, and your...
One thing if you are a first-time founder in SaaS that may seem as boring as you can imagine is … webinars. You yourself as a founder or even sales exec never go to them. And they seem like something you do, well, later. When you are bigger. But I’d...
The customer marketing journey in SaaS is like rock climbing minus the risk of potential death. But you’re falling, dodging, climbing, and hoping to scale the top of a mountain. Jason Lemkin, CEO and Founder of SaaStr, said, “How much do you talk about Customer...
While many of the companies on SaaStr are based in North America and then expand to Europe and APAC, we’re seeing more and more expansion going the other way. Celonis started 12 years ago in Germany and recently began its move into the U.S. market. This has...
In this post, SaaStr Founder and CEO Jason Lemkin shared five super simple ways to generate more leads and grow your company that always work. Now, he has five more marketing strategies that are sure to generate more leads if done right. If you aren’t spending money...
In the early-ish days, maybe even as far as $10m-$20m in ARR, as you talk to larger prospects, you’ll have a lot of “Build vs Buy” discussions. We didn’t hear these as often in the peak crazy times of late 2020-early 2022, when budgets to buy...
If you’re looking for a marketing strategy to grow your SaaS business, SaaStr’s very own Jason Lemkin has five things you can do today, this week, or this month that always work. And the great news is that almost everything costs little to no money. Most SaaS...
Dear SaaStr: How Can I Get Sales and Marketing to Work Better Together? The simplest way is to get sales and marketing to work together is to (x) align marketing’s #1 goal to a revenue-related “commit” that (y) sales agrees to. Your Has a Sales Quota. Your VP...
B2B SaaS companies often aim to land large enterprise clients that can bring with them long relationships and large deals. Others may seek to corner the SMB market. However, what many businesses may overlook is the startup segment. Often, startups are lumped in with...
A long ways back, I was meeting with one of our largest customers, one of our first $1m TCV deals. As I was coming, someone else was leaving – Marc Benioff. He’d come (flying private I assume, and possibly straight from Hawaii) to … kiss the...
Most startup founders create companies to grow them. While all organizations are different, one core truth remains — Everything changes. This is true in life and business. If you don’t want your company defeated by change, you need to adapt your Go-To-Market strategy...
Ah the death of yet another Free edition pic.twitter.com/5DBtQghaWO — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) April 11, 2023 So folks in general are under more pressure to hit numbers and the plan than just a few quarters ago, and at bigger startups, that brings up...
Dear SaaStr: What should a CEO look for in hiring a fractional or part-time Chief Marketing Officer? Someone that can own a number. There are tons of folks, especially in the Bay Area, who want to consult with you in a senior marketing role. Tons of them. What very...