A little while back on LinkedIn and Twitter we put together a list of things that later, once you are successful, even very successful, you’ll regret. It got a lot of engagement from the SaaS veterans out there, so I thought it would be worth digging in more on...
Databricks had an incredible scale-up from $400M to $1.5B+ during former VP of Product Nadim Hossain’s time there. The company has gone from 1600 employees to over 5500 and most recently crossed the $2B ARR mark. Nadim shares the principles behind the SaaS company’s massive growth.
Dear SaaStr: Does It Make Sense For Your First Marketing Hire Be a Product Marketer? No. Strong Disagree. It does not make any sense, 99 times out of 100. And you can see in this short clip, the CMOs of Zapier and HubSpot agree 😉 "The Importance of Hiring a...
Two successful SaaS leaders talk about product alignment, freemium models, having an open-source product and other topics in SaaS we all want answers to.
Does the advice to always say no to sponsored features would also apply to a SaaS startup selling to mid-market (ACV 20k to 50k+) and has relatively few clients? No. This is not wise advice, it is bad advice in many cases. As long as the deal size is big enough. At...
The First Rule You Know About Building Software is Wrong. Discover why with Rippling CEO and Co-Founder, Parker Conrad, and Sam Blond, Partner at Founders Fund. In this session, Parker will explain step-by-step his theory of the compound startup and how it can help you scale your SaaS company.
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Increase Pricing Again Without Angering Customers? One simple thought: earn it. First, plan to increase pricing in general once a year, each year for new customers. But earn it. And generally for new customers, not existing customers. How...
Dear SaaStr: What’s the #1 Most Important Thing in Pricing A New SaaS Product? I think the #1 thing to think about is context. Software all sort of all, rough-and-tough, costs the same to build and ship. Why is Calendly $10 a month, when Salesforce is $200 a month...
Lately I’ve been working with 5+ SaaS companies all hiring their first VP of Product. Most around $6m-$10m ARR, although one just past $2m ARR. And critically, most have a really strong CEO-CTO partnership. Both are great leaders, and both are great at...
Sign you are going upmarket the right way: Every quarter you have a new largest customer — Jason ✨Be Kind✨ Lemkin 🇮🇱 (@jasonlk) February 24, 2024 There’s a fun — and very lucrative and rewarding — exercise I like to go through with most of...