Should Your Free Edition … Be Even Free-er?
Zoom’s growth has slowed of late, not because it’s not an amazing app. But because as we returned to the new normal world, SMB sales finally came under pressure. So in 2022, finally, at $4B+ in ARR … the Free edition became a bit less free: But...
The Answers to Scaling, Hiring, and Everything Else: A SaaStr Europa AMA with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
As SaaStr Europa 2022 drew to a close, attendees took one more opportunity to ask Jason questions about topics like how to navigate the current market, the future of work, playing in a crowded space, and hiring your first VP of Sales. Podcast episode 585 is an excerpt...
It’s Fine to Outsource a Key Integration First. Get It Done.
This post from Gorgias the other day, after it’s $700m valuation Series C, reminded me of a key mistake many founders make. They often wait too long to build a fully native integration: Gorgias is now the leading contact center on Shopify, with over 10,000...
More Than Revenue: Why Choosing Your First Customers Matters More Than You Think with Pigment Co-Founder & Co-CEO Eléonore Crespo (Pod 584 + Video)
When software startups are in their early stages, most rely on their ARR as their primary indicator of success. However, according to Eléonore Crespo, co-founder of Pigment, it’s not all about ARR. Founders should give an adequate amount of focus to picking their...
Going from Series A to Unicorn in Less Than 12 Months with Payhawk Co-Founder/CEO Hristo Borisov and VP of Marketing Désirée Schildt (Video)
Knowing how to get funding as a start-up is an invaluable skill. You have the vision, but you need to communicate it effectively for investors to believe in it and provide you with the capital needed to bring it to life. Payhawk’s CEO, Hristo Borisov, and VP of...
Adding Payments and Fintech to SaaS Can Be Great. But You Gotta Watch the Margins.
So in the Boom Times of later 2020 and 2021, almost every VC pushed SaaS companies to at least become a little bit of a fintech. Why? It seemed such an easy way to bolt on more revenue to an underlying SaaS platform. And indeed, sometimes it can be. Shopify now...
Finding Opportunities in Every Challenge: From Humble Beginnings to 30 Million Users with Miro Founder and CEO Andrey Khusid, and ICONIQ Growth General Partner Matthew Jacobson (Pod 580 + Video)
In this SaaStr Europa 2022 session, Matt Jacobson, General Partner at ICONIQ Growth, interviews Miro’s Founder & CEO, Andrey Khusid, to get insight into how he was able to grow the company so successfully.
Designing a Product Your Customer Can’t Live Without With Brex Co-founder and Co-CEO, Henrique Dubugras and Mutiny Founder and CEO, Jaleh Rezaei (Video)
How do you create a product that becomes essential to your customers’ lives? In this SaaStr Annual session, Brex CEO & Co-Founder Henrique Dubugras and Mutiny CEO & Co-Founder Jaleh Rezaei reveal the secrets to building a successful SaaS business based...
7 Secrets to a Successful SMB Go-To-Market Strategy with PayFit Co-Founder and CEO Firmin Zocchetto and Accel Partner Philippe Botteri (Pod 576 + Video)
At the SaaStr Europa 2022 event, Accel Partner Philippe Botteri interviewed PayFit CEO & Co-Founder Firmin Zocchetto to ask about his GTM strategy.
4 Signs You Might Have a “Bad” CTO — Or At Least, One That Isn’t Going to Make It
Q: What makes a bad CTO? While there is no legal definition for CTO 🙂 or bright line between CTO and VPE, I’d suggest a start-up CTO really only has to do a few things — which are very hard: Assemble a small team (3–9) of very good engineers That are super agile And...
Dear SaaStr: Is Launching Your SaaS Product Too Early Really A Big Issue?
Dear SaaStr: Is Launching Your SaaS Product Too Early Really A Big Issue? This is a tough one. Wait too long, you run out of time and money in many cases. Launch too quickly, you burn your earliest and often most passionate users and fans. I made this mistake with...
The 1 Simple Test to Know if You’ve Actually Hired a Real VP of Product or Customer Success … Or Not
I remember the first time I had a “head of product” in SaaS. I’d known him for many years, and knew he was great … but didn’t really know what help he could give us. I just knew we needed help around $2m-$3m so I asked him to help. I...
eCommerce API Startup to Unicorn With Shippo Co-Founder and CEO Laura Behrens Wu (Pod 567)
To celebrate 10 years of SaaStr, we’re revisiting some classic podcast episodes. Up today: Harry Stebbings interviews Shippo Co-Founder and CEO Laura Behrens Wu in 2016.
Top 10 Learnings Architecting a High-Throughput Critical API With RevenueCat Co-Founder & CTO Miguel Carranza (Pod 564 + Video)
Miguel Carranza, CTO at RevenueCat, shares ten learnings from firsthand experience in architecting an API & SDK that is currently on 5,000+ apps and has seen 3x growth Year-over-Year.
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