Freshworks is a successful public SaaS company that has a humble beginning in the small town of Chennai, India. Founder and CEO Girish Mathrubootham shares five big bets that paid off as he scaled this multi-product company.
As we gear up for SaaStr Europa 2023 in London on 6-7 June and SaaStr Annual 2023 in the SF Bay Area on 6-7 September, 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. At the very...
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...
Back in the early 2000s, people didn’t entirely accept that a virtual machine could be as good as a physical one. Of course, we all know how that turned out. Ed Lenta, the SVP and GM of Databricks, had the rare opportunity of scaling three hypergrowth companies —...
20X year 1️⃣12X year 2️⃣5X year 3️⃣#deelspeed⚡️ @deel https://t.co/W6iq9Zb3j6 — Shuooo (@shuoshuooshuooo) January 23, 2023 When we look at SaaS companies’ success stories, everything looks great on their growth maps. However, the truth is that every...
Samsara makes telematic and safety devices for physical operations (i.e., tools that measure and monitor what’s happening in a vehicle.) In achieving over $724M in ARR and growing to 2,000+ employees since its founding in 2015, they have learned a thing or two about...
Across their 100,000 customers, HubSpot has endured an unforgettable past few years. Their customers desperately need to make sense of this new world – not only how to survive massive digital acceleration but also high inflation and other forms of political and...
After finding success in their home country, many SaaS founders begin to think globally, considering expansion into the international markets. However, global growth is challenging, and it takes the right strategy, preparation, and business model to achieve it. In an...
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...
Jason recently opened up an AMA on Twitter Spaces to answer questions about how to scale faster. Episode 577 of the podcast is an excerpt from the recording, and you can find the full transcript below. Jason Lemkin: Okay. Let’s get it going!! Times are good....
WePay CEO Bill Clerico and COO Tina Hsiao discuss how the company went from launch to acquisition. WePay is a payments company for platform businesses like marketplaces, crowdfunding sites & small business software. They process billions annually for platforms...
Small and large businesses are often seen as competitors, with small businesses owning a fierce mentality of proving themselves as a player in the game instead of an underdog. But what happens when these different sized businesses unite forces in strategic...
Ep. 284: Travis Bryant is Partner for Founder Experience @ Redpoint Ventures, the venture fund with a portfolio including the likes of Stripe, Netflix, Zuora, Hashicorp, and Juniper Networks just to name a few. As for Travis,...
Ep. 250: Peter Yared is the Founder & CEO @ InCountry, the startup that allows you to operate globally with data residency as a service meaning they store your mission-critical data in it’s country of origin, without compliance. To...
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