Why SaaStr Annual, Dreamforce, Inbound and More All Seem To Be At The Same Time
So a niche question but one we get often enough that I though worth going into my depth on is: Hey, Why Are SaaStr Annual, Inbound, Dreamforce (and More) All At Almost The Same Time? First, FYI, for SaaStr it’s not our goal but that global pandemic did change things!...
5 Top Things to Remember When Starting a Company
My Top 5 Things to Remember When Starting a Company: #1. Fixing the Founding Team is Very, Very Painful. Take the time to get it right. I was unstoppable when I had aligned, great co-founders. I also almost died when I had great — but dis-aligned — co-founders. A...
If You Want to Get Funded – Dude, Make It Easy On Them (Updated)
These truly are the Days of Change in SaaS. In 2021, it seemed like everyone is raising 3 big VC rounds a year, effortlesslyBut for most of you, for most of us, it wasn’t any easier to raise VC capital. And now, it’s even harder. Why? The bar has gone...
Dear SaaStr: As a CEO, Who is The Most Talented Founder You Have Ever Met?
Dear SaaStr: As a CEO, Who is The Most Talented Founder You Have Ever Met? A few of the most talented I’ve ever met. Ok, let me qualify this by saying earlier in my career. As part of SaaStr, I meet so many incredible founders from HubSpot to Monday to Slack and...
When the Enterprise Vendor is Cheaper Than the SMB Vendor
So SaaStr itself is a little funky — we only have 9 team members but a fair amount of scale in terms of reach, revenue, and in some cases, software utilization. We don’t need many CRM seats for example but we do a ton of marketing. So it was interesting when we tried...
Dear SaaStr: Who Should I Hire First to Get Customer Success Going?
Dear SaaStr: Who Should I Hire First to Get My Customer Success Function Going? Key criteria for first customer success hire: – smart – truly understands and cares about the problem your product solves– lives and breathes making customers happy Rest,...
My App Stack: Carin van Vuuren, CMO of Greenhouse
“My App Stack” is a new series where we dig in with top CMOs, CROs, CTOs and CEOs on just what apps they’re really using to run their business. I always learn a lot from these — they are in essence a best practices list from each leader. This...
The Irreplaceable But Toxic Employee
Toxic employees need about 30-45 days to turn another employee toxic — Jason ✨👾SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) December 6, 2024 So there’s a pickle a lot of you will get yourselves into. That critical team member, that you just have to have, that...
Top SaaStr Content for the Week: Workshop Wednesday with Justworks’ CRO, Loom’s CEO and Co-Founder, Rippling’s CEO and more!
The top SaaStr content you might have missed for the week of August 20th 2023.
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