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The SaaS Revolution Show, Alex Theuma
The SaaS Revolution Show, hosted by Alex Theuma, brings you insights and tactics from the greatest SaaS minds in Europe and across the world. Revolutionary founders, executives, and investors openly share wisdom on attracting and keeping customers, growing companies in unlikely places, scaling globally, successfully reaching the SaaS high skies, and never giving up. The SaaS Revolution Show is brought to you by SaaStock, the only media, membership and events business that focuses on SaaS founders scaling to $10mill ARR.
What is Software Buyer Regret and How to Avoid it
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Thibaut De Lataillade, Global Vice President of Product at Gartner Digital Markets, who shares what software buyer regret is and how to avoid it.
"Work on the right things and great results will follow. It sounds very simple, but it means a lot. I mean, it means every day focusing on what matters and being able to say no to low leverage activities."
Thibaut shares:
⭐️ The pros and cons of having four brands under the Gartner Digital Markets umbrella
⭐️ Why 60% of software buyers experience regret (and how no industry is exempt from that!)
⭐️ How a misalignment between sales and implementation can lead to over-promising and under-delivering
⭐️ Why validated, credible user reviews are crucial
⭐️ Understanding the regret warning signs
⭐️ Why he recommends The Culture Map by Erin Meyer
and more!
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founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
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bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
31:0523/11/2023
How to Raise Your First Round
In this week's episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Itamar Novick, Founder & General Partner at Recursive Ventures, who his insights and advice on how to raise your first round.
"I think that your odds of success building a startup are much higher if at least one person on the founding team has some orientation to do sales, right? If everybody's technical and everybody's introverted, who's going to talk with customers? Who's going to succeed in doing that?"
Itamar shares:
⚡️ Why he doesn't want to make Recursive Ventures a multi-partner fund
⚡️ His decision to intentionally not take board seats
⚡️ Demystifying pre-seed investment rounds
⚡️ His advice on not raising money from VCs unless a founder *wants* to build a VC backable company - that means showing a path to $500k - $1B in revenue for seven to ten years from now
⚡️ Why fundraising is a sales effort - as well as high quality collateral, founders need to be able pitch very well and very quickly
⚡️ Why he encourages entrepreneurs to consistently build relationships with people in the startup and VC ecosystem
and more!
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🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
36:4216/11/2023
Lessons in Product from Chief Product Officer of Unicorn, Contentsquare
In this week's episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined live from the #SaaStock2023 Podcast Stage by Lucie Buisson, Chief Product Officer at unicorn SaaS Contentsquare, who shares her lessons in product.
"My job is not to create the product anymore - my job is to create the team that is going to create the product. So you need to be ready to be less focussed on the product and more focussed on building the teams that build the product."
Lucie shares:
🎯 Why generating traction, retaining customers, and having validation from the market is crucial before creating a second product
🎯 The importance of journey mapping; particularly when expanding geographies
🎯 Why being CPO means being less focused on the product and more focused on building the team
🎯 Contentsquare's journey from $30M ARR to $100M ARR
🎯 The value of starting small
🎯 The importance of an alpha, a beta and a progressive deployment phase when building a second product
🎯 How product and marketing can (and should) work effectively together
and more!
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🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
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bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
19:2809/11/2023
Lessons in Building BroadSoft to a $2Billion Exit
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Mike Tessler, Managing Partner at True North Advisory and founding CEO at BroadSoft, who shares his lessons in building BroadSoft to a $2 billion exit.
I had to reserve more time in my pie for internal communications, culture, employees, so on. As a leader, you've got shareholder stakeholders, you have employee stakeholders, you have customer stakeholders, and you've got to figure out how you split your time.
Mike shares:
⚡️ BroadSoft's journey from their 1998 founding, to going public in 2010 on Nasdaq, and being acquired by Cisco in 2018 for upwards of $1.8B
⚡️ The decision making process behind selling BroadSoft to Cisco
⚡️ Three key lessons from scaling the business to $500M+ ARR
⚡️ Building realistic execution plan and holding teams accountable
⚡️ Why the senior team have to act as ambassadors as a company grows
⚡️ BroadSoft's secret to success with go to market partners
⚡️ The biggest partner technology challenge the industry is currently facing
⚡️ How he handled feelings of loneliness when at the top
and more!
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founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
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bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
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36:3902/11/2023
Insights into the Cloud Euroscape 2023 - Gen AI
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Philippe Botteri, Partner at Accel and #SaaStock2023 speaker, who shares insights into the Cloud Euroscape 2023 on Generative AI.
"An IPO is primarily a financing event, right? These companies don't need the cash right now because they have a lot of cash on their balance sheet, so there is no need to go public. What is important for me, is for a company to continue to perform, to become really enduring and a category defining company, and I think, to me, that's what is the most important. Then at the right time, they're going to go public... but that's just going to be a milestone in their journey. I think the journey is the most important and making sure that all these companies are going to continue to grow and be category defining."
Filmed the week prior to SaaStock 2023, Philippe shared:
☁️ Accel's take on the slow-down in growth stage investments this year
☁️ How the European cloud ecosystem has shown its resilience and strength in the last few years
☁️ Why they chose Generative AI as this year's Cloud Euroscape theme
☁️ The trends that are going to redefine the next 2-3 years
☁️ Revenue, profitability, M&A trends: how is the industry comparing to previous years?
☁️ What a SaaS company needs to have to make it into the Cloud 100
and more!
Download Accel's Euroscape 2023 here: https://www.accel.com/euroscape
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founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
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pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
29:3819/10/2023
Moving From a Lifestyle Business to a Growth Business With the CEO of Ticket Tailor
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Jonny White, founder & CEO at Ticket Tailor, who discusses their move from a lifestyle business to a growth business.
"Who are you afraid of failing in front of? Confidence has definitely held me back over the years, and this question really put it into perspective of, well, why I'm afraid of failing. And it's usually to do with someone else's perspective. And when you ask that question, you can really break it down and think, actually, do you know what? I'm not afraid of failing in front of anyone."
Jonny shares:
🚀 Why he chose to bootstrap Ticket Tailor
🚀 The anti-climatic reality of getting acquired (and why he bought Ticket Tailor back!)
🚀 How they got from $2K MRR to over $5M in revenue
🚀 Why they moved from a lifestyle business to a growth business
🚀 How working with a coach helped propel the business
🚀 The importance of keeping a lean mindset and strategically building out the team
and more!
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founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
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pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
32:0812/10/2023
How this YC Backed Company Won the SaaStock USA Global Pitch Competition
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Alex David, co-founder & COO of Corrily, to share their YC story and how they won the SaaStock USA Global Pitch Competition earlier this year.
"There’s a lot of survivor bias in the startup world - like you don’t really hear about the founders who have failed, you hear about the ones who are successful so you compare yourself to them and you’re like “well I’m not that”. And so I think, that I hesitated to go into that space for a long time because of it, but you know, maybe that was fine because I learned a lot in my career and by having held off I bring a lot more experience to the table than I otherwise would have. Part of why we are having the success that we have is that none of us are college dropouts or first few years in our careers - all of us have had careers, and we’re kind of bringing that weight to the table of you know 10ish+ years of work experience and really bringing that to the forefront of what we’re doing."
Alex shares:
🥇 His YC experience
🥇 The benefits of their 'follow the sun' model
🥇 From starting as an awareness play to finishing as the Global Pitch Competition winner
🥇 The value in getting honest, real feedback from the judges
🥇 The immediate introductions made after winning the competition, including one of the managing partners at Sapphire Ventures
🥇 His advice on building the right team early on
🥇 The biggest monetisation mistake SaaS companies are making
and more!
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🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
32:0705/10/2023
Bootstrapping to $10M ARR and Then Exiting Through Private Equity
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Lloyed Lobo, co-founder at Boast AI, who shares how he bootstrapped to $10M ARR and then exited through private equity.
"I know it’s an overused term “your network is your net worth”, but trust me, it’s the best way to engineer privilege. You may not have a network or you may not have influence, but if you create influence - just the compound interest on creating that influence - giving, giving, helping, bringing people together over time is you’re going to have everything you want."
Lloyed shares:
⚡️ His childhood in Kuwait and the positive impact the community had on him
⚡️ Why risk and companionship are part of his DNA
⚡️ Getting to eight figures in revenue with no marketing spend
⚡️ Why ignoring the influence of luck is a mistake
⚡️ The impact financial freedom had on his mental health
and more!
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- SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
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Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
59:0428/09/2023
What’s Required to Raise Venture Capital When The World Has Changed
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Carl Fritjofsson, General Partner at Creandum, who discusses what's required to raise VC in this changing world.
"Put the work that you do, both internally in how you build your own processes, but also the end product experience - put that through a lens of generative AI to see where things can be improve, where efficiency can be gained or where new value can be created. I think the next generation of companies will certainly have some kind of AI capabilities deeply ingrained in their DNA."
Carl shares:
🎯 His experience with imposter syndrome
🎯 Mistakes when basing their strategy and path on market externalities and competition
🎯 Battle scars from growing the business
🎯 The value of having a strong underdog mentality
🎯 If expectations have changed for desired year on year growth
🎯 If implementing AI in your business is truly necessary
🎯 Why energy beats brains
and more!
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- SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
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🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
37:1321/09/2023
Has Branding in B2B SaaS Taken a Back Seat?
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Angeley Mullins, Chief Commercial Officer at Resourcify, who shares if branding in B2B SaaS has taken a back seat.
"So every founder and CEO has a voice, they founded their company for a reason, most people that founder their companies, you know, are overcoming a ton of adversity to found their companies and to raise capital. So use your voice, and whichever medium that works for you, if it’s giving panel sessions, if it’s being on the news, if it’s writing articles, doing a content blog, like you said it depends on the type of company and what they’re selling. You have a voice, and use it. That’s the most important thing."
Angeley shares:
🔥 Being a builder vs an optimiser
🔥 The value of team consensus and cohesion
🔥 Being in an era of sustainable revenue growth
🔥 The relationship between product market fit and brand identity
🔥 Building a brand that will keep paying off overtime (best done at Series A stage)
🔥 If TikTok is effective for B2B
🔥 The importance of being fearless. More people are afraid of success than they are of failure
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🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
36:5814/09/2023
Scaling Papaya Global Past $100M ARR
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Eynat Guez, Co-founder & CEO at SaaS unicorn Papaya Global, who discusses how she scaled the company beyond $100 million ARR.
"So, thinking on scale and thinking of really, really good processes and infrastructures is very important at this stage because otherwise you're just going to find yourself in an endless loop when you are trying to catch up people; we are trying to understand what they need. And obviously, I mean, this will impact their ability to grow, this will impact their ability to meet their targets. And then you're going to find yourself in the second loop, which you're constantly replacing people and training new people, but then you are not changing the narrative or changing the problem that you have."
Eynat shares:
🔸 Growing the business 300% YoY since year one
🔸 How keeping a lean team helped them scale quicker
🔸 Raising $5M in their first three years, and $445M in the following five
🔸 The importance of choosing the right clients at the right time- in the early days, focus on those with standards and needs you can meet vs the 'big-name' logos
🔸 Why the first $1M needs to be sold by the founder, not a salesperson
🔸 Their initial struggle around training infrastructures
and more!
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🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
27:0607/09/2023
True Grit - What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Isaiah Studivent, CEO Evron, and Chalique Seabron, COO Evron, who discuss what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
Isaiah and Chalique share:
🔥 The 72 hour call that turned into building Evron
🔥 The hustle - going door to door for their first prop tech customer
🔥 The entrepreneurial founder mindset: humble, positive, and a little bit delusional
🔥 Driving several million in pipeline for their customers
🔥 Marketing isn't magic: communicating expectations with their clients early on
and more!
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makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
40:3031/08/2023
Applying AI to Reimagine Your Product and Your Company to Make a Quantum Leap Forward in Tough Times
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Godard Abel, Co-founder and CEO of G2, who shares the importance of applying AI to reimagine your product and your company to make a quantum leap forward in tough times.
It'll be easier to get from hundred to a billion than it was to get from, frankly, zero to one, you know, or even zero to a thousand dollars is the hardest right? And then I think each order of magnitude gets a bit easier if you stay with it. But it's, I'd say years of grinding. And then eventually we figured out the flywheel and it started spinning.
Godard shares:
⭐️ G2 becoming the buffet of SaaS and software
⭐️ Their 2-3 year journey to get to $1M ARR
⭐️ The AI alphabet - from LLMs to vector databases
⭐️ Launching Monty - G2’s first ever AI virtual assistant
⭐️ Having to seize technology faster than the big industry leaders
⭐️ His 15+ years of working with conscious leadership coaches
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🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
37:5424/08/2023
The Six Secrets of SaaS Success
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Zandra Moore, Co-founder and CEO of Panintelligence, who shares the six secrets of SaaS success.
"That ideal customer profile. So we have ten characteristics on what looks like a good customer - if they don't fit those, they don't go into the funnel. Constantly making sure that we're looking. And whilst that isn't a measure, it's actually something that we use to measure the quality of our pipeline."
Zandra shares:
• Her journey from employment into self employment
• Solving a problem: drawing data out of cloud based systems
• The story of their management buyout (including carrying the server across a car park!)
• Raising $4.5M in 2019 through private equity and VC
• The importance of getting product market fit right
• Why there's a fundamental pipeline issue in the (low) amount of females in tech, and ways to improve that
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
42:0117/08/2023
What Does a CRO Do, and Why and When do You Need One?
NEW on the SaaS Revolution Show! We're thrilled to have had the ultimate compliance and security connoisseur, Stevie Case, CRO at Vanta (a unicorn SaaS), join our founder Alex Theuma for this latest episode 🦄🔥
After taking to the #SaaStockUSA Growth Stage alongside Will May (CRO, ClickUp) and Paul De Barros (Sales & Success, Salesroom) for their fireside on "The Future of Selling; PLG, Playbook Selling and Partners", Stevie joined Alex at the Podcast Stage for their live episode recording on What a CRO Does, and Why and When You Need One... 🤔
Stevie shares:
⚡️ Her journey from being the world's first female pro gamer to working in tech
⚡️ Why recruiting a great CRO means going against traditional interview processes
⚡️ How a CRO's responsibilities are reminiscent to a game
⚡️ Vanta's founding story
⚡️ The importance of the CRO to CEO relationship
⚡️ Dealing with copycat competitors
and more!
Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
24:5610/08/2023
A 2,500% Increase in Inbound and an 8-Figure ARR: The Global Journey of Putting Individuals in The Best Position to Succeed
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Chris Herd, Founder & CEO at Firstbase, who shares how Firstbase grew to an eight-figure ARR with a 2,500+% increase in inbounds.
"If you want to replicate office working remotely, you probably shouldn't work remotely, because you're not leveraging the benefits. The benefits are you can hire people anywhere, you can hire the most talented people in the world not the most talented person you can afford in a certain mile radius of your office. You can put people in a position to do the best work that they've ever done in their lives because they can do their best work, organise their life around that, and work when they're most productive."
Chris shares:
🧑💻 His journey from semi-pro soccer to architecture to founding a company
🧑💻 The US being more conducive to risky ventures vs the UK
🧑💻 Firstbase's VC journey
🧑💻 The mindset shift in what being productive looks like
🧑💻 Why hiring the most talented people means meeting them where they are
🧑💻 Navigating company culture and burnout in remote work
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
30:0603/08/2023
Growing a SaaS Business From $5M ARR to $30M ARR in 3.5 Years
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ryan Staley, Founder & CEO at Whale Boss, who shares how he grew Whale Boss from $5M ARR to $30M ARR in 3.5 years.
Ryan shares:
🔥 His passion for podcasting and starting his Scale Up series
🔥 How to do eight hours of work in 20 minutes
🔥 Overcoming the challenges of building pipeline in SaaS
🔥 His method of creating a steady flywheel of content
🔥 The importance of creating hyper-intentional referral systems
🔥 The hardest things about sales in 2023
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
35:4327/07/2023
Engaging Everyone in the Company in a Practical Way with Jason Cohen, Founder of WP Engine
NEW on the SaaS Revolution Show! We're thrilled to have serial entrepreneur and multi-time Unicorn Status SaaS founder Jason Cohen join our founder Alex Theuma for this latest episode 🦄🔥
After giving his #SaaStockUSA Scale Stage keynote on Building a Practical Strategy With the Whole Team, Jason joined Alex at the Podcast Stage for their live episode recording on Engaging Everyone in the Company in a Practical Way 🤝
Jason shares:
🚀 His journey from founding Smart Bear (a SaaS unicorn), to stay-at-home dad, to WP Engine (also a SaaS unicorn! 🦄)
🚀 The human aspect of what it means to be an entrepreneur
🚀 The truth (and science!) of your business being your baby
🚀 Picking which bubble is right for you to be in
🚀 How it can be tough to build company culture and stay upbeat in this climateCheck out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
23:4020/07/2023
How and Why ChartMogul Became a Multi Product SaaS Company
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Nick Franklin, Founder & CEO at ChartMogul, who shares how and why ChartMogul became a multi product SaaS company.
Nick shares:
✅ Pros and Cons of ChartMogul’s hybrid remote working model
✅ His thoughts on ChartMogul’s competitors exiting
✅ Build vs Buy: ChartMogul’s true competition
✅ Being a multi-product company: why they released their most recent product
✅ One of the riskiest things you can do in life
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
46:2013/07/2023
How and Why This $30M ARR SaaS Bought Out Its Investors
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Frederico Hohagen, Co-founder & CEO at Maplink, who shares why and how this $30M ARR SaaS bought out its investors.
"Every contract is made for failure, not success. When you're signing a contract, it's because you have to work on everything that can go wrong, not go right. Because if everything's going right, why would you be signing?"
Fred shares:
⚡️Maplink’s pivotal growth moment
⚡️Their journey from 14 years as an independent bootstrapped company to raising VC
⚡️3 years with $15 million from Movile - the benefits and downsides
⚡️The importance of two-way due diligence between your company and investors
⚡️From Brazil to Mexico, Chile, Argentina and more: how international expansion moved the needle for Maplink
⚡️Living life at your own pace and valuing the things that are truly important
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
37:5206/07/2023
Build: The Early Days of SaaS Startups with Albion VC and Speedinvest
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ed Lascelles, Partner at AlbionVC, and Deepali Nangia, Partner at Speedinvest, who share their experience as VCs on the early days of SaaS startups.
Ed and Deepali share:
🥇 The journey vs the destination - Deepali’s move into becoming a partner
🥇 Why they encourage founders to focus on team building and go to market
🥇 The lifeblood of the early-stage ecosystem
🥇 Advice for those raising seed funding
🥇 Why founders need to heavily emphasise company culture
🥇 Inspirational SaaS companies breaking barriers (including Surfboard, Darktrace, Onfido, Quantexa)
and more! Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
33:5829/06/2023
How to Build a Market Leading Product With the CPO of Checkout.com
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Meron Colbeci, Chief Product Officer at Checkout.com, who shares how they built a market leading product.
"I don’t think that it’s ‘important’ - it’s absolutely critical to figure out the full monetisation strategy or ‘how does this become a business’ from the very first day."
Meron shares:
📌 His journey from Paypal to Facebook (Meta) to Checkout.com
📌 The importance of value alignment with coworkers
📌 Driving virality with group products
📌 Starting lean when building a product team
📌 Being an intensely customer focused business
📌 How product and AI will (…or won’t) work hand in hand
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
37:5622/06/2023
How Tally Bootstrapped to 60k MRR with a Team of Five
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Marie Martens, Co-Founder of Tally, who shares how the company bootstrapped to 60K MRR with a team of five.
"So we thought 'what if we can make forms fun again?' What if we can make a form builder that is actually enjoyable and that people like to use - because forms are just really boring. It is a very competitive space but then we thought if we are going to bootstrap it, it is easier to grab 1% of a really big market than to grab 100% of a small niche one, so let's just try this. We know the demand is there, and that's how we came up with the idea of building Tally."
Marie shares:
🌟 Why they chose to bootstrap Tally
🌟 Generational expectations for how to 'set yourself up for success' vs reality
🌟 How they're positioning themselves against the competition
🌟 The journey of getting Tally's first users (including the little trick she used on ProductHunt!)
🌟 Why Tally chose a freemium model
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
35:4915/06/2023
Moving From Growth At All Cost to Revenue Efficiency
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by SaaStock USA 2023 speaker and the Co-Founder & CEO at Lative: Werner Schmidt!
Werner shares:
⚡️ Building his own company and culture as an entrepreneur
⚡️ Going from bootstrapped to raising $1.5 million
⚡️ Lative's upcoming focus on go to market
⚡️ The importance of trusting your instinct
⚡️ How to get the most ROI from your sales team
⚡️ Why a successful onboarding improves ramp times
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
28:0708/06/2023
Getting to $3M ARR With No Sales or Marketing Team
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tom Lavery, Founder & CEO Jiminny, who shares the story of how they got to $3M ARR with no sales OR marketing team.
Tom shares:
🔥 Why they didn’t follow the ‘growth at all costs’ mentality
🔥 How they realised that at 700k ARR, that they didn't have product market fit
🔥 Separating work-life from home-life when your co-founder is your partner
🔥 The importance of running your own race and not focusing on competition
🔥 Doing unscalable things to become scalable
🔥 Moving from founder-led sales to non-repeatable founder-led sales
🔥 The impact of in-house training & personality profiling as a team
and more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
31:1001/06/2023
Resilience: How This Entrepreneur Overcame Cancer to Build a $5M ARR SaaS
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Allan Mørch, Founder & CEO AskCody, who shares his story on resilience and how, after overcoming cancer, built a $5M ARR SaaS business.
Allan shares:
⚡️ The founding story of AskCody
⚡️ His new perspective on life/business post-diagnosis
⚡️ The importance of team communication and support
⚡️The best advice he's ever received
⚡️ The hardest thing about scaling in 2023
⚡️ Why he joined the SaaStock Founder Membership (SFM)
& more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
48:0725/05/2023
How to Build a $1M Startup Without Venture Capital, With Rob Walling
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Rob Walling, Co-Founder TinySeed, who shares how to build a $1 million startup with zero venture capital.
Rob shares:
🔥 Why he's spent 17 years helping founders
🔥 The story behind selling Drip
🔥 If bootstrapping is more commonplace/ easier in recent years
🔥 Three key takeaways to get from zero to $1M
🔥 What every bootstrapper in that revenue range should be doing
🔥 The hardest thing about building a startup in 2023
& more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
36:3118/05/2023
How the SaaS Org Needs to Change to Support PLG
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow and SaaStockUSA speaker, who shares how SaaS orgs need to change to support PLG.
In this episode you'll hear:
⚡️ What shapes Esben as a person & entrepreneur
⚡️ Why he's bootstrapping Userflow
⚡️ How the current market is impacting him and his clients, and what he's doing to navigate through it
⚡️ Why Userflow takes a PLG approach to building the business
⚡️ The hardest thing about product-led growth
⚡️ PLUS what Esben's most looking forward to at #SaaStockUSA
& more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
34:5311/05/2023
At $300M ARR, What Makes G-P a Product Led Organisation?
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Sherrie Fernandes, Vice President of Product Management & User Experience at G-P (Globalization Partners), who shares what makes G-P a product led organisation.
In this episode you'll hear:
🚀 Three lessons from G-P's growth over the last two years
🚀 The impact of G-P being female founder led
🚀 Product-led initiatives that have moved the needle at G-P
🚀 How her role drives growth within the business
🚀 The best advice she's ever received
& more!Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
26:1004/05/2023
Why HubSpot Bet Big On Media
From the SaaStock 2022 Scale Stage: Kieran Flanagan, CMO Zapier and ex-SVP Marketing at Hubspot, shares why HubSpot bet BIG on media.
"The only difference between traditional media companies and software companies with media offerings within them, is really how they make money, right? Traditional media - ads and subscriptions, not a great business model. The subscriptions I think some media brands are going to do really well with them. Software and media, they make money through products and subscriptions, and the unit economics are much, much better. It does mean you have to think differently about how you measure this."
No company becomes a success without doing things differently. To win, you need to make big bets and take hard decisions. This presentation goes behind the scenes on why HubSpot bet big on media by purchasing a media company and how that decision got made. We'll go through the insights and beliefs that drove the decision and our efforts to build a world-class media network.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision
makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and
learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)
🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
17:3427/04/2023
Bootstrapping to $7M in 2.5 Years
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, Alex Theuma is joined by SaaStock Founder Member and CSO at Expandi: Stefan Smulders! Stefan shares how Expandi bootstrapped to $7M in just over two years."Go hire people, as I was scared to do it, somehow. It was all new for us, but I really feel good now beside all these people in the company call, as they are way more clever than me and are solving things faster... so it's kind of a relief."In this episode Stefan shares: 🌟 Expandi's founding story🌟 Why he joined the SaaStock Founder Membership (SFM)🌟 How they scaled Expandi so quickly🌟 Examples of what has worked well for the company🌟 Their social focus (and why he got booted out of LinkedIn...!)🌟 The hardest thing about bootstrapping a startup in 2023🌟 Why he moved from CEO to CSOand more!Like what you hear? Join us at SaaStock USA 2023 happening 31 May - 2 June in the silicon-lit hills of Austin, Texas to network with SaaS powerhouses like Stefan in-person! 🇺🇸 Save an additional 10% on tickets using code 'SAASREV' https://ti.to/saastock/saastock-usa/discount/SAASREV
Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders🇮🇪 SaaStock Dublin 2024: The largest concentration of SaaS decision makers in one place for three days of networking, connecting, and learning all things SaaS (https://saastock-europe.com/)🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world, bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
44:5820/04/2023
The Top Growth Pitfalls That You Aren't Expecting
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Asia Orangio, Founder & CEO at DemandMaven and SaaStock USA speaker extraordinaire, who shares the top growth pitfalls that SaaS companies aren't expecting.
"No one will ever care more about your company than you, and that's not because they don't actually care about working for you, it's just the way that it is. You will naturally just simply care more, but that's not to say that you need to find people that care as much as you, it's much more like, you've got to come down a little bit. I've learned over the years, especially when it comes to hiring, it is natural for me to care 100%, maybe even 200%, but not everyone is going to be on that same level and that's actually OK."
Asia shares:
🚀 What's shaped her as an entrepreneur
🚀 How the current market is impacting her and her clients
🚀 The top five unexpected growth pitfalls (including KPIs...)
🚀 What one thing has moved the needle the most for DemandMaven
🚀 A sneak peek into her speaking topic for SaaStock USA
& more!
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45:4613/04/2023
How to Build a Rockstar Team as a Bootstrapped SaaS Company
From the SaaStock 2022 Bootstrap Stage: Sujan Patel, Co-Founder at Mailshake, shares the 5 ways to identify, hire and retain rockstars for bootstrapped startups.
Bootstrapped companies have a different DNA, a smaller budget and are competing with well funded startups or Goliaths. They have to do more with less. Sujan has bootstrapped 6 companies over the last 11 years and will share his secrets that will change your recruiting and hiring process forever.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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20:4906/04/2023
How ClickUp Grew to Over 6M Users in 5 Years
From the SaaStock 2022 Scale Stage: Tom Lyons, Chief Executive at The Currency is joined by Zeb Evans, founder & CEO ClickUp, who shares how ClickUp grew to over six million users in five years.
What does it take for a SaaS company to stand out in a crowded industry and leapfrog over the competition? When ClickUp launched in 2017, it intentionally entered a category full of legacy players and moved full speed ahead by building an industry-leading product.
In this session, Zeb Evans, CEO and Founder of ClickUp, will share the secrets behind ClickUp's success, including building a globally recognized brand, developing an innovative product, and cultivating a strong company culture.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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16:2830/03/2023
Bootstrapping vs VC Backed: Why Patrick Campbell Thinks Bootstrapping Reigns Supreme
From the SaaStock 2022 Bootstrap Stage: Patrick Campbell, Founder & CEO Profitwell and CSO Paddle, shares what bootstrappers do better than venture backed companies.
Being bootstrapped is a mindset that drives exponential growth. Patrick Campbell, ProfitWell’s Founder and CEO will share his experience bootstrapping ProfitWell to $10M and beyond. He will share the good, bad, and ugly with the essential frameworks to help you leverage maximum lifetime value. Backed by data from over 28.7k SaaS companies, this presentation will pinpoint the most effective retention strategies, agile pricing options and churn-busting tactics that will kick start the growth of your bootstrapped business.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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33:5023/03/2023
How Deciding to Break Up With Customers Will Help Rebank 10x
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Juan Andrade, Founder Rebank and winner of our SaaStock 2022 Pitch Competition, who shares how the decision to break up with customers will help the business 10x.
"There’s no time to worry about macro or think about ‘my fundraising plan’ or any of that. It’s just: grow. So the hardest thing is really trying to keep all of that distraction out, because it’s the most important time to focus right now."
In this episode you'll hear:
✅ Juan's experience at Y Combinator
✅ If he recommends SaaS Startups go through an accelerator
✅ Lessons learnt building Rebank
✅ The hardest thing about building a startup in 2023
✅ The one thing that has moved the needle the most in his career
& more!
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44:5116/03/2023
Why SaaS Companies/ CEOs Need to Figure Out Owned Media
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Anthony Kennada, Co-Founder & CEO at AudiencePlus, who shares why SaaS companies/ CEOs need to figure out owned media (and fast!).
Co-Founder and CEO of AudiencePlus, the leading owned media platform that's building software, content, and community to help every company become a media company, Anthony was previously CMO of industry-leading SaaS companies like Front, Gainsight, and Hopin.
In this episode you'll hear:
⚡️ Why Anthony made the leap from CMO to Founder & CEO
⚡️ If media should be a CEOs priority in today's economy
⚡️ Why algorithms are working against us
⚡️ If third party cookies are going away
⚡️ Hardest thing about building a startup in 2023
🌟 PLUS a sneak peek into his speaking theme for SaaStock USA..!
& more!
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40:5509/03/2023
Top 100 Fastest Growing Bootstrappers (all $5m+) and How They Did It
From the SaaStock 2022 Bootstrap Stage: Nathan Latka, Founder Founderpath, shares a list of the top 100 fastest growing bootstrappers (all $5m+) and how they did it.
They don't waste money on Google Ads. They don't have massive budget for huge sales teams. They keep their teams small and drive revenue per employee above $500k/yr. How do they do it? In this session you'll learn from the top 10 fastest growing SaaS bootstrappers and see what channels they used to break $5m in revenue.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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21:2902/03/2023
Why There Are Opportunities in SaaS When There Are Headwinds
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Stephen Lurie, USA Growth & Business Development at Appvizer and Chief Engagement Officer at B2B Rocks, why there are opportunities in SaaS when there are headwinds.
You'll hear:
💡 His lessons from Appvizer & B2B Rocks
💡 Why the SaaS industry is maturing
💡 What one thing has moved the needle the most for him in his career
💡 The biggest failure he's made and lesson learnt
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helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
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pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
41:0923/02/2023
6 Lessons Learned From Scaling The Next Tech Unicorn With Your Spouse
From the SaaStock 2022 Scale Stage: Nicolas & Alina Vandenberghe, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs at Chili Piper, tell us their 6 lessons learned from scaling the next tech unicorn with their spouse
Over the last several years, Alina and Nicolas Vandenberghe, have not only built a company poised to become a tech unicorn, they’ve built a family, and raised two children. Along the path to product market fit, then progressively larger market share, they’ve learned lessons about business and life as they’ve undergone personal and professional transformations. These lessons; on scaling marketing, product, on building a global company (Chili Piper has 280 employees across 50 countries), on helping those around them, on revamping personal and company-wide communication, and beyond, have provided a blueprint for other B2B founders to follow.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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24:1916/02/2023
The Founders Guide to B2B Sales with Dave Kellogg
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Dave Kellogg, Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital, who shares his guide to founders for B2B sales.
You'll hear:
📚 His story behind becoming EIR
📚 Why he wrote the Founders Guide to B2B Sales
📚 Key takeaways from the guide
📚 What SaaS company he wishes he was CEO of
🌟 PLUS a sneak peek into his speaking theme for SaaStock USA..!
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🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS
founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and
helping others (https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/)
🌎 SaaStock Local: Monthly meet-ups in cities all around the world,
bringing together SaaS enthusiasts and experts to discuss the most
pressing topics in SaaS (https://local.saastock.com/home)
42:0809/02/2023
Have We Reached Peak Content in SaaS?
Welcome back to the SaaS Revolution Show! In this episode our host Alex Theuma is joined by John Collins, consultant and advisor to tech companies, who discusses if we have in fact reached peak content in the SaaS industry.
Collins works with B2B clients to develop their content marketing and communications strategies. His clients range from fintech startups to online educators and are located in North America and Europe, and he is also an active angel investor in SaaS and media startups. Previously, Collins held the roles of Head of Content & Communications at Ramp, and Director of Content at Intercom.
In this episode, Collins shares:
📝 Lessons on building content machines at both Intercom and Ramp
📝 How we can win with content marketing going forward
📝 His thoughts on SaaS companies buying Communities/Media companies
📝 His take on SEO as a strategy - does it work?
📝 What's next for him!
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43:4502/02/2023
How Mailshake Moved upmarket from SMB to Enterprise
In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Sujan Patel, Co-Founder at Mailshake, who shares how Mailshake moved upmarket from SMB to enterprise.
Having founded Mailshake in 2019, Sujan also owns 4 other SaaS companies under the Ramp Ventures brand. Sujan has over 15 years of marketing experience and has led the digital marketing strategy for companies like Salesforce, Mint, Cafepress and many other Fortune 500 calibre companies.
In this episode you'll hear:
📨 The founding story of Mailshake
📨 How far Sujan got when solely focused on SMB
📨 The impact on the business moving from SMB to enterprise
📨 Key takeaways from moving upmarket
📨 His biggest failure and lesson learned
🌟 PLUS a sneak peek into his speaking theme for SaaStock USA..!
& more!
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35:1826/01/2023
Driving Your SaaS GTM Efficiency In The Next 2 Years: Key Strategies And Tactics | Dave Kellogg
From the SaaStock 2022 Bootstrap Stage: Dave Kellogg, Executive in Residence, Balderton Capital, discusses how to drive your SaaS GTM efficiency in the next two years using these key strategies and tactics.
With the need to extend cash runways, a threatening macro environment, and never-ending pressure to improve efficiency, SaaS startups today are thinking hard about how to improve the efficiency of their go-to-market (GTM) operations as they enter the 2023 planning season. In this fast-paced presentation, Balderton's SaaS executive-in-residence, Dave Kellogg, will discuss strategies and tactics that work -- and that don't work -- to improve the efficiency of your GTM operations.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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21:3719/01/2023
The Value Of Values: How Following One Rule Led TravelPerk To The Unicorn Club
From the SaaStock 2022 Scale Stage: Avi Meir, Co-Founder and CEO TravelPerk, joins Lina Chong, VC at Target Global to discuss the value of values: how following one rule led TravelPerk to the unicorn club.
When the pandemic hit in 2020, business travel came to a standstill and TravelPerk faced extremely tough decisions as growth halted. Two years later, we are a unicorn and sticking to our values has been key to not only surviving, but thriving.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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22:5412/01/2023
Reacceleration: Finding & Building New Engines Of Growth For The Years Ahead
From the SaaStock 2022 Scale Stage: Des Traynor, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Intercom, discusses reacceleration: how SaaS companies can find and build new engines of growth for the years ahead.
After a turbulent couple of quarters, startups realise that sitting on their hands and waiting for another bull market to make everything right again is not a strategy. Instead, they must control their destiny, find new revenue growth engines, and ultimately push their business forward. This talk is based on conversations with dozens of startups of all shapes and sizes and is all about how to find the areas within your business where the massive opportunities lie, and how to exploit them.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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24:0105/01/2023
How to Recession-Proof Your SaaS: 3 Keys to Surviving Just About Any Economic Downturn
From the SaaStock 2022 Bootstrap Stage: Asia Orangio, Founder & CEO DemandMaven, discusses how to recession-proof your SaaS: 3 keys to surviving just about any economic downturn
You've seen tweets about it, deep-dives on Reddit, and possibly even a few segments on live TV if you've been particularly daring. It's all of the recession-talk, the debates about if it's real or imagined, and the never-ending advice on what to do. This leaves an early-stage SaaS founder thinking: do I need to be worried, and what do I most need to pay attention to? In this session, I'll breakdown the 3 keys to reducing your exposure to just about any economic event and recession-proofing your SaaS in this quick blitz through research, a few key data points, and a real-life story.Check out the other ways SaaStock is serving SaaS founders
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21:5929/12/2022
Surviving and Thriving in a Downturn: Lessons Learned Weathering Economic Storms Over 25 Years Building SaaS Leaders
From the SaaStock 2022 Scale Stage: Godard Abel, Co-Founder & CEO at G2, discusses surviving and thriving in a downturn: his lessons learned weathering economic storms over 25 years building SaaS leaders.
Godard Abel shares what it takes to weather economic storms and market downturns as a SaaS leader. Surviving the downturn and thriving to success can be done. Join him to hear the lessons learned from over 25 years of working to stay ahead of the game.
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19:5322/12/2022
Bootstrapping to $40M ARR and the Road to Acquisition, with Mohannad Ali (CEO Hotjar) and Alex Delivet (Founder and CEO Collect)
From the SaaStock 2022 Bootstrap Stage: Mohannad Ali (CEO Hotjar) and Alex Delivet (Founder & CEO Collect).
Startups need to juggle various critical business decisions when planning for future growth. From VCs and funding rounds, to private equity or staying bootstrapped, the choices are never easy.
In this session, Mohannad shares his experience taking Hotjar, the leading product experience insights platform, from its decision to stay bootstrapped to $40 million ARR until its acquisition to Contentsquare in 2021. He provides insights on the strategies used to build continuous growth in the bootstrapped stage, the considerations and processes for acquisition, and the impacts of a new partnership on the business.
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18:2015/12/2022
5 Years of Running Remote Retreats, Lessons Learned | Massimo Arrigoni, CEO at BEE
The latest episode of the SaaS Revolution Show sees Massimo Arrigoni, CEO at BEE, join our host Alex Theuma to share his lessons learned having run remote retreats for the past five years.
Massimo shares:
✅ Lessons learnt from scaling BEE
✅ The company's key data points
✅ Mistakes remote companies should avoid
✅ His biggest failure and lesson learnt
✅ His advice to getting through the headwinds facing SaaS
and more!
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46:5408/12/2022