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In this week’s episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, SaaStock’s Alexander Theuma is in conversation with Arthur Nobel, Principal at Knight Capital. Arthur shares lessons he’s learnt from 47 leaders in growth. Arthur shares: ✅ Findings of raising between Series A to C ✅ Strategic vs internal challenges SaaS companies are facing about scaling ✅ The importance of a scaling roadmap and more! Watch now, or listen to the audio-only version below: Listen to the audio now:
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The Challenges & Opportunities of Moving from Market Disruptor to Category Creator
There is a prevailing view that startups are better at creating breakthrough innovations, than some of the more established businesses out there. It is said to come with increased research costs and uncertainty. According to the Harvard Business Review, creating a category “involves both a breakthrough product and a breakthrough…
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From Self Funded Startup to Profitable Unicorn. The Calendly Journey with Tope Awotona (Calendly) & Blake Bartlett (OpenView Ventures)
Tope Awotona (CEO & Founder of Calendly) and Blake Bartlett (Partner at OpenView Ventures) are this week’s guests on The SaaS Revolution Show. Last year, ⅓ of tech founders struggled to secure funding. In the early days of SaaS unicorn Calendly, raising money was also a big challenge for Tope…
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Becoming an Empowered Leader in a Virtual World, with Edith Harbaugh (LaunchDarkly) & Astasia Myers (Redpoint Ventures)
Edith Harbaugh (CEO & Co-founder of LaunchDarkly) & Astasia Myers (Investor at Redpoint Ventures) are this week’s guests on The SaaS Revolution Show. 76% of tech founders are now supportive of distributed work – a huge uplift from 56% before the pandemic. The challenge? Remote work requires a different leadership…
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How to Hire without Hurting, with Bridget Harris, YouCanBook.me
Bridget is the CEO & Co-founder of YouCanBook.me. She joins SaaStock’s Alexander Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show, and shares her insights on hiring. Watch now, or listen to the audio-only version below: Listen now: When you finally get that hard-to-reach prospect on the phone, don’t waste the opportunity by…
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9 Revenue Accelerators for creating an unstoppable SaaS with Dev Basu, Powered by Search
Dev is the CEO of Powered by Search. He joins SaaStock’s Alexander Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show, and shares 9 Revenue Accelerators for creating an unstoppable SaaS. Watch now, or listen to the audio-only version below: Listen now: When you finally get that hard-to-reach prospect on the phone, don’t…
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Brand Affinity Marketing with Chris Savage, Wistia
Chris is the CEO & Co-founder of Wistia. He joins SaaStock’s Alexander Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show, and shares why Brand Affinity Marketing goes beyond brand recognition to keep consumers engaged longer by fostering deep connections with audiences. Chris shares why Brand Affinity Marketing is the future and how…
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Your SaaS Marketing Essentials: Top Sessions at SaaStock conferences in 2020
Whether you’re a CMO or entry-level – every marketer learned a great deal in 2020. We pivoted, adapted, learned, and then did it all over again: as we found ourselves facing a global pandemic that appeared, and escalated, quickly and unexpectedly. Each day brought new challenges for businesses across the…
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3 Pronged SaaS Strategy with Derek O’Carroll, Brightpearl
Derek is the CEO of Brightpearl. He joins SaaStock’s Alexander Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show, and walks us through a 3 pronged strategy for a SaaS company turnaround that led to an ARR of $17mill. Watch now, or listen to the audio-only version below: Listen now:
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6 Strategies To Grow Your SaaS Business With LinkedIn Ads
This is a guest post written by Manno Notermans, co-founder of Think Orion, the official digital agency partner of SaaStock. Manno is a marketing expert with over a decade of experience working with both agency & client-side to help SaaS businesses scale. Why should you use LinkedIn ads when other…
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Fireside Chat and AMA on Scaling Sales Teams with Jonathan Anguelov, Aircall
Jonathan Anguelov is the co-founder & coo of Aircall. He joins Alex Theuma, Founder of SaaStock, on The SaaS Revolution Show to discuss one strategy he doubled down on when scaling his rocket-ship was employee specialisation and Sales Fordism. Watch now, or listen to the audio-only version below: Listen now:
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Networking at SaaStock Remote
We learned a lot about online conferences in 2020. As we pivoted from our traditional in-person conferences, we started with what we knew, and tried to recreate many aspects of our physical conference as an online version. A year down the line, we’ve changed our approach. Networking is still one…
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The SaaS Founder’s Guide to Meeting Investors in a Hybrid World
In a year of massive uncertainty and upheaval, the Atomico State of European Tech report found that 2020 was on track to be a record year for the amount of capital invested into European technology companies. Despite that, 46% of founders said that access to capital was the biggest challenge…
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Fireside Chat and AMA on Company Culture with Nicolas Dessaigne, Algolia
Nicolas Dessaigne is the co-founder of Algolia. He joins Stephen Cummins, CEO at AppSelekt, on The SaaS Revolution Show to discuss raising seed and Series A funding, as well as how to seed world-class company culture. Watch now, or listen to the audio-only version below: Listen now:
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An Introduction to Venture Debt with Donatella Callegaris, Flashpoint Venture Capital
Donatella Callegaris is managing partner at Flashpoint Venture Capital. She joins Alex Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show to talk about venture debt – a topic that many first-time SaaS founders are unfamiliar with. Learn about: What is venture debt? When should a startup founder look at venture debt, compared…
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Boost retention for your SaaS in 2021 with customer success
In the early days of building your SaaS company, it’s tempting to put all your attention on acquiring new customers. However retaining and delighting existing customers is just as important for future growth. For many growing SaaS companies, 2020 showed just how important our existing customers are. We saw many…
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SaaS marketing as you scale to $10M: Dave Gerhardt in conversation with Stephen Cummins
Dave Gerhardt is CMO at Privy, and former VP of Marketing at Drift. In this special episode of The SaaS Revolution Show he joins Stephen Cummins in an exclusive fireside chat. He shares his learnings on marketing organisation structure for companies scaling to $10M. This was recorded as part of an…
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Five ways to avoid burnout as a SaaS founder
Being a first-time startup founder can be a lonely journey, especially if long-time friends and peers have taken a more conventional career path. And 2020 has been particularly demanding: in May 2020 Blind found that 73% of surveyed tech workers are burnt out, thanks to a combination of working longer…
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Real SaaS Revolutionaries: Kristi Faltorusso and Jeff Breunsbach
We’re championing the Real SaaS Revolutionaries. The leaders and experts building the SaaS companies today that’ll shape our industry and community tomorrow. Each week we’ll be profiling some of the SaaS champions, nominated by their peers. Know someone who deserves the spotlight? They could be our next Revolutionary! Today we…
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8x Growth in 2020: Scaling at an Exponential Pace with Gilles Bertaux, Livestorm
Gilles Bertaux is the CEO and co-founder of Livestorm. Livestorm is a video conferencing software, and in November 2020 Gilles and the Livestorm team raised a $30M Series B round to create a video conferencing ecosystem. He joins Alex Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show to talk about scaling a…
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Real SaaS Revolutionaries: Carole Mahoney and Philipp Wolf
We’re championing the Real SaaS Revolutionaries. The leaders and experts building the SaaS companies today that’ll shape our industry and community tomorrow. Each week we’ll be profiling some of the SaaS champions, nominated by their peers. Know someone who deserves the spotlight? They could be our next Revolutionary! Today we…
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The top mistakes first time founders make when scaling – and how to avoid them, with Shelley Perry, Scalelogix Ventures
Shelley Perry, Managing Director of Scalelogix Ventures, joins Alex Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show. Shelley is an investor, board director, and advisor and specializes scale-up stage – a unique growth stage for any SaaS company. She joins The SaaS Revolution Show to share the top mistakes she sees first-time…
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How to build your SaaS sales process (without the founder)
In the early days of any SaaS business, the founder is the first (and only) salesperson. But as your startup grows, you’ll start to build out a dedicated sales team, and the founder will step away from front-line sales activities. According to Steli Efti, founder-driven sales is stage 1 of…
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Real SaaS Revolutionaries: Scott Cowley and Ben Murray
We’re championing the Real SaaS Revolutionaries. The leaders and experts building the SaaS companies today that’ll shape our industry and community tomorrow. Each week we’ll be profiling some of the SaaS champions, nominated by their peers. Know someone who deserves the spotlight? They could be our next Revolutionary! Today we…
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How to raise your Seed funding round with Sarah Nöckel, Northzone
Sarah Nöckel, Seed Investment Manager at Northzone joins Alex Theuma on The SaaS Revolution Show. Sarah is responsible for Northzone’s Seed investments, and previously she was a B2B SaaS investor at Dawn Capital. She joins The SaaS Revolution Show to talk all things relating to Seed funding: how to reach…
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