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Dec 7, 2018 • 18min

1231 How He Launched Channel Partnership on Day 1 After Losing Millions

In 2012, Wayne Johnson co-founded encompass corporation, a SaaS business driven by the belief that the best decisions are made when people understand the full picture. As CEO of encompass, Wayne has lead the creation of the company’s Know Your Customer (KYC) automation software for the banking, finance, legal and accountancy sectors.
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Dec 6, 2018 • 14min

1230 Collibra passes $60m in ARR, $133m Raised for Data Governance

Felix Van de Maele Co-founder, CEO Felix co-founded Collibra and serves as the company's Chief Executive Officer. As Collibra's CEO, Felix is responsible for the company's global business strategy and has led Collibra from idea to founding to more than ten years of record growth and industry leadership. Prior to co-founding Collibra, Felix served as a researcher at the Semantics Technology and Applications Research Laboratory (STARLab) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, where he focused on ontology-focused crawlers for the semantic web and semantic data integration. He holds a Masters degree in Applied Computer Science from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, a Master of Science degree in software engineering from the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Master of Science degrees from Ecole des Mines de Nantes (France) and Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina), and a Master in General Management degree from the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.
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Dec 5, 2018 • 12min

1229 This Single Mom is Turning Mexican Propane Industry on its Head

Energetic, hard-working and determined. Always learning and eager to help fellow entrepreneurs. She has been leading Gaszen and it's team for 3 years now, from idea to product and raising more than USD700K in Mexico. Gaszen is raising interest in 4 countries in Latin America.
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Dec 4, 2018 • 26min

1228 SwiftPage ACT CEO "We're 1-2 Years Away from $100M in ARR"

H. John Oechsle is President and CEO at customer relationship management and marketing automation software provider, Swiftpage. John has a 30-year track record of building highly profitable and sustainable revenue growth for emerging companies and established global leaders. He has been recognized several times for his involvement in the tech industry.
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Dec 3, 2018 • 25min

1227 Would $24m ARR Dashlane Ever Merge with LastPass?

Emmanuel is the CEO of Dashlane, the world's best password manager. He has over 20 years of management experience across the technology and media sectors. Prior to Dashlane, he was CEO of CBS Outdoor France, EVP at Vivendi Universal Games, and the Founder and CEO of Flipside.com. He began his career focused on navigation algorithms for the Mars Exploration Rover. Emmanuel has a Master's in Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Universite de Toulouse; he also completed the Executive Education Program at Harvard Business School.
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Dec 2, 2018 • 23min

1226 How GrowSumo is Covering Base Expenses While Growing Performance Based Revenue

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Dec 1, 2018 • 22min

1225 Enterprise Management Company Alfresco Passes $100M ARR, IPO Next?

Bernadette Nixon, Alfresco’s CEO, leads the company’s strategy for growth, customer commitment and culture. Bernadette is an experienced global leader with a proven track record of growing some of the leading companies in the market and has a wealth of experience in the process and content management industry. Before joining Alfresco, Bernadette served as President of SDL PLC., a global software and professional services company, after having grown its sales team as chief revenue officer. Prior to SDL, she held positions at OpenText, a leading ECM company, as General Manager and Senior Vice President of its BPM Business Unit & Corporate Sales. She was EVP of Sales for the Americas at Metastorm, and served in similar roles at CA Technologies, InterQuad and NCR. Bernadette also held the position of Deputy CIO for the United Nations in Geneva. Bernadette received a BA in Business Studies in Marketing from the University of Hertfordshire. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadettenixon/
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Nov 30, 2018 • 15min

1224 CrispThinking passes $10m in ARR helping Enterprise Manage Social Media

Adam Hildreth is one of the foremost global experts on how to keep people safe from the dangers resulting from user generated content posted online. He has worked with global brands, governments and law enforcement for the past 12 years on issues including child grooming, security threats and reputational issues.
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Nov 29, 2018 • 21min

1223 Just $1m Raised and $1m+ in MRR as Formstack Grows in Indianapolis

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Nov 28, 2018 • 19min

1222 Workable CEO on Saying "No" to Acquisition Offers, $20m+ in ARR

Nikos is the CEO of Workable, makers of the popular recruiting software used by 6,000 companies in 80 countries. He led the company from its inception in 2012 to a fast-growing organization with 185 employees in USA and Europe, raising $40m of venture financing from elite European investors. Nikos has appeared as a speaker at the Nantucket Conference, SaaStr and SaaStock, and has been interviewed in popular podcasts and media like Forbes and the New York Times. Nikos holds a Computer Science degree from Imperial College, London. He lives with his wife and two children in Boston, MA. His twitter handle is @moraitakis.

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