
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors
The Official SaaStr Podcast is the latest and greatest from the world of SaaStr, interviewing the most prominent operators and investors to discover their tips, tactics and strategies to attain success in the fiercely competitive world of SaaS. On the side of the operators, we center around getting from $0 to $100m ARR faster, what it takes to scale successfully and what are the core elements of hiring. As for the investors, we learn what metrics they hone in on when examining SaaS business, what type of metrics excites them and what they look for in SaaS founders.
Latest episodes

Oct 18, 2021 • 22min
SaaStr 486: The Cutting Edge Techniques for Scaling SDR Teams with Amy Frampton, Head of Marketing at BambooHR
In today's SaaStr podcast, we present the Cutting Edge. Where SaaStr's own VP of Sales, Bryan Elsesser sits down with the best revenue leaders in SaaS to share cutting-edge tactics and strategies. In this episode, Amy Frampton, Head of Marketing at BambooHR shares high-impact best practices for scaling SDR teams. Sponsors: https://www.invoca.com/ https://stripe.com/ https://www.ontheclock.com/

Oct 16, 2021 • 34min
SaaStr 485: Hyperscaling Post-IPO with PagerDuty's CEO, Jennifer Tejada
PagerDuty's CEO, Jennifer Tejada, and Sameer Dholakia, former CEO of SendGrid and current PagerDuty Board Member share what fellow founders can learn from PagerDuty's post-IPO reality, and the realities of operating as a public company, two years later. Blog post and video: https://www.saastr.com/hyperscaling-post-ipo-with-pagerdutys-ceo-jennifer-tejada-podcast-485/ Sponsors: https://shortcut.com/saastr https://www.litmus.com/saastr/ https://www.ontheclock.com/

Oct 14, 2021 • 22min
SaaStr 484: The State of the Cloud 2021, How to Build a Cloud Unicorn with Bessemer Venture Partners
BVP partners Byron Deeter, Mary D’Onofrio, and Elliott Robinson share a state of the cloud economy, tactical lessons and case studies for early-stage founders, private market analysis, alongside key predictions and trends driving innovation in SaaS around the globe. Full video: https://youtu.be/HZDOQAGW6-E Blog post: https://www.saastr.com/the-state-of-the-cloud-2021-how-to-build-a-cloud-unicorn-with-bessemer-venture-partners-podcast-484-and-video/ Sponsors: https://www.invoca.com/ https://stripe.com/ https://www.ontheclock.com/

Oct 3, 2021 • 25min
SaaStr 483: The $26B SaaS SMB Leader, Bill.com with René Lacerte, CEO of Bill.com and SaaStr CEO, Jason Lemkin
In this episode of the SaaStr podcast, SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin, sits down will Bill.com CEO, René Lacerte. Bill.com has become an SMB powerhouse, with 120,000+ customers and a stunning $25B+ market cap. All while selling at a $2k ACV! Video + blog post: https://www.saastr.com/10-learnings-from-rene-lacerte-ceo-of-bill-com/ Sponsors: https://terminus.com/ https://checkr.com/

Sep 23, 2021 • 24min
SaaStr 482: A Deep Dive on Vimeo at $330M ARR in Enterprise and Self Service with Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud, and SaaStr CEO, Jason Lemkin
A great deep dive on Vimeo at $330m+ in ARR, and especially, on how they do self-serve and enterprise at the same time with their CEO Jason Lemkin. Blog post: https://www.saastr.com/10-learnings-from-anjali-sud-ceo-of-vimeo/

Sep 13, 2021 • 23min
SaaStr 481: Cloud-first Clarity: Evolving Infrastructure for Enterprise with Asana's Head of Engineering, Prashant Pandey

Sep 9, 2021 • 23min
SaaStr 480: The Non-Obvious things about the Future of Fintech with Plaid COO Eric Sager and Kate Rooney, Technology Reporter at CNBC

Sep 6, 2021 • 50min
SaaStr 479: Enterprise, SMB and Everything In Between: How to Build a Business that Scales With Your Customers with Zendesk's CTO
Enterprise players are not born overnight, and the march upmarket cannot come at the cost of the customers that helped get you there. Zendesk’s ability to balance Enterprise customer needs with SMBs has allowed it to thrive and become one of the very few SaaS companies to exceed $1B in annual revenue. In this podcast, Adrian McDermott, Zendesk’s Chief Technology Officer, will explore the importance of balance in pursuing fast, sustainable growth. Full video: https://youtu.be/XQe6KI5aebc

Aug 27, 2021 • 25min
SaaStr 478: How to Move Upmarket and Serve Multiple Customer Segments at the Same Time with Square's Global Head of Sales, Ashley Grech
Over the last decade, Square has introduced a variety of new hardware, software, and financial services offerings targeted at businesses of all sizes -- and yet, many still think of Square as only serving farmer markets and local coffee shops. In this session, you'll hear from Square's Global Head of Sales, Ashley Grech, on the challenges and learnings of Square’s work to move upmarket and serve multiple customer segments at once. Video + show notes: https://www.saastr.com/moving-upmarket-and-serving-multiple-segments-with-square-global-head-of-sales-saastr-podcast-478-and-video/

Aug 25, 2021 • 23min
SaaStr 477: The Top Interview Questions to Ask VP of Marketing Candidates with SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin
In today's SaaStr Insider episode, SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin shares the Top 10 Interview Questions to Ask VP of Marketing Candidates Video + show notes: https://www.saastr.com/top-10-questions-to-ask-a-vp-of-marketing-in-an-interview/