The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | Investors
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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.
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May 28, 2021 • 23min
SaaStr 455: Building to $100M with Duo Security with Jeff Wiss, Head of Marketing, and Lisa Paul, VP of Customer Success
This dynamic duo from Duo Security share best practices on how they transformed the go-to-market motion by simplifying the customer experience to help build Duo Security to $100M ARR.
May 24, 2021 • 24min
SaaStr 454: Auth0 CPO Shiven Ramji on What To Expect From a Great VP+ of Product
The VP of Product is a critical hire to drive the product strategy, road-mapping, and execution across the organization. Shiven Ramji, the Chief Product Officer at Auth0, has dedicated years to being a VP, Product himself and has hired and mentored others into this role. In this session, he will share tips on what to look for and expect out of a great VP+ of Product. Full video: https://youtu.be/9sT5wp_HUvo Episode notes: https://www.saastr.com/saastr-podcast-454-and-video-what-to-expect-from-a-great-vp-of-product/
May 12, 2021 • 25min
SaaStr 453: Harness CEO and Co-Founder Jyoti Bansal on Building a Second Unicorn, Lessons Learned the Next Time Around
Serial entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal founded AppDynamics, a company sold to Cisco in 2017 for $3.7 billion but didn't stop there. He went on to launch Harness which gained Unicorn status this year. Hear from Jyoti about the lessons he's learned from building not one but two unicorn companies. Full video: https://youtu.be/LMAxG-ddDkU Episode notes: https://www.saastr.com/harness-founder-jyoti-bansal-on-building-a-second-unicorn/
May 7, 2021 • 19min
SaaStr 452: SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin Shares 5 Interesting Learnings from Squarespace at $700M ARR
In today's SaaStr podcast, SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin shares 5 interesting learnings from Squarespace at $700M ARR. Video + blog post: https://www.saastr.com/5-interesting-learnings-from-squarespace-at-700000000-in-arr/
May 6, 2021 • 23min
SaaStr 451: Gorgias.io CEO Romain Lapeyre and Growth Ops Manager, Axelle Heems, Share How Leveraging Partnerships Can 2x Your Growth
Joining the conversation are Romain Lapeyre, co-founder and CEO of Gorgias.io, a leading customer service platform for e-commerce, and Axelle Heems, Growth Ops Manager focused on partnership initiatives. They discuss how partnerships can significantly fuel company growth, sharing successful strategies like treating partners as VIPs. They highlight the value of collaboration in the SaaS sector, using real-world examples from companies like HubSpot. Expect insights on nurturing relationships and optimizing partnerships for impressive revenue gains!
Apr 30, 2021 • 53min
SaaStr 450: Skilljar CEO Sandi Lin on How to Hire Your First CRO
Sandi Lin, CEO of Skilljar, shares how she successfully hired her first CRO. Then we will take an inside-out view and hear from Kathy Lord, CRO of Skilljar, about being the first CRO and what it really means. Video + blog post: https://www.saastr.com/how-to-hire-your-first-chief-revenue-officer/
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Apr 28, 2021 • 24min
SaaStr 449: Notion CEO Ivan Zhao on Winning at Enterprise through Community Building
Two years ago, Notion was just 10 people building a product that had a few dozen diehard fans. In conversation with Hustle Crew's Abadesi Osunsade, Ivan will share how he thinks about community as one of Notion's unfair advantages, and why this has been a game-changer for the business. Video + blog post: https://www.saastr.com/notion-saas-community-building/
Apr 25, 2021 • 12min
SaaStr 448: SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin Shares 5 Interesting Learnings from Slack at $1B
In today's SaaStr podcast, SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin shares 5 interesting learnings from Slack at $1B ARR. Find notes for this episode on our blog: https://www.saastr.com/5-interesting-learnings-from-slack-at-1b-in-arr/
Apr 21, 2021 • 25min
SaaStr 447: Asana Head of Experience, Beth Toland, on How to Make Customer Insights An Integral Part of Product Development
As Head of Experience Research at Asana, Beth Toland will share different ways to make customer insights a deep part of product development and strategy from ideation to delivery. Video + blog post: https://www.saastr.com/asana-product-development-strategy/
Apr 18, 2021 • 18min
SaaStr 446: SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin Shares 5 Interesting Learnings from UiPath at $600M ARR
In today's SaaStr podcast, SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin shares 5 interesting learnings from UiPath at $600m in ARR. Video + blog post: https://www.saastr.com/5-interesting-learnings-from-uipath-at-600000000-in-arr/
