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 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/
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Apr 14, 2021 • 28min
SaaStr 445: Loom CEO Joe Thomas On How Speed & Simplicity Can Fuel Your Flywheel
In this episode of the SaaStr podcast, Joe Thomas, CEO of Loom, shares how a focus on user experience helped Loom build its flywheel and grow to 10 million users without paid marketing. Video + blog post: https://www.saastr.com/loom-ceo-joe-thomas-on-how-speed-simplicity-can-fuel-your-flywheel/
Apr 9, 2021 • 38min
SaaStr 444: Twilio CEO, Jeff Lawson, and SaaStr CEO, Jason Lemkin, Host a Deeper Dive on How to Collaborate with Developers
Jeff Lawson, Twilio CEO and the author of "Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century," shares secrets on bridging the gap between your technical team and leadership team to maximize success. This episode is an excerpt of Jason and Jeff's session from SaaStr Build. You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/WPvjG-44zJ4
