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From 0 to $500 Million ARR in 6 years: Learnings from Innovating in Underserved Markets with Samsara CPO Kiren Sekar (Pod 549 + Video)

SaaStr

One example is from the earliest days of product development. This also encourages employees not on the product team to take ownership in product development. By 2001, when laptops started to surf the web, about 1 million devices existed. Serve them and make their feedback important for guiding your product development.

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From vanity to value: How Intercom conducts NPS surveys

Intercom, Inc.

“First developed in 2001 by Fred Reichheld, NPS quickly became a key metric in all sorts of industries, an agreed measure of customer loyalty” First developed in 2001 by management consultant Fred Reichheld, NPS quickly became a key metric in all sorts of industries, an agreed measure of customer loyalty.

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SaaStr’s Podcast “Best Of Guide” Our Top 10 Podcasts of All Time

SaaStr

In 2001 David joined Matrix Partners, who had backed his last two startups, as a General Partner. What are the key inflection points of company development? Why does Steve believe that you should involve customers very early in the process of developing your narrative? What changes as a SaaS business scales? Episode No.

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From $800k to $274M in 4 Years - The Story of Ariba

Tom Tunguz

After the company successfully completed its IPO, the company would increase its annual sales and marketing budget by 6X year-over-year to $230M and $298M in 2000 and 2001, at precisely the wrong time. In a typical year, the company invested about 20 to 30% of their revenue in research and development.

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

SaaStock

It has more than 100 investments since its founding in 2001. Founded: 2001. Fresco Capital focuses on businesses developing new solutions in the enterprise, education, infrastructure, healthcare, consumer goods and entertainment. China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB). Size of fund: $700M. Founded: 2012. Founded: 2010.

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18 investors fueling Latin America’s SaaS superstars

SaaStock

Starting from 2001 with the establishment of DGF Investimentos, there has been a steady addition to the roster of funds, with key periods where a few were started around the same time. The VC firm focuses on ensuring entrepreneurs the right conditions for developing a winning business. Founded: 2001. Founded: 2017. Stage: Seed.

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Is Now a Good Time to Start a Company?

Tom Tunguz

The fundraising markets have infused more cash into startups in 2015 than in any year since 2001. The best time to start a company is when you have a unique perpective on a market, you have developed a strong network of people who can form your founding team, and you can convince a few of these friends that the idea is worth pursuing.

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