SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Brian Halligan Brian is the founder and CEO of HubSpot , a super hot startup founded in 2006 in Boston that went public in 2014 — leading the marketing automation market worldwide. Byron Deeter Byron is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners , one of the leading venture capital firms in the SaaS industry.

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OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

These factors resonated well with the investment theses of venture capital firms. Online accounting software provider Xero, for example, was founded in 2006 and now trades publicly at a 22x Enterprise Value to TTM Revenue multiple. Using a “Fast Follower” strategy, several of these companies have had considerable success.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I started my career actually in venture capital, specifically in SAS venture capital. It started in a backyard in 2006; I invested when they had one location in 2014. So I ended up doing my MBA and not going to medical school. And people look at me like I was absolutely insane when I invested in that.

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ProfitWell

DECEMBER 4, 2019

There are a number of funding types that serve the SaaS business model, including: Venture Capital: The glamour means of procuring funds for your startup, venture capital is provided by firms or funds that see high growth potential or a strong track record of recent growth in a SaaS company, enough to merit substantial financial assistance.

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SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

A discussion about venture capital and the effects Covid-19 has had on in the industry. Join Nicole Quinn, General Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, Ann Miura-Ko, Founding Partner at Floodgate, and Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes as they talk about what they have seen in the industry lately and how they are moving forward.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 3, 2019

I’ve been in venture capital for about 20 years, made my first SaaS investment about 18 years ago and have really been focused on this space for a long time. I work at a firm called Shasta Ventures. The company was founded all the way back in 2006, amazingly. The first is just literally funding the company in 2006.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Back in business school, Brian was working at a venture capital firm, helping businesses think about growth when he had an “aha” moment. This was one of the defining moments that inspired the creation of HubSpot back in 2006. Listen to the full episode above or check out Brian’s key takeaways below.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

What began as a venture capital-funded technology startup in 2006 is now our go-to spot for all things video. To truly execute a successful YouTube marketing strategy, improve organic reach, and take advantage of that massive percentage, you need in-depth familiarity with the unique YouTube algorithm.

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FastSpring

MARCH 10, 2023

In 2006, founded iOSXpert — now the largest partner of the Mac-based CRM and project management software Daylite. So it looks like 2006. Your LinkedIn says April 2006. So I’m just I’m fascinated because 2006 is like, that’s way before iOS was even a thing. Nathan Collier Okay, so you’re in Germany?

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SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

We started the company back in 2006, so we’re obsessed like grandparents these days. We were both in business school, and my aha was I was spending some time at a local venture capital firm helping with them just thinking about how do we grow these companies, saying, “What’s the plan? Brian Halligan: Sure.

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ProfitWell

JULY 15, 2019

Boom and bust: 2006-2017. What was an RSS aggregator in 2006 is now an internal messaging app for your company in 2017, called Sitrion. Flickr's pricing now looks the same as 2006, but their pricing structure has changed time and again over the last decade to find a happy medium between revenue growth and user growth.

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SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

We started the company back in 2006, so we’re obsessed like grandparents these days. We were both in business school, and my aha was I was spending some time at a local venture capital firm helping with them just thinking about how do we grow these companies, saying, “What’s the plan? Brian Halligan: Sure.

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Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 29, 2020

I think there’s this dichotomy that people swing between bootstrapping versus venture capital. I have not been to San Francisco this year and this will be the first time since 2006 that I haven’t been to San Francisco in a year, which is just crazy. But more than that, I haven’t been anywhere.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 11, 2025

The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Cassie Young is a General Partner at Primary Venture Partners, a $1B AUM early-stage venture capital firm in New York that has backed category-defining companies such as Chief, Alma, K Health, Latch, Alloy, Dandy and Vestwell.

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