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SaaStr is Turning 10! How a Blog Turned into A Global SaaS Community for 250,000+

SaaStr

This led to our first meet-ups in 2013 and 2014, the first SaaStr Annual in 2015 , the industry’s leading podcast in 2016, the first SaaS founder coworking space in 2017, and SaaStr Pro , the first learning management system for SaaS founders in 2018. 2016 The Second SaaStr Annual: From Impossible to Inevitable .

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Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: From Day 0 to IPO. What Went to Plan. What Most Certainly Didn’t (Video, Podcast + Transcript)

SaaStr

In 2016, Hubspot was still a scrappy player that had only recently IPO’d, with a market cap around $1B. Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. (And grab the best deal ever on 2021 Annual tickets here ).

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Three million downloads and counting: Inside Intercom reaches a podcasting milestone

Intercom, Inc.

Along the way, we’ve interviewed trailblazers, business leaders, makers and doers to share their experience and insights on all things startup strategy, product management, design, marketing, customer experience, and much, much more. And so we hired somebody who had a lot of experience and could recommend ways to build the team.

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Why Hiring Senior Leaders Early Is Worth the Investment

OpenView Labs

Getting hiring right is absolutely critical. I’d like to talk about two different companies with two very different approaches to hiring post-seed raise. To get the team started we hired several junior developers. There is a binary feeling that comes from making those first few technical hires. We needed a CTO.

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The Ultimate SaaS Pricing Resources Guide

OpenView Labs

Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. Why You Need to Review Your Pricing Strategy Today (and How to do it Right). Patrick Campbell of Price Intelligently lays out the case for why a focus on pricing strategy is vital to almost every company’s bottom line.

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I Asked 13 Buffer Leaders for Advice on Succeeding in My New Role

Buffer Resources

Time at Buffer: 11 years, 6 months Andy was one of Buffer’s earliest hires. Teammates are more successful when they are tuned in to the heartbeat of the business, from the overall goals and strategy to the ongoing projects and the challenges and opportunities that teams are tackling. ” 10. ” 11.

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Samsara S-1: How 7 Key Benchmarks Stack Up

Tom Tunguz

Founded by Sanjit Biswas, former CEO at Meraki and John Bicket former CTO at Meraki[link] Samsara builds software to manage physical operations: truck fleets, mining, food & beverage, oil & gas. Founded in 2016, Samsara has grown explosively from $119.9m But these contracts produce compelling economics. ARR per Employee.

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