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5 Interesting Learnings from Braze at $260,000,000 in ARR

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In 7 years from launch in hit $100m in ARR in 2019, and then $200m in 2021, just two years later. Dramatically accelerating its new customer count at scale. But the past several quarters Braze has doubled its new customer growth, from 22%-29% to 48% today. This is super impressive, and something we see less often.

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

SaaStr

2019 saw SaaStr Annual’s biggest event yet – 12,000 global community members came together to take over the Bay Area and it became the event Where the Cloud Meets. We sold out Europa 2019 and were immediately planning for 15,000+ Founders and CEOs to attend Annual 2020. 2017 The Third SaaStr Annual: Scale Together.

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The Cold, Hard Truths About SaaS In 2023: Part 1 AMA with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Startups come in all shapes and sizes on various stages of a timeline, yet it’s not surprising how many have the same questions and concerns about how to scale from x to y to z, the right time to hire and fire, and how to keep a team motivated during hard times. It’s too much to learn on the fly for most new VPs of Sales.

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Doubling Down: Erica Brescia, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

SaaStr

“Doubling Down” is a new series where we hear from top B2B SaaS investors on their most recent activities and takes on the current market. Jason Warner , who was CTO of GitHub before and during my time as COO there (and a former partner at Redpoint!) Check that out here. What’s your most recent disclosed investment?

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5 Secrets to Moving Upmarket – How the Right Sales Tax Technology Can Support SaaS Growth

SaaStr

So even the freshest new SaaS startup celebrating their 50th customer may find themselves dealing with sales tax in multiple states. . Scaling companies that need insight can get it easily with the help of a specialized platform that guides them through all the necessary and applicable sales tax obligations and processes. .

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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. The panel that we are in is called Is Seed the New Series A, and this is a question that I’ve been asking informally yesterday and today.

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Top 10 Tech Startup Founders in the UK for 2025

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As the co-founder and CEO of leading fintech company, OakNorth , – valued at over 1 billion – he has revolutionized lending for scale-up businesses through advanced data analytics, providing fast, flexible financing solutions for SMEs. As co-founder and CEO of Wayve , he is transforming transportation with AV2.0,

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