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Most SaaS Apps Are Just Getting Starting With AI. 2025 Will Be Radically Different.

SaaStr

So I caught up the other day with the CTO of a leading SaaS company with tens of thousands of customers, growing quickly. I dont know what 2025 will bring. — Aaron Levie (@levie) December 31, 2024 What more can you do in 2025? What will AI truly bring to your app and competitors apps in 2025? How will you get ahead?

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The Top 10 Reasons to Attend 2025 SaaStr Annual, May 13-15 in SF Bay!!

SaaStr

Including: CEO Snowflake CEO HubSpot CEO DropBox CEO Descript CEO Clio CEO Flock Safety CEO Own CRO ServiceTitan CMO Databricks CMO Infinite Reality CTO Rubrik CCO Canva CCO Bill CCO GitHub VP AI Wiz CEO Calendly and 100s more!! Come to SaaStr Annual 2025, but also visit your partners, customers, and colleagues here in the Bay.

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Forgot the SaaS Gloom and Doom on Social. ‘Just Build’ with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin shares his take on the current SaaS landscape midway through 2024 and what might be coming next in 2025 at the opener to this year’s SaaStr Europa. Deals are contracting, not because of layoffs, but because people are managing budgets so tightly. Just build. It’s a rocket ship. in 12 months?

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How SMB Digital Brands Can Win the Best Talent

FastSpring

If you’re running a smaller digital business, you may find it challenging to hire great talent. If you’re facing challenges winning the best candidates for your roles, or if you have a small number of roles and every hire really matters, then don’t miss this episode of Growth Stage. to working for smaller brands.

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A 10 Point Checklist For When You Sell Your Company. Bookmark It.

SaaStr

Because they could build it, but that would take time. Salesforce bought an online wordprocessor for $750m … just to get its CTO. #2. Hire an M&A Banker: Their expertise and negotiation skills can prevent costly rookie mistakes. Hire one 95% of the time. Or in smaller deals, it’s often the team.

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The #1 Worst Hire of All When You Are Just Starting To Scale: The Mediocre VP of Engineering

SaaStr

Every time I see a CRO that doesn't sell themselves, they fail. Every time I see a CTO that doesn't code themselves, they fail. Every time I see a CMO that doesn't market themselves, they fail. We’ve spend the most time on hiring a great first VP of Sales, but all the VPs are super important.

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HubSpot’s Journey to The First $2 Billion in ARR: How Co-Founders Dharmesh Shah and Brian Halligan Scaled An SMB SaaS Giant

SaaStr

Co-founders Dharmesh Shah (CTO) and Brian Halligan (Chairperson) shared at SaaStr Annual the unfiltered truth on building an SMB powerhouse, pivoting to product-led growth, and why the “M” segment is SaaS gold. And come watch 200+ sessions like this at 2025 SaaStr Annua l! May 13-15 in SF Bay!

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