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

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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. But all this was pretty novel back in 2014. 2020 SaaStr Annual At Home.

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

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Given that their guidance is so universal — both for people just stepping into new roles and those at fast-paced companies like Buffer — I thought I’d share their wisdom here. ⏰ Time at Buffer: 11 years, 6 months Andy was one of Buffer’s earliest hires.

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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)

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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. million in 2014.). million in 2014.). We have someone that probably 98 percent of you know virtually or socially in some sense, Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot.

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

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Rachel Hepworth: In 2014 and 2015, Slack had this incredible growth, but it was growth off a small base, based on very early adopters. For Slack, that was clearly the engineering and dev communities, who love new tools. And so we hired somebody who had a lot of experience and could recommend ways to build the team.

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How Buffer Reached $20m in ARR by Focussing on Growing ARPA

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CEO Joel Gascoigne tells us about the decision to invest in new analytics tools and how Buffer sustained long-term growth thanks to growing their ARPA. However, as the company grew, their systems started to fail all the time, prompting the team to re-think their approach and look for a scalable solution. What is Buffer. Click To Tweet.

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Founder’s Guide to Scaling Applications: When to Build, When to Buy and What Breaks by Algolia Co-founder (Video + Transcript)

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Julian Lemoine, Co-Founder, and CTO of Algolia will share his lessons learned on how to stay focused and innovative as you scale while also avoiding the innovation for innovation’s sake pitfalls. Julien Lemoine | Co-founder and CTO @Algolia. So I’m Julien, Co-founder and CTO of Algolia. We were end of 2014.

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The Ultimate SaaS Pricing Resources Guide

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New for 2020: SaaS Pricing and COVID-19. In this brand-new report, we finally answer the question “Freemium or free trial?” Pricing Low-Touch SaaS: How to Approach Pricing and Packaging a New SaaS App, by Example. SaaS pricing is one of the most important (but difficult) decisions a new business makes.

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