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5 Lessons Learned from a 20+ Years Operator Turned First-Time Founder with Jeff Yoshimura

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If you’ve been an operator in the SaaS industry for a long time, you’ve probably considered starting your own company. What does it take to become a founder, and how does it differ from operations? PST, Jeff Yoshimura shares his five major themes every first-time founder should consider and his lessons learned.

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High-Velocity Techniques to Maximize Sales with Gusto’s CRO and Head of Go-to-Market

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In a recent Workshop Wednesday, Tolithia Kornweibel, CRO, and Jamie Edwards, Head of Go-to-Market Operations and Tools, share how Gusto maximizes revenue so that you can do the same. Their hope in sharing this model is to help fellow revenue professionals grow their businesses similarly.

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5 Metrics Every SaaS Company Should Care About In Any Market Environment with Salesforce Ventures Investor Jessica Bartos (Video)

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The current public market environment might look like a great SaaS crash for many people. As things appear to slow, how do we get back to the fundamentals, find the things that are great about SaaS that are measurable, and help people see the value in your business? Why is this market different than others?

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How Revenue Leaders at Box, Calendly, and Lattice Scaled From $0 to $100M+ and Beyond

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Mark Roberge , SaaStr fan-favorite and Co-Founder and Managing Director of Stage 2 Capital brought together some of the top CROs in SaaS during the SaaStr Annual to share some of their greatest learnings and pivotal moments leading some of the Cloud 100 SaaS companies. What should you look for in an Enterprise rep vs. a Mid-Market rep?

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Why the Future of Customer Success, Sales and Marketing Has Changed For Good: Ask-Me-Anything Part 2 with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

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In part one of this week’s Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) with SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin, he answered the community’s questions about whether all anyone cares about is AI anymore, investor appetites going into 2024, vertical SaaS, and thriving as a solo founder. The market wants it. Literally,” Jason says.

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The Different Flavors of Risk Early Stage VCs Take

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I’ve had the privilege to invest one way or another in about 35 SaaS companies, both as a VC and as angel. They understand why they got “No”s in the early, pre-traction days, and even, in the early-ish days when they had a handful of customers but wasn’t really taking off yet (my favorite time to invest).

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The Key To Unlocking Profitability and Growth in SaaS with Expensify’s COO Anu Muralidharan

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Expensify is a cash-positive business and has been for five years now. Anu has spent a few years pitching Expensify and explaining its performance to investors and is often met with curious stares before someone asks, “Why would you want to be cash-positive?” It’s pretty obvious that your biggest ally is your product.