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The Power of Going Long in SaaS

SaaStr

Today, just 2 years after that, Hubspot in a very similar space (just more SMB) and with very similar revenue, is worth $18B. Blackline : Founded 2001, boostrapped. That’s 18x. Shopify: Founded 2006. Original CEO steps down, Tobi has to take over. 2015 IPO at $1.27B. Today, $128B market cap. 100x from IPO. Solo founder.

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SaaStr’s Podcast “Best Of Guide” Our Top 10 Podcasts of All Time

SaaStr

In 2001 David joined Matrix Partners, who had backed his last two startups, as a General Partner. In 2001 David joined Matrix Partners, who had backed his last two startups, as a General Partner. 9: Clarizen Board Member Paul Albright on Why It Is Harder To Go Enterprise Down, Than SMB Up. Episode No.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

Omie main goal is to bridge the efficiency gap in Brazilian SMB, helping customers to be more prosperous. Omie is the only SaaS company figuring among 100 fastest growing SMB in Brazil, according to Deloitte Consulting, ranking #3. Founded : 2001. CEO : Marcelo Lombardo. Founded : 2013. Based in: São Paulo, Brazil. Hi Platform.

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PODCAST 93: The Journey from 2x Founder to VC with Angus Davis

Sales Hacker

SMB Sales & SDRs at (Smaller) Scale [18:20]. We basically restarted the company in 2001 to focus on the enterprise sales model, and then we also then opened a second front in the business which was mobile search powered by voice. SMB Sales & SDRs at (Smaller) Scale [18:20]. Show Agenda and Timestamps. Angus Davis: Yeah.

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How to Manage Churn- with Lauren Costella!

CustomerSuccessBox

Acquisition : acquisitions are generally done by larger organizations; enterprise sales are very different than SMB, Mid-Market. Additionally, according to Statistica, IKEA has seen year over year growth since 2001, except in FY2020 as the pandemic affected retail. They take longer and require a lot more coordination and focus.

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Q&A with Maria Pergolino, Anthony Kennada, Aaron Ross and Jason Lemkin (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Aaron : Well, also, as someone who went through this, especially like the 2000, 2001 times. SMB numbers are harder to get with, but it’s like 60 or 70 for SMBs. That probably means they’ve tried more than 140, don’t you think? Aaron : That they know about.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Jennifer Tejada, Ben Chestnut, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

And to shift resources, we had to automate more and more of our SMB offering and make sure that we could refine our product to make sure self service journeys were more productive and frictionless. Jason Lemkin: You were nominally founded in 2001, right? Whether we start in 2007, 2009, 2001, it’s a slow roll to Act Two, right?

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