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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

SaaStock

Because, as she says, building a startup is simply much more fun. She has been around the globe, working in startups and digital agencies in Brazil, Germany, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong. Diane is also passionate about everything startup, digital transformation in our lives, and psychology. The reason? Diny Gomes. Lisa Zhang.

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How Healthy is the SaaS IPO Market?

Tom Tunguz

Salesforce’s initial public offering in 2003 demarcated the beginning of a new era, the era of Software as a Service. In the 13 years that followed, many startups have followed their path to build innovative software that has transformed their respective industries and sectors. In 2003, Salesforce kicked things off.

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Who are Asia’s SaaS VCs?

SaaStock

Notable mentions that have helped the Asian SaaS space are 500 Startups, Y Combinator, Sequoia, Matrix Partners, Eight Roads Ventures and Intel Capital. Cyberport Hong Kong is an ICT hub and a digital community whose aim is to enable network services for startups and founders. Founded: 2003. SaaS Investments: Ezetap, and others.

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Salesforce’s Mike Kreaden on how to build a platform to drive growth

Intercom, Inc.

Mike has been in and around startups for the better part of three decades: as a consultant, as a co-founder and now as the Managing Director of Salesforce Incubator, which propels new startups into the marketplace. He joined me for a chat that ranged from the role of AI to how they choose startups to incubate. Short on time?

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A Look Back: Slack at $30,000,000 in ARR

SaaStr

From PLG innovator at $30m ARR t o a top SLG+PLG leader at $1B in ARR. In a kind of analogous way, everyone uses the Internet now, which wasn’t true certainly, when we started Flickr, in late 2003. You set up Google Apps if you’re a new startup. We started development in early 2004. ” You start going.

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Disrupting the Desk Phone: How and Why We Made a $50M Acquisition with Dialpad (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

With one startup acquired by Yahoo in 2005, another acquired by Google in 2007 and a background as an M&A lawyer, Craig’s perspective on M&A is insightful for any startup founder looking to acquire another company. What advice do you have for founders who maybe looking to go out to acquire startups themselves?

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Top 30 SaaS Companies in the US

SmartKarrot

Service Now focuses on workplace innovation. Founded in: 2003. Since its inception in 2003, Splunk has been at the forefront of data solutions. Founded in: 2003. Squibler is an innovative software application that allows writers to create content and edit them to match their tastes. Service Now. Founded in: 2008.