article thumbnail

The 250,000 Customer Club: How HubSpot and Monday.com Both Created SMB+ Empires

SaaStr

The HubSpot Journey: From Inbound Marketing to Complete CRM+ Platform HubSpot began with an idea in 2006: to own the inbound marketing space. Each module connects to the same Smart CRM database, creating a seamless ecosystem powered by AI. Let’s look at where both companies stand today: HubSpot ARR : $2.7B

SMB 268
article thumbnail

Approaching Half a Million Customers: How to Win in SMB with BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte

SaaStr

In 2006, BILL CEO and Founder René Lacerte set out to define a category around financial operations for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). At SaaStr’s AI Summit during the SaaStr Annual , René chatted with SaaStr CEO and founder Jason Lemkin about how BILL has reached half a million customers and $1.3B in revenue.

SMB 312
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Clouded Judgement 9.27.24 - The Foundation of Foundation Models

Clouded Judgement

Subscribe now Foundation Models Are to AI what S3 was to the Public Cloud Many people look at 2006 as the birth of the public cloud - the year Amazon launched AWS. Every week I’ll provide updates on the latest trends in cloud software companies. Follow along to stay up to date! Why am I mentioning all this?

Cloud 176
article thumbnail

Welcoming our newest board member to Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

I’m excited to join Intercom’s board of directors and work directly with Karen and the executive team.” ” Eileen Naughton.

article thumbnail

Clouded Judgement 7.26.24

Clouded Judgement

Subscribe now Big Week of AI! This week had a number of important AI announcements. The rate of innovation in the AI markets is staggering, and a reminder that it’s really hard for anyone (big companies especially) to “fully commit” to an AI strategy or vendor. Follow along to stay up to date!

Cloud 144
article thumbnail

How to Cross 500,000 SMB Customers with Bill’s Founder CEO Rene Lacerte

SaaStr

Founded in 2006, Bill.com has grown to: $1.4 They expect products to be more elegant and integrated, with features like payments, workflow, and AI.” It’s not just about having an AI chatbot, but about leveraging AI to enhance the risk engine and improve the processing of hundreds of millions of transactions.”

SMB 130
article thumbnail

Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

Since 2006 the era of “Everything as a service” has advanced quickly. AI is potentially the next elephant waiting to enter the room. This exponential rate of change in software means the temptation for many people is to throw themselves into the latest technologies so they don’t replaced by an AI function.