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How to Retain Employees For 10+ Years with Alf Ruppert

FastSpring

In 2006, founded iOSXpert — now the largest partner of the Mac-based CRM and project management software Daylite. So it looks like 2006. Your LinkedIn says April 2006. So I’m just I’m fascinated because 2006 is like, that’s way before iOS was even a thing. Nathan Collier Okay, so you’re in Germany?

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Key Lessons from a $5B SaaS Category Leader (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I’ve been in venture capital for about 20 years, made my first SaaS investment about 18 years ago and have really been focused on this space for a long time. I work at a firm called Shasta Ventures. The company was founded all the way back in 2006, amazingly. The first is just literally funding the company in 2006.

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