SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

We started the company back in 2006, so we’re obsessed like grandparents these days. We were both in business school, and my aha was I was spending some time at a local venture capital firm helping with them just thinking about how do we grow these companies, saying, “What’s the plan? Brian Halligan: Sure.

Scale 107

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Social Media 107

OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

These factors resonated well with the investment theses of venture capital firms. Avalara provides tax compliance solutions for direct and indirect taxes. Online accounting software provider Xero, for example, was founded in 2006 and now trades publicly at a 22x Enterprise Value to TTM Revenue multiple.

Business Model 52

Business Model SaaS Business Scale 52

SaaStr

MARCH 8, 2019

We started the company back in 2006, so we’re obsessed like grandparents these days. We were both in business school, and my aha was I was spending some time at a local venture capital firm helping with them just thinking about how do we grow these companies, saying, “What’s the plan? Brian Halligan: Sure.

Scale 48

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Social Media 48

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The WebPT store starts in 2006. We started building in 2006. Some compliance factors had added fuel to our fire in terms of more people wanting to adopt. We saw this opportunity to grow faster, but we needed capital. Venture capital always finds you, even when you’re in Phoenix.

Scale 169

Scale SMB VP of Engineering Leadership 169