Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This is Season Two of Scale , Intercom’s podcast series on moving from startup to scale-up. Many young startups overlook this step entirely, while others water down their mission statement into something they can’t possibly act upon at scale. Many SaaS startups are eager to graduate to the enterprise arena.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 18, 2019

In late 2007, a pair of roommates found themselves scraping their wallets to come up with enough cash to cover their exorbitant San Francisco rent. This is episode six of Scale , a brand new podcast series on moving from startup to scale up. Why do most startups fail? Focus on people, not just product.

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SaaStr

APRIL 25, 2019

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. You then started another voice company, which was acquired by Google in 2007.

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 19, 2022

While this framework is a practical guide, innovation and creativity is the key to growing a product-led business and keeping users engaged. This can sometimes be the toughest step of the user journey for early startups to tackle, especially if they don’t invest in design or messaging. As with anything, frameworks aren’t universal.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Building your reputation on community forums like these help people see you as an innovative thought leader in your industry. Email lists are often overlooked by startups, entrepreneurs, and small businesses. Since its launch in 2007, Dropbox has quickly become a market leader in cloud storage. Build an Email List.

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SaaStr

JULY 28, 2021

One of the most popular sessions at SaaStr Annual, Busting the Myths About Startup Success with BlackLine CEO and Founder Therese Tucker is up at the top of our must-watch list. We’re continuing to innovate. Don’t be that guy with your startup. The reality is most startups fail. background music].

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

So sort of going from older to more and more startup land. So the time that I was at Google was 2007, so pre the 2008 recession. That felt startup to me relative to Amex, but I know we can joke about that. And then you have the ruinous empathy and this one is super tricky and a trap that I see lots of startups falling into.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Join PagerDuty’s CEO, Jennifer Tejada, as she discusses the need for agility and innovation and how automation is aiding adaptability and allowing enterprises to surge ahead. So looking forward, we also need to innovate and automate policies around flexible working, childcare and lead to address some of these challenges.

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Chargify

MARCH 28, 2018

In 2007, combo meal sales began to drop. From 2007 to 2012, combo meal sales at fast food restaurants declined by 12% , according to a NPD Group study. Acknowledging and singling out early-stage startups as a unique customer segment with discounted pricing was a smart move. Jeff Matson, Community Evangelist, Gravity Forms.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2022

He read everything he could on VCs and, as an 18-year-old, started The Twenty Minute VC , a podcast that has, for the past eight years, picked the brain of over 200 of the world’s leading venture capitalists and startup founders and has been downloaded over 100 million times. Now, we’re going the other way around. Content that stands out.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 10, 2018

Andrew’s been an angel investor and advisor for a slew of name-brand startups; however, he’s most widely known for his invaluable essays on growth. I’ve known Marc and Ben for a long time, and they originally seed-funded a startup of mine many years ago. Andrew: That’s right. Fighting channel fatigue.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Plus, from 2007 until 2013, Karen ran all of Box’s business development, partnership, and strategic alliance activities. When does Karen think is the right time for startups to think about partnerships? Plus from 2007 until 2013, Karen ran all of Box’s business development, partnership and strategic alliance activities.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 3, 2019

To me, companies will always be trying to innovate around how do they serve their customers better and their employees better in order to build their businesses and drive more revenue. Besides focusing on product and how we won, the single biggest learning for me in Marketo was that innovating a product was necessary, but not sufficient.

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SaaStr

APRIL 16, 2023

From PLG innovator at $30m ARR t o a top SLG+PLG leader at $1B in ARR. It was early 2007 the iPhone was announced. You set up Google Apps if you’re a new startup. I’m curious how you think about it, because the thing that’s innovative today becomes table stakes a couple years down the road.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

First company was Greenfield startup to IPO. When we actually did our market research, we found that 80% of physical therapists were still using and documenting on pen and paper back in 2007. I think this leads us to lesson number four, which is continuously innovate through proactive listening.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I don’t think we thought we were going to do a startup. Ryan Smith: And so we had to switch and we chose Qualtrics, and it was the best thing we’ve ever done because everything we ever wanted to do, pivot the company or get away from surveys, which in 2007 were like, “Whoa, this is way bigger.” Ryan Smith: No.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

So, its list of customers, which has grown exponentially in the last few years, includes customers ranging from startups to market giants. Founded in 2007, this SaaS Company is trusted among its users. About: Welcome to the Jungle is innovative is an innovative platform connecting top talents with matching businesses and recruiters.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 25, 2022

So many SaaS startups have cropped up in the market in the past few years, and seeing their growth traction, it is tough to choose one over the other. Since its establishment in 2007, Babbel has grown its business manifold and now is a leader in the language travel market. Headquarter: Hamburg, Germany. Founder/CEO: Frederik Schröder.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Founded in: 2007. Service Now focuses on workplace innovation. Squibler is an innovative software application that allows writers to create content and edit them to match their tastes. Workday is a software startup that focuses on assisting businesses in streamlining their management procedures and improving workflow.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Brazil’s SaaS landscape is bustling, thanks to the number of innovative startups that entered the horizon in recent years. Additionally, Superlogica’s events have also left an indelible imprint on the Brazilian education market – Superlógica Xperience is one of Latin America’s largest innovation and technology events.

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The SaaS Garage

MARCH 12, 2020

While numerous, allegedly well financed, startups drove against the wall, a small group of companies also disappeared from the radar, apparently went into some kind of a stealth mode, but only to come back a few years later going puiblic on the German stock exchange. Take this to heart and communciate with other startups. Never mind.

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The SaaS Garage

MARCH 12, 2020

While numerous, allegedly well financed, startups drove against the wall, a small group of companies also disappeared from the radar, apparently went into some kind of a stealth mode, but only to come back a few years later going puiblic on the German stock exchange. Take this to heart and communciate with other startups. Never mind.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 28, 2022

Israel has earned the global nickname – “start-up nation” – thanks to the growing number of global startups it produces. The nation has produced 2,000 startups in the past decade, and a majority of these start-ups have been SaaS-driven. Binah AI is one of a kind SaaS-based startup founded in Israel. Founded in: 2007.

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