Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2022

What the soon-to-be podcast host and venture capitalist calls to mind is a somewhat forgettable scene where Peter Thiel becomes Facebook’s first major investor. It was the first time Harry came across venture capital, and, he tells us, he was instantly hooked. There’s no right way to do venture. Delighted to have you.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

We started the business in 2007. We raised $0 of venture capital. ” Now, seven years later, SalesLoft has over 400 employees, has raised over $75 million of venture capital, and in the next two years, if not sooner, my prediction is that they will be a unicorn that you’ll be able to read about on Tech Crunch.

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Blake is a partner at one of the most well known SaaS venture capital firms in the world, OpenView Venture Partners, based in Boston. He spends most of his time trying to advance the product-led growth movement, both through thought leadership and investing at pioneers like Expensify and Calendly.

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SaaStr

JULY 28, 2021

With 3 full days of sessions, featuring over 300 speakers from the best SaaS companies around the world, SaaStr Annual will be filled with actionable thought leadership to help grow your business. In fact, one of our decisions in 2007, we had to decide, are we going to sell SaaS or are we going to be an on?prem prem software company?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

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. Venture capital always finds you, even when you’re in Phoenix. That’s been a really cool journey building on that SMB thought leadership and taking it up market.

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Chargify

AUGUST 6, 2019

2007: 48 customers. 2007: 15 employees. 2007:$255,000. Of course, it’s important to note that HubSpot raised a significant amount of capital in their first five years. Venture capital allowed HubSpot to prioritize expansion over profitability, helping them achieve explosive growth. . 2008: 317 customers.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 3, 2019

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. They pioneered things like content marketing, thought leadership. You can see 2007 to 2008 we went from one to two.

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