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AMA at SaaStr Annual 2022 with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin – Part 1 (Pod 607 + Video)

SaaStr

They were aware of it, but startups that I work with closely or invested in, if they got all the way to 25 million with 75% NRR, I would tell them to quit today. Jason Lemkin: I think I noticed a pattern, and I wrote it up a couple of years ago and refreshed it, and then I’ll add a new anecdote. Jason Lemkin: Our base.

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Women in Tech – Female CxOs Share their Challenges in Tech Startups – with Melissa Kwan, Alice de Courcy, Maja Voje, Laura Erdem & others

User Pilot

So I talked to several female leaders in SaaS – about their experience with breaking into leadership positions in tech startups – what challenges they’ve faced, and how they managed to overcome them. Sima Banijamali : “I started in tech in 2009, and in 2010 I moved to Sweden from Iran and started studying.

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SaaStr Podcast #218: Twilio Founder, Jeff Lawson & SendGrid CEO, Sameer Dholakia on Why Developer First Is A Maturation In The Supply Chain Of Software

SaaStr

Prior to founding Twilio, Jeff was the Founder & CTO @ Nine Star Inc and enjoyed a spell at Amazon as a Technical Product Manager. How did they formulate and approach creating a new set of values with the 2 companies coming together? Prior to founding Twilio, Jeff was the founder and CTO at Nine Star Inc. Just to name a few.

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The Ballad of Bull Cook, A Wacky Book

Crafty CTO

My father passed away in 2009, but his imprint is still palpable there on the lake—nowhere more strongly than on the bookshelves. So, yes, a disruptive startup it was. I was fortunate to be able to spend three weeks at the family lake house in northwestern Michigan in August. John’s an amazing, intuitive, creative cook.

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More of SaaStr’s Most Respected Leaders Awards List Revealed!

SaaStr

Every week we’ll be rolling out new winners until we get to the very pinnacle of our list. Over the years, Dug has been an advisor to many startups from Mu Dynamics, Olark and Tech Brewery to Trace and Stratos Card. From 2004-2009 he was a partner at Greylock. SaaStr’s Most Respected Leader Awards Number: 19 to 15.

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GTM 125: From Flip-Flops to a $500M Exit as CRO, Secrets to Scaling with Martin Roth

Sales Hacker

Currently, he’s the founder of MartinRoth.com, specializing in helping startups scale from $1M to $10M in ARR. Martin brings a wealth of experience in building and scaling sales teams, developing effective go-to-market strategies, and navigating the challenges of startup growth. It’s in New York. Bowery Capital.

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