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Meet the Pros Making Waves in the SaaS World

Saasler

Jakob has a long history of working with early stage startups in a technical marketing role, and his thoughts can usually be found on industry blogs like Bi zible and Saascribe. “I Mathilde Collin : At only 27, this Parisian lego-lover has cofounded and lead a successful SaaS venture, Front App.

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SaaStr Podcast #364 with Figma Head of Sales Kyle Parrish

SaaStr

I joined the company in 2011 when they had around 50 people as the third salesperson and shortly thereafter, within that first six months, raised almost a quarter billion dollars and the company started just growing exponentially. You’ve got to have a technical aptitude and excitement for the product.

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What It Takes to Build an Enduring Business: Celebrating 20 Years of FastSpring

FastSpring

Dan Engel, Co-Founder and first CEO of FastSpring By 2010, FastSpring had grown significantly, with Deloitte & Touches 2011 Technology Fast 500 awards ranking FastSpring the #1 fastest-growing company in the Greater L.A. I’d like to welcome first FastSpring’s original CEO and one of the original cofounders, Mr. Dan Engel.