SaaStr

JANUARY 16, 2023

We are proud that the 2022 SaaStr Annual featured a combined 60% women and multicultural speakers and have had over 60% women and multicultural speakers at each SaaStr Annual since 2018, and we hope to do even better in 2023! Our core goals and values at SaaStr include: Putting on the most inclusive events in the industry and.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 22, 2021

The amount of innovation in sales, marketing and CX SaaS products continues to exceed my expectations, when it seemed for a while this category had sort of stabilized: 30% of the Cloud 100 is international. Top tier SaaS companies are valued at 34x ARR today, up from a pretty consistent 10x or so through 2018.

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SaaStr

MAY 1, 2023

2018: $155m rev. Dines is recognized as an authority on driving business growth through company culture, employee empowerment, and innovation. UiPath has had an incredible history, taking 10 years to get to that first $1m in ARR … and then turning into one of the fastest growing software companies to $1 Billion in ARR ever !

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SaaStr

JANUARY 16, 2024

We are proud that the 2023 SaaStr Annual featured a combined 60% women and multicultural speakers and have had over 60% women and multicultural speakers at each SaaStr Annual since 2018, and we hope to do even better in 2024!

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SaaStock

MARCH 8, 2019

In 2018, she moved to Hong Kong to head product at Lalamove and now is the Product Manager at Gravity Supply Chain. In 2018, Jessica made a move to the entrepreneurial side by becoming one of the founders of Planto.io – a personal financial management app. In 2016, she moved to Hong Kong to head Innovation at HSBC.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Then 20 by 2018. A clear commitment to consistent innovation! #8. GitLab China is a new independent company formed in 2021, both SaaS and self-managed, available only in China, Hong Kong and Macau. We may see this more often. #4. First $100k customer in 2017. And 100 by 2020 and 200 by 2021.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

WebEx took note and managed to innovate their way into a competitive single-seat product that hit $20 million within eighteen months. 2018’s Lesson from Salesforce. I faced a cultural shift, however, when Quip was bought by Salesforce in 2018. It was a needed reminder we should never rest on our laurels.

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Tom Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

This supply/demand shift that provides founders more leverage in conversations has catalyzed some innovation in venture. 2018 and 2019 exceeded the heady days of 2000 in terms of dollars deployed. The competitive dynamics in the market where access to invest is more valuable than capital. First, venture capital has become much bigger.

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SaaStr

JUNE 28, 2022

Starting in 2017, we added a no-cost VIP program for women and other less-represented founders and SaaS execs without full budget to attend SaaStr Annual, and we then expanded the program to 1,000+ participants, and reproduced it at SaaStr Europa 2018, 2019 and 2022. Being as inclusive a community as possible.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 23, 2018

Before we get into our 2017 recap and 2018 road map, I wanted to provide some quick background on how Sales Hacker came to be. Fast forward to 2018. We’ll be continuing to ramp this up in 2018! The response from Sales Hacker London was so overwhelming that we have confirmed it again for October 2018!

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SaaStr

MAY 20, 2021

Touchstone Innovations. So if you’re a VC or Corp Dev leader, register for your official 2018 Unicorn Hunting License today, while you still can… Get tickets to SaaStr Annual 2021! ?. Sierra Ventures. Spectrum Equity. Square Peg Capital. Stifel Investment Banking. Stride Ventures. Stripes Group. Sutton Capital Partners.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

billion, he recently left to be CEO at Charm Industrial , a carbon mitigation startup he co-founded in 2018. From 0 to $500 Million ARR in 6 years: Learnings from Innovating in Underserved Markets with Samsara’s CPO Kiren Sekar. If you plan on tuning into just one session at SaaStr Build, make it this one.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 18, 2018

For those looking to get to know, learn from and network with other sales professionals, there are a slew of out-of-this-world sales events happening in 2018. Top 10 Sales Conferences To Attend in 2018. Rainmaker 2018. Inbound 2018. Dreamforce 2018. Revenue Summit 2018 – Get 20% Off Here! INBOUND 2018.

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Tom Tunguz

DECEMBER 31, 2023

PE becomes an important buyer of companies growing 10-25%, as it did in 2018, driven by lower debt costs. This innovation reinvigorates very early-stage IPOs. In the last two years, M&A has totaled about $49b & it surges to above $60b driven by AI acquisitions. A handful of companies achieve record-setting growth rates.

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SaaStr

JUNE 23, 2022

Austin Innovation Captial. So if you’re a VC or Corp Dev leader, register for your official 2018 Unicorn Hunting License today, while you still can… Get 20% OFF your tickets to SaaStr Annual 2022! ?. 9Yards Capital. ABSeed Ventures. Advance Venture Partners. AIX Ventures. Authentic Ventures. Apax Partners. Battery Ventures.

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Banking Investment Innovation Scaling 270

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The SaaS award recognizes software innovators from across the globe, spanning categories like Best SaaS Product for Small Business/SMEs to Best SaaS Product for Business Intelligence/Analytics. The 2018 SaaS Award is more than just another accolade for FastSpring. 2018 has been an exciting year for FastSpring.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

We’re going to bring the best and the brightest from the field to share latest trends in strategy and innovation so you and your organization can make the BIGGEST IMPACT possible in customer adoption, retention and overall customer engagement.

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Customer Success Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Innovation 85

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

15, 2018 – Sales Hacker, the leading resource for sales innovation, acceleration, and the future of sales, is set to host The Revenue Summit , on March 1st, 2018 in San Francisco, California. This event will teach executives the most innovative and actionable best practices to scale revenue.

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SaaStr

JUNE 5, 2020

Carlota Perez argues in her book Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital that in the early days of a “golden age”, financial capital is necessary to fuel new technology innovation. . In 2011, Hootsuite raised $3m in venture debt before raising another $50m in debt from CIBC in 2018. . Things started changing in 2011.

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Venture Capital Technical Review SaaS Scale 295

SaaStock

JANUARY 25, 2019

In 2018, the Argentinian SaaS business expanded to Mexico. In 2018, the company was acquired by Nubox, the leader in small business accounting software in the region. It offers innovative software, relationship and management support. ContaAzul was acquired by the collaborative software platform Wabbi Software S.A. RD Station.

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SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Payment Methods Payments 257

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Our agenda will feature 150+ speakers from the most impactful and innovative SaaS companies across the globe, with content carefully tailored to the needs of our audience across stages with distinct personalities. That is why in 2018 we launched our #TakingStock Inclusivity Pledge.

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Totango

JANUARY 22, 2018

Our world-class speaker lineup for 2018 Customer Success Summit will share the impressive business results that customer success best practices should deliver. Customer Success Summit brings together the best and brightest minds in Customer Success. Krista Glantschnig. VP, Global Head Digital Customer Engagement.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Top 10 Sales Excuses You Need to Stop Making in 2018: We can’t find qualified prospects. Generate insight then use imagination, creativity and innovative thinking to outwit the competition in a specific area. The post The Biggest Sales Excuses You Need to Stop Making in 2018 appeared first on Sales Hacker.

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Underperforming Technical Team Sales CTO Coach New CTO 98

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2018

By early 2018, Brinker had updated it with almost 2,000 more vendors — that’s nearly 7,000 marketing software companies fighting for the same buyers’ attention. The reasons for this growth – high-velocity economics of software innovation, the migration of money from old media to new media, etc. A LOT has changed in 2018.

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Technical Review Technology Scale Marketing 223

Stax

AUGUST 26, 2024

The year 2024 is a special one for everyone at Stax because we’re celebrating a decade of transforming the payments industry and supporting our merchants and partners with innovative technologies and unwavering support. ” The early years (2014-2018) The first four years of Stax were the quintessential startup experience.

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Payment Services Merchant Services Stax Payment Solutions 88

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Peter Loving is obsessed with product design and innovation. He is already organizing meetups in Kiev and in 2018 has brought over 1000 people together in them from companies such as Grammarly, TemplateMonster, Competera, YouScan, Readdle, Preply, Talkable, Serpstat, Quokka, Looqme, Crello, SetApp, Depositphotos, and PromoRepubli?.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 5, 2019

These awards go to practitioners: people who not only did a fantastic job, but also elevated the sales profession through their behavior in 2018. The Sales Hacker Top 50 Award Categories for 2018 Are: Sales Development. He brings innovative ideas to his work that are inspiring and empowering.”. Let’s celebrate that!

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 19, 2018

Moreover, when new innovations are developed for the customer support industry, they are often framed as a way to cut costs rather than offering better service. A new breed of innovative businesses, like Monzo, is going the other way. 1 obstacle for these executives.

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Customer Support AI Search Banking Airlines 216

SaaStock

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

In 2012, Patrick co-founded ProfitWell (previously known as Price Intelligently), it offers an innovative price setting tool that helps businesses price their products and services according to their true value. In 2018, Thiago took on a new challenge and moved to LinkedIn, becoming the Regional Sales Manager for SMBs in Latin America.

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Technical Review Scale Entrepreneurship Sales Hiring 207

Intercom, Inc.

AUGUST 25, 2021

It’s in our nature to look forward, to focus on shipping , to keep innovating and providing value. In 2018, we released a completely reimagined Business Messenger , a full-fledged “front desk for your website or app,” complete with a homepage and a library of embeddable apps. Raising money to fuel our growth.

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Sales Hacker

MAY 29, 2018

Innovations and new approaches continue to appear. It’s time to manage the sales stack as a portfolio of systems of record and systems of innovation. Explore innovations and additions based on your sales process. But these moves remain largely offset by new entrants. We are still in the first innings of this market.

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Intercom, Inc.

MAY 18, 2018

Guidance is limited, innovation and creativity are key to success. We’ve since scaled to more than 35 in Dublin the past 2 years – and 110 globally in the first half of 2018. My own experience is instructive – I joined Intercom as the 6th Customer Support teammate in the Dublin office when we were about 20 as a global team.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

ChurnZero has been named to the 2018 NVTC Tech 100 list by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia and Greater Washington. The post ChurnZero Named to the 2018 NVTC Tech 100 List appeared first on ChurnZero.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Entrepreneurship Government 58

Chart Mogul

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In some ways I prefer this new normal in SaaS, product innovation is king, hard work and making customers happy is rewarded, and there are just less distortions in the market. ChartMogul’s most innovative year since its launch At ChartMogul, we’re all-in for the long haul. I do however miss the growth rates of the ZIRP era.

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Technical Review Benchmarks Innovation Payment Features 52

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Resolution Bot launched in October 2018 and went through a significant update (and name change) early this year, and now uses some of the most sophisticated neural network algorithms there are. We’re incredibly excited about the iterations and innovations that are on the way. Key takeaways.

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Buffer Resources

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In 2018, we made the decision to  spend $3.3M We have continued to carry out buybacks each year since 2018, and at this stage we are majority founder and team owned. Mastodon and Bluesky bring the opportunity for a new era of innovation in our space, which I am welcoming with open arms.

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Social Media Innovation Government Leadership 59

Totango

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The C hief Customer Officer Fall, 2018 (CCO), held September 12th-13th in San Diego, is an interactive peer-lead conference attracting senior-level customer focused professionals. Organizations are finally recognizing they cannot afford to ignore their most important asset—their customer. That’s where Customer Success comes into play.

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Sales Recruiting Scale Customer Success Retention 56