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A Look Back: How $13 Billion Ramp Began To Scale with Co-Founder and CTO Karim Atiyah

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Back in 2021 though, Ramp was just 2 years in — but already experiencing hypergrowth. Co-founder and CTO Karim Atiyah came to SaaStr Annual to share how they got this rocketship … off the ground. ” SaaStr Take: Your early hires will define your company’s trajectory.

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80 Founders Share The Moment They Knew … When They Really Had Something

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I recently asked on Twitter when folks knew their startup had something … great. What was the moment when you knew your startup was really doing something great? — Jason BeKind Lemkin (@jasonlk) February 6, 2021. ” — Jason Riedel, founder/CTO of Aspireship. 20% conversion. 20% conversion.

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Top 10 GTM Mistakes Founders Make Again … and Again with SaaStr’s Jason Lemkin 

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GTM Mistake #1: A VP of Sales That Can’t Sell or Demo the Product Mistake number one has always been an issue, and it’s the number one reason startups struggle in today’s world. They hire a VP of Sales who doesn’t want to sell or learn the product. You also don’t want to hire a VP of Sales who won’t carry a bag. Or why you lose?

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The Cold, Hard Truths About SaaS In 2023: Part 1 AMA with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

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Startups come in all shapes and sizes on various stages of a timeline, yet it’s not surprising how many have the same questions and concerns about how to scale from x to y to z, the right time to hire and fire, and how to keep a team motivated during hard times. Q: How Do You Get Sustainable Output In A Startup?

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Bet On Up-and-Comers. But Add One Veteran For Each $10m ARR.

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. — Elkanah Carnell Reed (@ElkanahReed) April 6, 2021. The first type is the kind of management team hired by second+ time founders. They often staff up their teams with folks they already know and have been successful with at their last startup. But most of us are first-time founders, or close to it.

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CEOs of Zapier, Walkme and Dialpad: How to Build Your First Management Team (Video + Transcript)

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As part of the run up to 2021 SaaStr Annual in the SF Bay Area Sep 27-29, we’re taking a look back at some of our top sessions of all times. Which role should you hire for first? And if you haven’t heard: SaaStr Annual will be back in 2021 , bigger and better than ever! Get best price tickets here!!!

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Forgot the SaaS Gloom and Doom on Social. ‘Just Build’ with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

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A lot of the funding rounds for AI feel like 2021 again, but only for this subset of people. Deals are contracting, not because of layoffs, but because people are managing budgets so tightly. It Takes Time To Bounce Back Jason was the first investor in RevenueCat , a company that automates mobile subscriptions on your phone.

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