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5 Interesting Learnings from Circle at $2.3 Billion in “ARR”

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The B2B / SaaS Learning : Partnership deals that seem great in early days can become value traps at scale. Structure partnerships with revenue caps or tiered economics that protect your margins as you scale. The “Scale Economics Paradox”: Revenue Up 16%, Profit Down 42% Circle shows the dark side of growth at scale.

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From $10M to $100M ARR in 5.5 Months: Inside Replit’s AI Coding Rocketship

SaaStr

That’s 10x growth in less than 18 months—making Replit one of the fastest B2B scale stories in recent history. For seven years, growth was painfully slow: 2016-2021 : Minimal revenue, limited funding first years 2022 : $1M ARR (after 6 years!) 2023 : $2.4M ARR Despite raising significant funding ($97.4M

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Mastering Growth in the AI Era: How to Stand Out, Acquire Customers, and Raise VC Dollars with B Capital, Zetta, and Glasswing

SaaStr

Laiva Becoming the platform of choice for life science companies and research institutions by creating a two-sided marketplace with significant SaaS components. The new term “AI application as a service” (AIS) describes companies selling AI-powered applications to mid-market and enterprise customers.

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GTM 146: The Future of Search, AI, and Digital Presence with Mike Walrath, CEO of Yext

Sales Hacker

he was responsible for the operation of the global advertising marketplaces organization. They work with startups and scaling businesses to help take HR off your plate, so you can stay focused on building product, growing revenue, and hiring great people – the go-to-market engine. in July 2007. At Yahoo!,

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SaaStr Podcast 436: The State of the Cloud 2021 with Bessemer Venture Partners

SaaStr

The Cloud is expanding and moving forward at a phenomenal rate, so we invited the team at Bessemer Venture Partners back to SaaStr to unveil their latest findings in the 2021 State of the Cloud. As of January 2021, there were over 527 private unicorns with a total cumulative value of over $1.9 Nail it Before You Scale it .

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3 Tips to Accelerate You to $100M ARR and Beyond with Payrix Director, Marketing Katie Wickham and Bob Butler, Payrix Chief Commercial Officer (Video)

SaaStr

An ICP aligns your product, sales, marketing, service, and executive teams to all focus on your highest-value accounts. Let’s examine how an ICP focus has helped two businesses win in a competitive marketplace. . Brex then scaled its payments business quickly. Tip #3: Scale with customer-centric innovation. .

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15 Most Popular SaaStr Annual 2022 Sessions (So Far!). See You Sep 13-15!!

SaaStr

10 Lessons Learned Scaling to $1B Valuation with Drift’s Co-founders : Reaching unicorn status is nice validation, but the luster fades when founders can’t navigate the hidden challenges that come with uncharted territory. Scaling Revenue in 2022: What’s the Same and What’s Different? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?