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6 Top Sessions On Scaling From SaaStr Annual 2021

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The topic of scaling is central to the mission of SaaStr: “Our goal is to help everyone get from $0 to $100m ARR with less stress and more success.” We’ve curated 6 popular SaaStr Annual 2021 sessions from leaders that have navigated the proverbial rocketship to scale: . Video: HE RE. Video: HERE.

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CEO Systems: 5 Key Lessons for Scaling Through Every Growth Phase with HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet

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The last IPO of the 2020-2021 era was HashiCorp in December 2021. And CEO David McJannet came to SaaStr Annual a little ways back to share his top scaling learnings. CEO Dave McJannet shared his systemic approach to scaling companies through distinct growth phases. 30-100M: Scaling phase. IBM just closed on its $6.4

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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. ” This framework can be applied across every aspect of building and scaling a company: 1. . ” This framework can be applied across every aspect of building and scaling a company: 1.

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5 Tips to Getting a Job in SaaS in a Tougher Market

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It’s not the crazy hiring market of 2021. Not as many folks as 2021, in some cases. And it’s no easier today to find great people than it was in 2021. In 2021, it was the opposite. If you are running the same playbook in 2025 to get a job that you ran in 2021, it probably won’t work. It’s different.

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The Ultimate Gartner Report to Driving Growth & Recurring Revenue

In 2023, companies are looking to improve their revenue and drive sustainable growth by scaling their subscription offerings, to increase the rate of growth and resilience by moving from one-time sales to recurring revenue. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.

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Top 10 Unexpected Learnings from Scaling Wiz From $0 to The First $100M ARR with founding CRO Colin Jones and Sam Blond

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It’s an incredible look back on scaling and more: Colin Jones, first Chief Revenue Officer at Wiz. Colin joined Wiz in February 2021 when the company was near zero revenue. Rather than seeing this as a liability, Wiz leveraged it as a strategic advantage — even in its sales team.

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Dear SaaStr: What Are The Rough Benchmarks for Raising a Series A?

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Typically, you’ll want to show 7%-15% month-over-month growth leading up to the raise. This shows you have a scalable and efficient sales model. In 2021, all of SaaS was sort of hot, as long as the growth was strong. Ultimately, the key is to show that you’ve hit “Initial Traction” and have a clear path to scale.