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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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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. Back in 2021 though, Ramp was just 2 years in — but already experiencing hypergrowth.

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AI and Cybersecurity: How Rubrik’s Co-Founder Built a $1B+ ARR Platform While Joining the AI Revolution

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AI and Cybersecurity: How Rubrik’s Co-Founder Built a $1B+ ARR Platform While Joining the AI Revolution Lessons from Arvind Nithrakashyap, Co-Founder and CTO of Rubrik, on scaling cyber resilience platforms, building multiple product curves, and implementing AI across both products and operations.

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The $939B Question: Is AI Eating SaaS or Feeding It?

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Customer Service Platforms Threat: Voice agents indistinguishable from humans handling phone-based jobs at a fraction of human cost Market size: $85 billion addressable market for business calls alone 3. But very few SaaS public companies outside of Palantir and perhaps ServiceNow are seeing any boost from AI.

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Dear SaaStr: Is It OK Just To Do Things Yourself as a Founder?

SaaStr

Even if you’ve hired someone to do it? Founders who stay close to the work—whether it’s selling, onboarding customers, or even troubleshooting product issues—tend to have a much better understanding of what’s really going on in their business. Doing things yourself forces you to confront the reality of your business.

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The Reality of Selling Your Company: What No One Tells Founders with Brian Halligan, Co-Founder and Chair of HubSpot

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Big Company M&A Is Incredibly Complex “Acquiring a company is a much bigger deal for a tech company than you think” “The soft costs are much, much more than the cash or stock” Integration can consume “10,000 hours of like expensive people’s time” 2.

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Forward Deployed Engineer: What It Takes to Make AI Work in B2B. But Do They Work for SMBs?

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Can most small businesses really do this? They’re running lean, focused on core business operations, and hoping AI will “just work” out of the box. The very businesses that need AI transformation most may be priced out of the implementation model that actually delivers results. They own outcomes, not features.

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Why Your Startup Needs a Fractional CTO – TechEmpower

TechEmpower SaaS

A Fractional CTO bridges the gap between founders and developers to help keep your tech strategy aligned with your business goals. This helps your startup stay agile and competitive in a fast-paced marketplace.