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

SaaStr

CEO Dave McJannet shared his systemic approach to scaling companies through distinct growth phases. After nearly two decades building infrastructure companies from zero to IPO, Dave has distilled the repeatable patterns of successful scaling into a framework that works across any B2B SaaS business. Major systems reengineering needed.

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

SaaStr

The Great Spending Showdown: AI vs SaaS in 2025/2026 — What Every B2B Leader Needs to Know We’re witnessing the most dramatic shift in enterprise tech spending since the cloud migration began 15 years ago. Meanwhile, SaaS — our tried-and-true darling — is projected at $295 billion with a “mere” 18.4% year-over-year.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower SaaS

The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective. At TechEmpower, we’ve conducted more than 50 technical reviews for companies of all sizes, industries, and technical stacks. A technical review can answer that crucial question.

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What Really Works When Hiring VPs and Executive Teams with HubSpot Co-Founder and Chairman Brian Halligan and SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

The success rate for executive hires at high-growth SaaS companies can be surprisingly low – you’re often lucky if 50-60% of your management team works out long-term. ” If you have a SaaS company above 2 million in revenue, both Brian and Jason agree that at that point, all that matters is the management team.

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Where AI Really Matters in Vertical SaaS With CEOs of Owner, Alloy Automation, and DoNotPay

SaaStr

Her company specializes in API integration platforms that enable SaaS companies to launch integrations faster and automate complex business processes. Under his leadership, DoNotPay has pioneered the use of AI for consumer advocacy, including developing sophisticated AI negotiation systems.

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What is Vertical SaaS?

Stax

That’s the main premise of vertical SaaS. Unlike horizontal SaaS solutions that serve a broad range of businesses, vertical SaaS solutions are designed with deep knowledge of specific markets—making them more intuitive, efficient, and impactful. What is Vertical SaaS? Since vertical SaaS platforms are niche-focused (e.g.,

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Billing System Migration: How to Nail It?

Subscription Flow

Billing system migration is the process of replacing your existing billing system with a new one. Billing system migration is painstaking without a proper plan in place. Our platform, SubscriptionFlow, is a billing system migration expert. The existing system does not support integrations.