Remove Scaling Remove Software Remove Underperforming Technical Team
article thumbnail

How SaaStr Fund-Backed RevenueCat Went from a $1.5M Round at $7M Valuation in 2018 to $500M+ Today

SaaStr

And more importantly, revenue and user growth that is accelerating at scale. They were two developers who had lived through the nightmare of subscription infrastructure while working at Elevate. The Problem Was Real: Apple and Google’s app stores weren’t giving developers the data they needed.

Payments 280
article thumbnail

The Future of AI in SaaS Sales with Henry Schuck, CEO of ZoomInfo and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Along with co-host Ben Salzman, Jason and Henry discuss the transformative power of AI within SaaS and the evolving dynamics that are reshaping the landscape of software as a service. “The best hack,” Jason adds, “is not recruiting one management team. You need to be evaluating your team 100 percent of the time.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

SaaStr

“Even with a bad hand, if the potential reward is great enough, taking a risk can make mathematical sense.” ” This framework can be applied across every aspect of building and scaling a company: 1. “These individuals scale with the company and can grow into 10x performers.”

CTO Hire 205
article thumbnail

The Early Days: How Veeva Hit $100m ARR With Just $3m Raised — And a Deep Vertical Focus

SaaStr

Veeva is the dominant cloud software provider for life sciences – serving pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies with mission-critical applications for drug development, clinical trials, regulatory compliance, and commercial operations. ‘Look, here’s enterprise software. What are you doing?

article thumbnail

AI, Sales + GTM in 2025/2026: This Changes Everything with Jason Lemkin and Owner CRO Kyle Norton

SaaStr

By the end of this quarter, team members who aren’t genuinely AI-curious should be let go. The 50/50 Team Is Coming Fast. CROs will need to manage teams that are 50% AI agents and 50% human by end of year. The performance distribution in sales teams will become dramatically wider, forcing tough talent strategy decisions.

article thumbnail

88% of B2B IPOs Have Founder CEOs. And Those Ones Do Far, Far Better

SaaStr

The Trend Continues: Almost 90% of B2B IPOs Have Their Founders Still as CEO Why founder leadership through public markets remains the overwhelming norm in enterprise software The data is unequivocal: when B2B software companies go public, they almost always keep their founders as CEO. The market pattern suggests: #1.

Scale 182
article thumbnail

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

SaaStr

✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) June 23, 2025 The $10M-$100M ARR Sprint: How Replit Became the Fastest-Growing “Vibe Coding” App (Or One Of The Fastest) A deep-dive into the AI development platform wars and why Replit’s 10x growth in 5.5 And allowing more experienced developer to ship far, far faster. 2023 : $2.4M