5 Things I Wished I Asked Before Switching from Employee to Founder (Video + Transcript)
Co-Founder and CEO at GoCardless, Hiroki Takeuchi and CEO and Founder at Shipamax, Jenna Brown on their switch from the employee role to the founder role and what they learned along the way. If you’re a current founder, do you agree? What lessons did you learn along the way? Also, if you didn’t join SaaStr […]
10 Non-Obvious Things About Scaling SaaS with David Kellogg (Annual Video + Transcript)
Filled with actionable insights and pro tips on how deliver better business metrics to the board, David Kellogg’s session on 10 non-obvious things about scaling SaaS was one of the most anticipated during Annual 2018. Want in on this awesome SaaStr content? Check out the full video and transcript below! And in case you […]
Growing and Scaling SaaS Businesses from $1M to $500M in ARR with Intercom (Video + Transcript)
In this session from Annual 2018, Intercom COO Karen Peacock shares success stories, battle scars and practical advice she’s learned from growing scaling SaaS businesses from $1M to $500M in annual recurring revenue. In case you haven’t heard, we’re building a completely immersive experience for SaaStr Annual 2019! With 3 full days of sessions, featuring over 300 speakers […]
SaaStr Podcast #179: Dave Kellogg, CEO @ Host Analytics On The Most Commonly Misunderstood SaaS Metrics
Welcome to Episode 179! Dave Kellogg is the CEO @ Host Analytics, the leader in cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM). Previously, Dave was SVP/GM of Service Cloud at Salesforce and CEO at unstructured big data provider MarkLogic. Before that, Dave was CMO at Business Objects for nearly a decade as the company grew from $30M […]
Growth and Burn Rates at $1m ARR for 20+ Fast Growing SaaS Companies
The other day, for the first time ever, I put together a little bit of analysis on the 24 SaaS companies I’ve invested in since late 2013. 20 have crossed $1m ARR now, a bunch have crossed $10m ARR since, and a handful $50m ARR. I wanted to go back in time and look at […]
More Catfished By A Candidate: Why Not Hire Him Anyway? And Answers To Other Burning Questions
Since I published my Catfished by a Candidate blog post a couple of weeks ago, our website traffic has increased by 250% and it has become the number one most viewed post on our site from the last 12 months. Plus, it has a 700 comment thread on Hacker News and a podcast on Hacker […]
News Analysis: Adobe Completes Campaign To Commerce With $1.68B Magento Acquisition
Commerce Finally Comes To Adobe On May 21st, 2018, Adobe announced a $1.68 billion acquisition to acquire Magento for commerce capabilities and the developer ecosystem. When the transaction closes, the Campbell, Ca based company will be part of the Adobe Digital Experience team with Magento’s CEO Mark Lavelle reporting to Adobe’s executive vice president and […]
Seven Common Failures Plague Board Room Strategy In Digital Transformation
Boardroom Failures Reflect Years Of Focus On EBIDTA and Return On Capital Faced with massive pressure to embark on their digital journey, boards and CEOs have sought case studies and examples of success to avail without realizing that each journey remains unique. While there are many proof of concepts in play, much of the innovation […]
My Appearance on DisrupTV Episode 100
Last week I sat down with interviewers Doug Henschen, Vala Afshar, and a bit of Ray Wang (live from a 777 taxiing en route to Tokyo) to participate in Episode 100 of DisrupTV along with fellow guests DataStax CEO Billy Bosworth and big data / science recruiter Virginia Backaitis. We covered a full gamut of topics, […]
Digital Transformation Digest: Amazon AR View For Android, SAP Leonardo In Telecom and Cars, MIT AI Chip Makes Neural Networks Mobile
Amazon AR View Targets Android Amazon has added its AR View augmented reality (AR) offering to Android devices on Google’s ARCore. Developers can create AR experiences in applications, games, and other apps. The feature runs from Amazon’s app icon. The offering was launched on Apple iOS in November for customers using ARKit. Amazon AR […]
