Finding the right investors and understanding what they want to see from founders and businesses is a struggle all too familiar for SaaS leaders.  SaaStock’s events, media, and growing SaaS community break down the barriers between founders and investors to facilitate new opportunities and make forging those relationships easier. We connect founders and investors through dedicated networking and share insights from global investors with our community.  All of this gives SaaS founders and executives a peek behind the curtain that uncovers: What investors are seeing in the market, Ho ..read more

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Wes Bush, founder & CEO of ProductLed, who shares his thoughts on product led scale.   “PLG is going to become the de facto go to market motion that powers SaaS companies of the future, whether you like it or not, it’s just everything’s going that way. And so with that said, what I want to kind of emphasize ..read more

This post was first published in our SaaStock Blueprint newsletter. Subscribe now to get insights like this, straight to your inbox.  It’s somewhat of a SaaS adage that only 4% of SaaS companies make it to $1M ARR, and that only 0.4% make $10M.  And so $100M is even fewer again. According to Notion Capital, only 1% of the companies that raise more than $3m go on to achieve $100M in ARR. It’s a milestone that few founders get to reach. As a result, the path to achieving it stays muddy.  I’ve spoken to a number of founders who’ve managed to get there on the podcast – and whi ..read more

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Martha Bitar, CEO at Flodesk, who shares the top 5 things that helped her bootstrap to $25M ARR.   “Someone somewhere told us not to build code for our solution until we had a customer interview that made someone cry because – cry in a good way! – because they were so excited that their problem was finally getting a solution… And we di ..read more

With just a few weeks until we touch down in Austin for SaaStock USA, we’re gearing up to welcome some of the industry’s most exciting early stage startups. From sales enablement, to organic growth, and generative AI, our Startup Program brings together the companies set to change the face of SaaS.  In this post, we’ll introduce you to some of the innovative startups participating in the program this year. First up, what is the SaaStock Startup Program?  The SaaStock Startup Program supports businesses on the journey to $10m ARR by facilitating connections with investors, giving exp ..read more

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by SC Moatti, Managing Partner at Mighty Capital and SaaStock USA 2024 speaker extraordinaire, as she shares how to fix a broken GTM.   “When you talk to product folks, what they love is they love good products. I mean, that’s their nature. It’s that idea that the best product wins is actually becoming a reality. Because when you sell to product people, they want to make sure you have a good product that’s going to nicely integrate in their stack and we can talk about what makes a good product, but that’s what wins ..read more

In the wake of a turbulent 2023, how is SaaS VC fundraising shaping up in 2024? Last year saw arguably the first SaaS recession but early signs look like, this year, we’re moving into calmer waters.  It’s a cautious optimism but it looks like those December prediction posts were right and capital will return to the market – the companies that secure it, however, might look a bit different to before.  In this post, we’ll discuss what VCs think about the current landscape, what’s changed compared to previous periods, and what SaaS founders can expect from the VC fundraising process in ..read more

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Denis Mosolov, Managing Partner Venture Debt at Flashpoint, as he discusses what’s out there (from a founder’s perspective) if you don’t want to dilute.   “It’s a big challenge for us, because you know if your company’s really going to take-off and show growth levels that are exciting for the VC community, you do need to invest and you do need to know how to raise capital. That’s a skill that the founders need to have and so it is a red flag for me if something is like 100% bootstrapped, because there’s a big qu ..read more

From the SaaStock USA 2023 Stage, Des Traynor (co-founder & CSO Intercom) discusses the ‘Great AI Revolution’, exploring just how epic the disruption could be.   “The thing I’ll encourage you to be is learners. This is a massive time of change and in times of change, learners inherit the Earth. The learned people who are so sure they know what’s up, they find themselves perfectly equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists, basically.”   After many decades of over-promising and under-delivering, the AI revolution has finally arrived. Like every disruptive wave in software ..read more

In an increasingly competitive market, we’re on a mission to showcase and connect the SaaS businesses delivering solutions that change the way we do business.  We do this by championing networking at our events and through our Founder Membership, connecting founders with the investors that can help take their business to the next level, and showcasing the best minds in SaaS at our conferences and all over the world with local meetups.   At this year’s SaaStock USA, we’re taking things a step further with the SaaS Revolutionaries. A set of awards that will spotlight North American Sa ..read more