Last week, we announced a new SaaStock coming to Dublin this October. As we started to think about this year’s event, we recognised that last year’s SaaStock wasn’t a different product from 2019. And that really, that was an iteration of the first SaaStock in 2016 (just 471% bigger).  We wanted to innovate on that product and bring it forward to meet the needs of SaaS founders, operators, and investors now. In this market, faced with new technologies, and changing buying habits.  We’re really excited about what’s to come, so I wanted to take the time to explain what changes we’re mak ..read more

This year’s SaaStock USA will see the inaugural SaaS Revolutionaries. A set of awards designed to champion the North American companies disrupting the SaaS space, across five categories including: fastest growing, best bootstrapped startup, and Austin’s Rising Star. We received applications from across North America. From chargeback management solutions, to customer insight tools, to analytics and data warehousing, the bar was high and the products innovative. Each nomination has been diligently reviewed by our team to determine which companies are leading the charge. And with that, it’s time ..read more

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Adam Robinson, founder & CEO of Retention.com, who shares his lessons from when a bootstrapper tries to grow like a venture backed company.   “The word bootstrap mostly describes ‘okay, I got it to 3 million, it’s making a million and a half bucks. I don’t have a lot of employees, I don’t have a lot of problems, this is great’. The problem is like, most of those companies are actually just slowly dying. But what creating companies like that can allow you to do is you get it to that; you get somebody else run ..read more

We know what the current funding landscape means for founders – but what about the investors looking for the next SaaS unicorn?  The industry is in a state of flux. On one hand, investors are securing funding, and backing promising startups and scaleups. On the other, the sector is struggling to settle after years of unprecedented growth.  On top of market volatility, there’s fierce competition, and AI continues to transform not only SaaS product innovation but how VCs manage and source deals too.  In times like this, having a solid network, sharing learnings, and getting face-t ..read more

It goes without saying – the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in web design is transforming how we create and interact with websites. AI in web design not only simplifies the process but also enhances the effectiveness and user experience of websites. Here are compelling reasons why AI should be a staple in web design. 1. Streamlined Design Process AI-powered tools like WebWave allow users to generate websites in minutes. By simply describing their business or design preferences, users can have a website tailored to their needs without the intricacies involved in traditional web des ..read more

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of Teleport, as he shares how to decide which ‘baby’ to kill…   “We never make obviously bad decisions. Every single decision seems rational in the moment. But there is like a certain trend – and the one thing that keeps biting me is ignoring complexity for too long. Eventually I self correct, and I just realised ‘hey, the business is getting more complicated, the product is getting more complicated, the way we sell is getting more complicated.’ And every time I kind of catch myself, like, I sh ..read more

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