Cele mai bune Sapphire Ventures podcast-uri (2024)

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Key Lessons From Bootstrapping vFairs to Profitability and $30M ARR with Muhammad Younas, Founder & CEO 22:43

13h ago22:43

22:43

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined live from the SaaStock Studio at SaaStock Europe 2024 by Muhammad Younas, Founder & CEO at vFairs and Winner of the SaaStock Awards "Founder & CEO of the Year: People's Choice", as he shares his key lessons bootstrapping the business to profitability and $30M ARR."More than …

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Minisode: Seed vs Growth Investing - What Changes and What Stays the Same 18:52

9d ago18:52

18:52

Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures, and Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners, unpack their recent conversation with Jai Das, President + Partner at Sapphire Ventures and Mike Maples, Co-Founder + Partner at Floodgate, to answer their burning question: What changes in the way seed and growth investors think, and what stays the same? They discuss…

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Founder vs Company Brand with Angeley Mullins, CCO at Resourcify 38:34

15d ago38:34

38:34

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by SaaStock Europe 2024 speaker Angeley Mullins, Chief Commercial Officer at Resourcify, who shares Founder versus Company Brand. "A lot of founders don't actually understand what marketing is. You have performance marketers and content marketers and brand marketers. You hav…

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Tomasz Tunguz on How AI is Changing the Future of SaaS 30:25

22d ago30:25

30:25

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tomasz Tunguz, General Partner at Theory Ventures and SaaStock Europe 2024 speaker, who shares how AI is changing the future of SaaS."AI will be a key part of the product. I would characterise the last two years as adding AI features on top of existing platforms, and I th…

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Finding Pattern Breakers & Winners from Seed to Growth with Mike Maples and Jai Das 48:56

23d ago48:56

48:56

With a few dozen software exits under his belt (including Box, Square, Mulesoft & JFrog), nobody knows enterprise investing like Sapphire Ventures’ President + PartnerJai Das. Likewise, Floodgate co-founder + Partner Mike Maples Jr. is often credited with pioneering seed investing as we know it, with names like Twitter, Twitch and Lyft in his portf…

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Hypergrowth the Right Way - How Remote Scaled to Hundreds of Millions in ARR 29:15

29d ago29:15

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Job van der Voort, Co-Founder & CEO at Remote, who shares their hypergrowth journey and how they scaled Remote to hundreds of millions in ARR."I would always say this is a great problem to have. If you grow really, really fast and it's a luxury problem, and if you just em…

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Coming Soon to Origins… 1:59

1M ago1:59

1:59

A look at what’s to come on a brand new season of Origins, where we’ll dive into the VC ecosystem with the people who know it best, to learn how the people behind the capital really make decisions. Learn more about Sapphire Partners: https://sapphireventures.com/sapphire-partners/ Learn more about Asylum Ventures: asylum.vc…

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Issues with AI Startups + Cash Burn with Casber Wang, Partner at Sapphire Ventures 35:02

1M ago35:02

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Casber Wang, Partner at Sapphire Ventures, who shares the issues with AI startups and cash burn. "Let's just say we intentionally freeze the progress of technology. There's no ChatGPT five, there's no GPT six. It's only what we have today; GPT four and some of the other, …

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Minisode: Jack Altman’s VC Career Arc and the Launch of Asylum Ventures 25:58

1M ago25:58

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Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures, and Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners, go inside their recent conversation with Alt Capital’s Jack Altman to answer their burning question: What does the journey look like from VC-backed founder to angel investor to institutional VC? How does one successfully jump from investing their own capital to taking…

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From AI Skeptic to Advocate and How it Informed Tines’ Product Roadmap 35:43

1M ago35:43

35:43

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by SaaStock Europe 2024 speaker Eoin Hinchy, Co-Founder & CEO at Tines, who shares how he went from AI skeptic to advocate and how it informed Tines' roadmap. "I can't tell you how many times over the years I've made a better decision as it relates to a certain part of the b…

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From VC-backed Founder to Angel to Institutional Investor with Jack Altman 47:07

1M ago47:07

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Jack Altman of Alt Capital has led quite a life in Silicon Valley. He’s gone from angel investing to founding a venture-backed company (HR platform Lattice), back to angel investing today, taking on outside capital as an institutional investor at Alt Capital. Jack sits down with Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures & Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire P…

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Achieving Growth Through Challenging Times with CEO of Boundless, Dee Coakley 50:32

2M ago50:32

50:32

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by SaaStock Founder Member Dee Coakley, Co-Founder & CEO at Boundless, who shares her journey achieving growth through challenging times. "There's a founder called Ian Nolan, CEO of a company called Bright Flag. And I remember going for a coffee with him and I remember it so…

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CEO of PandaDoc Shares Lessons in Scaling Past $100M 40:42

2M ago40:42

40:42

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Mikita Mikado, Co-Founder & CEO at Unicorn SaaS PandaDoc, who shares his lessons in scaling past $100M ARR."It takes a lot of patience to run a business at scale. I'm not sure I have it, I feel like I need to build a lot of it. And this tendency of, like, getting somethin…

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From Gym to SaaS: How Dan Uyemura Built PushPress to $13M ARR 33:19

2M ago33:19

33:19

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Dan Uyemura, gym turned SaaS enthusiast and Founder & CEO at PushPress, who shares his story building PushPress to $13M ARR."Everybody has tried being the CEO, I think it just stuck with me. And probably I'm the most natural fit to be the CEO that we need at PushPress, be…

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Minisode: What’s the Real Value Add of VCs? 8:20

2M ago8:20

8:20

Nick & Beezer go inside their recent conversation with Jason Shuman and Will Quist to discuss the right way to be a contrarian investor, how to do no harm as a VC, and dive into the answer to their burning question: do VCs actually add value? Learn more about Sapphire Partners: https://sapphireventures.com/sapphire-partners/ Learn more about Notati…

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Lessons From the First Time to Make the Second Time Easier, Patrick Barnes, CEO AMP 35:23

2M ago35:23

35:23

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by serial founder Patrick Barnes, co-founder & CEO at AMP, who shares his lessons from the first time to make the second time easier."One of the things we did when we first started the company was actually acquire a small SaaS company, or really more of a product, just with …

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Three Key Growth Lessons in Getting Whatagraph Past $5M ARR 35:32

3M ago35:32

35:32

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Justas Malinauskas, Co-Founder & CEO Whatagraph, who shares his three key growth lessons in getting Whatagraph past $5M ARR."I get it. There's a lot of trend about bootstrapping in VC, and my point of view is if you can bootstrap and still maintain high growth and your bu…

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Being Non-Consensus and Right in VC with Jason Shuman & Will Quist 39:37

3M ago39:37

39:37

What do Primary GP Jason Shuman and Slow Ventures Partner Will Quist have in common? At first glance, not much, given how differently their firms approach firm building and VC "platforms." At Primary, their Impact team outnumbers investors 2:1, while Slow consists of 3 GPs, and 3 GPs only. But in a surprising twist, they agree on more than one woul…

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Reigniting Sales Revenue: What Can Sales Teams Do To Resurge in a Slowing Market? 33:58

3M ago33:58

33:58

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, we're back at the SaaStock Growth Stage for an insightful panel discussion between David Appel (Head of SaaS & Software Vertical at Sage Intacct), Kathrin Koedderitz (Sr Sales Director at Globalization Partners), Ferran Puig (Director of Partnerships & Business Development at Capchase), and Zack Lipton (…

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Scaling Success: Insights from Klaviyo's Journey with President Steve Rowland 22:10

3M ago22:10

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, we're live from the SaaStock USA Scale Stage with Klaviyo President Steve Rowland. "No matter where you live, there's this nice radius that you travel and you run all your errands in. I like to go into the local coffee shop or maybe you've got a favourite wine store or maybe a clothing store or a technol…

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From Burnout to Bliss: Strategies for Sustainable Success in Startups 30:20

3M ago30:20

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, we're live from the SaaStock USA Scale stage where CEO Coach Mark MacLeod shares strategic insights and practical habits for sustainable success."In January 2021, I attended a retreat on the theme of self mastery with my guru and yoga teacher. As part of that, she had us write our eulogy. So I had to wri…

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How Tipple Won Five Billion Dollar Customers in its First Year of Operation 39:30

4M ago39:30

39:30

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Eoin Bara, CEO of Tipple, who shares how Tipple won five billion dollar customers in its first year of operation."There's a lot of SaaS companies that do one thing, and I think there is a trend in the market towards consolidation. So if you look at, like, employer records…

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The Great Debate: What You Need to Know about AI in Sales 20:25

4M ago20:25

20:25

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, we're live from the SaaStock USA scale stage where Jake Dunlap (CEO, Skaled) and Kevin "KD" Dorsey (Sales Leadership Accelerator & Consultant) go head to head in their session on 'The Great Debate: What You Need to Know about AI in Sales'.Ready for a debate? KD and Jake share what you NEED to know when i…

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Endowment Investing with University of Chicago’s Joanna Rupp 38:08

4M ago38:08

38:08

Joanna Rupp, Managing Director of Private Equity at the University of Chicago, sits down with Nick & Beezer to shine a light on the often opaque world of endowments, including what separates an endowment from a foundation, how they consider small funds v. big funds and the fallout from an avalanche of capital being thrown at VCs. Then (announcement…

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David Politis' Lessons Learned Over 20 Years of Building and Operating Companies Through to Exit 54:58

4M ago54:58

54:58

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by David Politis, Founder and Executive Chairman at BetterCloud. "If you think about the journey of a company in the various stages of a business, we were getting to a scale where it made sense to find a partner who has a track record of taking companies to that next level, …

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Exiting your SaaS Business: Insights from Tim Schumacher, Co-founder of saas.group 46:47

4M ago46:47

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tim Schumacher, co-founder of saas.group, as he shares his insights on exiting your SaaS business. "The one thing that's moved the needle every time is being open about certain problems which appear in one business and solving them myself, in a way, and that usually made …

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Marketing Leaders: 5 Ways to Not Get Fired, with Kyle Lacy CMO at Jellyfish 28:04

4M ago28:04

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Live from the SaaStock USA 2024 Scale Stage, Kyle Lacy (CMO, Jellyfish) tells marketing leaders the five ways to not get fired. "I believe marketing should have a seat at the table for all four of these to force alignment, because you are the hub and spoke of the go to market model - in my opinion. So that's why it's important that you at least hel…

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5 Key Moments to Drive Revenue Growth & Customer Retention 22:31

5M ago22:31

22:31

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined live at SaaStock USA 2024 by Ashley Grech, CRO at Xero, as she shares the five key moments to drive revenue growth & customer retention.While we're all familiar with sales cycles and customer life cycles, when you take a deeply customer-centric view, there are a few moments …

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The Three Body Problem of Venture Capital w/ Frank Rotman (CIO, QED Investors) 43:59

5M ago43:59

43:59

Nick and Beezer sit down with Frank Rotman, a founding partner and CIO at QED Investors to talk about his early days as the chief credit officer of Capital One, the fundamental flaw in the way founders and investors have been funding startups, the purpose associates serve and how those associates can better their skills, and how VCs can avoid being…

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Decisions from The Gut with Jason Fried, Co-founder & CEO, 37signals 56:52

5M ago56:52

56:52

A company is essentially two things: a group of people and a collection of decisions. How those people make these decisions is the art of running a business (37signals). We make decisions every single day, it’s what often dictates the direction of a business. Some decisions work out and some don’t. Some are quick to make and some tough to call. You…

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How Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, Bootstrapped a Unicorn SaaS with Teams of no More Than Six People 39:14

5M ago39:14

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Aytekin Tank, CEO of Jotform, as he shares how he bootstrapped a unicorn SaaS with teams of no more than six people."One interesting number I can give is, like, we always had this 50% revenue growth rate and we still have that. That's very interesting. Actually, if we did…

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Live from SaaStock USA 2024: Kyle Hanslovan, Co-founder & CEO at Huntress 21:11

5M ago21:11

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In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined live at SaaStock USA 2024 by Kyle Hanslovan, co-founder & CEO at Huntress."That nuance of finding the green field, the niche, is probably the single biggest differentiator that will help you escape and go, you know, you can sell to finds at one million or make five million i…

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Jake Dunlap, CEO of Skaled Consulting, on The Innovations in Sales Required to Hit Your Goals 40:59

6M ago40:59

40:59

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Jake Dunlap, CEO of Skaled, who shares the innovations in sales required to hit your goals."Relevancy cuts through the noise. That is the only way to be successful - that is it, it is singular. If your team and your organisation cannot send relevant messages, whether it's…

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Adam Robinson’s Lessons from When a Bootstrapper Tries to Grow like a Venture Backed Company 49:14

6M ago49:14

49:14

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 empl…

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David Klein, Co-founder and Managing Partner at One Peak on How the SaaS and Investing Market is Changing 33:28

6M ago33:28

33:28

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by David Klein, Co-founder and Managing Partner at One Peak, who shares his insights on how the SaaS and investing market is changing."1% increase in growth, the impact on valuation is the same as a 3% increase in profitability- even today. So growth is just valued at three …

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How to Decide Which Baby to Kill - With Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of Teleport 35:00

6M ago35:00

35:00

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…

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Wes Bush on Product Led Scale 35:39

7M ago35:39

35:39

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,…

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Martha Bitar's Top 5 Things That Helped Her Bootstrap to $25M ARR 34:42

7M ago34:42

34:42

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 excit…

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Your GTM is broken. How to Fix it, with SC Moatti GP of Mighty Capital 31:43

7M ago31:43

31:43

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…

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Building a venture firm w/ Scott Kupor (a16z) 52:56

7M ago52:56

52:56

In the first Origins episode of the year, ⁠Nick Chirls⁠ (Notation Capital) and ⁠Beezer Clarkson⁠ (Sapphire Partners) host Scott Kupor, a Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. In his role as managing partner, Scott invests in growth-stage companies building in the bio and healthcare industries, manages the firm’s investor relations team, and is r…

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