The Saas Revolution Show

Recorded live from the SaaStock 2022 Podcast Stage: Hanno Renner, Co-Founder & CEO Personio sits down with our host Alex Theuma!

The latest episode of the SaaS Revolution Show sees Zeb Evans, Founder and CEO at ClickUp, join our host Alex Theuma to share with us the story on how ClickUp got to $10MM ARR in two years (and is now well north of $100MM ARR!). Zeb shares: ✅ How ClickUp got their first customers ✅ Why they went down the VC route and how did they raised that first round ✅ What he focused on to get to $1M ARR ✅ What he needed to do differently when going from $1M ARR to $10MM ARR ✅ The best advice he's ever received ✅ A sneak peek into his SaaStock 2022 speaking topic!

The latest episode of the SaaS Revolution Show sees Natasha Ratanshi-Stein, Founder at Surfboard, join our host Alex Theuma to give us her take on when (and why!) a SaaS startup should start to build a brand. Natasha shares:

Our Latest SaaS Revolution Show guest is the one and only Kevin "KD" Dorsey! Practice Lead: Revenue Leadership at Winning by Design, Kevin joined our host Alex Theuma to share The SaaS Sales Playbook: $1M to $10MM ARR. In this episode, Kevin shares:

Our Latest SaaS Revolution Show guest is the one and only Alina Vandenberghe! Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Chili Piper, Alina joined our host Alex Theuma to share why ‘making it' is more than just having a great product. In this episode, Alina shares:

The latest episode of the SaaS Revolution Show sees Joaquim Lecha, CEO at Typeform, join our host Alex Theuma to give us his lessons on being an operationally efficient SaaS company. Joaquim shares:

The latest episode of the SaaS Revolution Show sees Dan Westgarth, COO at Deel, join our host Alex Theuma to give us his lessons on international expansion. Dan shares: ✈️ Deel’s founding story and the company’s key data points ✈️ How they sets up infrastructure so rapidly ✈️ Achieving PMF within the various geolocations ✈️ His biggest failure and lesson learned ✈️ The hardest thing about being a COO ✈️ Plus a sneak peek into his SaaStock 2022 topic

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Øyvind Reed, CEO at Whereby, who sheds light on the hard things about building a SaaS company that nobody talks about. Øyvind shares: ✅ Whereby’s story and it’s key data points ✅ Why they went from bootstrapped to venture backed ✅ The importance of public transparency during the highs and lows ✅ The value of taking a break ✅ The best advice he’s ever received ✅ The hardest part of the job ✅ A sneak peek into his speaking topic at SaaStock 2022! and more!

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Miguel Fernandez Larrea, Co-Founder and CEO at Capchase, to give us his lessons on building the business and handling competition. Miguel shares:

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Avi Meir, Co-Founder and CEO at Travelperk, to give us his lessons on entrepreneurship and adaptation. Avi shares:

In this week's episode of the SaaS Revolution Show Michelle You, Co-Founder and CEO at Supercritical, joins our host Alex Theuma to talk us through building a SaaS product to save the world, it's growth lessons from a net zero hero. Michelle shares: ✅ Why she chose to sell Songkick (and the process behind the exit) ✅ Some of the biggest mistakes she’s made and what she learnt from them ✅ How she's built a mission-driven culture at Supercritical ✅ Where she wants Supercritical to be in 10 years time ✅ Plus: a sneak-peek into her speaking topic at SaaStock 2022 and more!

Richard Mabey, Co-founder and CEO at Juro, on the "Five Things You Need To Be Doing To Sustain ARR While The World Is Collapsing" from our July SaaStock Local: London event. Love what you're hearing? Join us and 5,000 other SaaS founders, investors and VCs at our flagship in-person event happening this October in Dublin, Ireland: SaaStock 2022. It's the biggest SaaS conference in Europe, full of networking, connection building, learning and more. Get your ticket today by going to https://bit.ly/SaaStock22Tickets

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Veronika Riederle, Co-Founder and CEO at Demodesk, to talk to us about Demodesk's pre-seed to series A journey and how they raised VC through to $1M ARR. Veronika shares: - Why she and Alex (co-founder) founded Demodesk together - Why they chose to raise capital instead of bootstrap - The one big thing to avoid when fundraising - Advice she’d give her 2018 self when Demodesk started - Her favourite thing about SaaStock ⚡️ And more!

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Rajesh Jain, Founder and Managing Director at Netcore Cloud, to talk to us about building a Proficorn: charting the journey of Netcore Cloud from zero to $100M ARR - bootstrapped. Rajesh shares: - Why he decided to leave politics and found Netcore Cloud - Netcore’s ICP and where the majority of their customers are - The top three things that took Netcore from zero to $10M ARR - His take on the current market and advice for sustainable growth - Learnings from the $100M M&A process with Unbxd And more!

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by David Henzel, CEO of upcoach and founder of multiple businesses, to tell us how EOS has been helping him run multiple businesses simultaneously. David shares:

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Tim Soulo, CMO at Ahref, to tell us how he contributed to Ahref's 10x growth in ARR to 100M. Tim shares:

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Nigel Verdon, CEO and Co-founder at Railsr, to give us his lessons in growth as a three time entrepreneur.  Nigel shares:

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ophelia Brown, Founder and Partner at Blossom Capital, to talk to us about raising in a market downturn. Ophelia shares: ✅ Her investment thesis - what does Blossom Capital look for? ✅ Her investment strategy in the current climate ✅ If SaaS is better placed during downturns and recessions ✅ Capital efficiency - what should people be doing? ✅ Investing in Pigment and more!

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Ross Andrew Paquette, Chairman and CEO at Maropost, to talk to us about bootstrapping a B2C CRM to $100MM and a $1.7B valuation. Ross shares:

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Guy Rubin, Founder and CEO at ebsta, to give fellow SaaS founders and enthusiasts the inside scoop on predictable sales growth. Guy shares: