CEOs of SaaS companies: Did you attend SaaStr last week? I did, and it was an amazing experience. I shared my game plan and expectations before the conference, and some things were even better than I anticipated. A few were not ― or simply were different. Here are my...
I attended both SaaStock and SaaStr Europa a couple of months ago, and am planning to attend SaaStr in San Francisco in September. A few things surprised me about the conferences ― I tried to use my usual tricks for meeting people at events, but they didn’t work! I...
Trust. It opens so many doors, doesn’t it? But trust has to be built; it cannot be demanded. And building trust requires that other important T word . . . time. It takes time for people to get to know who you are. They watch how you behave in different situations, how...
Once upon a time, there was a CEO of a B2B tech company who had a superb mind for business. She transformed a great idea into a thriving enterprise, hired well, led with clarity, and delivered value to her investors and customers. But she also thought that a personal...
“I want to keep a low profile, you know, blend in with the crowd. I don’t have anything new to say or any reason to draw attention to myself or this company.” Said no CEO ever, right? And yet, I am regularly surprised by the number of CEOs who aren’t taking advantage...