The Latest from SaaStr: 5 Interesting Learnings from Palantir at $2B

By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | 5 Interesting Things, Scale

So the last time we caught up with Palantir, they had just IPO’d and were at $1B ARR.  Fast forward to today, and so much has changed.  They’ve now cruised to $2B in ARR, but the world for Cloud and SaaS stocks has changed a lot.

At $2B ARR, Palantir is growing a still impressive 31%.  But at $1B ARR it was growing 49%.  And while its core Defense Business has slowed down substantially for now, its Commercial Business, while just 15% of revenues today, is accelerating.

Read the full article: 5 Interesting Learnings from Palantir at $2B in ARR

By Jason Lemkin · Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | Blog Posts

So we’ll see where we end up in attendance at 2022 SaaStr Europa. Today, we’re tracking to about 2,700 total attendees for June 7-8 in sunny Barcelona!!  

We’ll have 2+ packed days with:

~100 Top Speakers including CEOs and CXOs of ZoomInfo, Miro, Payfit, and so much more!

75+ Braindate and Mentoring sessions!

Tons of top VCs, from Atomico to Sapphire to Accel to Index to Point9 to Creandum and so much more!

Great outdoor parties and mingling!

100% outdoor and open-air adjacent!

Read the full article: Hoping to Hit 2,700 Attendees at 2022 SaaStr Europa!! See You June 7-8 in Barcelona!!

By Amanda Beaty · Tuesday, May 10, 2022 | Company Culture, Leadership

A crisis can strike at any time without warning, and it can be especially stressful when business leaders are not prepared for the unknown. Many businesses are struggling to survive after the pandemic triggered unprecedented challenges, crippling the global economy as a whole.

Ariel Cohen, CEO of TripActions, helps us remove the fear of navigating a crisis by breaking down foundational mindset shifts that leaders should adopt. He highlights the three key strategies that helped TripActions scale and boost their revenue.

Read the full article: My Company’s Revenue Dropped to $0 — and We Thrived with TripActions CEO Ariel Cohen (Video)

By Jason Lemkin · Tuesday, May 10, 2022 | Fundraising

Jason recently asked Doug Pepper to join us for our podcast and YouTube to talk about where the venture markets really are today.  Doug has done it all, from being the first seed investor in Marketo all the way to being a growth investor in Calendly, Loom, Braze, Lattice, and much more.

Read the full article: Where Venture is Going, Right Now: A Deep Dive with Doug Pepper, Iconiq Growth

By Jason Lemkin · Tuesday, May 11, 2022 | Q&A

I can tell you after 30+ SaaS investments, including 5 unicorns … it doesn’t really matter how long it takes you to get to the first $1m ARR, per se. I’ve invested in start-ups that got there in 6–9 months. I’ve invested in start-ups that got there in 4 years.  My first decacorn investment had no revenue at all its first 2 years, despite trying.  It didn’t take off until it finally had a strong enough product.

Read the full article: How Fast Should your Monthly Growth Be from $0 to $1M ARR?

ENHANCE YOUR APPLICATION’S FEATURE SET WITH THIRD-PARTY API INTEGRATIONS.

By Amelia Ibarra

A third-party API integration gets you more than just additional functionality for your application. Accusoft’s trusted developers and support specialists can help you save time and get to market faster.

WIN WITH COMMUNITY-LED GROWTH

By Amelia Ibarra

Hear from marketing leaders at HR SaaS platform, Sova Assessment, about their community-led growth strategy and how they have embedded their community into every stage of the funnel.

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