5 Interesting Learnings from Google Cloud at $13B; Plus Weekly SaaS News and Updates

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Hey SaaS Fans,

SaaStr Build just around the corner on March 9 + 10

If you want a to meet fellow SaaS leaders during Build, the event opens early tomorrow! Use our newsletter code sure to use code saastr50 grab $50 off VIP tickets. VIP ticket holders get full access to 1:1 networking, group networking roundtables with SaaS experts, plus exclusive attendee matchmaking.

Here's a look at our trending sessions at Build:

Winning at Enterprise through Community Building with Notion
Delta Testing for Growth: How to use Customer Feedback for Continuous Product Improvement with Centercode
Five Bad Data Habits that Lead to Costly Decisions with Sisu Data
State of the Cloud 2021 with Bessemer Venture Partners
Four Product Strategy Shifts on the Path to $100M+ ARR with Pendo
How to Build Events that Deliver Revenue and Engagement with SwapCard

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New This Week

5 Interesting Learnings From Salesforce at $24B+ ARR

Salesforce has now crossed $24B in ARR, a $200B market cap, and is buying Slack! Wow. Its growth is 20% Year-over-Year, an incredible growth rate at $24B ARR … and faster than anyone has ever grown in software at $20B+ ARR … but at the edge of what it takes to be a “fast-growing” SaaS company.

Here are the five interesting learnings -->

This edition of the SaaStr weekly is sponsored in part by Capchase

The 48 Types of VP Sales. Make Deadly Sure You Hire the Right One.

Ah the VP of Sales. The toughest hire. Such a high failure rate. So, who do you hire? Just so you know, there are 48 Different Types of VP Sales.

Make sure your top candidate is the right type -->

Google Says Cloud Will Triple Again in Next 5 Years

Brian Halligan, CEO and Co-Founder of HubSpot shares the story behind the company’s journey to $1B ARR and 100,000 happy customers.

If you have something good in SaaS now, keep at it -->

This edition of the SaaStr weekly is sponsored in part by Snowflake

On “Paying” Your Mentors and Advisors: The 2.5x Rule

To go big, especially in SaaS, you absolutely need a mentor if you can get one, and/or at least a couple of great advisors, to excel. Maybe you know it all in SaaS. But most of us don’t.

You will find great mentors and advisors if you work at it -->

The Playbook to Boosting Net Retention Quickly with Terminus

Earlier this week, Terminus announced its $90M Series C funding. Tim Kopp, Terminus CEO and Executive Chairman, recently shared with the SaaStr community how they’ve fueled sustainable business by prioritizing Net Revenue Retention.

Watch now -->

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