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SidebeanIs Omaze a scam? | SidebeanIs Omaze a scam?-Download ChartMogul SaaS pricing report ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/chartmogul-omaze
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-Try Slidebean for free ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/Omaze#startups #Slidebean #OmazeWe've all seen the ads. Charlize Theron, George Clooney, or Richard Branson invite us to a fantastic experience. If it's not that, then it's a chance to win a supercar or even a house.Of course, I'm talking about Omaze, the charity that the rich and famous support. This charity started with basketball, frustration, and death. Then it made m...
2025-12-2213 min
SidebeanGoogle killed the best product they ever had | SidebeanGoogle killed the best product they ever hadTry ChartMogul and get $50/month in credits for 12 months. Or use it for free if your company has less than $10K in MRR ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/chartmogul-inbox
We don't just make videos. We help startups present to investors! ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/Inbox#startups #Slidebean #GoogleThis one kind of hurts. I liked Google Inbox. Many people did, and most reviews were positive to prove it. There was also a general outcry when it shut down.It almost got me to enjoy emai...
2025-12-1110 min
SidebeanRappi: the Latin American Unicorn | SidebeanRappi: the Latin American Unicorn-Try ChartMogul and get $50/month in credits for 12 months. Or use it for free if your company has less than $10K in MRR ► https://chartmogul.com/slidebean/
-We don't just make videos. Try our presentation app for free! ► https://slidebean.com/youtube#startups #Slidebean #RappiDelivery apps have grown in popularity in recent years, and Latin America is no exception. This is Rappi's territory. This Colombian startup isn't only one of the most prominent startups to come out of the region in recent years. It's also the country's firs...
2025-12-0911 min
SidebeanThe $72 trillion lawsuit: how Limewire died | SidebeanThe $72 trillion lawsuit: how Limewire diedTry ChartMogul and get $50/month in credits for 12 months. Or use it for free if your company has less than $10K in MRR ► https://chartmogul.com/slidebean/
We don't just make videos. Try our presentation app for free! ► https://slidebean.com/youtube#startups #slidebean #limewireImagine facing a lawsuit for $75 trillion. You heard right: $75 trillion. As a reference, the US's GDP in 2019 was $21.433 trillion.So, someone pissed off the wrong crowd. And that someone was Limewire.It was one of the most popular P2P...
2025-11-2910 min
SidebeanGoogle killed the best product they ever had | SidebeanGoogle killed the best product they ever hadTry ChartMogul and get $50/month in credits for 12 months. Or use it for free if your company has less than $10K in MRR ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/chartmogul-inbox
We don't just make videos. We help startups present to investors! ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/Inbox#startups #Slidebean #GoogleThis one kind of hurts. I liked Google Inbox. Many people did, and most reviews were positive to prove it. There was also a general outcry when it shut down.It almost got me to enjoy emai...
2025-11-2510 min
SidebeanYo! The dumbest app ever to raise $1M | SidebeanYo! The dumbest app ever to raise $1M- Click on this link to get a $50/month discount for your first 12 months using Chartmogul ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/chartmogul-yo
- We don't just make videos. We help startups present to investors! ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/t7tWell, the time has come to talk about the stupidest app in the world. Yo. An app that raised millions of dollars and all it did, was let you send Yo. No text, no images, just Yo.I remember when I was starting my first company, thes...
2025-11-2311 min
SidebeanThe crazy history of the space race (so far) | SidebeanThe crazy history of the space race (so far)Try ChartMogul ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/chartmogul-spacerace
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2025-10-2822 min
SidebeanWhy investors reject most startups | SidebeanWhy investors reject most startupsTry ChartMogul ► https://youtube.slidebean.com/saas-benchmarks
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2025-10-1209 min
Soft Commitment Podcast: – AI, Girişimcilik ve Yeni Ekonomi | Erman TaylanSoft Commitment #186 | Silikon Vadisi’nin ‘her şey mübahtır’ kafası, 'Specs-driven AI Coding', LLM pazarı röntgeni...Sevgili teknoloji meraklısı, merhaba.
Sekiz seneyi aşkın bir süredir devam eden, binlerce sektör profesyoneli tarafından takip edilen Soft Commitment’a hoşgeldin.
Benim sesimle eğitilen bir yapay zeka modelinin seslendirdiği Soft Commitment'ın 186. sayısı için iyi dinlemeler.
Soft Commitment'ı arkadaşlarına önermeyi unutma, tabii beğenmeyi ve takip etmeyi de.
Bu bölümdeki linkler hemen aşağıda seni bekliyor.
Erman Taylan: https://ermantaylan.com/
Sunan: Soft Commitment podcast içerisinde dinlediğiniz djital ikizim / ses klonum, Elevenlabs kullanılarak...
2025-08-0420 minSoft Commitment Podcast: – AI, Girişimcilik ve Yeni Ekonomi | Erman TaylanThe New Normal For SaaS, Life After Exit, VC trendleri, ve bolca AISevgili teknoloji meraklısı, merhaba. Yedi yılı aşkın bir süredir devam eden, binlerce sektör profesyoneli tarafından takip edilen Soft Commitment’a hoşgeldin. Benim sesimle eğitilen bir yapay zeka modelinin seslendirdiği Soft Commitment'ın 173. sayısı için iyi dinlemeler. Bu bölümdeki linkler hemen aşağıda:E-bülten linki: https://www.softcommitment.com/Erman Taylan: https://ermantaylan.com/ Sunan: Bu podcast Erman Taylan'ın yapay yeka ile oluşturulmuş klonu tarafından seslendirilmiştir.Prodüksiyon: Olmaz.Media
2025-01-1312 min
The Startup CEO ShowProfitability vs Venture Funding: Lessons from ChartMogul's Success with Nick FranklinThe latest episode of the Startup CEO Show features an enlightening conversation with Nick Franklin, the visionary behind ChartMogul, a leading subscription analytics platform. Mark McLeod explores ChartMogul's evolution from a niche product to a comprehensive platform for B2B SaaS companies. Nick shares fascinating insights into the state of SaaS metrics, revealing that while core metrics like MRR and churn remain crucial, the rise of AI and metered billing is reshaping the landscape. The discussion touches on ChartMogul's unique position as a barometer for the SaaS industry, offering listeners a rare glimpse into industry-wide trends and...
2025-01-1359 min
Tekpon SaaS Podcast263 Subscription analytics built for SaaS growth | Podcast with Sara Archer - ChartMogul
Get a clear picture of how your B2B SaaS company is growing, find new ways to make it grow even more, and easily act on what you learn. ChartMogul is an analytics platform to help you run your subscription business. You get a complete overview of your global subscriber base; MRR, ARPU, ASP, churn and LTV are presented in a beautiful and easy to use dashboard. Our mission is to build powerful and secure cloud software for subscription businesses of all sizes, with a strong emphasis on good design and ease of use.
Connect with Sara 👇
ChartMogul: https://cha...
2024-09-1121 min
Einfach Komplex – Der Software- und IT-PodcastDer Non-Dev Tool und Tech Stack (von Heisenware) #63Wir tauschen die Rollen. Heute ist Burkhard der Fragesteller und Gerrit gibt Einblicke in den Heisenware Tech Stack außerhalb der Entwicklung. Diese Folge gibt dir einen Überblick und teils auch tiefere Einblicke in Software und Tools, die du vielleicht auch in deiner Firma nutzen kannst. Wir behaupten natürlich nicht, dass es der perfekte Stack ist und freuen uns über deine Kommentare zu den Tools, die du nutzt und die wir unbedingt noch kennenlernen sollten. Hier eine (wahrscheinlich unvollständige) Auswahl der Tools, die wir in der Folge vorstellen oder zumindest nennen:Office & Chat: Google Worksp...
2024-07-301h 03
#TalentBuzzHow do you hire the best sales reps?🎙️ Welcome to #TalentBuzz 🐝
In this episode, we delve into the nuances of SaaS sales recruitment with our special guest, Sara Archer, VP of Sales at ChartMogul. Join us as we uncover the strategies that have helped ChartMogul build a successful, data-driven sales team.
Episode Highlights:
The balance of speed and strategy in hiring: Insights from Sara’s experience with a 41-day hire cycle.
Treating recruitment like a sales process: The importance of continuous candidate engagement and pipeline building.
Leveraging both inbound and outbound recruitment methods: How to attract top talent while proactivel...
2024-06-1726 min
Growth Science for B2B SaaS Companies from Mosaic Growth Solutions5/2/2024: The 9 Principles of Storytelling, Challenger Brands Unite, SaaS Growth in the Future?, What 2 Founders Would Do Next Time
Jeremy Connell-Waite Shares His 9 Principles of Great Storytelling (and a lot more)
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremypaulwaite_9-principles-of-better-stories-betterstoriesorg-activity-7147905333754044416-GFa2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Challenger Brands Unite
Neal OGrady’s post highlighting that 52% of Fortune 500 companies from 2002 no longer exist
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nealogrady_52-of-the-fortune-500-companies-in-2000-activity-7181668900256854016-90d2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
How the most popular websites have changed since 1993
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/most-popular-websites-by-web-traffic/
A Bright Spot in SaaS? - Sofia Fa...
2024-05-0214 min
Move The Needle - Real strategies. Data-driven growth. B2B results that move the needle.154: Turning Proprietary Data Into Killer Content (Rachel Whitehead, ChartMogul)Databox is an easy-to-use Analytics Platform for growing businesses. We make it easy to centralize and view your entire company's marketing, sales, revenue, and product data in one place, so you always know how you're performing. Learn More About DataboxSubscribe to our newsletter for episode summaries, benchmark data, and moreLearn how Rachel Whitehead (VP Marketing, ChartMogul) and her team leveraged internal data to create valuable content that drove brand awareness, traffic, and signups.LinksFollow RachelTry ChartMogul
2023-12-2039 min
ARRtist on AIR - Meaningful conversations with Software & AI leaders🇬🇧156: 800 applications for an AE position - Best Practices in Sales RecruitingWith Sara Archer - VP of Sales at ChartMogul
Recruiting Sales Talent changed significantly over the last 12 months. Nevertheless it is challenging and needs to be thought through in detail. Sara Archer gives Julius Göllner insight in the recruiting processes of ChartMogul and her best practices to attract, select and hire top talent below 30 days. In detail you will hear about:
The business model of ChartMogul
The importance of a bit of humour in the job description
Using the right channels - how to collect traffic for your jobs
Building and leveraging your leadership network to trade h...
2023-12-0554 min
The SaaS Revolution ShowHow and Why ChartMogul Became a Multi Product SaaS CompanyIn this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show our host Alex Theuma is joined by Nick Franklin, Founder & CEO at ChartMogul, who shares how and why ChartMogul became a multi product SaaS company.
Nick shares:
✅ Pros and Cons of ChartMogul’s hybrid remote working model
✅ His thoughts on ChartMogul’s competitors exiting
✅ Build vs Buy: ChartMogul’s true competition
✅ Being a multi-product company: why they released their most recent product
✅ One of the riskiest things you can do in life
and more!
Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their
business forward:
🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe: 14-15 October 2025 | Dublin, Ireland
Book ticke...
2023-07-1346 min
Cloud Radio | A SaaS PodcastFounder and CEO of ChartMogul: Going Multi-ProductOur Guest: Nick Franklin is the Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, a subscription analytics SaaS suite with over 2,500 SaaS customers. ChartMogul recently launched a new CRM designed for B2B SaaS companies, which combines lead, trial, opportunity, and subscription data in a single platform.Episode Topics:The decision-making process for going multi-product and launching a CRM at ChartMogulNick's insights on over-reliance on expansion - 30%+ from expansion in ChartMogul’s 2023 Retention Report - and new logo productivityNick's advice on capital-efficient strategies for early-stage founders.What are some strategies and considerations for selecting geographical locations for employee rec...
2023-05-2327 min
Uncharted Podcast#162: The Story Behind ChartMogul Launching a CRM, Tactical Tips to Motivating Your Team In Difficult Times and How to Avoid Short Term Thinking When it Comes to Your Career featuring Sara ArcherThis week's guest is Sara Archer.
Sara Archer is a recognized SaaS revenue leader and the VP of Sales at ChartMogul, the leading Subscription Analytics Platform.There she's helped thousands of SaaS founders harness their billing data to make decisions and grow recurring revenue faster.Sara has 10 years building ambitious, international sales teams. Ask her about SaaS metrics, PLG sales, sales methodologies, or sales CRMs.
2023-04-2517 min
Better Done Than PerfectSaaS Metrics from $0 to $100M MRR with Sid JainHow do SaaS metrics evolve throughout the company life cycle? In this episode, we talk to Sid Jain, senior research analyst at ChartMogul. You'll learn about the two overarching categories of metrics, what high and low frequency metrics are, why you should use segmentation and cohorts when analyzing data, and more.Visit our website for the detailed episode recap with key learnings.ChartMogul – Sid’s place of workGitLab KPIJamin BallSaaS Metrics that matter to InvestorsThe SaaS Metrics that MatterSaaStrFollow Sid on Twitter and LinkedInThanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the...
2023-02-0337 min
UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product StrategyBDTP. SaaS Metrics from $0 to $100M MRR with Sid JainToday we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Sid Jain, senior research analyst at ChartMogul. You'll learn about the two overarching categories of metrics, what high and low frequency metrics are, why you should use segmentation and cohorts when analyzing data, and more.Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.Show notesChartMogul – Sid’s place of workGitLab KPIJamin BallSaaS Metrics that matter to InvestorsThe SaaS Metrics that MatterSaaStrFollow Sid on Twitter and LinkedInThanks for listening! If you...
2023-02-0337 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulPricing & Jobs to be Done with Matt Lerner of Startup Core StrengthsOn this episode of SaaS Open Mic:Two common pricing mistakes founders makeHow to apply the Jobs to Be Done framework to pricing strategyPricing experiments to test for price sensitivity90% of growth comes from 10% of the activitiesMatt has worked with dozens of startups and scaleups in his time at 500 Startups and Startup Core Strengths. A challenge that every company must face at some point is optimizing pricing or setting a price for a new product or feature. Matt shares his perspective on establishing and optimizing pricing using the Jobs to Be Done framework.
2023-01-2733 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogul5 SaaS Metrics That Matter to Investors With Jess Bartos Of Salesforce VenturesOn this episode of SaaS Open Mic with Jess Bartos of Salesforce Ventures: Growth needs to endure at high ratesNet Dollar Retention means you’re delivering on your promiseTurn your gross margin into growthRule of 40 is the balance between growth and profitabilityBurn multiples measure growth efficiencyUse your SaaS metrics to tell a great story to your investors
2022-12-1624 min
Metrics that Measure UpSaas Metrics for Investors and Execution Decision Making - with Nick Franklin, Founder and CEO ChartMogulNick Franklin is the Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, a leading SaaS Metrics Reporting, and Subscription Analytics Platform. Nick worked for five years at ZenDesk, where he led both Europe and then Asia-Pacific before founding ChartMogul eight years ago.With 2,500 B2B SaaS companies as customers, Nick's insights around how companies use metrics to inform decision-making are unmatched. Nick's perspective is that during the earliest days of a B2B SaaS company's evolution, the importance of being able to track metrics begins. An example early on is how pricing and packaging impact customer acquisition and growth. Another...
2022-11-3035 min
The Ventellect podcast#42 | From Big Tech to Startup life, Polis Pilavas | VP of Engineering at ChartMogul42 | "The ex-facebook VP of Engineering", Polis Pilavas | VP of Engineering at ChartMogul
In this episode, I’ll be introducing Polis Pilavas, the VP of Engineering at ChartMogul. Starting his education in the UK, he forged not only a successful software engineering career with credits including Facebook and Nielsen but has become and continues to be a successful leader in his own right. His current company, Chart Mogul is an analytics platform for subscription businesses with a global reach.
In the podcast, I’ll be discussing:
How Polis started his higher education in the UK
How...
2022-10-051h 03
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulRevenue-Based Financing with Miguel Fernández of CapchaseOn this episode of the SaaS Open Mic:How Capchase got startedThe different options for raising capitalDrivers and tendencies in funding and fundraisingRevenue-based financingThe metrics that distinguish the fastest-growing companies
2022-09-0629 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulB2B SaaS Revenue Attribution with Lars Grønnegaard of DreamdataOn this episode of SaaS Open MicThe challenges of revenue attribution for B2B SaaS businesses The do’s and don’ts of revenue attributionGoogle Analytics for complex sales cycles Why you can’t measure everything but you should measure what you can
2022-07-1522 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulHiring Global Talent With Liina Laas of DeelOn this episode of SaaS Open Mic:What is the hotbed for technical talent right now?Creating a plan for hiring and onboarding new employeesThe minimum requirements to run a global teamGoing above and beyond for your employees
2022-06-0922 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulWhen SaaS Companies Acquire Communities with James Mayes of Mind the ProductIn this episode of SaaS Open Mic:The story of Mind the Product, the world’s largest community of product managersHow it sold to PendoWhat software companies should consider before acquiring a community De-Risking acquisitionsWhat community leaders should contemplate when considering an exitBuilding audiences versus building communitiesThe next steps for the acquirer and acquired after the sale
2022-05-0423 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulRapidly Scaling a Team With Gilles Bertaux of LivestormIn this episode of the SaaS Open Mic we discuss:Rapid growth during a pandemicHow to tailor priorities and keep focus during a growth phaseEstablishing clear guidelines and expectations in remote workMeasuring success through outputs (and not inputs)Hiring with a standardized process in mindFocus on company valuesAutomating onboardingNorth Star metric for team alignment
2022-04-0827 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulRunning Pricing Experiments with Marc Boscher of UnitoIn this episode of the SaaS Open Mic we discuss:How initial pricing models can be challenging and ultimately need to changeReaching price to value alignmentMaking the final decision to switch to a different pricing modelThe three dimensions of pricing experimentation and when to apply A/B testingThe metrics that SaaS businesses need to keep an eye on during pricing experiments
2022-03-1725 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulPricing Migration with Tyler Daley from ChartMogulWe touch on many topics related to pricing migration:The decision drivers that led ChartMogul to decide on a pricing migrationHow to prepare for a pricing migrationWhere things could go wrongMaintaining flexibility and making space for conversationDon't forget to subscribe to never miss an episode!
2021-11-2528 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulBuilding Repeatable Sales Processes with Ross Rich from AccordIn this episode of SaaS Open Mic, Ross and I discuss creating repeatable revenue processes and: Customer journey mappingImproving the funnelPositioning and sales/marketing alignmentHow to know when to iterate on your processesPersonas and PMFRevenue generation responsibilities beyond the sales organizationRelationship building
2021-11-1125 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulFrom Service to SaaS with Jeb Banner of BoardableOur interview covers the following: The shift from a service business to SaaSFocusing on the problem and nothing elseRaising moneyThe balance between confidence and vulnerability in the leadership teamEmployee experienceI hope you enjoy the latest episode of SaaS Open Mic!
2021-10-2934 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulFlipping the Agency Model on Its Head with John Thornton from Black PropellerJohn and I sit down to talk about the success he’s seen running his agency like a subscription business, and: Agency versus subscription modelHIstorical data and billing practicesLTV, ARPA, and other SaaS metricsTracking lead source and its contribution to revenueChurn and customer retentionTracking custom attributesPricingResources Black PropellerJohn Thornton on LinkedinBlack Propeller on Twitter
2021-10-1319 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulThe Future of Product-led Sales with Alexa Grabell from PocusAlexa and I discuss: The myth of a no sales product-led growthRepeatable trends, Tests, and Metrics: When this happens, know why it will happenMarketing-qualified leads versus product-qualified leadsCombine customer firmographic data and product usage to get to closed-wonWhen to you add a sales team to your self-serve modelLead scoring and prioritizationHow to test and measure the benefits of your product-led sales motionCommunity: where to talk and read about product-led salesHope you enjoy this SaaS Open Mic episode!ResourcesAlexa Grabell on LinkedInAlexa Grabell on TwitterPocus
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The Startup Playbook PodcastEp154 – Nick Franklin (Founder & CEO – ChartMogul) on pricing, metrics and fundstrappingMy guest for Ep154 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, Nick Franklin. ChartMogul is the leading subscription analytics platform for SaaS companies and Nick has had a unique approach to building the company. He launched ChartMogul in 2014 as a solo founder, has grown a globally distributed team of […]
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2021-09-231h 06
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulThe Secrets of Scaling to Acquisition with Thomas Smale from FE InternationalThomas has sold hundreds of businesses in his 10 years in M&A and understands what it takes to hit your target valuation – but you have to know where you're headed if you want to draw a roadmap to get there. We discuss company benchmarks and how companies can decide on which areas of the business to focus on and when it's best to bring in outside help. In this episode we cover: What founders can do to prepare for an acquisitionGoal setting and making the right hiresCommon distractions to scaling startupsHow the team at FE International help...
2021-09-0824 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulReplace Your Sales-Led Motions with Product-Led Growth with Userflow's Esben Friis-JensenUserflow lets your team build customized in-app tours, checklists and surveys, without code. It’s a tool to help drive onboarding and trial conversions. It was a conscious choice of the Userflow team to focus on product-led growth from day one. They try to avoid hiring people to solve problems and look into improving the product instead. “The essence of product-led growth - it’s an approach where you think product first instead of people first.”Topics covered in this episodeWhat is product-led growth and what is the difference between product-led and sales-led growthThe...
2021-09-0227 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulCreating Thriving Culture While Working RemotelyOn this weeks episode, Tatiana shares her insights about:When and why Tatiana started Revolv Culture Solutions Before and after: What employee engagement looks like and how it is measuredMethodologies and strategies to cultivate cultureThe role of leadership in creating cultureWhere remote work goes wrong and what to do about itHybrid work modelsCreating successful events and off-sites for a remote workforceThe future of remote work **Links and Resources:**[Tatiana Correa on LinkedIn](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/tatiana-correa-95375594)[Revolv Culture Solutions](https://www.revolvculturesolutions.com/)[ChartMogul](https://chartmogul.com/company/)**Listen to the ep...
2021-08-2523 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulIncreasing net dollar retention to build a compelling enterprise SaaS playWhat I love about this episode is Adam's willingness to share his thinking and strategy about what it means to succeed as an enterprise solution. We cover:Strategies to diversify and promote your brandHow consumer buying trends impact GMV, and how GMV impacts related-SaaS entrepreneurshipHis approach to analyze, research, and acquire SaaS businesses in the ecommerce spaceWhy acquirers should prioritize relationships and customer alignment over SaaS metricsThe importance of net dollar retentionStrategies to improve net dollar retentionLinks and Resources:Adam Crawshaw on LinkedInAssemblyHow 2 startups scaled to 50M ARR and beyondChartMogulListen to the episode
2021-08-0523 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulBuilding a successful SaaS partnership program with Recurly's Jenna WyerIn this episode of SaaS Open Mic, I talk to Jenna Wyer (@Jenna W.), Vice President of Partnerships and Head of Payments at Recurly.Jenna has an impressive background in partnerships and payments from her time with Recurly, Spreedly, and as the founding VP of Sales at Braintree. This means she’s no stranger to navigating relationships with payment giants like Stripe and the intricacies of how complex software work together.Topics covered in this episode:What partnership means at Recurly to generate revenue and marketing materialsHow to identify and approach a potential partnersShared pi...
2021-07-2824 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulBuilding sales at a product-led company with Thinkific's Adam JonesIn this episode of SaaS Open Mic, I talk to Adam Jones (@AdamJones85), Vice President of Sales for Thinkific, a product-led company that helps businesses create, market, and sell customized online courses.What’s especially interesting for our listeners is that Thinkific’s sales organization and strategy was layered on 6 years into building the business. And just 5 years later, that same sales organization helped them take the company public. Adam discusses his experience with the IPO.Listen in to hear how Adam’s sales leadership compliments a product-led business model. You’ll hear:The company’...
2021-06-1825 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulYou don't need an exit strategy with legaltech entrepreneur Matt SpiegelMatt Spiegel is a licensed lawyer and serial entrepreneur. His first tech startup was called MyCase, a SaaS product that, “keeps all of your important case details — documents, contacts, calendars, emails, tasks, invoices — in a single, organized location.”The transition from criminal defense law to SaaS started as a “scratch your own itch” kind of thing. A typical day for Matt meant receiving dozens of calls, texts, and emails every day from nervous clients wanting updates and resolution — often while he was in court. This inspired an initial personal build that transformed into a full-fledged legal practice management pla...
2021-06-0933 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulPopmenu secures product market fit pre-COVID, growth soarsIn this episode of SaaS Open Mic, I talk to Brendan Sweeney (@popmenu.com), CEO and Co-Founder of Popmenu, a restaurant technology company. He talks about product market fit by sharing the story of Popmenu and finding success in an obvious place: the online experience of restaurants. “We started off with delivering to restaurants a dynamic menu that they control... gave consumers all the criteria they want to make their dining decision - photos, reviews, ratings, social validation, interactivity, all of that.”Brendan details Popmenu’s approach to staying close to the customers, their consumers, and the...
2021-05-1829 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulBuild a company that people root for with Andrew GazdeckiWe're back with a new season of SaaS Open Mic. To kick things off, I talk to Andrew Gazdecki (@agazdecki), former CEO of Bizness Apps & Altcoin (both acquired). His most recent venture is MicroAquire, a marketplace designed to help startups get acquired. Andrew shares his goal to make a thousand millionaires by helping entrepreneurs exit.“The genesis of the idea was, I looked at the market, I saw a lot of options for startups looking to sell.”Tune in for advice about building, selling, and still loving your SaaS businesses.Also, Andre...
2021-04-2929 min
Bootstrapped#171: Nick Franklin, founder of ChartMogulNick Franklin and I talked about what it is like to go down the venture capital route instead of bootstrapping. For me this was a glimpse into another way of doing things.Nick and I discussed:why he used outside investment to create ChartMogulChartMogul's focus on creating good contentfinding a steady stream of interesting things to write aboutthe difficulty of knowing how customers are acquiredgetting pricing rightNick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nick_Franklin ChartMogul: https://chartmogul.com/This episode is also on YouTube.Discuss this ep...
2021-03-1934 min
Paris Talks MarketingEp.11 - Saas Content Marketing Strategy with Ilia Markov Head of Content at ChartMogul
Are you investing heavily in content, and yet your traffic is flat? In today's episode, I interviewed Ilia Markov, Head of Content at ChartMogul. Learn from his experience in SaaS Content Marketing Strategy: To get traction with SaaS content, focus on quality, then scale. Don't just produce content. Start with a wholesome content strategy and plan the distribution. Put your content in front of the right audience. If it's not relevant, all this traffic will not convert. SaaS marketers' #1 mistake - focusing on customer acquisition, not on retention. Learn how ChartMogul helps companies bring all their data in one...
2021-03-051h 00
ProductLed PodcastHow The Sales And Marketing Team Work Together In A Product-Led CompanyKarishma Rajaratnam is the head of growth at ChartMogul, the world’s first subscription data platform is designed to help make consolidate and clean billing data easy. ChartMogul can help businesses understand the dynamics of their business and see where they need to focus their efforts. In this episode, Karishma talked about the marketing channels they have tapped, how they work seamlessly with their sales team, and how the sales team deals with warm outbounds.
Show Notes
[02:19] What ChartMogul is
[03:14] What their primary focus is right now
[03:59] How they wor...
2020-10-2723 min
Growth PainsEp. 8 - Karishma Rajaratnam (ChartMogul): Imposter syndrome, keeping up with social media, balancing short and long term initiatives and measuring brand marketing.In this episode, Ignacio Gallegos chats with Karishma Rajaratnam, Head of Growth at ChartMogul. We discuss pains such as dealing with imposter syndrome, keeping up with social media for your career, balancing short term and long term initiatives, and measuring brand marketing efforts
2020-10-1900 min
Customer Experience Leaders ChatHow ChartMogul Navigated their Evolution from Customer Support to Success and BeyondIn our conversation, Ingmar from ChartMogul outlines what has made his team successful and how he plans to advance it even further through better automation and data-driven, high-care customer touchpoints.
2020-10-0812 min
SaaS SessionsS3E9 - How to evolve marketing from $1m ARR to $10m ARR? ft. Karishma Rajaratnam, Head of Growth at ChartMogulIn this episode, we hosted Karishma Rajaratnam, Head of Growth at ChartMogul (previously Head of Growth at Chargebee) to talk about the evolution of marketing from $1m ARR to $10m ARR.We discussed the strategies that you can implement when you're on the 1-10 journey and also when you're at $10m ARR.We covered persona segmentation, determining product-channel fit, and figuring out new personas when you evolve.Connect with Karishma on LinkedInFollow Karishma on TwitterVisit our website - https://saassessions.com/Connect with me on LinkedIn...
2020-09-1122 min
Founder Coffee045 Nick Franklin - ChartMogulFor this forty-fifth episode, I talked to Nick Franklin, Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, one of the leading platforms to track and analyze subscription metrics for SaaS and mobile subscription companies.
Previous to ChartMogul, Nick worked at Zendesk and he started up its EMEA and then Asian operations as a general manager. He experienced firsthand how difficult it was to track and analyze their metrics and he built up a system for it internally. It wasn’t user friendly however, nor did it answer all his questions quickly. So after 5 years at Zendesk, he went out on his own and st...
2020-09-0158 minFounder Coffee - Intimate SaaS Chats045 Nick Franklin - ChartMogulFor this forty-fifth episode, I talked to Nick Franklin, Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, one of the leading platforms to track and analyze subscription metrics for SaaS and mobile subscription companies.
Previous to ChartMogul, Nick worked at Zendesk and he started up its EMEA and then Asian operations as a general manager. He experienced firsthand how difficult it was to track and analyze their metrics and he built up a system for it internally. It wasn’t user friendly however, nor did it answer all his questions quickly. So after 5 years at Zendesk, he went out on his own and st...
2020-09-0158 minUncharted Podcast#18 Nick Franklin, Trusting Your Gut Is One Of The Best Business Tool You've GotIn this episode of Uncharted and Eclectic, we talked with Nick Franklin, Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, (www.chartmogul.com/) a company that helps hundreds of subscription businesses extract value from their data; from large SaaS and media businesses to niche monthly gift box companies.
Prior to launching ChartMogul, Nick was a director and early team member at Zendesk, the cloud-based customer service platform, where he worked for more than 5 years. He helped grow Zendesk from 9 person startup to a NYSE listed company of more than 600 companies. In August 2014 Nick moved with his wife to Berlin to la...
2020-05-3129 minUncharted Podcast#6 Sara Archer, skipping post-grad to lead Sales and Marketing at ChartMogulOn this episode, we talk to Sara Archer, who is the head of Sales and Marketing at ChartMogul and helped build the first Subscription Data Platform.
We talk about how Sara got her start in sales and marketing and ultimately landed at ChartMogul. Sara explains what happening in the subscription economy and some of the tactical steps companies can take in this new world of WFH and why this is the perfect opportunity to level-up your operations.
Tune in for a great episode.
Additionally, want to thank PlatoHQ f...
2020-04-2748 min
The Ticket: Discover the Future of Customer Service, Support, and Experience, with IntercomScale: ChartMogul’s Nick Franklin on navigating hypergrowthChartMogul founder and CEO Nick Franklin sat down with Intercom’s Kate O'Hanlon to discuss the ups and downs of hypergrowth. He shares how he built a highly engaged audience, what he’s learned about partnerships, why he’s so focused on solving one core problem, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-01-2327 min
CHURN FMEP29 | Nick Franklin (ChartMogul) - Why retention is your #1 weapon to drive expansion revenue and how to track itToday on Churn.fm we have Nick Franklin, the CEO and Founder of ChartMogulIn this episode, we talked about why Nick founded ChartMogul, the most important thing Nick learned about churn and retention, and why onboarding problem equals churn problem.We also talked about how companies use ChartMogul to track their churn and retention, unique ways Nick’s customers go about preventing churn, and the main customer metric ChartMogul always focuses on. Nick also shared his insights on why customer retention is the #1 metric you should track if your revenue is based on...
2019-10-0247 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulDavid Skok on choosing the right metrics for the right growth stageThis interview is with one of my most-requested guests and someone who’s had an outsized influence on my thinking about SaaS metrics and the wider SaaS industry.
David Skok is a former entrepreneur turned VC, who founded four companies before he turned his focus to investing. He’s now General Partner at Matrix Partners.
David was thinking about SaaS metrics before I was even starting out on my career. His industry-defining post, SaaS Metrics 2.0 is the go-to reference for entrepreneurs and VCs alike, and serves as a guiding light for anyone who has a need...
2018-12-1732 min
Insights AlleyUnderstanding SaaS Metrics - with Nick Franklin, Founder & CEO at ChartMogul - #StartupBasicsS01E07 - Understanding SaaS Metrics
Guest: Nick Franklin, Founder & CEO at ChartMogul
Insights Alley: Startup, Product, Growth, Sales & Strategy Insights for Entrepreneurs.
Its a Blog/Podcast by Arun Verma. Get Notes of this conversation at https://insightsalley.com/notes
Please give feedback and suggest topics for next episodes on arun@insightsalley.com
2018-10-2200 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulScaling customer feedback with Hannah Chaplin of ReceptiveReceptive is a SaaS company helping businesses build better products by collecting and acting on customer feedback more effectively. Hannah Chaplin founded the company, along with her co-founder Dan, back in 2015. Like many other B2B SaaS products, Receptive began its life as a project inside of an existing organization that was eventually spun out into a full-scale business. Hannah and Dan found that they'd struck a chord with businesses that were really struggling with capturing, prioritising and acting on customer feedback to try and answer a critical question: What should we build?
In this conversation, we...
2018-08-1635 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulChristoph Janz on SaaS fundraising in 2018 and how startups should use dataChristoph Janz (@chrija) is managing partner at Point Nine Capital — a venture capital firm that's highly prevalent in the world of SaaS.
After founding several internet businesses in the 90s and early 2000s, Christoph converted to a career in venture capital and made several early investments in companies such as Zendesk, FreeAgent and Geckoboard.
Today, Point Nine invests in early stage companies with a focus on SaaS and marketplaces. If you're not a regular reader, make sure you check out the team's excellent thought leadership content!
In this episode, the pair covered:
Wh...
2018-06-1332 min
The Growth Hub PodcastNicola Anderson - VP of Marketing at GoCardless - Innovation, Diversity & Coaching in SaaSNicola Anderson is VP of Marketing at GoCardless and she joined us on The Growth Hub Podcast to explore the topics of innovation, diversity, coaching, and personal development in SaaS.
This is one of the rawest interviews we’ve had on The Growth Hub Podcast and this episode all comes back to development on multiple levels, including as a SaaS company, as a marketing team, and as an individual.
In this episode we discuss:
- The ingredients needed for innovation, how it’s impacted teams at GoCardless, and the building blocks needed to start building a culture of innovation
- The...
2018-06-0526 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulHow Maxime Berthelot grew PixelMe to $5k MRR and kept his day job at BufferIf you’ve ever thought about bootstrapping your own side project to meaningful revenue and scale, this episode is for you. Today I’m talking to Maxime Berthelot of Buffer and PixelMe.
PixelMe was conceived next to a pool in Bali, but this is not a digital nomad story — both founders are based in France. In fact, Maxime didn’t even quit his day job as Product Manager of Growth at Buffer. Yet the pair have managed to validate their concept and reach $5K in monthly recurring revenue.
I spoke with Max about:
Validating the prod...
2018-05-1741 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulImproving customer feedback in SaaS with CannyWe all know that SaaS companies should be collecting customer feedback. But how you should actually manage, process, quantify, categorize and action that feedback data is far from simple. Especially when you’re operating at scale. Canny Co-Founders Sarah and Andrew left their jobs at Facebook to bootstrap Canny as a SaaS business, because they believe there was a better way to handle customer feedback and feature requests.
I’m really happy that I could pick their brains on a lot of best practices for making feedback more valuable within a business.
2018-05-1128 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulHow Ulysses pulled off a controversial pivot to subscriptionWhen Max Seelemann (@macguru17) and his team at Ulyssess announced their pivot to a subscription model in August 2017, they knew it would cause some controversy among users and the wider tech industry. In fact, Max wanted to create a wave in the industry and the operation was poised to make the most of any resulting publicity.
"For us as developers, it’s important that we have the freedom to
experiment and try things out. Recurring payments give us planning
security and enable deep thought. We are less rushed to release
features, and we are mo...
2018-04-2058 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulGoing global from day one with Vasco Pedro, CEO of UnbabelOne of the biggest barriers to SaaS businesses going truly global from day one is localization. That is, the process of adapting your product to meet the language and cultural requirements of a specific target market. Vasco Pedro is Founder and CEO of Unbabel, a company helping businesses go global from day one through both AI and human-powered translation as a service.
2018-04-0550 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulThe Problem With SaaS Marketing ft. Gia & Claire of Forget The FunnelWelcome back to this new season of SaaS Open Mic! In this first episode I'm talking to Claire Suellentrop and Georgiana Laudi of Forget The Funnel -- both strong proponents of a more holistic approach to modern SaaS marketing.
2018-02-2756 min
The Productize Podcast[50] Pricing… Intelligently w/ Patrick Campbell (ProfitWell)You are going to hear my conversation with Patrick Campbell, founder of ProfitWell and Price Intelligently.
Patrick helps companies price intelligently, and his companies mix services with software products or how they put it, tech-enabled services.
We talk through Patrick story, how he started with the service side of the business, but then leveraging that to fund the launch of his freemium SaaS product, Profit Well, with some premium add-ons layered on that.
Of course I couldn’t let Patrick go without picking his brain about pricing strategy and how to figure out ho...
2018-02-0752 min
The Customer Success ChannelIngmar Zahorsky, Director of CS at ChartMogul - Scaling a Customer Success Team, and moreIngmar Zahorsky, the Director of Customer Success at ChartMogul, discusses some of the challenges to scaling a customer success team, and a startup in general, as well as what he looks for when hiring a new person onto his team. We also touch on some of the ways and types of data that ChartMogul uses to influence their Customer Success strategy.
2018-01-1428 min
The Growth Hub PodcastEd Shelley - Content Director at ChartMogul - How To Build A Highly Engaged Content AudienceWhen Ed Shelley joined Berlin-based ChartMogul as the company's first full-time hire, his task was to develop and roll-out their entire content strategy. Two years later Ed and the ChartMogul team have built up a highly engaged SaaS audience through a combination of content including cheat sheets, blog posts, a podcast and their Friday SaaS Roundup newsletter.
In this episode Ed shares his insight on how you can build a highly engaged content audience, including:
- How Ed started building out ChartMogul’s content strategy
- How to measure the success of your content efforts using a north star metric fo...
2017-12-0441 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulDavid Cancel, CEO of Drift on chatbots, metrics & mentorshipDavid Cancel, CEO of Drift is a product person through and through. He’s no stranger to growing a SaaS business, formerly working as CPO at HubSpot after his startup Performable was acquired by the Marketing giant. David firmly believes that the experience of buying business software is lagging far behind the experience we’ve all come to expect from consumer shopping. David and I chatted about his vision of the future of Sales and Marketing software - and how Drift fits into this. (hint: it involves chat bots).
2017-07-2525 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulFostering feedback culture, with Small Improvements Founder & CEO Per FragemannFeedback culture doesn't just happen. In startups feedback is rarely given focus from day one. So how can an established team nurture processes and attitudes towards feedback that make the difference between a desirable company and one you shouldn't touch with a bargepole? Feedback, and the culture surrounding it, is one of the biggest contributors to a company’s desirability, from a recruiting standpoint. But after some quick research, it occurred to me that the act of developing good feedback processes is almost always under-invested in, especially with early stage startups. Per Fragemann has made it his mission to im...
2017-06-0629 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulFreshdesk's Arun Mani on European SaaS expansion, self-reinvention and diversityFor most SaaS startups, there comes a point when expansion to new markets seems like the logical path to faster growth. Arun Mani is Managing Director for Freshdesk's efforts in Europe, and his approach and philosophy towards this (and career growth in general) is something we should all pay attention to.
2017-05-1134 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulZapier CEO Wade Foster on the future of API SaaSWhether by design or by chance, Zapier has found itself at the center of the unbundling of SaaS and rise of API-based solutions. Enabling code-free integrations between over 800 apps (including ChartMogul), it's clear why this is the case -- Zapier empowers employees across the world to scale their output and effectiveness to new levels. I spoke to Co-Founder and CEO Wade Foster to understand what made him pursue this way back in 2011.
2017-04-0431 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulGhost CEO John O’Nolan: How we built the non-profit, distributed SaaS company of our dreamsFrom blog post, to Kickstarter, to sustainable SaaS business: We spoke to globe trotter founder John O’Nolan to understand what’s behind his mission for open source blogging platform Ghost.
2017-03-1634 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulFrom selling berries to selling SaaS with Mikita Mikado of PandaDocMikita Mikado started out on his entrepreneurial career, selling berries he’d picked in his home Belarus, and now runs PandaDoc, a Series-A funded SaaS business in San Francisco. Clearly there’s a LOT that happened between those two points of Mikita’s life. I joined him to try and understand some of the things he’s learned along the way. In our discussion, we cover: - How activities from his youth translate to his business today - How his long-term business relationship with co-founder Serge works successfully, and how the complement each other - Why he’s so passionate...
2017-02-2731 min
Secrets for ScalingA solo-founder’s journey to 900 customers: an interview with Nick Franklin of ChartMogulIn this episode of Secrets for Scaling, we talked with Nick Franklin, Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, a product offering SaaS and subscription reporting, analytics, and metrics. Founded in 2014, ChartMogul now has a team of 21 people with 900 customers and six-figures in monthly recurring revenue.
Like so many of the most-loved companies, ChartMogul was built to solve a problem. Hear their full story and lessons learned on Nick’s solo-founder growth journey in the full episode.
2017-02-1400 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulGrover: Gadgets as a serviceAs a consumer, an increasing proportion of my digital life can be attributed to subscriptions. Photo editing, movie watching, music listening, ebook reading, blog hosting… and plenty more. But what about subscriptions for physical products? This is the realm of Berlin-based Grover. I paid a visit to their HQ, to chat to Thom Cummings (CMO) and Michael Cassau (CEO) and dig a little deeper.
2017-02-1429 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulSaaS pricing mastery with Sharon Savariego, CEO of MobilizeLooking back at Sharon’s experience, it’s clear that nurturing communication in communities, groups and movements is the underlying theme of her career. This conversation goes deep on the pricing strategy for Mobilize. Sharon and her team have a very clear vision for how the subscription pricing should be structured, with each plan targeting a specific company profile, with a very clear understanding of their set of needs.
2017-02-0736 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulJukely: Solving live music discovery with subscriptionsIntroducing: Jukely Founder, Bora Celik. Jukely is a subscription for going to concerts. For a monthly fee you can go to unlimited live concerts — even every night of the week, if you can handle such a schedule. The music events scene is a tough segment to crack — many startups have tried and failed along the way, trying to use technology to change the way people consume live music. So why is Jukely equipped to succeed where others haven’t? I took away a lot from this conversation that can be applied to any subscription business — SaaS included. Bora has a thirst...
2017-01-3132 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulWebflow: SaaS, consolidated? With Co-founder Bryant ChouWebflow is a fascinating product in the SaaS space, partly because it’s commonly associated to a current trend in the industry towards consolidation. I wanted to probe a bit more on this topic, and also understand Bryant’s approach to building, marketing and selling a product that targets multiple user personas.
2017-01-0428 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulFreemium as a catalyst for growth with Tope Awotona, Founder of CalendlyTope Awotona, Founder and CEO of Calendly is big on Focus, and it’s clear that this has played a big part in launching his product to the world. Tope moved from a background of Enterprise Sales in businesses like IBM, Perceptive Software and EMC to solve a problem that was close to his heart in those roles: Scheduling. I Spoke to Tope about why the freemium SaaS model has been key to the product’s success so far, how the most important acquisition channel for Calendly is the product itself, and how he manages feedback from customers, among othe...
2016-09-0836 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulThinking beyond UX with David Okuniev, Founder of TypeformTypeform is one of europe’s hottest SaaS businesses, after raising a $15M Series A in 2015. And moving into a beautiful, expansive new office space this year. I wanted to get some insights from David into his thinking around user experience (UX) as a concept, and how the team at Typeform are pushing beyond this into what is referred to as Human Experience. HX spans much wider than UX, and goes at least some of the way towards capturing the complete experience a person encounters when interacting with a brand or company. The Typeform team have published some excellent co...
2016-08-0821 min
The Less Doing Podcast225: Larry Love - "It's Not About The Money, It's About The Rush."# Episode 225
Summary:
In Episode #225 Nick interviews Larry Love, famed chess hustler from Washington Square Park. Listen as Nick and Larry discuss the impact chess has had on their lives, why it is truly the greatest game in the world for your mind, and why life is about you and you alone.
Time-stamped Show Notes
- 21:30 – Nick kicks off the interview
- 22:03 – Larry shares his background playing chess
- 22:30 – Losing repeatedly in chess to learn how to become dominant
- 23:03 – Larry never read a book about chess, he just took his lumps
- 25:20 – Nick plays 3-5 hours with Larry per week
- 26:28 –...
2016-07-0633 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulThe key qualities of a founder, with Pietro Bezza of Connect VenturesGo to the website of London-based Connect Ventures and the first thing you’ll see is three statements: They invest early. They are product focused. They are hands on. But what drives this approach to investing in young startups? I spoke to Managing Partner Pietro Bezza to find out.
2016-06-2826 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulBuilding a community from scratch with Alex TheumaAlex Theuma is the man behind the online community SaaScribe, as well as a new B2B SaaS-focused conference called SaaStock, which will take place for the first time this September. So why did Alex move from the world of B2B sales to growing a community — starting from nothing?
2016-06-1534 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulCreating a subscription box empire with Jameson MorrisJameson, now a subscription box pioneer, set out to build his first subscription box business (Conscious Box) purely out of interest and product potential. Yet some years later, he's crafted a formula for subscription box success, and reaps the benefits of a recurring-revenue-based lifestyle business.
2016-06-0730 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulAlex Delivet on single-handedly founding the B2B Rocks conferenceAlex is a driving force of the Paris startup scene, having founded several startups himself and worked at the capital's startup builder eFounders before moving onto new projects. I wanted to really understand why he decided to create B2B rocks, as well as his vision for the future of the conference.
2016-05-3034 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulEmeric Ernoult, CEO of Agorapulse on taming social mediaEmeric of Agorapulse dives deep on measuring social media performance and interaction for businesses and his experience with the problems in the space. If you want to understand the performance of your social media efforts, start here!
2016-05-2750 min
The SaaS Revolution ShowWhy Metrics built our business: Nick Franklin, CEO of ChartMogulNick Franklin, Founder and CEO of ChartMogul, discusses the origins of ChartMogul and the Metrics they measure to build their business
Check out the other ways SaaStock is helping SaaS founders move their business forward: 🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe: 14-15 October 2025 | Dublin, IrelandBook tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/tickets/🇺🇸 SaaStock USA 2025: April 2026 | Austin, TexasBook tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/🤝 SaaStock Founder Membership: A private members group of B2B SaaS founders between $100K - $10M ARR who are committed to growth and helping others (https://www.saastoc...
2016-05-1128 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulThe Grapevine of B2B: how word of mouth actually worksWord of mouth is one of the oldest forms of marketing there is. It’s also the most effective. But in today’s world, when customers are other companies, what is it really worth? And how are B2B businesses making the most of it? Read this full article and many more at http://blog.chartmogul.com. Narrated by Annie Musgrove Produced by Ed Shelley & Annie Musgrove Music by Podington Bear
2016-05-1021 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulSaaS Open Mic 07: Szymon Klimczak, CMO of LiveChatI sat down with Szymon Klimczak, CMO of LiveChat - A SaaS-based live chat and helpdesk product for businesses. LiveChat was founded in 2002 and has a somewhat remarkable story of pivots, organic growth and selling SaaS before SaaS was really a "thing".
2016-04-2526 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulSaaS Open Mic 06: Alex MacCaw - CEO, ClearbitSince launching in 2015, Clearbit has gone from strength-to-strength in their quest to be the definitive Business Intelligence infrastructure for businesses. In this chat, co-founder and CEO Alex MacCaw talks about his career in tech and engineering, including working for Stripe in the "early" days and travelling the world whilst writing his book on Javascript.
2016-02-2241 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulSaaS Open Mic 05: Holger Seim - CEO, BlinkistIn this episode of SaaS Open Mic, I visited the headquarters of Blinkist - a consumer-focused SaaS business in Berlin, who have recently raised Series A investment and are pioneering in the learning app space.
2016-02-0243 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulSaaS Open Mic 04: Murat Mutlu - Founder, MarvelThis week I sat down for a chat with Murat, who left a career in design to grow his app prototyping platform, Marvel. Marvel began as a side project, but gained enough traction since launch to rapidly grow into a full-scale business.
2015-12-1426 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulSaaS Open Mic 03: Bjoern Zinssmeister - Founder, IvyleadsThis week I spoke to Bjoern - Founder of Ivyleads, a simple solution for managing and nurturing sales leads. We chatted about his early YCombinator experience, constant involvement in side projects and focus on design.
2015-11-2331 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulSaaS Open Mic 02: Vinay Seshadri - Director Product, ChartMogulSaaS Open Mic 02: Vinay Seshadri - Director Product, ChartMogul by ChartMogul
2015-11-0428 min
SaaS Open Mic by ChartMogulSaaS Open Mic 01: Nikos Moraitakis - CEO, WorkableI grabbed a 20-minute chat with Nikos (@moraitakis), to discuss a range of SaaS-related topics: - How Workable was started (in Greece) and eventually moved to Boston - SaaS Metrics and measurement in a high-growth environment - Customer Churn characteristics – Dealing with a high amount of “sleeper” accounts that eventually reactivate - Pausing vs. cancelling subscriptions, and the perceived difference for customers - The economics of a SaaS business past initial traction stage, and the difficulty of capturing/balancing other business costs - LTV, Payback Period and how to make them useful
2015-10-2619 min