Event category: Growth
Events
November 16, 2023
09:15 AM - 09:40 AM EDT
Scaling Up and Achieving Success
When it comes to taking your company to the next level, scaling up comes with its own set of challenges and roadblocks. Overcoming these obstacles is imperative to achieve long-term success. One important aspect to consider is maintaining a strong company culture. Rapid expansion can often dilute a company's values and principles, so taking steps to prevent this is vital to ensure continuity. Additionally, adopting a customer-centric approach is a game-changer. Prioritizing your customers' needs and preferences is crucial in building a loyal customer base and achieving sustainable growth. Lastly, building high-performing teams and embodying effective leadership qualities is vital for a successful scaling journey. Doing so can set you up for success and achieve your growth goals.
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
Life After Raising $25 Million in Series A
Join Co-Founder & CEO of Knak, Pierce Ujjainwalla, for an exclusive session on what to expect after successfully securing $25 million in Series A funding. Gain insights into the challenges, triumphs, and pivotal decisions that shape a company’s path post-Series A. You'll hear about strategies, pivots, and lessons learned along the way, providing a roadmap for entrepreneurs and leaders navigating similar milestones.
November 15, 2023
03:10 PM - 03:50 PM EDT
Lightning Sessions: Master the Art of Measuring Your Biz
Join our trio of metric maestros as they dissect the puzzle of performance metrics, the gospel that data-centric teams reign supreme, and the not-so-sunny side of Business Intelligence. Gain insights into which metrics are your secret sauce for 2024, how you stack up against the competition, and arm yourself with the knowledge to sidestep the pitfalls that have been the death knell for many a BI initiative.
11:05 AM - 11:40 AM EDT
Build or Buy: Deciding Between Organic Growth and Acquisition for Product Expansion
Build or Buy? A company is sitting on new investment funds with a mandate to build out their product. Is the best choice to build out the engineering team organically or look to acquire a company with technology already at least partially built and a team in place? This panel will discuss the risks and benefits of organic growth or growth through acquisition, as well as current market trends.
08:55 AM - 09:20 AM EDT
A Bootstrapped Journey: From 0 to 100M$ ARR
Successful bootstrapped companies are very uncommon in the tech world. In this keynote, Simon De Baene explains how he grew his small IT service company into Workleap, an employee experience SaaS generating more than 100M$ ARR without any outside funding. It is an humble story about courage, mistakes, pivots and a lot of patience. It will show you how it’s possible to go against the current, forge your own path and do extremely well.
November 16, 2023
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM EDT
The whisper effect: How to find your customers in an age of noise
Every smart business leader is asking the same question right now: How do I find my customers when they, uh, don't want to be found?
AI is flooding the internet with mediocre content, new competitors are popping up out of thin air every day, and your customers are turning on privacy settings to shut out the noise. And there is so much noise. Only a vanishingly small number of companies will be thoughtful and inventive enough to break through. In this eye-opening talk, Sarah Stockdale uses research and stories to show you how to sidestep the clamour to find your customers in places your competitors aren't looking so you can build a brand that actually matters to them.
01:55 PM - 02:30 PM EDT
How Influencer Marketing Helped Grow an 8-Figure SaaS Business Sustainably
What sets influencer marketing apart is the emotional connection it creates. Influencers are not just promoting a product or service, and they're sharing their personal experiences and emotions. They're making a connection with their followers and creating a sense of community. And when we see someone we admire and trust using a product or service, it creates an emotional response in us. It makes us feel like we're part of something special.
08:50 AM - 09:15 AM EDT
No More “Closed Lost” to the Competition
Fewer deals in the pipeline. Greater budget scrutiny. More due diligence during RFIs. It’s the perfect recipe for much more competitive deals. Not a shocker. The problem? Businesses don’t have the strategies and processes in place to effectively beat the competition. In this session, Jason Smith, CEO and Co-founder of Klue, will share the tactics you need to squeeze every dollar of pipeline into your pocket, and not your competitors.
