Event category: BetaKit Keynote Stage
Events
1 In 10,000: Lessons Learned Scaling A Canadian SaaS Business To $1B+ ARR
Lightspeed’s President JD Saint-Martin pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary journey of scaling a SaaS business to a coveted $1 billion in annual recurring revenue – a feat achieved by less than 0.01% of companies. This presentation distills the most critical lessons learned on this path, from navigating hyper-growth and building resilient teams to mastering customer acquisition and product innovation. Discover actionable insights and strategic takeaways that can help your SaaS business defy the odds.
Lightspeed’s President JD Saint-Martin pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary journey of scaling a SaaS business to a coveted $1 billion in annual recurring revenue – a feat achieved by less than 0.01% of companies.
A Bootstrapped Journey: From 0 to 100M$ 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.
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.
A Recession, Lower Valuations, Investment Pullback. What’s A Founder to Do? Three Seasoned Investors Weigh In
The investment frenzy we all witnessed in the fall of 2021 has suddenly come to a standstill. Investors are pulling back the reigns to re-evaluate their portfolios and investing strategies. The fallout of this free-for-all has seen SaaS start-ups downsize and brace for lower valuations.
Many startup founders are asking: what’s the path to weather this economic downturn? We curated three seasoned investors to convey their perspectives on the state of the market and what this means for valuations, resource allocation and raising money during this precarious time.
The investment frenzy we all witnessed in the fall of 2021 has suddenly come to a standstill. Investors are pulling back the reigns to re-evaluate their portfolios and investing strategies. The fallout of this free-for-all has seen SaaS start-ups downsize and brace for lower valuations.
Many startup founders are asking: what’s the path to weather this economic downturn? We curated three seasoned investors to convey their perspectives on the state of the market and what this means for valuations, resource allocation and raising money during this precarious time.
An Analysis on 23.2k SaaS Companies
As a leader in the SaaS, recurring revenue world, your job is always getting harder. Competition is increasing. Your customers are expecting more from you. The relative value of your features is declining. The strategies you’ve used to grow your company in the past aren’t going to work for you. You can either adapt to the new SaaS economy or fall behind.
Given these shifts and some unique and proprietary SaaS market data, Chief Strategy Officer at Paddle and Founder of Profitwell, Patrick Campbell will be showcasing the results of a deep study on what’s shifted (and how you can thrive despite these challenges). Having seen inside more SaaS Companies than anyone else on the planet, Patrick will teach you:
As a leader in the SaaS, recurring revenue world, your job is always getting harder. Competition is increasing. Your customers are expecting more from you. The relative value of your features is declining. The strategies you’ve used to grow your company in the past aren’t going to work for you. You can either adapt to the new SaaS economy or fall behind.
Given these shifts and some unique and proprietary SaaS market data, Chief Strategy Officer at Paddle and Founder of Profitwell, Patrick Campbell will be showcasing the results of a deep study on what’s shifted (and how you can thrive despite these challenges). Having seen inside more SaaS Companies than anyone else on the planet, Patrick will teach you a helpful framework to re-evaluate your retention strategy and increase your CLV (Customer Lifetime Value), who has accelerated in this new era and those who haven’t (and what you can learn), a better understanding of where the SaaS market is heading and actionable takeaways from the data to implement.
AWS PitchFest – Round 1
The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!
Four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid pitch-off!
The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting!
The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!
Four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid pitch-off!
The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting!
AWS PitchFest – Round 2
The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year we expect up to 100 companies to apply – but only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!
At SAAS NORTH, four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid pitch-off!
The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting!
The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year we expect up to 100 companies to apply – but only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!
At SAAS NORTH, four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid pitch-off!
The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting!
AWS PitchFest Final Throwdown
The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year we expect up to 100 companies to apply – but only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!
At SAAS NORTH, four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid pitch-off!
The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting!
The 4th annual SAAS NORTH PitchFest presented by AWS is back for another epic year! This year we expect up to 100 companies to apply – but only 8 finalists will be selected by our judges to pitch live at SAAS NORTH!
At SAAS NORTH, four of the finalists will present to the official SAAS NORTH judging panel each day, in front of the SAAS NORTH audience. A winner from day one and two will be selected, culminating in an exciting grand-finale at the end of Day 2. The two winners will compete head-to-head in a dramatic winner-takes-all rapid pitch-off!
The SAAS NORTH audience of leading SaaS investors and entrepreneurs will decide the grand prize winner by live people’s choice voting!
BetaKit Podcast Live
Join the BetaKit Podcast’s Douglas Soltys and Rob Kenedi as they talk Canadian tech and tech from a Canadian perspective. Recorded LIVE on the BetaKit Keynote Stage, the BetaKit Podcast will feature special guests and audience Q&A.
Join the BetaKit Podcast’s Douglas Soltys and Rob Kenedi as they talk Canadian tech and tech from a Canadian perspective. Recorded LIVE on the BetaKit Keynote Stage, the BetaKit Podcast will feature special guests and audience Q&A.
