161 Helping SaaS founders scale to $10M ARR | Podcast with Alex Theuma - SaaStock

Helping SaaS founders and their teams scale faster through the most actionable SaaS conference & membership on the planet. Join over 6000 SaaS founders, investors, operators & more. Build, learn, and network. Connect with Alex 👇 SaaStock: https://www.saastock.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alextheuma Tekpon is a SaaS marketplace born out of the genuine desire to help people change how they consume and purchase software products and services. Tekpon has behind a team of enthusiastic tech lovers whose main goal is to help users boost their lives and businesses with the right software. Connect with Tekpon ⚡ Website: https://tekpon.com SaaS Entrepreneurs & Startups: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tekpon Listen to the podcast 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sf7X3sC8Pg8gzpphTYxgi Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tekpon-saas-podcast/id1637493062 The topics we've discussed 🕐 00:00 Intro 00:16 What is SaaStock? 01:50 What is the story of SaaStock? 07:25 When was the first conference? 08:50 How big is the SaaStock network? 09:35 From online networking to in-person events 11:45 Common myths about networking 12:25 How to build your network from scratch 14:15 The benefits of podcasting, and why Alex has been doing it for the past 8 years 17:35 Most important traits in a founder 19:20 Why should founders join SaaStock Founder Membership? 23:15 Why did you create SaaStock Local events? 26:20 How important is networking for fundraising? 29:00 Is a networker made or born? 31:50 How competitive is the SaaS events space? 35:10 How big is your team? 37:15 How do you manage a 6000+ in-person event? 38:38 Learnings from expanding to the US 42:15 What has been your biggest challenge? 44:00 Advice for starting founders 45:20 Favorite SaaS product? 47:10 How do you choose who to hire? 49:50 Outro