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🚀 This Week in Phoenix SaaS Events (March 4 - March 10) 🚀 Attention Phoenix SaaS community! We've curated a list of 4 must-attend events happening this week that cater specifically to our interests in software as a service, technology, and innovation. Whether you're looking to network, learn, or share your insights, these events are where you want to be: 1. 12th Annual ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery, Law and Technology Conference When: Mar 5 | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Where: Beus Center for Law and Society Cost: $0 Dive deep into the intersection of law and technology at this comprehensive conference. 2. SaaSphx Weekly Happy Hour When: Mar 6 | 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Where: 2144 E Indian School Rd Cost: $0 Unwind and connect with fellow SaaS enthusiasts in a relaxed setting. 3. (PHOENIX’S) NIH: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL HEALTH When: Mar 7 | 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Where: 850 North 5th Street Cost: $0 Explore how innovations in health technology are shaping global health futures. 4. Weekly AI Meet-Up for Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders When: Mar 7 | 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Where: 850 North 5th Street Cost: $0 Join a discussion on leveraging AI in entrepreneurship and business leadership. Don't miss these opportunities to grow, learn, and network within the Phoenix SaaS ecosystem. Your next great idea, collaboration, or partnership could be waiting at one of these events! Got an event you think we should feature? Drop us a message! 🔗 For more details on these events and to stay updated on future gatherings, visit Saasphx.com. Let's make Phoenix the hub for SaaS innovation and community! 💡 #saas #phoenix #techevents #networking #innovation

🤐 Learn from the best - Get the latest Go-To-Market Secrets at ARRtist Summit 2024 🤐 Once a year we create a unique opportunity - we bring together a selected crowd of Europe’s best SaaS Founders, CxOs and Investors - within a save space environment where all of us share their successes, failure and secret Go-To-Market strategies and playbooks. Our own small SaaS Davos ,-) Also for this year we decided to keep the ARRtist a small, high value networking conference with only 500 of Europe’s most inspirational SaaS Founders and Operators as well as 125 selected investors. No bullshit, pants down, honest exchange. If you like to learn about the Go-To-Market Secrets from the worlds top SaaS operators like Frank Wolf April Dunford Malte Kosub Veronika Wax (Riederle) Remy A. Lazarovici Lars Mangelsdorf and many more… …than you should apply for one of the few remaining Founder / CxO Tickets. Learn from the best. Accelerate your growth. Supercharge your personal network. See you at the 10th of October in Berlin Jannis, Matthias and Julius #saas #arrtist #software

SaaS Summit Benelux 2024 is happening in 2 months, and we’re definitely not ready yet 🫣 (but you should be)! We’ll be honest: we’re still scrambling to figure out how to fit all this SaaS brilliance into one event 🙃 Here’s why you should join us before we accidentally break the internet: 👥 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 🐶 Jacco van der Kooij, Chris Zadeh, Job van der Voort… and many other names will follow soon! Expect insights, strategies, and maybe a few sarcastic jokes (we can’t promise they won’t roast your revenue model). 🎯 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐚𝐒 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 We’ve got sessions for every flavor of founder: 👉 0-1M ARR: you’re in scrappy startup mode, living on caffeine and ambition. Let’s make those sleepless nights worth it. 👉 1-10M ARR: Scaling, but still occasionally googling “how to ...” We’ve got you. 👉 +10M ARR: Congrats, you’ve “made it.” Now what? Come figure out how not to screw it up. 🚀 Networking that doesn’t suck No boring small talk. Just a bunch of SaaS leaders getting together to learn, laugh and maybe do a little business. Get your ticket before our speaker lineup steals them all for themselves. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e3d4VMPn See you in two months, if we survive the planning. 😅 #welovesaas #saassummit #saassummitbenelux

I’m not gonna lie, I feel a bit embarrassed... After years of hosting SaaS events, I thought we were making real progress on diversity. Our first meetup in 2019? 100% male attendees. We knew we had to do better. And while we’re not where we want to be yet, we’ve seen more diverse audiences at each event. We even rebranded to reflect this goal; getting rid of the masculine “bazen” for a more inclusive name: WE love SaaS... But this morning, we completed a series of graphic updates showcasing our investor line-up for the SaaS Funding Night... and it’s all men. That’s a wake-up call. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the incredible lineup we have. These are all incredible people with amazing track records. But it can’t just be an old boys network. So, who can help us expand this network and make it more inclusive, starting with SaaS Funding Night on 2 September in Amsterdam? #welovesaas

🚀 Attention Phoenix SaaS Founders & Enthusiasts! 🌵 Big week ahead in Phoenix, AZ, for all SaaS founders and enthusiasts! Whether you're looking to network, learn the latest industry trends, or find new opportunities for growth, Phoenix is the place to be. I've put together a quick video highlighting the top events you won't want to miss. Feel free to share in the comments any other events you'd like us to highlight in upcoming features. #saas #saasphx

🌟 This week (May 27 - June 02), we have 1 SaaS-related event you should check out! 🌟 INNOVATION BRIDGE: SPOTLIGHT ON TAIWAN'S BIOTECH ECOSYSTEM SESSIONS 📅 May 30 | 🕔 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM 📍 In Person - 850 North 5th Street (Venture Cafe) 💲 Free Please let us know if there is any event we should feature in the future. For more information, check out SaasPhx.com #saaS #saaSphx

Why restricting SaaS Insider Conferences to 1000 members works for us. SaaS Insider’s SAASCON and DEVCON are India’s largest gathering of tech and GTM leaders, founders, VCs, and investors of B2B SaaS companies. These conferences have grown tremendously in popularity, drawing an increasing amount of interest each year. Despite this rising demand, SaaS Insider has made a conscious decision to cap attendance at 1000 members for each event. This is not a decision we take lightly, but we believe it is crucial to maintaining the high-quality experience that our attendees have come to expect. Limiting the number of participants allows us to ensure more meaningful interactions, greater networking opportunities, and a more focused environment for knowledge sharing. It fosters an ambiance where attendees can truly engage with industry leaders and each other, rather than getting lost in a sea of faces. Moreover, smaller, more intimate gatherings tend to produce better outcomes and discussions, allowing for deeper dives into subjects that matter the most to our attendees. We aim to create a space where excellence is the standard, nurturing an environment of innovation and high-quality discourse. "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected" - Steve Jobs #devcon24 #saascon24 #founder #investor #community

Why restricting SaaS Insider Conferences to 1000 members works for us. SaaS Insider’s SAASCON and DEVCON are India’s largest gathering of tech and GTM leaders, founders, VCs, and investors of B2B SaaS companies. These conferences have grown tremendously in popularity, drawing an increasing amount of interest each year. Despite this rising demand, SaaS Insider has made a conscious decision to cap attendance at 1000 members for each event. This is not a decision we take lightly, but we believe it is crucial to maintaining the high-quality experience that our attendees have come to expect. Limiting the number of participants allows us to ensure more meaningful interactions, greater networking opportunities, and a more focused environment for knowledge sharing. It fosters an ambiance where attendees can truly engage with industry leaders and each other, rather than getting lost in a sea of faces. Moreover, smaller, more intimate gatherings tend to produce better outcomes and discussions, allowing for deeper dives into subjects that matter the most to our attendees. We aim to create a space where excellence is the standard, nurturing an environment of innovation and high-quality discourse. "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected" - Steve Jobs #devcon24 #saascon24 #founder #investor #community Chameli Hari

TBT: A year ago the SaaS party started to sing its swan song. And it only got worse. But seriously, the way we were spending in tech in 2020 and 2021 and even early 2022 was predictably short-lived. The SaaS vibe a few years ago seriously felt like the beginning of Scorsese movies before everything starts going downhill fast. Conferences were downright bacchanalian with drinks flowing and swag passed out like candy. We've now gone from feast to famine. In 2024, we'll all be trying to find balance again. It'll be about sustainable growth and gaining focus. What do you think SaaS companies need to do differently to avoid a permanent downfall?

Heads up kiwiSaaS Community: May is going to be a SUPER active with heaps on for those in #SaaS. Here's a snapshot of the events I'll be attending in the first half of the month: May 1st (Online) Bootstrapping 👢 a SaaS venture is awesome/hard/rewarding/masochistic, but as the biz scales it may need capital. Are you prepared to raise those funds by pitching the business to potential investors🗣? If you'd like a guide- join the Need to Know webinar by James Schofield, MD, Pitchdeck who's a master at helping #highgrowth orgs to uncover and communicate the investibility of their offering. 💰 https://lnkd.in/gQ7R8X_u May 9th (Wellington) On the heels of a productive (elevator) pitch night ⚾ in #Auckland- now it's #Wellington's turn! Andrew Butel, Sara Barnes, and the amazing team at EndGame will host the meetup 🎮. https://lnkd.in/geAwsUSp May 14th (Online) Wouldn't it be nice if those creative types 👓 over in #marketing had some simple, straightforward rules?! Well, when it comes to #inboundmarketing, it turns out there are 10! So if you want to improve your funnel, generate more and better qualified site traffic, and convert MQLs- tune in 🖥 to a Need to Know Webinar by two legends from team Proxi- Tim Nichols and Dave Macken! https://lnkd.in/gXynhZJK