22 Reasons to Come to 2024 SaaStr Annual Sep 10-12!! From Klaviyo to Calendly, From OpenAI to Cohere, From GitHub to Apollo

We are getting CLOSE!!? We’re back for the 10th SaaStr Annual, Sep 10-12, at the outdoor / open air San Mateo country fairgrounds between SF and Palo Alto.

Whether you’ve been to Annual before or not, here are 22 Reasons to Go This Year:

#1.? 500+ Braindates and Mentoring Sessions, including 100s of Top VCs, CROs, CMOs and More.

We’ve made mentoring and Braindates central to SaaStr Annual and Europa, and we’re going to keep refining that for Annual 2024.? We’ll have 1000+ 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:16, and 1:24 sessions with top revenue, sales, and product leaders, and subject matter experts.? They’ll run all day, every day, and you can join as many as you want.

#2.? The AI Summit (inside Annual).

We’ve dedicated half of Hangar West to best in AI and SaaS.? From the Head of Revenue at Anthropic to the Head of AI at Zoon.? From the Head of Growth at OpenAI to the CTO of SVP of Product at GitHub.? A full “State of the Cloud: AI Edition” live with Bessemer Venture Partners.? Much more here.

#3.? New!! Incredible CRO + CEO Poker Night, and CMO, CFO and CCO Summits!

If you’re eligible, you can join these amazing mini-events at 2024 Annual!

#4.? The Best VCs in All of SaaS. 100s and 100s of Them.

Come meet 100s of VCs from Bessemer, Lightspeed, HubSpot Ventures, Battery, Mayfield, General Catalyst, Redpoint, Index, Base10 and so so much more!? Get funded at Annual!

#5.? Learn from the most incredible CEOs, from Klaviyo to Bill to Attentive to Apollo and so many more!

We’ll have so, so many incredible CEOs and founders!!? We’ll have the CEOs and CXOs of Klaviyo, Bill, Stripe, Checkr, Otter, Gansight, Notion, Mulesoft, Webflow, Apollo, Plaid, Ironclad, Jasper, Front, Runway, Snowflake and 100s more!!? Phew!!

#6.? Tons of parties and events, including The Big Party with Tita Lau!!

There are tons of different ways to meet new great founders, execs, and VCs.? Parties are one good way.? We’ll have happy hours on-site every night in the Cantina, on Tuesday night Sep 13 we’ll have 12+ informal parties in the area for different subject matters and functions, on Wednesday, Sep 14, we’ll get everyone together for a Big Party on-site with Duke Dumont, and then on Thursday, Sep 15, we’ll all get together with more Braindates and a big, informal Closing Out Party.

#7.? Bring a Friend to The Big Party with Tita Lau.

This is gonna be fun.? And all attendees can bring a buddy, an S.O., or a good friend to The Big Party.

#8.? The top Equality and Inclusion program in the industry.

SaaStr has reserved 1,000+ no-cost, VIP passes to Annual for less represented founders and execs.? We believe this is a bigger commitment than anyone else in the industry.? Please apply here.? Our EIB program includes VIP access to everything, inclusion session reg, and Braindates, along with our classic Inclusion Brunch.

#9.? A Perfect Event to Combine With a General SF Bay Area Business Trip.

The world has changed, but the SF Bay Area is still the global HQ of SaaS.? Come to Annual in September, yes, but also come visit your customers here, your partners here, and more.

#10.? Find That Great VP You Need to Hire — and Meet a Great VP So You Know Who To Hire.?

We’ll have everything from our classic Job boards, to AMAs, to Braindates, to the CRO-CEO Poker Night, and more.? So many chances to meet great VPs.? Maybe you’ll hire one!? And certainly, you’ll get a sense of what best-of-breed is.

#11.? A Lot of Fun.? You Deserve This.? We Make Learning Fun.

SaaStr is very serious about learning together how to scale at Annual.? But we know one of the best ways to learn is to have fun along the way.? SaaS isn’t easy, and it takes a while.? We take every session, every speaker, every part of Annual seriously.? But we also try to design every element so it’s genuinely fun.? From parties that are truly fun, to special sessions like Founder Confidential, to having a bit of a sense of humor about how hard this all really is.

#12.? Do Your Team Offsite at Annual!!?

We have big discounts on team packs for a reason — Annual is even better when you bring your team.? We have great tracks, content, Braindates, and mentoring sessions for Sales, Marketing, Product, Success, and Engineering leaders.? You have to do quarterly offsites anyway.? Do the next one at Annual!? Bring 20+, and we can bring your whole team for one modest price, let us know!

#13.? 100+ Sponsors and Partners to Learn from, Talk to, And Get Tune-Ups From.

The best of the best sponsor SaaStr Annual.? We have a higher concentration of founders and SaaS CEOs than any other global gathering.? So it’s a great chance to talk to them.? To discover a new product for your tech stack, or to interact with one of your favorite vendors IRLs.? And to learn together.

#14. The AMAs and Playbooks to Scaling.? Scaling Revenue, Leads, Teams, and More.

We’ll have 20+ AMAs and Bootcamp sessions.? The Playbook to getting more leads.? More customers.? Driving NPS up.? And so much more.? Real, actionable Playbooks.? From the best of the best.

#15.? It’s the Super Bowl of SaaS.

That’s from Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom — not us.? There’s just something special about being together with the best of the best.

#16.? A Quiet Co-Working Space To Get Work Done, When You Need To.

In the big Hanger West there will be plenty of power, quiet space, and more to get work done while you are at Annual. Don’t worry if you have meetings or calls.? We’ve got you.? You can also take calls outdoors at the venue as well.

#17.? The Casino.

The Casino was super popular last year so we’re blowing it up!? Meet new SaaS friends and win some SaaStr bucks at The Casino, right inside Hangar West.

#18.? A Double-Sized Cantina, All Day Long!

Dead center of Annual in Hangar West we have our Cantina, open all days, with everything from kombucha to ice coffee to margaritas.? The goal is a hub to again meet more and new folks.

#19.? Mainly Outdoors and Open-Air Across a 40+ Acre Campus

SaaStr Annual is a hybrid indoor-outdoor venue and open-air across a 40+ acre campus. There's tons of space.

#20.? More Unicorns, Decacorns, Centaurs and More Than Anywhere on the Planet.?

Want to really meet the best of the best?? They come to SaaStr.? Meet the CEOs, founders, and CXOs of Klaviyo, Bill, Apollo, Calendly, Jasper, Brex, Attentive, Plaid, Kong, GitHub, Ironclad, Gorgias, Webflow, Rubrik, Zoom, Otter, Procore, Rippling, Stripe, Checkr, Gainsight, Notion, Anthropic, and so many other leaders!

#21.? The Super Fun?Last Call Party on Thursday.?

This was one of the very best parts of Annual the last 2 years.? We stay until the kick us out and combine it was a final AMA with Jason Lemkin!? ?The Last Call party ended up being a time where folks that were most engaged had some of the best conversations of the whole event.? It is worth staying for.

#22. Take a Break.

Maybe it's time after 4 years of craziness to take a break with 10,000+ SaaS, Cloud and AI friends.

Phew!!? Trust us, it’s worth it.? Just come.

We Are SaaStr!? See everyone together, again, Sep 10-12 in SF Bay Area!!

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