Top SaaStr Content of the Week: Zendesk, Anaplan, YCombinator, and More!!

In case you got busy and couldn’t read and watch everything SaaStr this past week :), here are the most popular posts and videos.?There are some pretty good ones here, including 2 great new sessions from SaaStr Europa 2022.

Posts:

#1.?Zendesk and Anaplan: A Tale of Two Very Similar, And Very Different, $10B SaaS Acquisitions.?A deep dive on how much has changed in SaaS — just since February.

#2.??5 Interesting Learnings from Zendesk at $1.6 Billion in ARR.?More on how Zendesk re-accelerated after $1B in ARR>

#3.?Salesloft, Zendesk, Salesforce and More: “There’s No Slowdown Yet”.?Is there really a slowdown in SaaS??It depends on whose data you look at.?These 3 SaaS leaders say — Not Yet.

#4. Dear SaaStr: How Many Sales Reps Do I Need???The answer: about twice as many as you thought.?The math on why here.

#5.?One Thing Your Team and Investors Always Need to See: A Clear Path.?VCs can handle a tough patch.?What they can’t really handle is when there isn’t a clear path to better times.

Vids:

#1. Balancing Growth and Efficiency in Tougher Times | Point Nine Managing Partner Christoph Janz.?Our first session from 2022 SaaStr Europa on just where VC is in SaaS today.?A great session.

#2. The 5 things that kill startups after their seed rounds with Michael Seibel, CEO of Y Combinator.?A SaaStr Annual classic to watch (or re-watch) ahead of?2022 SaaStr Annual this year Sep 13-15 in SF Bay Area!!

#3.?16 Ways to Level Up in 2022 with SaaStr Founder and CEO Jason Lemkin.?This was one of my sessions at SaaStr Europa, and it was pretty well received.?I used some of our top LinkedIn surverys to do a deep dive on how you scale faster this year — with the leads you already have.

#4.?How to Do ABM Campaigns (For Real) with Snowflake ABM Director Hillary Carpio.?A great workshop on how to get ABM going at your SaaS company.

#5.The SaaS Org Chart by Series with David Sacks, Co-founder and General Partner at Craft Ventures.?Another SaaStr Annual classic. Get EXCITED for?2022 SaaStr Annual Sep 13-15 in SF Bay Area!!