Everything that Breaks on the Way to $1B ARR with

Join Mailchimp Co-Founder Ben Chestnut and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin in a follow-up to their popular fireside chat held during SaaStr @ Home 2020. Ben and Jason will chat about the highlights-and the challenges-of scaling a company like Mailchimp to $1B ARR. Ben will discuss his experience building Mailchimp from a side hustle through to its acquisition in 2021 by Intuit for $12B, and share tips for other founders looking to follow that path for their own SaaS startups. Jason and Ben will also talk about Ben’s recently-announced transition from CEO to a founder-advisor role, Mailchimp’s future, and his plans for his own next steps.
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[@bioshed]

Love how Ben talks in simple words and seems to hate marketing buzz words - I think that connects with customers.

[@Saastr]

yeah that was great!

[@NadidLinchestein]

It was a beautiful intro and well crafted.

[@CSNa-zc9oe]

what a visionary and humble guy

[@El_Diablo_12]

25:20 “what’s ICP?” Fascinating that he either never learned this one, or decided to clarify what it meant to the audience. 39:00 what a nice dude

[@moresaastr]

"Ideal Customer Profile". A fairly nerdy marketing term for the charcteristics that define folks most likely to buy.

[@El_Diablo_12]

@@moresaastr I know. I was just quoting what he said. Thanks though

[@adventuredad1]

The interviewer talked way too much. Ben seems great. Would love to hear more from him.

[@Saastr]

sorry!! @jason

[@mrbinspire]

enough of the jargon, speak simply. this is going on youtube, most people watching this don’t know these acronyms. Really enjoyed what Ben had to say tho 💯

[@Saastr]

yeah it's all a bit insider baseball at SaaStr indeed

[@iam_kxylee]

I love him 😅❤😅❤😅