SaaS Ottawa

Let's share our stories about building and growing a great SaaS company in O-Town.

[Tomasz Tunguz @ttunguz]

If there were any doubt about the importance of immigrants in the US:

VC startups with at least one immigrant founder: Facebook, Google, Intel, LinkedIn, Zipcar and Tesla. Immigrants have founded more than half of American-HQ'ed unicorns https://t.co/1bRHEx4mXO

[Aaron Levie @levie]

When I was your age, to build a startup you had to install servers, build apps for the Blackberry, your communication app was AOL IM, and a 5-figure investment could constitute an angel round. So it's absolutely possible to build new startups and be innovative right now.

[Allan Wille @awille]

This Wednesday at 6pm @klipfolio. Leaders in Lyfts Getting Lattes Movie Night. We interviewed 7 SaaS leaders - thank you @aydin @feliciaboch @ericboduch @MalBrodie @wes_bush @danielmintz @paulteshima

[Stratford @StratfordGrpLtd]

We're sooooo excited that the first video of #LeadersInLyfts has been released from @SaaSOtt! Check it out @lathib interviews #CEO @aydin from @fellowapp.

@SAASNORTH @klipfolio @lyft

https://t.co/AwmvNe6lq1

[Allan Wille @awille]

2019. A year in review.

Those 600 plus releases this year allowed us to ship a mind-blowing 4,902 new features and enhancements. 🎁 Shouts to PM, UX, Dev, and Success! @klipfolio

[David Mennie @david_mennie]

I continue to be amazed by the product team at @klipfolio. At almost 2 releases a day throughout 2019, it's truly an impressive cadence of innovation for our customers. Thanks to everyone who made it happen!

[Allan Wille @awille]

2019. A year in review.

And we shipped those 4,902 features and enhancements with a swagger in our step - broadening our test coverage to over 31,000 automated tests. Big thanks to our QA team and our Devs @klipfolio.

[Allan Wille @awille]

2019. A year in review

And to the 2,224 new @klipfolio customers we welcomed this year, and to the over 10K current ones, I wish you could have shared these cookies with us. But what we can share are our new products > PowerMetrics, Klips, and @MetricHQ. Shouts @biologytodesign

[Allan Wille @awille]

Excited about @SAASNORTH next week! And to make sure our speakers get to the conf on time, we're picking them up - courtesy of @LyftOttawa. Check it out > Leaders in Lyfts getting Lattes ... https://t.co/LOFbmhvh6f @klipfolio @StratfordMgrs @SaaSOtt

[David Mennie @david_mennie]

Listening to @yates_stephen on how to balance long-term strategy and the agile development process with OKRs. Apparently I’m on the panel later too ;) #pcampott #ottawapma

[Lauren Thibodeau (she/her) @lathib]

To Innovate
1. Start with why – mission and vision
2. Align your culture – hire for &promote curiosity, instill learning mindset, ensure safe environment
3. Be deliberate – illustrate your future, have hack days, identify & protect ideas
#Innovation @SaaSOtt #SaaSOtt @awille

[Lauren Thibodeau (she/her) @lathib]

Innovation is more about psychology than technology. Great book reco by @brad4syth Thinking, Fast and Slow by Kahneman. #SaaSOtt #innovation @SaaSOtt @awille

[Lauren Thibodeau (she/her) @lathib]

Q: What’s unique about innovation in a SaaS context?
A: The feedback loop is so much faster than traditional products, and you’re forced to be innovative as a SaaS company to keep your customers every single month/year. #Innovation @SaaSOtt #SaaSOtt @awille @brad4syth

[Lauren Thibodeau (she/her) @lathib]

How Can We Innovate?
Idea #1: Observe megatrends, behaviours, hacks.
Tip: Change up your meeting attendees – invite someone from a different group, invite a customer into your meetings.
#Innovation @SaaSOtt #SaaSOtt @awille @brad4syth

[David Mennie @david_mennie]

You need to check out Metric HQ. A thriving community and the destination for crowdsourced metrics and KPIs. Huge shout out to @awille and the whole #Klipfolio team for launching this! #metrics #KPIs https://t.co/kZ3oKjqj2h.

[SaaS Ottawa @SaaSOtt]

Job: Agency Partnership Manager. If you are plugged into the digital agency space and love data, then check out this new job postering: https://t.co/7MM8O0lNcl

[Klipfolio @klipfolio]

Our Co-Founder @awille is going to be speaking about structuring ones organization in a product-first company at the Product-Led Summit! If you want to tune in, make sure to sign up here: https://t.co/GqS4SXsTuG

[Allan Wille @awille]

What's the difference between Net Burn and Gross Burn? Quite a bit as it turns out!
https://t.co/JS7Ftqvk21

[Klipfolio @klipfolio]

Woah! How cool is this?!

[Alëna Iouguina @alenaidesign]

If you're in #Ottawa on June 11th, make sure to sign up for this meetup, hosted by @chadkholliday. I'll be joining @TrishaCooke, @SasaNijemcevic, Cory, Martin, and Gelu to chat about the science and art of product development: from idea to market! https://t.co/rYHSgzt8el