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Podcast: The SaaS Revolution Show
Episode: From Self Funded Startup to Profitable Unicorn. The Calendly Journey with Tope Awotona & Blake Bartlett [SaaS Revolution Show]
Description: Tope Awotona (CEO & Founder of Calendly) and Blake Bartlett (Partner at OpenView Ventures) are this week’s guests on The SaaS Revolution Show. This is a session from SaaStock Remote 2021.
Last year, â…“ of tech founders struggled to secure funding. In the early days of SaaS unicorn Calendly, raising money was also a big challenge for Tope Awotona. To get the company off the ground, he had to take a different path. This included investing his life savings, stretching every dollar and doubling-down on virality. Whilst a struggle, this ultimately benefited the business model, leading to the creation of a product that...