David Politis

Keynotes

David Politis keynotes at SaaStock

1. The Top 5 Rules for Founder-led Success: Survival Lessons from 20+ Years in SaaS | David Politis

   SaaStock Europe 2024 · Dublin · Keynote · 151 YouTube views

   Founder & Executive Chairman, BetterCloud (at the time of the talk)

   From the transcript

   My name is David Politis. I'm going to talk about some lessons I've learned over the last 20 years of running SaaS companies. I started my career right out of school at a company called Vocalocity. It's a very long story, but basically I was a marketing assistant and they fired everyone within six months of me joining the company. They literally made me the CEO, and the one engineer that was left became the CTO. We pivoted the business and built one of the first ever cloud PBXs. That business en…

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2. 20 Years of Startup Operating Lessons... Learned the Hard Way

   SaaStock Europe 2024 · Dublin · Keynote

   Founder, BetterCloud & Politis Projects (at the time of the talk)

   From the transcript

   Spanning a 20-year career as a founder, executive, operator and investor in enterprise SaaS companies, David has fought his fair share of battles on the frontline. From macro downturns to company pivots, cash crunches to terrible hires, there are plenty of lessons to be learned when scaling a business from the ground up. Now Executive Chairman at BetterCloud, David takes the main stage to share his biggest lessons learned... the hard way.

3. The Top 5 Rules for Founder-led Success: Survival Lessons from 20+ Years in SaaS

   SaaStock USA 2024 · Austin · Keynote

   Founder & Executive Chairman, BetterCloud (at the time of the talk)

   From the transcript

   Spanning a 20-year career as a founder, executive, operator and investor in enterprise SaaS companies, David has navigated his fair share of ups and downs. From macro downturns to company pivots, cash crunches to terrible hires, there are plenty of lessons to be learned when scaling a business from the ground up. Now Founder & Executive Chairman at BetterCloud, David takes the main stage to share his top 5 rules for startup survival and success.

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FAQ

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• Who is David Politis?

  David Politis, Founder & Executive Chairman at BetterCloud has made 3 SaaStock appearances between 2024, speaking at SaaStock Europe 2024, and SaaStock USA 2024. Talks include "The Top 5 Rules for Founder-led Success: Survival Lessons from 20+ Years in SaaS | David Politis", "20 Years of Startup Operating Lessons... Learned the Hard Way", "The Top 5 Rules for Founder-led Success: Survival Lessons from 20+ Years in SaaS". This page collects every recorded SaaStock keynote, fireside chat, panel, and podcast appearance by David Politis.

• How many times has David Politis spoken at SaaStock?

  David Politis has spoken at SaaStock 3 times between 2024 — including 3 keynotes, 0 fireside chats and panels, and 0 podcast interviews.

• What did David Politis speak about at SaaStock?

  "The Top 5 Rules for Founder-led Success: Survival Lessons from 20+ Years in SaaS | David Politis" at SaaStock Europe 2024; "20 Years of Startup Operating Lessons... Learned the Hard Way" at SaaStock Europe 2024; "The Top 5 Rules for Founder-led Success: Survival Lessons from 20+ Years in SaaS" at SaaStock USA 2024

• What is David Politis's most-watched SaaStock talk?

  "The Top 5 Rules for Founder-led Success: Survival Lessons from 20+ Years in SaaS | David Politis" delivered at SaaStock Europe 2024 has 151 YouTube views.