Ryan Floyd

Fireside chats & panels

Ryan Floyd fireside chats and panels

1. Inside Workato’s AI-first pivot: Lessons for SaaS and enterprise founders

   SaaStock Europe 2025 · Dublin · Fireside Chat · 115 YouTube views

   Founding Managing Director, Storm Ventures (at the time of the talk)

   From the transcript

   My name is Ryan Floyd. This is Markus Zirn from Workato. He's the star of the show. I wanted to have Workato here because I think there's a lot of lessons and perspectives that they can offer. What we want to first talk about is Workato's got an interesting story that I think a lot of folks here potentially have had to deal with. Your companies may be earlier, but a lot of companies in our portfolio have had to deal with this transition to AI. A lot of companies like Workato are really pre-GPT…

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2. Navigating the Challenges of Scaling Up | Joaquim Lecha, Former CEO, Typeform

   SaaStock Europe 2024 · Dublin · Fireside Chat · 123 YouTube views

   Managing Director, Storm Ventures (at the time of the talk)

   From the transcript

   Hello, everyone. My name is Ryan Floyd — I'm a Managing Director at Storm Ventures, an early-stage venture firm. Kim's with me today to talk about Typeform. We've got 30 minutes and we're going to try to cover a few topics that are of particular interest in terms of their journey, and then save a little bit of time for questions. Kim, one of the things I find amazing about Typeform is 150,000 customers — that's astounding. Talk to us about how you think about customers given you have so many, an…

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Other appearances

Other SaaStock appearances by Ryan Floyd

1. Navigating the Challenges of Scaling Up

   SaaStock Europe 2024 · Dublin · Fireside

   Founding Managing Director, Storm Ventures (at the time of the talk)

   From the transcript

   What do experimentation, iteration, and resilience have in common? They're all essential ingredients for startup success. In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, being agile and learning from setbacks is more vital than ever. Join Founding MD at Storm Ventures Ryan Floyd and Typeform CEO Kim Lecha as they share pivotal growth stages and lessons learned along the journey from 10M—80M+ ARR. Through firsthand stories, discover insights that you can apply tomorrow to transform mistakes into teachable moments that drive growth. From product development to hiring, gain strategies to navigate the challenges of scaling a startup and turning it into an enduring business.

2. Lessons from Scaling Beyond $100M ARR (Twice!) - Exclusive Fireside with Amir Orad (Sisense, Actimize) and Storm Ventures

   SaaStock Europe 2023 · Dublin · Fireside

   Founding Managing Director, Storm Ventures (at the time of the talk)

   From the transcript

   Ryan Floyd of Storm Ventures and Amir Orad of Sisense take the stage to uncover the biggest lessons learned from scaling beyond $100M ARR, not once but twice. This fireside is not one to be missed!

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FAQ

Frequently asked about Ryan Floyd

• Who is Ryan Floyd?

  Ryan is a founding Managing Director of Storm Ventures. He focuses on early stage enterprise SaaS and has primarily invested in applications and cloud/infrastructure related companies. Ryan is active and works with Code2040, a nonprofit organization that creates pathways to educational,...

• How many times has Ryan Floyd spoken at SaaStock?

  Ryan Floyd has spoken at SaaStock 4 times between 2023–2025 — including 0 keynotes, 2 fireside chats and panels, and 0 podcast interviews.

• What did Ryan Floyd speak about at SaaStock?

  "Inside Workato’s AI-first pivot: Lessons for SaaS and enterprise founders" at SaaStock Europe 2025; "Navigating the Challenges of Scaling Up | Joaquim Lecha, Former CEO, Typeform" at SaaStock Europe 2024; "Navigating the Challenges of Scaling Up" at SaaStock Europe 2024; "Lessons from Scaling Beyond $100M ARR (Twice!) - Exclusive Fireside with Amir Orad (Sisense, Actimize) and Storm Ventures" at SaaStock Europe 2023

• What is Ryan Floyd's most-watched SaaStock talk?

  "Navigating the Challenges of Scaling Up | Joaquim Lecha, Former CEO, Typeform" delivered at SaaStock Europe 2024 has 123 YouTube views.