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Join our Weekly SaaS CEO & Founder Growth Masterminds

Hi Andrew =E2=80=94

These calls= are 60 min growth masterminds where everyone is an experienced SaaS= CEO or Founder who is committed to revenue growth and working toward a suc= cessful eventual exit =E2=80=94 and all who are actively running $1M to $10= 0M ARR firms.

So if you= =E2=80=99re a CEO/Founder of a software firm with $1M to $100M in ARR, and = aren=E2=80=99t already a member, we=E2=80=99d love to have you join the com= munity. You can apply to join SaasRise here =E2=80=94 and we=E2=80=99ll= get you in right away with a two week free trial so you can see the commun= ity and checkout the masterminds, growth library, and webinars.

If you care about reve= nue growth and preparing for a successful exit, these peer masterminds are = one of the few with a high enough quality of content and member selection t= hat they are actually worth your time to experience.

Below I recap what we talked abou= t this week (themes like AI, S&M, GTM, outbound, finance, pricing, exit pre= p, ABM, SDRs, RBF, recruiting, and much more)=E2=80=A6.

Apply t= o Join SaasRise=F0=9F=94=A5
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The mas= terminds aren=E2=80=99t super long monthly forums with slow growth members = from your local area =E2=80=94 but rather modern fast-pace weekly calls wit= h experienced SaaS CEOs & founders actively in the game of building a rapid= ly growing firm and prepping for a successful exit.

 
- Ryan Al= lis, CEO of SaasRise

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  1. Reviewing all the lead and customer lifecycle stages and th= eir definitions, from subscriber, Lead, MQL, SAL, SQL, opportunity, custome= r, and evangelist =E2=80=94 and how to set up an automated lead scoring sys= tem that moves prospects through the stages.

  2. Creating an external AI chat agent using a tool called Chatbase that work= s with OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini to provide customer support answers via c= hatbot

  3. Hiring and training SDRs from an off= shore placement agency like RooCruit to follow-up with past prospects as we= ll as incoming new leads

  4. How to use InVideo= and Google Veo 2 to create short marketing videos generated by AI

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  5. Pricing strategies for software sales - whether to = reduce pricing, increase pricing, and how to price based on usage, user cou= nt, features, and value

  6. Considering a free= mium offering for an Enterprise software platform with a high ACV - pros an= d cons based on the vertical

  7. How to use Cla= ude to write specific custom email messaging for each cold prospect based o= n their LinkedIn Profile and website

  8. How to= do outbound sales using Instantly, SalesLoft, LEMList, and SmartLead

  9. How to build an ABM marketing strategy for going= after the 30,000 people in a niche

  10. How to = calculate director/founder salaries into EBITDA. Broader context around EBI= TDA vs ARR calculations for valuations/exit; prepping for an exit with your= company financials

  11. How broad to go with yo= ur TAM using a matched audience list - whether to break it down by vertical= or geography and create customized ads and landing pages for each major se= gment

  12. Whether any other members had an Outb= ound SDR Template/Playbook that could be shared (yes!)

  13. Fractional CFO options =E2=80=94 where to find and cost expecta= tions

These are just a few of the topics we cover in any given week. W= e design the calls so they are actually worth your time as a CEO and founde= r. We=E2=80=99d love to have you try out our mastermind next week. You can = apply = here and once you=E2=80=99re accepted start your = free trial here.

It=E2=80=99s lonely at the top, so come join us if yo= u haven=E2=80=99t already.

We=E2=80=99re here to help you grow and successfully exit!<= br>
All the best,
Ryan Allis, CEO & Co-Founder
SaasRise
The #1 Community for Experienced SaaS CEOs & Founder= s
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Ryan Allis is the = founder of SaasRise, the mastermind community for growth-focuse= d SaaS CEOs with $1M-$100M in ARR. He is a three time INC 500 CEO. He was p= reviously CEO of iContact and grew the firm as founder/CEO to 70,000 custom= ers, 1 million users, 300 employees, $50M per year in sales, and an exit fo= r $169M to Vocus (NASDAQ:VOCS).

Since the sale of iContact, Ryan has been the CEO coach to high-gr= owth SaaS firms including Instantly, Tatango, Seamless.ai, Pipeline, Dataly= se, Green Packet, Revenue Accelerator, Galleon, Clearstream, YouCanBookMe, = Retreaver, and EventMobi. Ryan has been part of the EO and Summit Series co= mmunities.

He holds an M= BA from Harvard Business School, where he was Co-President of the Social En= terprise Club and a member of the Harvard Graduate School Leadership Instit= ute. He=E2=80=99s passionate about helping recurring revenue software compa= nies grow and exit.

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