I think we’re finally out of saas ideas. Most of these seem to be sales, logs, or analytics.
The Fastest Growing SaaS Companies of 2018
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because we all know unequal results equals discrimination, every time. No other variables Less women? Sexism - Less old people? Ageism - Less cats? Dogism Sounds good to me
there is a legitimate economic (I'm not advocating this) argument for hiring younger. Younger devs are cheaper, often more idealistic and more willing to work unpaid overtime. Throw some cheap perks in there (catering, beanbags etc) to encourage them to spend all their time on company turf and I'm sure it adds up to a greater company benefit than hiring an older dev even allowing for experience/skill difference.
there is a legitimate economic (I'm not advocating this) argument for hiring single men. Single men are cheaper, often more idealistic, don't get pregnant, take more risks, and are more willing to work for beer. Throw some cheap perks in there (catering, beanbags, free passes to Hooters, etc) to encourage them to spend all their time on company turf and I'm sure it adds up to a greater company benefit than hiring married women even allowing for experience/skill difference.
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#13I guess it shouldn't be surprising that a list of SaaS companies are mostly in the surveillance economy, but it is a little depressing that only a few aren't in the business of collecting consumer data.
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#14Good to see diversity in most of the teams :) Things are definitely changing.
You are right! That was one of the reasons we've launched this list — we wanted to show how different are the personalities in these SaaS product teams.
how is posting a picture of the team with a small description of the company showing off different "personalities"?
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#15I think we’re finally out of saas ideas. Most of these seem to be sales, logs, or analytics.
and lots of them are just parrots of bigger saas companies that have become bloated so there is room for a smaller, lighter competitor.
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#16I took two passes, and only spotted 2 black women on the teams. Which is unsettling because:
1. These are the people building the tools that'll be a part of _everyone's_ lives.
2. If these companies continue to be successful, these are the people who'll have the capital to continue to shape the future
3. They're often already at the point where it's really awkward (and uncomfortable) for a person of colour to join and be the first and only one there.
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#17I tried to find how the ranking is calculated, tried signing up for the sources they used, which in turn led to email like below.
This is just PR-spam several levels deep.
> Reply back to this email, and copy 2 of your friends who are SaaS CEO's, investors or just studying SaaS. I'll reply back and give you and your friends a full .CSV download of these rankings.
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#18I tried to find how the ranking is calculated, tried signing up for the sources they used, which in turn led to email like below. This is just PR-spam several levels deep. > Reply back to this email, and copy 2 of your friends who are SaaS CEO's, investors or just studying SaaS. I'll reply back and give you and your friends a full .CSV download of these rankings.
Hi Paul,
I'm CEO of the company which has created this list. As you might notice, it is voting for the most popular SaaS company among the Fastest Growing.
How we found which companies are the Fastest Growing? First, we took a list of Nathan Latka, who hosts on the most popular SaaS podcast and has a huge database of SaaS companies with their metrics. Second, we took a list of the companies that have shown massive growth on Linkedin in 2018. And we also added the data provided by Similarweb.
It sounds very simple, but it took more than a week of our team just to make this list of TOP50 companies the most accurate way. Now we welcome everybody to vote for the companies from this list.
Hope that helps.
Vlad
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are right! That was one of the reasons we've launched this list — we wanted to show how different are the personalities in these SaaS product teams.
how is posting a picture of the team with a small description of the company showing off different "personalities"?
You are right, I used the wrong word. It shows the persons who work in each company (comparing to other lists, where only the logo of the company is being shown).
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there is a legitimate economic (I'm not advocating this) argument for hiring younger. Younger devs are cheaper, often more idealistic and more willing to work unpaid overtime. Throw some cheap perks in there (catering, beanbags etc) to encourage them to spend all their time on company turf and I'm sure it adds up to a greater company benefit than hiring an older dev even allowing for experience/skill difference.
There is a lot of wisdom to be found in people who do not make their place of employment the end all be all of their existence, even if for a period of time.
There's certainly a lot more to life than work. Doubly so in your 20s.