Good Company Venture | Founder & CEO

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summit overview

Starting your own business and picking the right niche in no time

Don’t miss Sapphire’s hallmark summit for the GTM community, bringing together innovative executives in an exclusive invite-only gathering. Register now and don't miss the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, exchange ideas and gain valuable insights.

What to Expect

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Connections

Build bridges and foster connections with GTM leaders across the B2B technology ecosystem

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Inspiration 

Hear from accomplished individuals who have walked in your shoes and can offer lessons learned from their own scaling journeys

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Insight

Gain practical advice, best practices, and innovative approaches in GTM from experts who have hands-on experience in the field

Featured Speakers

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Ryan Azus

Chief Revenue Officer,

Zoom

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Rob Bernshteyn

Former CEO & Chair of Board of Directors, Coupa Software

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Rami Branitzky

Partner and Head of Portfolio Growth, Sapphire Ventures

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Sally Bruce

COO, Culture Amp

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Andy Byrne

CEO, Clari

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Sangeeta Chakraborty

CRO, Miro

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Adnan Chaudhry

EVP, Slack Sales, Salesforce 

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Jai Das

President, Co-Founder, & Partner, Sapphire Ventures

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Rajeev Dham

Partner, Sapphire Ventures

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Stacey Epstein

Former CMO, Freshworks

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Cathy Gao

Partner, Sapphire Ventures

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Bader Hamdan

Ecosystem Chief, Vectara

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Matt Heinz

Former CRO, Amplitude

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Chris Klayko

SVP, Databricks 

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Myles Kleeger

President & CCO, Braze

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Courtnee LeClaire

CMO, Own Company

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Paul Magnaghi

Head of ISV & Business Development, Jasper

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Doug Merritt

Chairman, CEO & President, Aviatrix

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Sudheesh Nair

CEO, ThoughtSpot

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Chris Mullin

Former Pro Basketball Player, Executive, & Coach, Golden State Warriors

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Laura Padilla

Partner, Business Development, Sapphire Ventures

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Elizabeth Patterson

Partner, Talent, Sapphire Ventures

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Jamie Young Perlman

Vice President, Business Development, Dropbox

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Bhavin Shah

CEO & Co-Founder, Moveworks

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Karan Singh

Partner, Revenue Excellence, Sapphire Ventures

Agenda

Session details coming soon.

8:30 - 9:00 am

Breakfast & Registration



9:00 - 9:30 am

Opening Remarks

Opening remarks and observations on the state of B2B GTM from Sapphire Ventures’ Partner and Head of Revenue Excellence Karan Singh.

Karan Singh, Partner, Revenue Excellence, Sapphire Ventures

9:30 - 10:00 am

From $0 to $17.5B Valuation: A Close Look at the Miro Journey

Join us for a fireside chat between Sapphire Ventures Partner Rajeev Dahm and Miro CRO Sangeeta Chakrabortyas as she shares the story behind building Miro into one of the world’s premier SaaS companies.

Sangeeta Chakraborty, CRO, Miro

Rajeev Dham, Partner, Sapphire Ventures

10:00 - 10:30 am

How to Win Every Revenue Moment

Clari CEO Andy Byrne will share how to win the revenue moments that matter most, stop revenue leak, and achieve revenue precision – even in a challenging macro-environment. Andy will explain how revenue teams – from rep to manager to exec – can build and implement a Revenue Collaboration & Governance (RevCG) strategy to stop revenue leak and drive predictable and efficient revenue growth. To bring it home, Andy will show how he Runs Revenue at Clari – the rigor and discipline, the systems and cadences – to confidently answer the most important question in business: ‘Are we going to beat, meet, or miss on revenue?

Andy Byrne, CEO, Clari

10:30 - 11:00 am

Driving Impact: Partnerships as a Force Multiplier

Leveraging partners to grow new revenue streams is a critical component of GTM. Questions to consider when building a partner strategy include: When do we invest? Which partners do we target? How do we measure success? This session will explore how to build a thriving partner ecosystem and the important points to consider along the way.

Bader Hamdan, Ecosystem Chief, Vectara

Jaime Young Perlman, Vice President, Business Development, Dropbox

Paul Magnaghi, Head of ISV & Business Development, Jasper

Laura Padilla, Partner, Business Development, Sapphire Ventures

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Lunch & Networking Break



12:00 - 12:45 pm

Legends of Scale on Overcoming Uncertain Times

We bring together a distinguished group of CEOs from companies that have navigated sustainable growth during uncertain times in years past. These industry leaders will share inspiring stories of building and scaling their companies, and the learnings they acquired along the way.

Doug Merritt, Chairman, CEO & President, Aviatrix

Rob Bernshteyn, Former CEO & Chair of Board of Directors, Coupa Software

Sudheesh Nair, CEO, ThoughtSpot

Jai Das, President, Co-Founder, & Partner, Sapphire Ventures

12:45 - 1:30 pm

Go To Market Leaders Debate: Growth at All Costs vs Efficient Growth

Not long ago, Growth at All Costs was the GTM strategy of choice. Today, Efficient Growth has become a popular approach. Both are still prevalent in the B2B startup ecosystem, but which one is right? And right for right now? A COO, CCO, CRO, and CMO weigh the pros and cons of each to help you determine which strategy might be best.

Myles Kleeger, President & CCO, Braze

Sally Bruce, COO, Culture Amp

Ryan Azus, CRO, Zoom

Courtnee LeClaire, CMO, Own Company

Cathy Gao, Partner, Sapphire Ventures

1:30 - 2:15 pm

Hype vs Reality: Leveraging GenAI to Supercharge your GTM Engine

While GenAI is still in its early days, many organizations are starting to leverage a number of GenAI tools to drive efficiency, optimize employee success and drive innovation within their organizations. Join us for a fireside chat with CEO of Moveworks, Bhavin Shah and hear about how GenAI is improving GTM workflows and outputs.

Bhavin Shah, CEO & Co-Founder, Moveworks

2:15 - 2:45 pm

Networking Break



2:45 - 3:15 pm

How Entering New Markets Can Drive Durable Growth

A critical growth driver for startups is entering new markets. In this session, we speak with a seasoned leader who has done this exceptionally well while at Slack. You’ll walk away learning about the commonalities and differences encountered, and gain insights on what strategies make sense at each phase and stage.

Adnan Chaudhry, EVP, Slack Sales, Salesforce

3:15 - 3:45 pm

The Winning Qualities of GTM Leaders

Great leadership is hard to come by and hard to build–it’s even more challenging during uncertain times. We found a a few incredible leaders who have created winning teams at established companies. Speakers will cover the traits, skills, and mindset required to build and lead great GTM orgs, including how to hire, retain and develop talent.

Chris Klayko, SVP, Databricks 

Stacey Epstein, Former CMO, Freshworks

Matt Heinz, Former CRO, Amplitude

Elizabeth Patterson, Partner, Talent, Sapphire Ventures

3:45 - 4:15 pm

Closing Keynote: Chris Mullin and the Power of Culture

Join us as we speak with basketball legend Chris Mullin, on how to build durable teams in sports, and how that translates to building great GTM organizations. A former Warrior, Chris is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.

Chris Mullin, Former Pro Basketball Player, Executive, & Coach, Golden State Warriors

Rami Branitzky, Partner and Portfolio Growth, Sapphire Ventures

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Evening Cocktails & Networking



Companies Attending the Summit

We are thrilled to be joined by executives representing a diverse ecosystem of market leaders. More logos are added each week!

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Schedule

Tuesday, October 17 | PM Networking Reception


Wednesday, October 18 | 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Ascend Summit

9:00am

Breakfast & Registration

9:30am

Welcome

9:45am

Keynote Fireside Chat

10:30am

Breakouts

11:30am

Breakouts

12:30pm

Lunch

1:30

Panel Discussion

2:15pm

Fireside Chat

3:00pm

Break

3:15pm

Keynote

4:00pm

Happy Hour

6:00pm

Summit Concludes

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9:00am

Registration & Breakfast

9:30am

Welcome & Kickoff

9:45am

Keynote Fireside Chat

10:30am

Panel

11:00am

Coffee Break

11:30am

Fireside Chat

12 pm

Panel

12:45pm

Networking Lunch

1:45pm

Breakout Sessions

2:30pm

Breakout Sessions

3:15pm

Fireside Chat

4:00pm

Closing Remarks

4:00pm

Happy Hour

6:00pm

Event End

Speakers

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Erin Hildebrant

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Blair Doster

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Simone Andrews

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22nd
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Good Company Venture | Founder & CEO

Mrs Robinson

Mike Zoppo is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Mike have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.

Good Company Venture | Founder & CEO

Mrs Robinson

Mike Zoppo is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Mike have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.

Good Company Venture | Founder & CEO

Mrs Robinson

Mike Zoppo is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Mike have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.

Good Company Venture | Founder & CEO

Mrs Robinson

Mike Zoppo is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Mike have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.

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with an outdoor terrace overlooking the San Francisco skyline and waterfront park

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