Dirk Sahlmer

Acquiring SaaS companies @ saas.group | saas.wtf Newsletter

Engineer turned M&A professional. After 20+ transactions on the buy-side, I'm now helping tech founders run a structured exit process.

Posting regularly here on LI and in my saas.wtf newsletter on SaaS and  M&A topics.

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It's Sunday and you're scrolling LinkedIn instead of doing anything productive? Cool, I have something for you..


Alexander from MRR Unlocked 🚀 asked me to contribute to a playbook for SaaS founders scaling from 0 to €1M ARR.

My brief: Share your #1 tip.

If you've been following me for a while, you can probably guess what mine was ab

(Spoiler: It involves KPIs)

The article also includes insights from many other people who are smarter than me covering positioning, ICP, content strategy, pricing, and CRM.

Definitely worth a read: https://lnkd.in/es-EzACY

One more thing: Alex asked me to post about it tomorrow. But I'm doing it on Sunday evening because I like to make life difficult.
 
Please engage and help me send this to the moon, so he won't complain that I didn't follow directions.
 
Thanks in advance. 🫶

I help Tech founders exit | Partner @ FE International | saas.wtf Newsletter

Bjoern W. Schaefer

De-risking GTM Acceleration 📈 - B2B SaaS only

Most B2B founders can sell their way to 1M ARR.
Scaling to 5M+? That’s where it breaks.

Why?
Because founder sales don’t scale. 

And hiring a Head of Sales too early is like hiring a DJ to fix your Wi-Fi.

You don’t have a hiring problem.
You have a system problem.

𝗛𝗶, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗕𝗷ö𝗿𝗻 𝗪. 𝗦𝗰𝗵ä𝗳𝗲𝗿 – 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿, 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁.

For the past 10+ years, I’ve helped 150+ B2B SaaS startups across Europe scale from early traction to real revenue engines – as a founder, sales leader, advisor, and operator.

I led Urban Sports Club’s B2B business to 20x growth and €20M+ revenue, scaled my own startups, and now focus exclusively on helping founders master the messy middle:
𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗧𝗠 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺.

I work hands-on with B2B SaaS & AI startups in the DACH region and across Europe that are serious about reaching the next level.

🧠 My signature program helps founders build an unshakeable revenue engine in 8 weeks

💸 As an angel, I back ambitious B2B founders building the next category leaders

📚 My book 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 is a field guide to modern GTM thinking - https://amzn.to/4huAA8E

🎙️ My podcast 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 explores the secrets behind the scenes - bit.ly/3OIKtVc

This isn’t about hacks, hustle, or hiring silver bullets.

It’s about building systems that work — with or without you.

If you’re at 1M+ ARR and ready to build a sales org that scales itself, we should talk.

Founder | Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Scaling your B2B revenue organization is tough. We have been there multiple times. The good news is that we know exactly what it takes to master your upcoming challenges on your journey between Sees and Series B. We are thrilled to support B2B startups and scaleups with a holistic view on performance.

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