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Esben Friis-Jensen is the Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, a no-code builder for in-app onboarding and surveys that allows SaaS businesses to be more product-led. Userflow is 100% bootstrapped, and with just 3 people they have achieved 400+ customers and a 7-figure ARR (annual recurring revenue). Let's learn how they have been able to do this by having a product-led growth approach that focuses on the UI/UX of their product as well as building the strongest product possible. Show Notes [2:59] Do they just need a growth person, and how did the whole idea start? [5:35] Product-Led Growth facilitates the retention of direct customer feedback [8:13] What are the first big initial steps that he took to scale up his business? [11:43] You need to have a lot of integrity and certainty in what you're doing.You need to believe in the product that you're selling [14:15] How does he differentiate SEM from SEO? [17:12] What's the next big step that he took to 5x the business? [21:12] Esben walks us through how he refines value propositions [33:26] The more open your messaging is, the more different kinds of users you will have [42:44] How does his company maintain customer focus? [50:12] Esben's deliberate game plan for his business About Esben Friis-Jensen Esben Friis-Jensen is the co-founder of Userflow, a no-code platform for building onboarding guides and product tours.Before working on Userflow, he co-founded an application security platform called Cobalt. Additionally, he has a background as an Accenture consultant with more than three years of experience in test and deployment management of global IT implementations. Links Userflow Cobalt Monday Profile Esben's LinkedIn

Episode SummaryIn this insightful episode of the SaaS Sessions Podcast, we down with Satya Ganni, the CEO and Founder of Userflow and Beamer. Satya shares his journey as a serial entrepreneur, having founded six companies before leading Userflow and Beamer, two innovative platforms revolutionizing user onboarding and product engagement. We dive into how AI is reshaping Product-Led Growth (PLG), strategies for leveraging data effectively, and the future of PLG and Product-Led Sales (PLS).Key TakeawaysSatya's Journey in SaaS:Over two decades of experience in SaaS as a founder, operator, and executive.The mindset of a problem solver is the driving force behind his entrepreneurial success.AI's Role in PLG:AI influences every stage of the PLG funnel, from acquisition to engagement.Personalization powered by AI can reduce CAC and improve time-to-value.Examples of effective AI use in PLG include content generation, user segmentation, and in-app personalization.The Importance of Data in PLG:PLG's success relies heavily on combining formographic, behavioral, and in-app data.Tools like product analytics, session replays, and experimentation platforms are key to unlocking actionable insights.Challenges arise with inaccurate or incomplete data, but the right systems can mitigate these issues.Challenges and Misconceptions in PLG:PLG requires a massive market and some elements of virality to thrive.Many SaaS companies are in the early stages of adopting personalization and leveraging AI to its full potential.Integration of data-driven tools and workflows is critical for success.Future of PLG:Hybrid models combining PLG and PLS (Product-Led Sales) will dominate.AI-driven precision will empower sales teams to nudge users toward upgrades and drive conversions.PLG will evolve to emulate the personalization seen in B2C platforms like Instagram and Amazon.Lightning Round InsightsBiggest Lesson: The value of having a mentor or coach early in his career to accelerate growth.Book Recommendation: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman—a must-read for understanding decision-making.About Userflow and BeamerUserflow: A user onboarding and guides platform that simplifies the journey for SaaS and digital-first businesses.Beamer: A product adoption and engagement platform designed for product leaders and marketers to drive engagement.Connect with SatyaWebsite: Userflow | BeamerLinkedIn: Satya GanniSubscribe & Stay ConnectedDon't miss upcoming episodes! Subscribe to SaaS Sessions Podcast on your favorite platform and follow us for more insights from SaaS leaders.Visit our website - https://saassessions.com/Connect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilneurgaonkar/

In this episode of Behind the Product, host Zac Darnell talks with Satya Ganni, CEO of Userflow and Beamer, about the evolving landscape of user-centric product design and its implications for product management.Key Points from this episode:User-Centric Product Experience: Satya emphasizes the importance of measuring "time to value" for first-time users and "time to outcome" for repeat users. He argues that a product should enable users to achieve their goals efficiently, minimizing the need for human intervention in support and customer service.Macroeconomic Trends and Product Development: The conversation delves into how macroeconomic factors and the pandemic have influenced the rise of user-centric experiences. Satya notes that products must cater to a global audience, requiring teams to prioritize compelling user experiences that can operate independently across diverse geographies.Strategies for Scaling: Satya outlines a strategic approach for product teams looking to scale, which includes identifying their current development stage, clarifying strategy and resource needs, and hiring experienced individuals who can guide them through the scaling process. This structured approach is vital for building effective systems that support growth.We'd love to hear from you! Reach out to podcast@sep.com to share your feedback on this show.You can find more information about this podcast at sep.com/podcast and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening!

Esben Friis-Jensen is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, the fastest way for user onboarding for modern SaaS businesses. He is also the Co-Founder and Adviser at Cobalt, a modern application security platform enabling businesses to run on-demand Penetration Testing and vulnerability assessments - Pentest as a Service. The goal of this episode is to accelerate learning while transitioning from sales-led to product-led. Esben will talk about the whole transition: What other leaders are doing in this transition and what mistakes they make to avoid doing it again.  Show Notes [01:09] A brief background about Esben [03:38] His thoughts when they started the product-led movement [07:11] Reasons why they started out as more sales-led [11:15] The challenges they experienced along the way [15:40] How they fostered organizational change  [18:55] The process they went through to get the rest of the team onboard [23:32] How they got buy-in from the teams in the process of transitioning [28:49] First quick wins they had in testing the unknowns [34:50] More advice on iteration from Esben [37:42] The next thing for him at Userflow [39:47] Where to find Esben About Esben Friis-Jensen Esben Friis-Jensen is originally from Denmark but has lived in the United States for the last eight years. Aside from Userflow and Cobalt, he has also worked as a consultant in the SAP division of Accenture, responsible for managing the test and deployment of global large-scale SAP implementations.  Link Product-Led Slack   Profiles Userflow Cobalt LinkedIn

Inside Beamer acquiring UserFlow and creating a $10,000,000 revenue machine. Userflow had no reason to sell with 50% EBITDA margins, 650 customers and completely bootstrapped. How did Beamer, using Camber fund money, get the deal done?

How did Userflow grow to 4.6M ARR with a team of 3? In this episode of the Grow Your B2B SaaS Podcast, Joran Hofman interviews Esben Friis-Jensen, the founder of Userflow, a successful SaaS company that grew to 4.6 million ARR and was later acquired by Beamer. Esben's entrepreneurial path is a testament to the power of persistence, innovation, and strategic decision-making in the competitive landscape of the tech industry. Esben shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from his days at Accenture to founding Cobalt and eventually Userflow. He talks about his motivation, personal life as a digital nomad, and his experiences in the startup world. Key Timecodes (00:39) Getting to Know Esben (02:15) Esben's Background and Motivation (02:59) Starting Userflow and Idea Generation (05:05) Bootstrapping vs. VC Backed (06:26) Lessons from Cobalt and Userflow (09:16) Scaling Userflow with a Small Team (11:30) Managing Customer Requests and Enterprise Clients (14:18) Leveraging SOC 2 Type 2 and Pricing Strategy (26:06) Leveraging AI in Userflow

Feedback is not just a tool for improving products, but a strategic asset that can drive growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.In this episode, Satya Ganni, CEO of Beamer and Userflow, explains the importance of feedback in reducing churn in product-led SaaS companies. Feedback provides valuable insights into customer needs, preferences, and pain points, which makes it a critical component of product management success. By listening to customer feedback, Beamer is able to identify areas for improvement, prioritize feature development, make informed decisions about product strategy, reduce churn, and drive success.Actively soliciting and incorporating customer feedback can also help companies ensure that their products meet their target audience's needs and continuously improve to stay ahead of the competition.Additionally, Satya discusses the recent merger of Beamer and Userflow, two product adoption and engagement platforms for product-led SaaS companies, to create a leading platform in their industry.Key takeaways from this episode:The challenges and opportunities of merging Beamer and UserflowThe foundational pillars that product-led SaaS companies should prioritize to achieve successHow addressing churn factors helps retain customers and build long-term relationships---Is your messaging a sales ally or sneaky saboteur? Let us help with our free content audit.We'll look at your website's messaging, content, and conversion potential from the eyes of today's buyer and deliver a presentation with new combinations to more sales conversations and demos. And the best part? It's absolutely free. Get started today!

saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. In this episode #48, we are talking with Esben Friis-Jensen, co-founder of Userflow, (https://userflow.com/), a no-code tool for building customized in-app tours, checklists, and surveys that he bootstrapped to $4.6M ARR with just a team of 3 and then sold for what the gossip says is a whopping $60M. We talked about the team's focus on product-led growth and how having this strategy benefited the company during the due diligence and acquisition processes. Esben also shares the reason behind the exit and how they chose Beamer to be their acquirer. He also talks about the importance of having all documents, contracts, and data in one place from the very beginning because it speeds up due diligence and adds value to the acquirer.Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/14790796 Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group Website - https://saas.group/

Links here! ⤵️ This episode covers:First simple actions to initiate switch to PLGManage cultural change: Sales -> Product led growthEmpty state or lots of data in the trial account?The 2 teams needed to go all in on PLGWhat your CS Team shouldn't be doingWelcome to Hot SaaS - the interactive podcast covering the hottest within SaaS

Esben Friis-Jensen and his cofounder, Sebastian Seilund, teamed up in 2021 to create Userflow, a no-code user onboarding product for SaaS companies. This week, it was announced that Userflow has been acquired by Beamer, a maker of product user engagement software that also used product-led growth strategies just like Userflow.  Userflow is profitable and growing, with over $4 million in ARR, 750 customers, and just three employees with no outside funding. Techcrunch reported that Userflow was acquired in a $60 million deal, supported by Beamer investors Camber Partners and other investors.  Esben told the Userflow story on the Practical Founders Podcast in episode 42 last year. This is an update about the recent acquisition and his thinking behind selling the company.   Learn more at practicalfounders.com.

On this episode, Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Userflow, shares lessons from bootstrapping to $5M ARR with a team of 3.Esben discusses several key points:- Product growth is a crucial model for business expansion and has been successful at Userflow.- The effectiveness of search engine marketing in competitive markets and its role in acquiring initial customers.- The CEO's responsibility to stabilize a company whilst encouraging founders to inject new risks for growth.- Esben reflects on his entrepreneurial journey, acknowledging the lessons learned and the importance of past ventures in shaping current success.- Founders should think lean and prioritize gaining paying customers before seeking seed funding.- The realities of VC-backed startups; building smaller, potentially acquirable companies might be a more practical path to success.Resources Mentioned:Userflow websiteThis episode is brought to you by:Leverage community-led growth to skyrocket your business. From Grassroots to Greatness by author Lloyed Lobo will help you master 13 game-changing rules from some of the most iconic brands in the world — like Apple, Atlassian, CrossFit, Harley-Davidson, HubSpot, Red Bull and many more — to attract superfans of your own that will propel you to new heights. Grab your copy today at https://FromGrassrootsToGreatness.com Each year the U.S. and Canadian governments provide more than $20 billion in R&D tax credits and innovation incentives to fund businesses. But the application process is cumbersome, prone to costly audits, and receiving the money can take as long as 16 months. Boast automates this process, enabling companies to get more money faster without the paperwork and audit risk. We don't get paid until you do! Find out if you qualify today at https://Boast.AI Launch Academy is one of the top global tech hubs for international entrepreneurs and a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa. Since 2012, Launch has worked with more than 6,000 entrepreneurs from over 100 countries, of which 300 have grown their startups to seed and Series A stage and raised over $2 billion in funding. To learn more about Launch's programs or the Canadian Startup Visa, visit https://LaunchAcademy.ca Content Allies helps B2B companies build revenue-generating podcasts. We recommend them to any B2B company that is looking to launch or streamline its podcast production. Learn more at https://contentallies.com #product #marketing #innovation #startup #generativeai #AI

Mike Smart of Egress Solutions has an exhilarating discussion with successful entrepreneur Esben Friis-Jensen. He is working on his second start-up in less than 10 years. Esben adds a unique perspective on the product-led growth (PLG) initiative with offers his thoughts on how the enterprise software business will shift and change in the future. We discuss the progression of PLG and how it will change how software companies organize teams to improve their effectiveness. Esben is Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, a no-code onboarding flow builder that enables customized in-app tours and checklists. Previously he was Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Cobalt, a security platform that offers Pentest as a Service (PtaaS). Esben began his career as a consultant with Accenture responsible for the deployment management of global IT implementations. Esben' Bio: Esben Friis-Jensen is the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, a no-code builder for in-app onboarding and surveys, allowing SaaS businesses to be more product-led. Prior to Userflow, Esben co-founded Cobalt, which today is a 200+ employee company. Esben holds BEng in Mathematics and MEng in Mathematical Modeling from Technical University of Denmark (DTU). ----------- Guest: Esben Friis-Jensen | Linked In: Esben Friis-Jensen Host: Mike Smart | www.EgressSolutions.net ----------- This is a Mr. Thrive Media production. Learn more at www.MrThrive.com

saas.unbound is a podcast for and about founders who are working on scaling inspiring products that people love brought to you by https://saas.group/. In this episode #35, we are talking with Esben Friis-Jensen, co-founder of Userflow, (https://userflow.com/), a no-code tool for building customized in-app tours, checklists, and surveys. Userflow was able to bootstrap to over 500 customers and millions in ARR with a team of just three people. Esben shares some hacks they use at Userflow for customer retention. Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see the interviews that we publish twice a week - https://www.youtube.com/@saas-group Stay up to date: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1479... Twitter - https://twitter.com/SaaS_group Website - https://saas.group/

In this episode of the SaaS Revolution Show, our host Alex Theuma is joined by Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow and SaaStockUSA speaker, who shares how SaaS orgs need to change to support PLG. In this episode you'll hear: ⚡️ What shapes Esben as a person & entrepreneur ⚡️ Why he's bootstrapping Userflow ⚡️ How the current market is impacting him and his clients, and what he's doing to navigate through it ⚡️ Why Userflow takes a PLG approach to building the business ⚡️ The hardest thing about product-led growth ⚡️ PLUS what Esben's most looking forward to at #SaaStockUSA & more!

Esben Friis-Jensen was a technology professional in Copenhagen, Denmark before he and three Danish friends moved to San Francisco in 2013 to start a new startup called Cobalt. Cobalt.io grew steadily and raised several rounds of VC funding to become a sizable cybersecurity software company in Silicon Valley. Cobalt serves large businesses with a platform and services for larger companies to efficiently test and find security holes in their websites and web applications.  Esben left Cobalt in 2020 to start Userflow to help software companies attract, sell, onboard and support their customers without human touch altogether using a product-led growth approach. Userflow is a no-code onboarding software to easily build in-app explanation guides, checklists, and videos for software product companies to improve free trial conversion and new customer onboarding for expanded retention. Userflow has a free trial and uses its own software to improve conversion and onboard customers without human intervention. Userflow is profitable and growing with over $3 million in ARR, 600 customers, and just three employees with no outside funding. Esben handles all growth and lives in San Francisco and his cofounder Sebastian builds the product with their UX designer in Denmark, so about $1 million annual recurring revenue per employee. Learn more at practicalfounders.com.

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In this episode of the Love Selling Hate Sales podcast, Joshua is joined by Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow. He shares his insights on product-led growth slowly becoming a staple in the Software as a Service (SaaS) space.While there is still much to improve on in the use of data for sales improvement product-wise, Esben considers product-led growth as a catalyst for B2B SaaS. The thing is, we're already seeing these changes today, but we also need to know where to look. HIGHLIGHTSESBEN: THE CURRENT GAP IN SALES AND PRODUCT ANALYTICS"Data has always been there for product people. But even for them, often it's not very well done. But sales and marketing are data-driven in the sense of classic sales and marketing metrics but they're not data-driven when it comes to how customers are using the product or what is it they do inside the product and adjust accordingly."ESBEN: THE NEED FOR A B2B CRM FOR SAAS"Today, with Salesforce and Hubspot, they're like legacy solutions. They were built for another era, they were not built for Software as a Service. They don't do very well with handling product data. They don't do very well handling subscription-based models and usage-based models which are like the most popular pricing models in SaaS." ESBEN: A MINDSET TO ADAPT WHEN NEGOTIATING"Procurement is not the one making the decision. The end-users, if they already make the decision, procurement is just there to try to get a better price. They already made the decision so its' not going to go away because you challenged them a bit on the pricing."  Find out more about Esben and his work in the links below:Esben Friis-Jensen | Userflow | ProductLed Community About Josh Wagner: Josh is a growth advisor and the host of the Love Selling Hate Sales podcast. He specializes in helping executives understand modern marketing and sales to drive growth in a scalable way.  To learn more about Josh and his work, follow the links below:Josh Wagner | ShiftParadigm.com | JoshuaDWagner.com | LoveSellingHateSales.com

On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-Founder of Userflow Key Takeaways How to bootstrap your business to 1M+ ARR with just two employees. Product Led Growth (PLG) vs Sales Led Growth: Cobalt vs Userflow Challenges of transition from Sales Led Growth to Product Led Growth Two different ways to build a successful company: VC backed and bootstrapped

"Hvis jeg bygger det rette produkt, så skal kunderne nok komme af sig selv". Citat: En meget naiv iværksætter... Eller hvad? I selskab med Esben Friis-Jensen fra Userflow bliver vi klogere på 'product led growth'. Et begreb, der begynder at vinde frem, enten som den primære vækststrategi, eller som et vigtigt supplement til virksomhedens andre salgsaktivteter. Men, hvad er product led growth og hvorfor mener Esben, at det er er værd at tage seriøst? Husk at du kan abonnere på At Turde FM i din podcast app og du kan finde mere inspiration på:

Product-led growth (PLG) is such a hot topic right now. But how do you know if this product-led motion is right for your business?  In this episode of The Revenue Engine Podcast, Esben Friis-Jensen, the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, shares his perspective on how to set up a PLG motion for success. Esben is a huge champion of the power of product-led and shares best practices around a PLG motion - and explains why it is not just a motion - it's a mindset.

Is a good user onboarding really that important for your SaaS product? What are the most common mistakes to avoid in creating one? In this episode, we speak with Esben Friis-Jensen from Userflow, a no-code user onboarding builder for product-led tools. We learn about the importance of onboardings, the mistakes most SaaS tools make when designing one, and what goes into creating a good onboarding. We also get what it means to find your “Aha!” moment, and how that can greatly help with designing your onboarding for success. ⏱ What you'll find and when: 00:00 Intro 04:34 The Userflow team and deciding equity split between founders 10:57 The Userflow growth strategy 13:35 The most common user-onboarding mistakes companies make 16:29 How to design an effective onboarding 22:46 Implementing data directly into your product 25:33 Product-led growth for a $600 product 31:23 Figuring out your Aha! moment 34:16 Bootstrapping vs. VC 37:50 Flash questions

Esben Friis-Jensen is the Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, a no-code builder for in-app onboarding and surveys that allows SaaS businesses to be more product-led. Userflow is 100% bootstrapped, and with just 3 people they have achieved 400+ customers and a 7-figure ARR (annual recurring revenue). Let's learn how they have been able to do this by having a product-led growth approach that focuses on the UI/UX of their product as well as building the strongest product possible. Show Notes [2:59] Do they just need a growth person, and how did the whole idea start? [5:35] Product-Led Growth facilitates the retention of direct customer feedback [8:13] What are the first big initial steps that he took to scale up his business? [11:43] You need to have a lot of integrity and certainty in what you're doing.You need to believe in the product that you're selling [14:15] How does he differentiate SEM from SEO? [17:12] What's the next big step that he took to 5x the business? [21:12] Esben walks us through how he refines value propositions [33:26] The more open your messaging is, the more different kinds of users you will have [42:44] How does his company maintain customer focus? [50:12] Esben's deliberate game plan for his business About Esben Friis-Jensen Esben Friis-Jensen is the co-founder of Userflow, a no-code platform for building onboarding guides and product tours.Before working on Userflow, he co-founded an application security platform called Cobalt. Additionally, he has a background as an Accenture consultant with more than three years of experience in test and deployment management of global IT implementations. Links Userflow Cobalt Monday Profile Esben's LinkedIn

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Userflow co-founder and Chief Growth Officer Esben Friis-Jensen has devoted his career to providing SaaS businesses with the tools necessary to drive product-led growth. In this episode, he explains why, in what some have termed the “end user era”, product led companies are outperforming their sales-led peers, and dissects what marketers need to know to deliver on the promise of product-led growth. From the importance of making the product the focus of your marketing, to publishing transparent information about pricing on your website, offering an on-demand product demo, creating use cases, and ensuring your content matches what you can actually deliver through the product, Esben goes into detail on the elements of a successful product-led growth strategy. Check out the full episode to learn more.

Esben Friis-Jensen, Chief Growth Officer at UserFlow, sits down with Morgan to discuss what makes product-led growth unique and how companies can make that transition. Esben lays out the fundamental building blocks of a product-led company, how it informs decisions for marketing & sales, and where companies often go wrong in the transition. Based on his experience transitioning his previous firm to product-led, this discussion goes deep on the many mistakes companies make when considering a PLG go-to-market strategy.Connect with Esben Friis-JensenLinkedInWebsiteIn this episode, we cover:Main differentiators of product-led growth (1:00)Transitioning to product-led at Cobalt (4:10)Why product-led is about company culture (9:25)Are sales teams needed? (13:10)Why expertise matters in product-led firms (19:40)Replacing staff with product (21:50)Processes replacing people (24:50)Why UX needs customer insights (29:40)Product-led marketing (32:40)Outbound sales at product-led companies (35:40)Esben's Power Hour (40:15)Follow Nicholas Thickett on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nicholasthickettFollow Morgan Smith on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/morganjsmithVisit our site b2bpowerhour.com to learn more about our upcoming live shows, community, and more.

Esben is the Co-founder and CGO at Userflow, which offers the fastest and most user friendly onboarding flow builder for SaaS/Online businesses on the market. Prior to Userflow, Esben co-founded Cobalt.io, a 200+ employee company which he stepped down at the beginning of 2021. He has a background as an Accenture consultant with more than 3 years of experience in test and deployment management of global IT implementations. In this episode we cover: 00:00 - https://getshoutout.com (ShoutOUT) Costumer Messaging via SMS, Email, WhatsApp & Messenger 00:50 - Intro 02:17 - The PLG Strategy Definition 05:20 - Tips to Create Auto Selling Products 07:10 - The Features Of The Great Product 09:00 - Giving The Right Solution At The Right Time 11:10 - Make The Customer Onboarding Happen 12:51 - Examples Of Successful Onboarding 14:53 - How They Built Userflow 17:22 - Esben's Role On Building Userflow 21:42 - Esben's Favorite Hobbies To Get Into a Flow State 22:48 - Esben's Piece of Advice for His 25 Years Old Self 24:23 - Esben's Biggest Challenges at Userflow 25:03 - Instrumental Resources for Esben's Success 27:57 - What Does Success Means for Esben Today 31:00 - Get in Touch With Esben Get In Touch With Esben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esbenfriisjensen/ (Esben's Linkedin) https://userflow.com (Userflow) Mentions: https://logrocket.com (LogRocket) https://mailchimp.com (MailChimp) https://www.saastr.com/author/jasonlkn/ (Jason Lemkin) Books: https://www.amazon.com.br/Product-Led-Growth-Product-Itself-English-ebook/dp/B07P6288ZF (Product Led-Growth by Wes Bush) Tag Us & Follow: https://www.facebook.com/SaaSDistrictPodcast/ (Facebook) https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizen-capital (LinkedIn) https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/ (Instagram) More About Akeel: https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber (Twitter) https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar (LinkedIn) https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast (More Podcast Sessions)

Esben Friis-Jensen is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow. He sees the importance of helping the underserved for SaaS companies and is shaking up the industry. He sits down with fellow disruptor and host KJ Helms to talk about how he is disrupting the SaaS industry.    Takeaways:   The key to disruption is making sure you look around and seeing what can be improved upon through technology. The new way of thinking for SaaS companies is having the focus of having the product drive more of the growth. You want to make sure your technology is better but you also want to make sure it is simple to use, if it's too complex then no one will use it.  Make sure that you are able to focus 100% on the product and let others handle the onboarding of new clients.  When you are disrupting, you are serving the underserved to help them get out their pent up frustration. You want to surround yourself with people you can trust and you know can get the job done.  If you have tried to use a product and don't understand it, then give a call to talk about it rather than immediately calling someone and setting up a meeting at the beginning.    Quote of the show:   8:01 “I think in general software makes things better. What then ends up happening is. You sometimes end up adding too many things, uh, and making it complex and that is of course not good. So then you have to rethink again and how can I make it smarter, better UX and so on. But in general I think software always makes things better, but then the next step is making the software better.”   Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esbenfriisjensen/ Company Website: https://userflow.com/   Ways to Tune In: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvODE5NjRmY2EtYTQ5OC00NTAyLThjZjktYWI3YzAwMmRiZTM2LzNiZTZiNzJhLWEzODItNDhhNS04MDc5LWFmYTAwMTI2M2FiNi9kZDYzMGE4Mi04ZGI4LTQyMGUtOGNmYi1hZmEwMDEyNjNhZDkvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M=  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/disruption-interruption YouTube - https://youtu.be/8LjQpH4S4Mc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is no right or wrong path when raising money for your startup. You just have to understand the trade-offs for whichever choice you make.   Today, I welcome Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-Founder of Cobalt and Userflow, who has raised a bunch of money through bootstrapping to give us different perspectives on scaling.   Esben and I dive into the principles that he had as he was co-founding and growing his two multi-million dollar companies, which you all will surely learn from.   Hit the play button now if you want to scale your business in the most effective way! We'll talk about: Introduction [00:00] Esben's first company, Cobalt, and his transition into Userflow [01:50] What urged Esben to start his own company [04:05] How Esben and his co-founders raised $40 million for Cobalt [6:40] The rationale behind founding Userflow [09:51] Growing Userflow with two full-time employees and one freelancer [11:53] Differentiating yourself through your product [14:36] Where Userflow's first hire will come from as they expand [19:20] The value of having team members with more generalist roles [22:14] Resource Links: Brett Trainor Website (https://bretttrainor.com/) Download Startup to Scaleup: A 4-Part Framework to Grow Your B2B Business to $10 Million (https://bretttrainor.com/resources/) Cobalt website (https://cobalt.io/) Userflow website (https://userflow.com/)   About Our Guest: Esben Friis-Jensen is the co-founder of Userflow, a high growth bootstrapped SAS business that scaled with only two full-time employees.  Esben is also one of the co-founders of another high growth company called Cobalt which raised almost $40 million through bootstrapping. Connect with Esben Friis-Jensen : LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esbenfriisjensen/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/esbenfj       Connect with me and learn more about growing your business: Email: BT@BrettTrainor.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretttrainor/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySoKsETeKxu-Fnf2VfE7Gg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrainorBrett Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brett_Trainor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bretttrainor/ If you liked this episode, please don't forget to tune in, subscribe, and share this podcast.  

Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Userflow, joins Noah on the show to talk about the value of product-led growth to fuel your startup. He also talks about how he was able to improve his startup journey on the next round as a founder.Friis-Jensen shares how essential onboarding is for every SaaS company. It sets the tone and trend for customer retention by promoting use of any SaaS solution. Providing a self-service option reduces cost and is a great fit for B2B, where customers want to learn and customize the solution on their own.Friis-Jensen took the plunge from an established startup because, as an entrepreneur, he believed in the value of building his own destiny. In Userflow, he follows a bootstrap model that provides more capability to map their own destiny without the pressure of a VC dictating growth trajectories.Friiis-Jensen is a proponent of product-led growth. A strong product with constantly updated features will sell itself and attract customers. This can be combined with automated onboarding and campaigns to dramatically reduce CAC. He calls for balance and thinks people still fuel the growth — it cannot rely on full automation or you will risk detaching from your customers.Business leaders looking to implement a product-led growth strategy will love the ideas Friis-Jensen throws out there. His take on keeping customers connected while automating smartly provides great outlook for any SaaS company.Twitter - @esbenfjWebsite - userflow.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/esbenfriisjensen/This episode is brought to you by Content Allies.Content Allies helps B2B tech companies launch revenue-generating podcasts. Build relationships that drive revenue through podcast networking. We schedule interviews with your ideal prospects and strategic partners so that you can build relationships & grow your business. You show up and have conversations, we handle everything else. Learn more at ContentAllies.com

This episode's guest on the SaaS Revolution Show is Esben Friis-Jensen, Co-founder and CGO of Userflow. Esben discusses how he grew his SaaS to a seven-figure business with just 2 people. Esben shares: - How to bootstrap the company to a seven-figure mark with a small team - How to build a strong, user-friendly product to drive growth and more. Listen to the full episode for Esben's lessons, watch the video below and subscribe to the podcast. Become a SaaStock Founder Member - join a private community of ambitious SaaS founders scaling to $10M ARR. Apply now: https://cutt.ly/2ECKuDW

Userflow gør det nemt for software as a service virksomheder at bygge guides og onboarding inde i deres produkter uden at bruge dyr udviklertid. Og kære lytter, i denne episode har vi at gøre med en iværksætter (Esben Friis-Jensen), som har været i gennem lidt af hvert. Du bliver taget med hele vejen fra Danmark til Buenos Aires , hvor han 2013 stiftede virksomheden Cobalt, som kom ind i acceleratorprogrammet Boost.vc med base i Silicon Valley, som bliver drevet af Adam Draper, der er 3. generation af meget anerkendt investorfamilie. Draper-familien var nemlig blandt de første til at investere i Hotmail og Skype.  I 2020 måtte Esben dog sige stop, selvom Cobalt buldrede derudaf og havde rejst 240 mio. kr. i både en Serie A og B runde, (pause) og hvorfor det var nødvendigt må du vente med at høre i episoden. Dette er Esbens historie - lyt med i vores podcast. Episoden er produceret af PodTribe Media og bragt til dig i samarbejde med Simply.com Vært: Mark Anthony See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Esben Friis-Jensen is the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, a no-code builder for in-app onboarding and surveys, allowing SaaS businesses to be more product-led. Prior to Userflow, Esben co-founded Cobalt, which today is a 200+ employee company.How to contact Esbenhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/esbenfriisjensen/--------If you enjoy this micro podcast, please subscribe and leave a review.You can find me on Twitter @CSMToolboxDon't forget to use the hashtag #CSMToolbox if you find an upcoming mobile or web app that can help us improve and enhance our customer engagement. Connect with Isabel Ruiz  https://bit.ly/2NDfOvyJoin our CSM Toolbox LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/csmtoolbox/

Esben Friis Jensen is the co-founder of Userflow, a user onboarding software. Onboarding is an increasingly important piece of go-to-market, especially for software with a free trial or freemium experience. You just can't rely on a sales rep to guide a user through your app so it has to feel intuitive.In this episode, we get really tactical in terms of giving advice on how to optimize onboarding, including:Which companies do onboarding well and what can we learn from them A step by step process to optimize your own onboardingWhat kinds of tools do you use in your onboarding stack Is there a future for onboarding with a more human touch (e.g., Superhuman style)

Userflow lets your team build customized in-app tours, checklists and surveys, without code. It's a tool to help drive onboarding and trial conversions. It was a conscious choice of the Userflow team to focus on product-led growth from day one. They try to avoid hiring people to solve problems and look into improving the product instead. “The essence of product-led growth - it's an approach where you think product first instead of people first.”Topics covered in this episodeWhat is product-led growth and what is the difference between product-led and sales-led growthThe SaaS industry maturing into PLGHow too much customization can make it harder to move away from sales-led motionsExamining if PLG is working within a companyHow to tackle support questions proactivelyThe best tools for product-led growthLinks and ResourcesEsben Friis-Jensen on LinkedInEsben Friis-Jensen on TwitterUserflow Listen to the episodeAs always, you can find this episode — along with all previous episodes — in your podcast player of choice. Just search for “SaaS Open Mic”. If you enjoy it, please take a moment to leave us a review, it'd really help us reach a wider audience. Thank you! 

Esben Friis-Jensen is the Co-Founder of Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, a no-code builder for in-app onboarding and surveys, allowing SaaS businesses to be more product-led. Prior to Userflow, Esben Co-Founded Cobalt, which today is a 200+ employee company. At Cobalt, Esben was a part of a product-led growth initiative and the piqued his interest to go all in and join a company in the space.

Esben Friis-Jensen is the co-founder of Userflow, a no-code platform for building onboarding guides and product tours. Show Notes: https://saasclub.io/291 Join My Free Email List Get weekly SaaS learnings, new podcast episodes, and actionable insights right in your inbox: https://saasclub.io/email/

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Summary How can your product drive growth, adoption, and market itself? That’s the idea behind product-led growth. Esben Friis-Jensen from San Francisco-based Userflow explains what it means, how it works, and how user onboarding plays a large part in it. Ready to grow your SaaS? Episode Victor [00:12] Welcome to Product Stories. We explore how […]

Today on the show we have Esben Friis-Jensen, co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow. In this episode, we talked about Esben's experience building out the sales team at Cobalt and how they kicked their sales motion off the ground, what triggered the need for customer success 3 years in, and what the benefits are of having sales incentives as a customer success manager.We also discussed how customer video interviews keep the Cobalt team on the same page when it comes to their ideal customer profile, why product led growth led Esben to join Userflow, and we dove into how being late in the market helped differentiate Userflow from its competition. As usual, I'm excited to hear what you think of this episode, and if you have any feedback, I would love to hear from you. You can email me directly on Andrew@churn.fm. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter.

Esben Friis-Jensen is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Userflow, the fastest way for user onboarding for modern SaaS businesses. He is also the Co-Founder and Adviser at Cobalt, a modern application security platform enabling businesses to run on-demand Penetration Testing and vulnerability assessments - Pentest as a Service. The goal of this episode is to accelerate learning while transitioning from sales-led to product-led. Esben will talk about the whole transition: What other leaders are doing in this transition and what mistakes they make to avoid doing it again.  Show Notes [01:09] A brief background about Esben [03:38] His thoughts when they started the product-led movement [07:11] Reasons why they started out as more sales-led [11:15] The challenges they experienced along the way [15:40] How they fostered organizational change  [18:55] The process they went through to get the rest of the team onboard [23:32] How they got buy-in from the teams in the process of transitioning [28:49] First quick wins they had in testing the unknowns [34:50] More advice on iteration from Esben [37:42] The next thing for him at Userflow [39:47] Where to find Esben About Esben Friis-Jensen Esben Friis-Jensen is originally from Denmark but has lived in the United States for the last eight years. Aside from Userflow and Cobalt, he has also worked as a consultant in the SAP division of Accenture, responsible for managing the test and deployment of global large-scale SAP implementations.  Link Product-Led Slack   Profiles Userflow Cobalt LinkedIn

Userflow lets your whole team build customized in-app tours, checklists and surveys, without code. Website - https://userflow.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/getuserflow

Melissa Antonelli is a Principal UX Content Strategist at Zillow, where she supports their Closing Services team and ITX team, and helps Zillow build new products. What it means to be a Principal UX Content Strategist at Zillow [1:05] Finding where improvements need to be made, and what metrics to watch in a customer journey [5:13] Zillow's business model, how the company makes money [6:45] Key differences between the roles of a marketing copywriter, a UX copywriter, and a content strategist [7:49] The path Mel took to becoming a UX Content Strategist [13:26] What is exciting about UX writing [22:44] Advice for people who want to be a UX copywriter [25:10] The value of cross team critiques, and getting exposure to multiple projects as a UX copywriter [29:42] Advice for designers and product managers who are new to working with a content strategist [31:19] Creating new job titles as a marketing tool [34:24] Key takeaways from the UX writing class Mel taught at Seattle's School of Visual Concepts [36:51] Defining voice and tone, and what's the difference anyways [39:15] The future role of AI in the world of copywriters and content strategists, and how it may impact or change a marketer's role [41:12] Episode Transcript & Mentions  Clyde Golden is a creative agency in Seattle specializing in research, strategy, and content creation via Customer Journey programs.

The “flow” in a free and easy path a user (i.e. your customer) takes on your website to do something: make a purchase, sign up, download, subscribe, or whatever. Also known as the user journey, the flow must reflect their needs and their preferred route. In this episode, we discuss how and why all marketers should document this flow. Read the article at Sited here: https://bit.ly/3g3Ggac Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating or review, and share it! Connect with us: ‣ Website: Louder.Online/Connect ‣ Facebook: I Am Louder Online ‣ Twitter: @IAmLouderOnline