Lemkin: SaaStr Annual Will Reach Over 10,000 Attendees in 2022
Jason Lemkin · How much revenue do Jason and SaaStr make? · Aug 25, 2022 · at 5:24
Jason Lemkin discusses the scale of the SaaStr Annual conference with Nathan Latka, comparing early organic growth to current operational size.
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“We could not, I mean, we'll have over 10,000 this year.”
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