Lemkin: SaaStr generates $27M total revenue, with $20M from event sponsors
Jason Lemkin · How much revenue do Jason and SaaStr make? · Aug 25, 2022 · at 18:25
Jason Lemkin, founder of SaaStr, breaks down the exact revenue composition of his business to Nathan Latka.
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“It's roughly, it's probably more, actually, it's probably more like 27. So it's roughly five million from tickets, which we can chat about, two million from sponsorship of podcasts and newsletters and twenty million from event sponsors.”
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