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Veeva: The Biggest Vertical SaaS Success Story of All Time So Far (Video + Pod) | SaaStr

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As we gear up for SaaStr Annual 2024 in the SF Bay Area (Sep 10-12), we wanted to take a look back at some of our most iconic speakers and sessions from over the year, that we can still learn from today. Today, Veeva is at $35B Cloud juggernaut dominating pharma and life science Cloud applications. But back in 2017, CEO and co-founder Peter Gassner joined us after Veeva had recently IPO’d with a market cap less than a tenth of that size. Peter sat down with Jason Lemkin to share the story of Veeva and his journey as CEO. From how the seed of an idea got planted to 1,700 employees 10 years later, there are many lessons to be learned. Peter is a huge fan of going against the grain and refusing to follow the herd. While it can be frightening to think differently, doing so has helped him make Veeva the biggest vertical SaaS success story of all time. One such example would be his insistence on thinking about the very near future, 90 days, for the first year and a half of the company. As

Veeva: The Biggest Vertical SaaS Success Story of All Time So Far (Video + Pod) by Team SaaStr | Blog Posts , Other , Product , Videos As we gear up for SaaStr Annual 2024 in the SF Bay Area (Sep 10-12) , we wanted to take a look back at some of our most iconic speakers and sessions from over the year, that we can still learn from today. Today, Veeva is at $35B Cloud juggernaut dominating pharma and life science Cloud applications. But back in 2017, CEO and co-founder Peter Gassner joined us after Veeva had recently IPO’d with a market cap less than a tenth of that size. Peter sat down w

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