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If you’re a savant in the world of SaaS, pay close attention; you have just 48 hours left to save $100 on the price of admission to TC Sessions: SaaS 2021. The early-bird price expires on October 1 at 11:59 pm (PT), so buy your pass before the deadline and connect with the global SaaS community on October 27.

Pro Tip: Student passes cost just $35. We also offer a group discount when you purchase four or more general admissions passes.

Get ready to connect, collaborate, inspire and learn from some of the best minds working in SaaS. We’re talking founders, investors, engineers — from early-stage startup to unicorn. You’ll find a few compelling examples listed below, and plenty more listed in the event agenda.

Jyoti Bansal, co-founder & CEO at Harness, is a serial entrepreneur and a silicon valley technology visionary. He believes in software’s ability to change the world for the better. He founded AppDynamics in 2008, which Cisco acquired for $3.7 billion in January 2017. Don’t miss his insights as he joins Nick Mehta, CEO at Gainsight for a panel called What Happens After Your Startup Is Acquired.

Sarah Guo, general partner at Greylock, is on a mission to partner with founders and productize disruptive ideas, get advantaged distribution and build dominant businesses. She led Greylock’s investment in Cleo, Clubhouse, Common Room, Demisto, Remotion, Sqreen and Utmost. Hear her expert perspective on a panel called Survival of the Fittest: Investing in Today’s SaaS Market, which also features Casey Aylward (Costanoa Ventures) and Kobie Fuller (Upfront Ventures).

As the staff data engineer at Allbirds, Chandra Gangireddy leads the company’s big data infrastructure and data pipeline projects. Join him, along with Ben Gotfredson (Snowflake), Adam Gross (formerly at Heroku) and Soumyadeb Mitra (RudderStack) for a discussion called Data Warehouse: The Foundation of the Modern Data Stack.

Olivia Rose, CISO, VP of IT & Security at Amplitude, is a proven cybersecurity leader with 20 years’ experience building, transforming and optimizing successful cybersecurity programs. Join her and Edna Conway (Microsoft) to discuss a vital topic, SaaS Security, Today and Tomorrow.

Hear from and engage with some of the biggest SaaS companies in the world. Cases in point:

  • Corporate Vice President, Jared Spataro oversees Microsoft 365 marketing, including business management, product marketing and go-to-market programs. He’ll join us for a discussion on How Microsoft Shifted from On Prem to the Cloud.
  • As the VP & GM for Google Workspace, Javier Soltero is in charge of communication and collaboration products. Be sure to catch his perspective in Was the Pandemic Cloud Productivity’s Spark.

TC Sessions: SaaS 2021 takes place October 27. The early-bird price expires on October 1 at 11:59 pm (PT). You have just 48 hours left to buy your pass and save $100. Get it done!

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