Growing from a line of script to 360,000 users with Simon Grabowski, GetResponse

Simon Grabowski, CEO and Founder of email marketing automation platform GetResponse is the latest guest on the SaaS Revolution Show, hosted by Alex Theuma.

Simon started his first Internet business back in 1996, aged 16. Frustrated with how tedious and boring sending emails manually to prospects was, he decided to write a little script to automate the process. With 1000 Polish zloty in his back pocket, by 1998 Simon decided to turn the script into GetResponse, which would become the first email and marketing automation platform in Europe. Selling globally from Gdansk, Poland early on and fueling the growth through an early affiliate program, GetResponse has grown to 350,000 users spread over 180 countries, and 400 employees on three continents. Celebrating the company’s 20th anniversary this year, Simon has achieved this by being completely bootstrapped.

Listen on to hear:

• How to achieve growth when you don’t have the money


• What was the opportunity that opened the enterprise market for GetResponse


• How Simon differentiates GetResponse from competitors


• How embedded virality early on is still paying off, 20 years later


• Why focus on UX early on can have a huge effect on the company’s bottom line

Simon is one of many speakers we will host in Dublin at SaaStock18 taking place October 15–17. As we are coming to the 100th episode of the podcast soon, we are offering a €100 discount on tickets to listeners. Tune in to find out more and learn from Simon Grabowski. See who else is speaking at SaaStock18 https://www.saastock.com

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