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Lemlist Reject $30M: Inspirational SaaS Funding Advice - Guillaume Moubeche @Lemlist

March 22, 2021 Todd Chambers Season 1 Episode 14
Lemlist Reject $30M: Inspirational SaaS Funding Advice - Guillaume Moubeche @Lemlist
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Lemlist Reject $30M: Inspirational SaaS Funding Advice - Guillaume Moubeche @Lemlist
Mar 22, 2021 Season 1 Episode 14
Todd Chambers

This week we sit down with Guillaume Moubeche of Lemlist, who went viral for refusing $30M. They’ve never taken funding or needed paid advertising. Guillaume tells us why, and how he is on a mission to reinvent what start-up success looks like. 

Lemlist is a sales automation platform that allows B2B companies to automate their sales prospecting on various channels - cold e-mail, social selling, calls… In just three years, they grew from zero to 10k plus customers & 5M ARR. 

We discuss, 

- How Lemlist mastered organic growth;

- Why Guillaume Turned Down $30M investment;

- The pitfalls of focusing too much on funding;

- Guillaume's journey to become a successful entrepreneur;

- The difference between getting acquired and taking investment;

- Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs;

- Why positive feedback and non-violent communication is key;

- And how Guillaume got scammed by the Chinese mafia (really)!


If you are keen to know more about Upraw Media or be a Masters of SaaS guest speaker, visit uprawmedia.com or DM us on LinkedIn. We are also on Youtube if you'd like to put a face to the names and voices of the best in SaaS. Thanks for tuning in!

Show Notes

This week we sit down with Guillaume Moubeche of Lemlist, who went viral for refusing $30M. They’ve never taken funding or needed paid advertising. Guillaume tells us why, and how he is on a mission to reinvent what start-up success looks like. 

Lemlist is a sales automation platform that allows B2B companies to automate their sales prospecting on various channels - cold e-mail, social selling, calls… In just three years, they grew from zero to 10k plus customers & 5M ARR. 

We discuss, 

- How Lemlist mastered organic growth;

- Why Guillaume Turned Down $30M investment;

- The pitfalls of focusing too much on funding;

- Guillaume's journey to become a successful entrepreneur;

- The difference between getting acquired and taking investment;

- Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs;

- Why positive feedback and non-violent communication is key;

- And how Guillaume got scammed by the Chinese mafia (really)!


If you are keen to know more about Upraw Media or be a Masters of SaaS guest speaker, visit uprawmedia.com or DM us on LinkedIn. We are also on Youtube if you'd like to put a face to the names and voices of the best in SaaS. Thanks for tuning in!