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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