# Jason Lemkin

> Jason Lemkin is the founder of SaaStr - the world's largest B2B/SaaS community, conference, and fund - and the co-founder of EchoSign, which he sold to Adobe in 2011 and scaled to $100M+ ARR. Known as the 'Godfather of SaaS,' he built a media and investment empire from a Quora side project, deployed $200M+ into unicorns including Algolia, Talkdesk, and Pipedrive, and now runs an eight-figure business with 3 humans and 20+ AI agents. His daily 5 AM LinkedIn posts and @jasonlk Twitter presence have made him one of the most influential SaaS voices globally, with 279,000+ LinkedIn followers and 185,000+ on Twitter/X.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at SaaStr / Managing Director at SaaStr Fund
- **Organizations:** SaaStr, SaaStr Fund, Adobe (former VP), Storm Ventures (former MD), EchoSign (co-founder, acquired)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., Harvard University, J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law, Executive Management Program, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded EchoSign, grew $0 to $100M+ ARR, sold to Adobe (2011), Founded SaaStr - world's largest B2B/SaaS community (500K+ monthly visitors), Created SaaStr Annual - world's largest SaaS conference (10,000-15,000 attendees)

## Career timeline

- **1996-1999** — Sr. Director of Corporate Development at BabyCenter - one of the internet's first major parenting sites
- **2000-2001** — VP of Strategic Development at NeoPhotonics - helped raise $30M for fiber optics company
- **2000-2003** — Co-Founder & President of NanoGram Devices Corp. - materials science/laser tech startup
- **2005-2006** — Co-founded EchoSign, an electronic signature SaaS platform
- **2006** — Launched EchoSign publicly from TechCrunch
- **2011** — Sold EchoSign to Adobe Systems on July 15, 2011; scaled to $100M+ ARR
- **2011-2013** — VP of Web Business Services at Adobe, scaled Adobe Sign to $100M+ ARR
- **2012** — Founded SaaStr.com as a blog/Q&A community; began answering SaaS questions on Quora
- **2012-2015** — Managing Director at Storm Ventures; led early investments in Algolia, Pipedrive, SalesLoft, Greenhouse
- **2015** — Stepped back from Storm Ventures to focus full-time on SaaStr
- **2016** — Launched SaaStr Annual conference (world's largest SaaS conference); raised $70M SaaStr Fund
- **2016** — Co-authored 'From Impossible to Inevitable' with Aaron Ross (Wiley)
- **2018-2024** — Grew SaaStr to 500K+ monthly visitors, 10,000+ conference attendees, 800+ podcast episodes
- **2025** — Ran SaaStr AI Annual; replaced sales team with 20+ AI agents; running 8-figure business with 3 humans
- **2026** — SaaStr AI Annual May 12-14; widely cited as 'Godfather of SaaS' on AI-driven GTM revolution

## Achievements

- Co-founded EchoSign, grew $0 to $100M+ ARR, sold to Adobe (2011)
- Founded SaaStr - world's largest B2B/SaaS community (500K+ monthly visitors)
- Created SaaStr Annual - world's largest SaaS conference (10,000-15,000 attendees)
- Raised $70M+ SaaStr Fund; 5 of first 6 seed investments became unicorns or decacorns
- Deployed $200M+ across career into B2B startups
- Quora Top Writer 2012-2018; 84.6M+ views on 4,400+ answers
- Co-authored 'From Impossible to Inevitable' (Wiley, 2016) with Aaron Ross
- Named 'Godfather of SaaS' by major tech media
- 279,000+ LinkedIn followers; top 1% influencer in the US (Favikon)
- Built eight-figure business with 3 humans + 20+ AI agents
- Forbes Top 100 Best Websites for Entrepreneurs (SaaStr)
- Inc. Magazine 50 Best Websites for Entrepreneurs (SaaStr)
- Early investor in Algolia, Talkdesk, Pipedrive (~$1.5B exit), SalesLoft

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — SaaStr AI Annual 2026 scheduled for May 12-14 in SF Bay Area
- **2026-01** — Published widely-read piece on replacing sales team with 20 AI agents (Lenny's Newsletter/YouTube); labeled 'Godfather of SaaS' by Slashdot
- **2025-12** — Published 'Top 10 SaaStr AI Predictions for 2026' - predicting 50% smaller sales teams, token-based pricing, record AI IPOs
- **2025-05** — Ran SaaStr AI Annual (May 13-15, SF Bay Area)
- **2025-01** — Announced SaaStr now runs eight-figure business with 3 humans + 20+ AI agents
- **2024-09** — SaaStr Annual 2024 - September 10-12, San Mateo County Events Center
- **2024-06** — SaaStr Europa 2024 in London (June 6-7)

## Links

- Website: https://www.saastr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonmlemkin/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jasonlk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jasonlk
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonlkn/

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Last updated: 2026-04-26