# Kyle Poyar

> Kyle Poyar is a SaaS growth and pricing strategist who helped turn product-led growth into a global movement at OpenView Partners, then bet his career on a weekly newsletter called Growth Unhinged that now reaches 84,000+ readers. In 2024 he co-founded Tremont, an early-stage B2B/AI venture firm, while continuing to run Growth Unhinged full-time. He is one of the most cited voices on SaaS pricing, AI monetization, and usage-based business models.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Operating Partner at Tremont; Founder of Growth Unhinged
- **Organizations:** Tremont, Growth Unhinged, OpenView Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** A.B. in Economics & Environmental Studies, Magna Cum Laude, Brown University
- **Known for:** Built Growth Unhinged to 84,000+ weekly subscribers and 4M+ annual views, Co-developed OpenView's annual SaaS Benchmarks survey (started 2017), which grew to 800+ respondents from 4,000+ companies, Helped popularize product-led growth (PLG) as a mainstream SaaS motion at OpenView

## Career timeline

- **~2010** — Climate researcher at NOAA studying local government climate adaptation decisions
- **2010-2012** — Consultant at Simon-Kucher & Partners
- **2012-2014** — Manager at Simon-Kucher & Partners
- **2014-2016** — Director at Simon-Kucher & Partners
- **2016** — Joined OpenView Partners as Director of Market Strategy
- **2018** — Promoted to VP of Growth at OpenView Partners
- **2021** — Named Operating Partner at OpenView Partners ($2.4B AUM)
- **2021-03** — Founded Growth Unhinged newsletter during COVID
- **2024-10** — Co-founded Tremont, an early-stage B2B/AI venture firm; left OpenView to run Growth Unhinged full-time
- **2024** — Launched Mostly Growth podcast with CJ Gustafson; launched premium newsletter tier

## Achievements

- Built Growth Unhinged to 84,000+ weekly subscribers and 4M+ annual views
- Co-developed OpenView's annual SaaS Benchmarks survey (started 2017), which grew to 800+ respondents from 4,000+ companies
- Helped popularize product-led growth (PLG) as a mainstream SaaS motion at OpenView
- Published State of B2B Monetization 2025 based on data from 240 companies
- Worked with portfolio companies scaling from $1M to $100M+ ARR including Calendly, Expensify, and Datadog
- 77,000+ LinkedIn followers
- Published in TechCrunch and VentureBeat
- Speaker at SaaStock, SaaStr Europe, SaaSiest, Monetize 2025, and more
- Co-founded Tremont venture firm in October 2024

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Active conference circuit: SaaStock, SaaStr Europe, SaaSiest, Monetize 2025, Product Drive 2025
- **2025-01** — Published State of B2B Monetization 2025 - found credit-based pricing surged 126% across 240 surveyed companies
- **2024-10** — Co-founded Tremont, an early-stage B2B/AI venture firm alongside Tom Holahan and Chris Gaertner
- **2024-10** — Left OpenView to run Growth Unhinged full-time and launched premium subscription tier
- **2024-11** — Launched Mostly Growth podcast with CJ Gustafson

## Links

- Website: https://www.growthunhinged.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-poyar/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/poyark
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MostlyGrowth

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Last updated: 2026-04-26