From 0 to 6 Million Users in 5 Years How ClickUp Stood Out in a Crowded Market

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About This Presentation

SaaStr Annual 2022


Slide Content

Gaurav Agarwal Chief Growth Officer ClickUp @agarwal__gaurav From 0 to 6 Million Users in 5 Years: How ClickUp Stood Out in a Crowded Market Melissa Rosenthal Chief Creative Officer ClickUp @MelisOnCheddar 1

The State of B2B SaaS 2

Today’s B2B ecosystem 3 Source: OpenView Partners πŸ‘Έ 🏒 πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’° πŸ’Ό πŸ‘©β€πŸ’Ό ☁️ πŸ’°πŸ’° πŸ’Ό πŸ‘Έ 🏒 πŸ’°πŸ’°πŸ’° πŸ’Ό πŸ‘‰ πŸ‘‰ CIO ERA EXEC ERA END USER ERA

Powered by a generational shift 4 Source: Department of Labor The Workforce in 2025 Projected percentage of U.S. labor force by age, for the year 2025 Gen Z - 11.44% Millennial - 43.86% Gen X - 28.81% Boomers - 15.47% Traditionalists - 0.41%

New behaviors 5 Hands on & tech savvy Content & channels have exploded Value flexibility

User led distribution 6 Source: Enlyft 48% 46% 3% <1% Microsoft Office 365 Google Apps Microsoft Powerpoint Adobe Acrobat Pro 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

The strategy is paying off! 7 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 1 company 2 companies 5 companies 7 companies 8 companies 9 companies 15 companies 22 companies 27 companies

Consumerization of B2B

Talk like a human Drop the jargon 9

Humanize your brand 10

Prioritize personalization Right message to the right audience at the right time 11

Prioritize personalization 12 Source: SuperOffice Go beyond Firmographic. Engagement & product usage data Go beyond email. Omni-channel personalization. Follow the entire lifecycle. From dynamic ads to sales sequences. Map the entire user journey. Not just after they become leads.

Think like a B2C company Don't just focus on features, tell a story 13

Think like a B2C company 14

Always be testing You need to test to find a winner 15

Are you guessing vs experimenting? 16 If 1 out of 5 experiments succeed, you are crushing it!

Make small and big bets! 17 You are here Climb the hill you are on Find higher hills that exist

Test across the funnel, A LOT! ~35 tests/week 18 We test over ~40 experiments/week . On track to doubling that. ACQUISITION Drive people to your site through various channels ACTIVATION Drive sign-ups or registration RETENTION Encourage repeat usage of product features or services REFERRAL Motivate sharing and WOM to drive new acquisition REVENUE Monetize user behavior ~2 tests/week ~2 tests/week ~2 tests/week

Uplevel your social strategy Your brand handle isn't your only social presence 19

Executives as media channels 20

Community as a moat 21

Key Takeaways 22 Talk like a human 1 Think like a B2C company 2 Uplevel your social strategy 3 Prioritize personalization 4 Always be testing 5

THANK YOU Come meet us at Booth #504! Gaurav Agarwal Chief Growth Officer ClickUp @agarwal__gaurav Melissa Rosenthal Chief Creative Officer ClickUp @MelisOnCheddar 23