SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup - Founder-Led Sales vs Product-Led Growth
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## Come join the industry-leading community for SaaS and Tech growth. Our mission is to build the #1 community supporting SaaS and technology founders, operators, and builders through real relationships, shared learning, and growth-driven collaboration.
Each Meetup creates intentional networking, actionable insights, and direct access to leaders who understand what it takes to grow, fund, scale, and exit in today’s competitive market.
If you’re serious about building in SaaS or Tech, this is where you belong.
## Agenda
- Networking + Food + Drinks
- Welcome & Vision - Michael Bertoni
- Featured Speakers - Michael Bertoni (CEO at SaaS Talent) and Liam Fitzgerald (CGO at SaaS Talent)
- Live Audience Q&A
- Continued Networking + Food + Drinks
- Podcast-style interviews in the VIP Area
# Featured Conversation
For this edition of the SaaS & Tech Growth Meetup, hosts Michael Bertoni and Liam Fitzgerald will lead a live conversation about the reality of building and scaling SaaS companies today and how different generations of builders approach growth.
Many startups today are exceptional at building products, but often struggle to translate that innovation into real revenue and sustainable growth.
At the same time, experienced revenue leaders bring proven sales and go-to-market discipline that many early-stage companies lack. However, the focal point becomes selling and not building a great user experience.
Drawing from their experience in enterprise sales, startup building and working with SaaS companies at every stage, Mike and Liam will explore how these different perspectives can work together to build stronger, more scalable companies.
Topics will include:
• How different generations of SaaS builders approach product, sales, and growth
• Why great products alone rarely create traction
• The biggest go-to-market mistakes founders make
• How product thinking and sales leadership can work together to drive real growth
• What traction actually looks like in today’s SaaS market
This will be an open conversation followed by audience Q&A and networking with founders, operators, and leaders from the Philadelphia tech ecosystem.
## Premium Ticket Tiers
### Free Ticket
Access to the Meetup, food, drinks, and networking.
Ideal for SaaS builders and professionals.
### Silver Ticket
Includes Free Ticket plus:
- 1 extra drink ticket
- 5-minute podcast-style interview (VIP)
- Edited short- and long-form promo content
### Gold Ticket
Includes Silver Ticket plus:
- Private coaching & strategy session with Mike & Liam
- Optional marketing insights with SaaS Talent CMO
## Hosts & Community
Michael C. Bertoni - Founder & CEO, SaaS Talent
Founder, SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup
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Exciting News!
Proudly Recognized as [Technical.ly](https://technical.ly/) Programming of the Year - 2025
The SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup is honored to be named [Technical.ly](https://technical.ly/) Programming of the Year for 2025, recognizing our commitment to building meaningful, high-impact programming for founders, operators, and leaders across the tech ecosystem.
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Partner: [Technical.ly](https://technical.ly/)
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Local economic development organizations financially underwrite their reporting to ensure their regions become better known for accessible innovation economies. In addition, service providers and tech employers advertise with sponsored content, newsletter marketing and events.
As a partner, [Technical.ly](https://technical.ly/) supports the mission of the SaaS & Tech Growth Meetup in an effort to bring more connected, In-Real-Life experiences to the Philadelphia region.
Sponsor:
Duane Morris
www.duanemorris.com
Duane Morris LLP, a law firm with more than 900 attorneys in offices across the United States and internationally, provides innovative solutions to today’s legal and business challenges to a broad array of clients. Throughout its more than 120-year history, Duane Morris has fostered a collegial culture, where lawyers collaborate to leverage our collective knowledge and experience. Their lawyers are leaders in a wide range of legal disciplines and are as diverse as the clients they serve. Evolving from a partnership of prominent lawyers in Philadelphia a century ago, Duane Morris' modern organization stretches from the U.S. to Europe and across Asia. While expanding into major markets around the nation and with lawyers practicing around the globe, Duane Morris continues to be an important part of the foundation of the Philadelphia legal community. The city of the firm's founders a century ago is now its present-day headquarters. Hundreds of attorneys from Duane Morris' Philadelphia office work with each other, and with their partners in other cities, to provide a wide array of legal services to clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small entrepreneurial ventures, from public entities to individuals. By sponsoring the SaaS & Tech Growth Meetup, the Firm supports the continued growth of Philadelphia’s tech community. For more information about Duane Morris, please contact John Neclerio.
Sponsor:
SaaS Talent
www.saas-talent.com
Building and growing world class SaaS and Tech Teams by providing GTM, AI, and Engineering talent across the US and Latin America.
10+ years in business · 100+ clients · 50,000+ connections to SaaS Founders