Profitability vs growth: What should startups focus on?

Profitability vs growth: What should startups focus on?

About the event

VCs have been peddling the blitzscaling approach for years, but now the focus is on “cutting costs”. It’s not black and white — any investor would agree that startups need growth to survive in the long-term. So what’s the right revenue strategy for right now? This Sifted Talks will dive into the growth vs profitability debate.

We'll be discussing

  1. From bold bets to cautious cheques: The newly conservative approach of VCs can seem jarring, so how can founders and revenue leaders go to market in this new context?
  2. The signs of sustainable growth: Cutting down on cash burn might halt growth — how do you find the right balance between spend and save?
  3. Team health check: Against the backdrop of market hysteria, how do you build confidence that your revenue strategy is up to scratch?

Speakers

Semir Jahic

Semir Jahic

Senior manager, sales engineering and operations, EMEA

Clari

Birce Ciravoğlu

Birce Ciravoğlu

M&A & expansion director

Papara

Maria Rotilu

Maria Rotilu

First Cheque Fund investor

Octopus Ventures

Moderators

Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Reporter

Sifted

In partnership with

Clari

Clari