DFW SaaStock Local Founders Fireside: Scaling Strategies & Stories

Join us for an intimate evening of insights and networking at the DFW SaaS Founders Fireside. This casual yet powerful event brings together SaaS founders and executives to share experiences, learn from each other, and build valuable connections. 

Featuring a fireside chat with Wade Myers, seasoned entrepreneur and General Partner at Eagle Venture Fund, this gathering will offer practical wisdom on navigating the challenges of scaling a SaaS business.

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🗓️ Agenda

5:30pm: Welcome & Networking

Meet your fellow SaaS founders and enthusiasts with some bites and drinks

6:00 pm: Fireside with Wade Myers

An in-depth conversation with Wade, covering topics such as:

• His journey from founding SaaS companies to investing in them
• Common pitfalls in scaling SaaS businesses and how to avoid them
• Strategies for achieving sustainable growth in today's market
• The role of company culture in scaling successfully

6:45 pm: Open Floor for Q&A on Scaling Strategies

This is your time to ask for any questions, sharing your own challenges and getting targeted advice from our expert, Wade.

7:15 pm: Roundtable Discussion

Break into small groups to discuss specific scaling challenges, sharing experiences and solutions among your peers and DFW community.

7:45 pm: Closing & Networking

Wrap-up of key takeaways from the event and meet more of your fellow SaaS enthusiast and build your local network!

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🎙 Speakers

Wade Myers, General Partner, Eagle Venture Fund: Wade served as an Airborne Ranger in the U.S. Army and received a Bronze Star for his actions in the Gulf War. He spent several years at Mobil Corporation, rising from a sales representative to leading a $150m business unit. After a stint at the Boston Consulting Group - where he spearheaded the strategy for the largest travel website among several other tech and analytics-related work - he became a software entrepreneur and active angel investor.

As a founder, Wade has launched fourteen software firms, including a fintech he sold to JPMorgan, which grew into their Capital Connect offering. His best exit for investors was a 68x return and his best exit price multiple was 50x LTM revenue. Three of Eagle's portfolio companies were founded by Wade. As an investor, Wade has invested in over 100 startups. Wade has a BS from North Dakota State University, an MS in Computer Information Systems from Texas A&M, and an MBA from Harvard where he graduated as a Baker Scholar (top 5% of his class). He also helped develop an executive education course for Harvard Business School and is a Harvard case study author.

He is also a published author with articles in Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Huffington Post, and Apple News and was featured in Episode 4 of Season 1 of the Curious Entrepreneur series on Amazon Prime. Wade is married and has five children.

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