Alex Theuma speaks with Colin Nederkoorn, CEO & Co-Founder of Customer.io, about the 12 year journey to (almost) $100M ARR, running a fully distributed team across 30+ countries, and how AI is reshaping the future of SaaS.

Colin shares:

- How Customer.io scaled to 7,800+ customers worldwide.
- Why AI is no longer optional for SaaS companies, and how Customer.io has adapted.
- The challenges and opportunities of building SaaS in the AI era.
- Why growth, resilience, and adaptability are key for long-term success.
- His personal experience with AI tools and how they use AI internally at Customer.io

Guest links:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinnederkoorn/ 
Website - https://customer.io/   

 

 

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