Location
New York City, United States
Ascent ConferenceSaaS Event
Ascent 2023
Join 600 SaaS thought-leaders in the heart of New York City. Designed for CEOs, CMOs, CROs, VPs and Directors, this intimate event is a vibrant ecosystem for deep relationship-building between leading SaaS companies.
Date
Oct 30th, 2023
Attendees
600
Starting price
$695
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About This Conference
Ascent 2023 in NYC
Ascent 2023 NYC returned with an expanded program reflecting the realities of building SaaS in a tighter funding market. The second edition brought more speakers, more workshops, and a sharper focus on operational excellence. New York City's energy and its growing SaaS community once again provided the backdrop for candid conversations about what it actually takes to scale.
Operational Excellence in Lean Times
With the 2023 market demanding efficiency, Ascent's sessions zeroed in on doing more with less. Founders shared frameworks for reducing burn while maintaining growth, optimizing pricing to improve net revenue retention, and building lean engineering teams that ship faster. The honesty about hard decisions — layoffs, pivot points, customer churn — set Ascent apart from more polished events.
Workshops and Tactical Deep Dives
Ascent 2023 introduced afternoon workshops where small groups worked through specific challenges with experienced operators. Topics included building a repeatable outbound engine, structuring SaaS contracts for expansion revenue, implementing PLG alongside a sales-led motion, and managing board dynamics during difficult quarters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this event edition.
Ascent 2023 NYC was the second edition of the Ascent SaaS conference in New York City. It focused on operational excellence in a lean funding environment, with sessions on efficient growth, pricing optimization, and building lean teams.
Ascent 2023 introduced tactical afternoon workshops where small groups worked through challenges like outbound engine building, SaaS contract structuring, PLG implementation, and board management with experienced operators.
Ascent 2023 stood out for its raw honesty about hard decisions founders face — layoffs, pivots, and churn — combined with practical frameworks for navigating a tighter funding environment. The workshop format added hands-on learning.
Speakers included SaaS founders who had navigated market downturns, operators who scaled companies through efficiency-focused periods, and investors sharing what they look for in portfolio companies during challenging markets.
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