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Hunt Club Expert

Godard Abel

Co-founder & CEO @ G2, 5x SaaS Entrepreneur

 

As an Expert in the Hunt Club community, I am thrilled to extend my expertise and experience to the Hunt Club community. Some of the areas I can be helpful:

  • Define what a great leader looks like and the skillsets required to be successful before you kickoff a search
  • Get you introduced to the right candidates in my network
  • Review and advise on your future org structure so you're set up for success
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About Godard   

A seasoned entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience, Godard Abel has successfully founded and scaled multiple SaaS companies, leading to significant exits  to industry giants like Oracle and Salesforce. As the co-founder and CEO of G2, he drives a global team focused on delivering trusted software insights. He also invests in and supports new SaaS ventures, fostering innovation and growth in the tech industry.

  • As Co-founder and CEO of G2, leads a global team of over 600 people at the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace – with 2.5+ million reviews and 90 million annual visitors.
  • Achieved significant exits with BigMachines to Oracle and SteelBrick to Salesforce, with SteelBrick becoming Salesforce CPQ and Quote-to-Cash, one of Salesforce's fastest-growing business units.
  • Executive Chairman of  ThreeKit and Logik.io, two innovative startups focused on creating immersive and personalized shopping experiences through advanced configuration technology and 3D product visualization.
  • Scaled the SteelBrick team from 5 to 200 employees, as CEO, increased bookings by 37x in 7 quarters, and raised $78M in venture capital before the acquisition by Salesforce.
  • Founded BigMachines, growing the company to a $50M+ revenue run rate with a team of 300+ across multiple countries, establishing market leadership in SaaS CPQ.
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Ushering In a New Era of Leadership at G2

G2 CEO Godard Abel transformed his leadership team to scale past $100M ARR. Gain insights into the hiring strategy that drove this business transformation.

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Godard Out Of Office

A hobby I've always wanted to try but haven't yet:

I want to do an Ironman but have to learn how to swim a lot better!

A fictional character I would love on my leadership team:

Ted Lasso as my executive coach

My favorite way to recharge after a long day:

Getting out in the mountain PEAKs for a run, ride, ski session

A mantra I repeat to myself during tough times:

Don’t quit...keep striving to realize my PEAK vision

 

If I had to describe my leadership style in one word, it would be:


Determined