GTM Growth Night: Community, Earned Media + the GTM Flywheel
We’re excited to announce GTM Growth Night at the SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup!
This month we’re bringing four voices to the room to talk about how companies really grow: building community, earning media and putting the GTM Flywheel to work. After the talks, it’s your turn. Andrew Line leads a facilitated speed networking session, so you leave with real connections, not just business cards.
Built for AI, SaaS and tech founders, GTM leaders and operators.
What You’ll Learn
How technology can help you build and scale a community
Why community is one of the strongest growth engines you can build
How earned media gets your story out without paid ads
How to put the GTM Flywheel to work and drive revenue now
Speakers
Andrew Line, CEO, ALINE
How to build communities with technology. ALINE is an app that helps community and event leaders build and grow their communities.
Erik Caputo, Founders Alley
Why building community matters, and how it creates value for founders and the whole ecosystem.
Gretchen Roede, Broadpath PR
What earned media is worth, and how founders can get their story told.
Michael C. Bertoni, Founder & CEO, SaaS Talent
Getting tactical on the GTM Flywheel: the framework you can use right away to grow and drive revenue.
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Agenda
Networking + Food + Drinks
Welcome and Kickoff
Building Community with Technology, Andrew Line
The Value of Building Communities, Erik Caputo
The Value of Earned Media, Gretchen Roede
Getting Tactical: The GTM Flywheel, Michael C. Bertoni
Facilitated Speed Networking, led by Andrew Line
Networking + Food + Drinks
Ticket Tiers
Free Ticket
Access to the Meetup, food, drinks and networking. Ideal for SaaS builders and professionals.
Silver Ticket
Everything in Free, plus:
1 extra drink ticket
5-minute podcast-style interview (VIP)
Edited short- and long-form promo content
Gold Ticket
Everything in Silver, plus:
Private coaching and strategy session with Mike
Optional marketing insights with the SaaS Talent CMO
Host & Community
Michael C. Bertoni, Founder & CEO, SaaS Talent
Founder, SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup
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Technical.ly Programming of the Year 2025
The SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup was named Technical.ly Programming of the Year for 2025, recognizing our commitment to meaningful, high-impact programming for founders, operators and leaders across the tech ecosystem.
Partner: Technical.ly
Founded in 2009, Technical.ly is a multi-local news organization with national reach and a community of 150k+ technologists and entrepreneurs invested in where they live. Its full-time journalists report on entrepreneurship, civic tech, AI and jobs of the future, with a focus on innovation and economic development in emerging tech hubs around the US.
Technical.ly helps innovative professionals, and those who aspire to join them, navigate their careers through stories about entrepreneurship, economic mobility and economies in change. Local economic development organizations underwrite its reporting so their regions become better known for accessible innovation economies, while service providers and tech employers advertise through sponsored content, newsletter marketing and events.
As a partner, Technical.ly supports the mission of the SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup to bring more connected, in-real-life experiences to the Philadelphia region.
Sponsor: Duane Morris
Duane Morris LLP is a law firm with more than 900 attorneys in offices across the United States and internationally, providing innovative solutions to today’s legal and business challenges. Throughout its 120+ year history, the firm has fostered a collegial culture where lawyers collaborate to share their collective knowledge and experience across a wide range of legal disciplines.
Founded in Philadelphia more than a century ago and still headquartered here, Duane Morris now stretches from the U.S. to Europe and across Asia. Hundreds of attorneys in its Philadelphia office serve clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small entrepreneurial ventures, and from public entities to individuals.
By sponsoring the SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup, the firm supports the continued growth of Philadelphia’s tech community. For more information about Duane Morris, please contact John Neclerio.
Sponsor: SaaS Talent
Building and growing world-class SaaS and Tech teams with GTM, AI and Engineering talent across the US and Latin America.
10+ years in business · 100+ clients · 50,000+ connections to SaaS Founders