Rob Woolen
Co-founder of Sigma Computing, a data analysis software company. Previously spent seven years at Salesforce.com as a CTO of the platform.
Top 3 podcasts with Rob Woolen
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Jul 3, 2025 • 53min
SaaS Product Validation: 7 Years Before the Fit Clicked
In this discussion, Rob Woollen, Co-founder and CTO of Sigma Computing, shares insights on building a data analytics platform that now boasts over $100 million in ARR. He emphasizes the importance of user feedback and strategic partnerships, particularly with Snowflake, in navigating their growth. Rob reveals the emotional rollercoaster of transforming a struggling startup into a thriving business, balancing intuition with data-driven decisions. His journey offers valuable lessons on resilience, passion, and the significance of fostering strong customer relationships.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 41min
Will AI be the End of SaaS? with Rob Woollen & Marwan Mattar of Sigma
Marwan Mattar, VP of AI at Sigma — ex-gaming and academia, now focused on enterprise AI reliability. Rob Woollen, Co-founder of Sigma — builds cloud analytics and AI apps on data warehouses. They debate whether AI will upend SaaS, the demo-to-production reliability gap, building prompt-to-app tools, agentic workflows, and how companies can create bespoke AI-driven applications on their own data.
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Jun 30, 2025 • 56min
He went 7 years with no revenue— then grew to $100M ARR. | Rob Woollen, Co-Founder of Sigma
Rob Woollen, Co-founder of Sigma Computing, shares his journey from years of struggle to achieving $100M ARR. He reveals the tough lessons learned during seven years without revenue and the crucial pivots that transformed failure into success. Rob emphasizes the importance of patience over speed in reaching product-market fit and discusses the psychological toll of startup uncertainty. He also highlights the unexpected power of building features that customers didn't request, showcasing how innovation thrives on resilience and user-centric design.
