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Smartlead x Pump: Scaling Without Scaling Headcount

Hosted by Smartlead

When
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Where
SOMA
Format
Dinner and Networking
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/ About this event

Smartlead and Pump are bringing together founders and operators who have actually scaled sales, infra, and support without ballooning headcount, for a candid roundtable at Pump's SF office.

​No stage, no script. Just an open conversation on what to automate first, what is still worth a human, and what fast-growing SaaS startups get wrong about scaling lean.

​Stick around after for Q&A, good food, and good conversation.

​On the panel:

- ​Vaibhav, Founder, Smartlead - ​Spandana, Founder, Pump - ​Yasser, CEO, Chatbase - ​Michael Buckwald, COO, Pump.co (previously co-founded Leap Motion)

​The details:

​📅 Wednesday, October 7, 2026 🕓 4:00 to 7:00 PM PT 📍 Pump HQ, San Francisco

​We're keeping this one small, just 35 spots, so RSVP to hold your place.

This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com

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