205. Roeland Delrue, Co-Founder of Aikido Security - Why joining the buyer’s journey beats forcing MEDDICC-style sales processes

205. Roeland Delrue, Co-Founder of Aikido Security - Why joining the buyer’s journey beats forcing MEDDICC-style sales processes

In this episode, we’re joined by Roeland Delrue, Co-founder of Aikido Security, the fast-growing application security platform that just became a unicorn in under 4 years.

Roeland shares what it really takes to scale a company at breakneck speed, from going 5× year-over-year, to balancing startups and enterprise in one GTM motion, to raising a Series B with a single goal: becoming “unignorable.” We unpack how Aikido uses product-led growth, brutal revenue focus, and buyer-first sales mentality to win in one of the most competitive markets in SaaS.

We spoke with Roeland about building for continuous wins, why revenue clarity beats buzzwords, and how Aikido joins the buyer’s journey instead of forcing rigid sales methodologies.

Here are some of the key questions we address:

  • How did Aikido grow from $5M to $20M+ ARR in one year?

  • What does it mean to build an unignorable company?

  • Why brutal focus on revenue simplifies product, hiring, and prioritization decisions

  • Why joining the buyer’s journey beats forcing MEDDICC-style sales processes

  • How product-led trials reduce churn and increase win rates

  • What it takes to scale from unicorn to decacorn (and why $100M ARR is the next real milestone)

🎧 Tune in to hear how Roeland is building one of Europe’s fastest-scaling security companies and why speed, product, and revenue discipline beat category buzzwords every time.

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194. Frida Ahrenby, CMO, Rillion – From Zero to 10: How Frida Ahrenby Built a Lean, High-Output Marketing Team at Rillion

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In this episode, we’re joined by Frida Ahrenby, CMO at Rillion, the AP automation platform expanding aggressively in the US with a new Austin hub. Frida breaks down how she rebuilt marketing from zero...

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193. Barbara Matthews, Chief People Officer, Remote - Goodbye 6-Week Reviews. Hello 48 Hours. The Playbook for Modern Performance Reviews: Fast, Fair, and Scalable

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In this episode, we’re joined by Barbara Matthews, Chief People Officer at Remote, the Series C company with 1800 employees across 85 countries building an end-to-end global HR platform. Barbara share...

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192. Ruan Smit, Senior SEO Specialist, Sendcloud - From SEO to GEO: How to Win Visibility in the Age of AI Search!

192. Ruan Smit, Senior SEO Specialist, Sendcloud - From SEO to GEO: How to Win Visibility in the Age of AI Search!

In this episode, we’re joined by Ruan Smit, SEO & Growth leader at Sendcloud, the leading shipping platform helping 30,000+ e-commerce brands connect carriers, print labels, and turn delivery into a c...

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191. Lukas Saari, CEO & Co-Founder, Tandem Health - SaaS isn’t just about technology, but about truly understanding the people you serve!

191. Lukas Saari, CEO & Co-Founder, Tandem Health - SaaS isn’t just about technology, but about truly understanding the people you serve!

In this episode, we’re joined by Lukas Saari, CEO and Co-Founder of Tandem Health, the AI-driven platform transforming how clinicians and healthcare teams work together to deliver better patient outco...

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190. Marili 't Hooft - Bolle, CEO, Trengo - Leading with AI: How Trengo’s CEO Future-Proofs Teams and Culture

190. Marili 't Hooft - Bolle, CEO, Trengo - Leading with AI: How Trengo’s CEO Future-Proofs Teams and Culture

In this episode, we’re joined by Marili 't Hooft-Bolle, CEO, Trengo, the AI-powered omnichannel customer engagement platform that unifies messaging across email, WhatsApp, live chat, social media, and...

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189. Sander Van Gelderen, CMO, Effectory - Why MQLs Aren’t Enough and How ABX Is Closing the Gap

189. Sander Van Gelderen, CMO, Effectory - Why MQLs Aren’t Enough and How ABX Is Closing the Gap

In this episode, we’re joined by Sander van Gelderen, CMO at Effectory, an employee listening solution platform helping organizations measure and improve engagement, enablement, and productivity at sc...

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188. Charles Tenot, CEO, Lemlist - How to Build an Efficient Executive Team

188. Charles Tenot, CEO, Lemlist - How to Build an Efficient Executive Team

In this episode, we’re joined by Charles Tenot, CEO of Lemlist - the bootstrapped sales engagement platform scaling past €36M ARR while staying lean, profitable, and fast-moving. Charles took the rein...

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