Celebrating Wellington’s Total Bad SaaS People

The Total Bad SaaS Awards are here to celebrate the people behind the moments that matter: the unexpected sale, the rescued release, the customer save, the first-time leader who steps up, or the teammate who simply makes the whole community better.

These are individual awards for Wellington SaaS people who have done something totally bad (in the good sense) over the past year. The stories can be serious, funny, impressive, slightly chaotic — ideally all of the above.

Know someone who deserves a trophy and a bit of public glory? Nominate them below.

Award categories

1. Pulled an amazing sale out of the hat award
   For the person who found a way to win a sale when it looked unlikely.
   

2. Kept the team humming and in tune award
   For the person who helps the team work better together, especially when things get busy or complicated.
   

3. Learned something fast to become a useful genius award
   For the person who got up to speed on something new — then became the person everyone relies on.
   

4. Over and above customer service without spending the whole week on that particular ticket award
   For someone who did the right thing by a customer, solved the problem, and somehow kept the rest of the work moving too.
   

5. First-time leader but actually doing a pretty great job at it award
   For a new leader who has stepped up, backed their people, and done a better job than they may give themselves credit for.
   

6. Rescued the team from something pretty bad on the engineering front award
   For the technical hero who saved the day. If the circumstances are embarrassing enough, this award can be given anonymously.
   

7. Makes our community a nicer place to be award
   For the person who brings generosity, encouragement, useful introductions or general good energy to our Wellington SaaS community.
   

8. Most AI-obsessive person who isn’t JD Trask award
   For the most AI-est person you know, excluding the obvious candidate.
   

9. Make up your own award!
   Got a more specific, more appropriate or more ridiculous award in mind? Make one up. Tell us who it is for, what they did, and why they deserve it.

How it works

Nominations are open to people working in Wellington SaaS. Serge van Dam and David Clearwater will review the nominations and make recommendations to the KiwiSaaS Board, who will make the final decisions. Winners will be announced at SaaSpocalypse Now Wellington on Thursday 24 September

Nominate someone

Got a person in mind? Don’t overthink it. Tell us who they are, what they did, and why it deserves recognition. Nominations close on Thursday 10 September.