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5 Interesting Learnings from Anthropic’s S-1 at $16.3 Billion in Half-Year Revenue: 900% NRR, $6.6M in Revenue Per Employee, and a 10% Adjusted Operating Margin
Oct 26, 2026
Anthropic filed its S-1 this morning. It plans to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "ANT," and the share count and price range haven't been set yet....
The Simplest, Highest-ROI Place to Put an AI Agent Is Your Contact Me Form: 614 Meetings, $2M+ Closed, and 71% of a Month’s Deals
Oct 26, 2026
If you're trying to figure out where to deploy your first real AI agent in go-to-market, start with the most boring page on your website. The Contact Me form. No one should wait days to hear back from a 21-year-old human whose job is to qualify them. And yet that's...
A Record 8,625 Startups Raised Their First Venture Round This Year. Smaller VCs Now Have to Find Founders Before They Found Anything.
Oct 26, 2026
Through Q3 2026, an estimated 8,625 US startups closed their first-ever venture financing per Pitchbook. That already beats 2021's full-year record of 8,507, with a quarter still to go. 2025 also came close to the 2021 record, so this is two near-record years in a...
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5 Interesting Learnings from Anthropic’s S-1 at $16.3 Billion in Half-Year Revenue: 900% NRR, $6.6M in Revenue Per Employee, and a 10% Adjusted Operating Margin
By Jason Lemkin | October 26, 2026
Anthropic filed its S-1 this morning. It plans to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “ANT,” and the share count and price range haven’t been set yet. Largest IPOs in History, by Deal Size 1. Anthropic (2026) ~$100.0B2. SpaceX (2026) $75.0B3. SK Hynix (2026) $26.5B4. Saudi…
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The Simplest, Highest-ROI Place to Put an AI Agent Is Your Contact Me Form: 614 Meetings, $2M+ Closed, and 71% of a Month’s Deals
By Jason Lemkin | October 26, 2026
If you’re trying to figure out where to deploy your first real AI agent in go-to-market, start with the most boring page on your website. The Contact Me form. No one should wait days to hear back from a 21-year-old human whose job is to qualify them. And yet that’s still how most B2B companies…
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A Record 8,625 Startups Raised Their First Venture Round This Year. Smaller VCs Now Have to Find Founders Before They Found Anything.
By Jason Lemkin | October 26, 2026
Through Q3 2026, an estimated 8,625 US startups closed their first-ever venture financing per Pitchbook. That already beats 2021’s full-year record of 8,507, with a quarter still to go. 2025 also came close to the 2021 record, so this is two near-record years in a row. At the current pace, 2026 lands around 11,500 first-time…
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Schmoozing Is Dead, Agents Are Hitting 120% of Humans, and Growth Is the Only Thing That Matters: 10 Things From the Closing Q&A at SaaStr AI Annual 2026
May 17, 2026
We just wrapped SaaStr AI Annual 2026, and the closing Q&A on Day 3 ended up being one of the most engaged of the whole gathering. No script, no prepared deck, just an hour-and-a-half of questions from the audience on the topics most on their mind....
Dear SaaStr: What Was the Toughest Rejection You Ever Had in Sales?
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Dear SaaStr: What Was the Toughest Rejection You Ever Had in Sales? The hardest rejection I’ve had in sales was around renewals. Especially ones I thought we really had earned. But still lost. In particular, in the early days of EchoSign / Adobe Sign, we had a...
Dear SaaStr: What Is the Playbook for a Successful Customer Success Team?
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AI at Scale: 8 Learnings from monday.com Co-Founder and Co-Ceo Eran Zinman
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monday.com Co-CEO and Co-Founder Eran Zinman recently sat down with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin to share his insights on their journey, including how they’ve leveraged AI, maintained growth, and expanded into multiple product lines.
The 2025 SaaS Vibe Check: What Founders Need to Know Right Now with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
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SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin did a vibe check into the state of SaaS, AI, venture funding, and the rollercoaster of building a business in 2025.
Dear SaaStr: Can an Entrepreneur Back Out of a Signed Term Sheet Without Damaging Their Reputation?
Dec 9, 2024
Dear SaaStr: Can an entrepreneur back out of a signed term sheet without damaging their reputation? In my experience — Yes, probably. As a founder, you can back out of a term sheet if something is off, or even if you just get another offer you prefer. There is a lot...


