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Dear SaaStr: How do VCs Really Feel About Founder Salaries? I Was Told That a General Rule of Thumb is 75% of Market
Sep 18, 2026
Dear SaaStr: How do VCs Really Feel About Founder Salaries? I Was Told That a General Rule of Thumb is 75% of Market The 75% Rule once you are VC Funded for more than a few million dollars is a good one. But if you raise less than that -- 75% may well be too high. ...
5 Interesting Learnings from ServiceTitan at $1.14 Billion in Revenue: 21% Growth … But a Back Half Guided to Mid-Teens, and a 30% One-Day Stock Price Drop
Sep 17, 2026
"Vertical SaaS for The Traders" leader ServiceTitan reported its fiscal Q2 2027 on September 8 (quarter ended July 31, 2026), and on paper it was a good quarter. Revenue of $292.8M, up 21%, ahead of their own 18% guide and ahead of consensus. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.40...
Monthly Quotas are Better than Quarterly, At Least Until $10m ARR or So. Here’s Why.
Sep 17, 2026
https://twitter.com/jasonlk/status/1499507979581894668 In SaaS companies in the very wide band from ~$1m to $40m ARR or so, the debate over Quarterly vs. Monthly Quotas comes up all the time. We've talked about it a lot at SaaStr, and I wanted to update one of our...
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Dear SaaStr: How do VCs Really Feel About Founder Salaries? I Was Told That a General Rule of Thumb is 75% of Market
By Jason Lemkin | September 18, 2026
Dear SaaStr: How do VCs Really Feel About Founder Salaries? I Was Told That a General Rule of Thumb is 75% of Market The 75% Rule once you are VC Funded for more than a few million dollars is a good one. But if you raise less than that — 75% may well be too…
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5 Interesting Learnings from ServiceTitan at $1.14 Billion in Revenue: 21% Growth … But a Back Half Guided to Mid-Teens, and a 30% One-Day Stock Price Drop
By Jason Lemkin | September 17, 2026
“Vertical SaaS for The Traders” leader ServiceTitan reported its fiscal Q2 2027 on September 8 (quarter ended July 31, 2026), and on paper it was a good quarter. Revenue of $292.8M, up 21%, ahead of their own 18% guide and ahead of consensus. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.40 against $0.36 expected. Operating margin up 310 basis…
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Monthly Quotas are Better than Quarterly, At Least Until $10m ARR or So. Here’s Why.
By Jason Lemkin | September 17, 2026
.@samdblond CRO @brexHQ "Always start with monthly sales targets in the early days. You just don't have visibility beyond that in the beginning." pic.twitter.com/8gYGnlm7Tk — Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) March 3, 2022 In SaaS companies in the very wide band from ~$1m to $40m ARR or so, the debate over Quarterly vs. Monthly Quotas comes…
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