Blog Posts, Early, Growth
I recently asked on Twitter when folks knew their startup had something … great. Because as a SaaS founder especially, it can be hard to know. Hard to see when…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: If you started a new company today how long would you be bootstrapped for before seeking funding? If I were starting today — and in a sense, I’m running…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Leadership
We have bootstrapped to 10M ARR, and not necessarily by choice. I watched this live and I was reminded patience and time are key. It is still doable even in…
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Blog Posts, Early, Q&A
Q: What are some advice for people who want to create a SaaS startup? My top pieces of advice: Slow it down if you don’t have a great co-founder and…
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Blog Posts, Early, Featured Videos, Fundraising, Growth, Leadership, Podcasts, Scale, Videos
Each year, Point 9 Capital surveys founders and investors to explore what it takes to raise capital for SaaS companies. In this guide, Christoph Janz, a Founding Partner at Point 9 Capital, gives his data-backed insight into what investors are looking for in the year ahead.
Blog Posts, Early, Q&A
Q: Do a sizable number of startups use Microsoft 365? Most startups I work with run on Google Workplace / GSuite. It’s truly Cloud-native, it integrates slickly with the rest…
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Career Growth & Advice, Early, Fundraising, Leadership, Q&A
Even these days, in The Best of Times for SaaS, many founders are wary of Venture Capital. Aren’t they just trying to buy shares too cheaply? Well, yes, sometimes. But early-stage venture…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Leadership, Q&A
Having recently raised one, I’ve learned a lot: Jason Lemkin just raised a $70 million fund; here’s how he did it In order to start a VC Firm you need…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: How do I go from seed funding to series A funding if I already gave away 49% of my company in the seed funding? There’s no question giving away…
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Blog Posts, Early, Q&A, Sales, Sales
Q: Your sales manager is under great pressure to increase sales. At a recent meeting of the entire sales staff, this person said, “We have to hit our numbers no…
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Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Customer Success, Early, Leadership, Sponsored Posts
Mark Faggiano, CEO and Founder of Taxjar, shares 3 things he learned the hard way and how other SaaS founders can avoid making the same mistakes.
Blog Posts, Early, Marketing, Metrics
One of the most important operating metrics in your SaaS start-up, if you aren’t predictably cash-flow positive, is your Zero Cash Date (“ZCD”). You hear a lot about SaaS metrics,…
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Blog Posts, Early, Sales, Sales
Building your first sales team will be an endless series of mistakes. It’s OK. Plan for me. But there are a few avoidable, key mistakes I see start-ups making >…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising
There is so much VC content out there, on Twitter, on Medium, on blog posts, and so much of it really is transparent and helpful. The industry is so much…
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Blog Posts, Early, Metrics, Q&A
Q: How can we estimate the lifetime value of a customer when the product is still in the early days? You need to know 2 things to calculate lifetime value:…
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