Great VPs of Sales Never Hide from a Miss
I've never seen a great VP of Sales hide from a miss — Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) August 26, 2023 We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr over the years about how to hire a great VP of Sales — and how to course-correct if you’ve made a mis-hire. The two...
The Bar Has Gone Up: The New Era of HyperFunctional SaaS with Jason Lemkin
The era of hyper-functional SaaS is here, and it’s reshaping the landscape of SaaS companies. SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin explains why.
Dear SaaStr: What Role Do Founders Play Once They Hire an Outside CEO?
Dear SaaStr: What Role Do Founders Play Once They Hire an Outside CEO? Let me take a slightly different take on the question. Maybe you are really asking – “Am I still on the hook if we hire a ‘real’ CEO to run the company? ‘Cause...
The Secrets to Selling and Scaling in Vertical SaaS with Slice’s CRO Loren Padelford
Slice CRO Loren Padelford answers questions on how to build a vertical SaaS company for SMBs and create a massive TAM opportunity.
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Set the Revenue Goals for Next Year?
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Set the Revenue Goals for Next Year? I try to model 3 overall plans for the year: C-90, C-60, and C-10, not just for the sales team, but the whole company. The C is for “Confidence”. The odds you think you can hit it, from the...
10 Hacks to Have Happier Investors
At least up until $10m-$20m ARR or so, If you haven't gotten your investor updates out by the 10th of the month, VCs assume it's not good If you haven't gotten your investor updates out by the 15th of the month, VCs assume there's trouble — Jason...
10 Simple Ideas to Help Manage the Burn
So, for many of us in SaaS, these are still some of the best of times. The Cloud is bigger than ever, CIOs are buying more than ever, and SaaS is still on a roll. But public stock prices are way down, and venture capital is much tighter than it was outside of AI...
Underpricing: It Can Help You Win Deals. But It Won’t Magically Bring Them In The Door On Its Own.
Dear SaaStr: Is Underpricing a Good Strategy to Gain Traction? Yes, to some extent — once a category is well established and there is a subset of functionality that is commoditized. But it’s not a marketing strategy. It’s more a tactic to win deals vs....
How to Implement a Customer-First Strategy and Structure with Dashlane’s CPO
Donald Hasson CPO at Dashlane shares insights on how to solve hard problems for customers and how to optimize for the best results for your business.
Dear SaaStr: When Is the Best Time for a Co-Founder to Leave a Startup?
Dear SaaStr: When Is the Best Time for a Co-Founder to Leave a Startup? The best time to quit is the earlier of (x) 6 months from the time you’ve decided to move on or (y) at any time when the other founders ask you to. If you’ve truly decided to leave, then it’s...
From PLG to PLG+SLG – How Lucid Scaled to 70M+ Users
Stephanie Couzin VP GTM Strategy & Ops and Roderick De Greef VP Sales & GM EMEA, share Lucid’s transition from a PLG company to a PLG and Sales-Led company.
Dear SaaStr: When My Startup Raises $10m, Would It Be Appropriate to Take a $170k Salary (no co founders)?
Dear SaaStr: When My Startup Raises $10m, Would It Be Appropriate to Take a $170k Salary (no co founders)? Yes, not a problem. You should take a “market correct” salary as soon as it’s economically immaterial to the company. I don’t write $10m...
Navigating Fundraising and the VC Landscape in 2024 with 20VC and Visionaries Club
20VC founder Harry Stebbings and Visionaries Club Founding Partner Robert Lacher share the ins and outs of fundraising and the VC landscape in 2024.
A 4 Point Test To Know If You Are Ready to Hire BigCo Folks
As you approach $50m, $60m, $100m ARR You can hire folks that always worked at Big Companies You'll need them Then — Jason ✨????SaaStr.AI Sept 10-12✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) July 24, 2024 It’s easy to say “only hire people with start-up...
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