Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: What’s considered a large amount of money for an investor? A rough answer is more than 1.5%-2% of their fund size is a “lot of money” for most…
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Blog Posts, Early, Q&A
Q: How old is too old to start a startup? IMHE it’s about a state of mind.. Let me try to add some practical answers: 1. First, you need to give…
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Blog Posts, Early, Featured Q&A, Product, Q&A, SaaS Product Pricing
Q: As an entrepreneur starting out, is it better to overprice your product or underprice it? I remember years ago I was at an event with the CEO of a…
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Blog Posts, Hiring, Q&A
Dear SaaStr: Do My VP of Eng and My VP of Product Have to Be Technically Excellent? This has been pretty much my experience A Great VP of Engineering must either:…
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Blog Posts, Q&A, SaaS Product Pricing
Q: Dear SaaStr: Does Freemium Always Work? No. Freemium and PLG models don’t always work. And sometimes, they only work partially. For Freemium to work, you need at least 2…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: What are the most common mistakes people do while investing? My top mistakes, in venture investing, at least: Investing when I didn’t 100% believe in the CEO. No matter…
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Blog Posts, Q&A
Dear SaaStr: Will Peloton Be Filing Bankruptcy or Selling Within 2022? Bankruptcy: No. Almost Run Out of Money: Probably. They are already running out now. Sell: 50/50 chance … Peloton…
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Blog Posts, Q&A, Scale
Dear SaaStr: Do You Think Palantir Will Be a Strong Company In the Near Future? Palantir will be a strong company for at least a decade. Why? It’s Just Math….
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Fundraising, Q&A
Dear SaaStr: How Much Money Do You Need to Be An Angel Investor? You can certainly start with a few small checks — to learn. As long as they are…
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Blog Posts, Q&A
Dear SaaStr: How Fast Should your Monthly Growth Be from $0 to $1M ARR? I can tell you after 30+ SaaS investments, including 5 unicorns … it doesn’t really matter…
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Blog Posts, Product, Q&A, SaaS Product Pricing
Q: If I produce a better product than my competitors, but charge a little more, how would I go about selling it (to new customers and my competitors customers)? “Anchoring…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: Will VCs who invested in my startup be happy to exit with a 4-5x return after 4.5 years? It’s hard to say. On average, VCs are looking for the…
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Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Growth, Leadership, Marketing, Q&A, Sales
Q: Dear SaaStr: How Hard is it for SDRs to Move into AE roles? It’s a well-proven path. If you want to get into SaaS sales, start at SDR and…
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Blog Posts, Q&A
Q: Do customer testimonials work? How? They work — if done right. And they are incredibly important. We spend so much time marketing and selling to customers. And building stuff…
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Blog Posts, Growth, Q&A
Culture matters. Growth matters. Mission matters. They all matter. You have to do this. And that may be enough for most of your early employees. They may even be OK…
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