A Look Back: The SaaS Org Chart Live with David Sacks (Podcast #491 and Video)
You’re the founder of a nicely growing SaaS startup that has just raised a Series A, Series B, or Series C funding round. You need to hire rapidly to seize the opportunity. But how much should you hire, what roles should you hire, and what should the org chart look like when you’re done?
David Sacks, co-founder and general partner at Craft will share what works from the 20 unicorns he’s invested in, including AirBnB, ClickUp, Slack, SpaceX, Twitter, Uber, and Wish.
How To Live Your Values While Building A Unicorn with Notion, Motive, and Incredible Health (Video + SaaStr Podcast 683)
Discover how three breakout SaaS companies scaled from an idea to hundreds of employees and $1B+ valuations, all while living their values along the way.
Notion COO Akshay Kothari, Motive CEO and Founder Shoaib Makani, and CEO and Co-Founder of Incredible Health Iman Abuzeid share the secrets of ensuring their company-centered values and purpose remained an anchor amidst hypergrowth.
7 Things as CEO You Can Do Today To Be a Better Manager (Updated)
My time as an investor is really the first time I’ve ever worked with CEOs who weren’t formally (or at least, informally) trained as managers. My bosses all came up through the ranks. I went from Director to VP to Founder to CEO. Most of my SaaS CEO...
5 Top Things to Remember When Starting a Company
My Top 5 Things to Remember When Starting a Company: #1. Fixing the Founding Team is Very, Very Painful. Take the time to get it right. I was unstoppable when I had aligned, great co-founders. I also almost died when I had great — but dis-aligned — co-founders. A...
If You Want to Get Funded – Dude, Make It Easy On Them (Updated)
These truly are the Days of Change in SaaS. In 2021, it seemed like everyone is raising 3 big VC rounds a year, effortlesslyBut for most of you, for most of us, it wasn’t any easier to raise VC capital. And now, it’s even harder. Why? The bar has gone...
Dear SaaStr: What are The Top Challenges of Venture Capital Firms?
Dear SaaStr: What are The Top Challenges of Venture Capital Firms? Generally there are three major challenges. The first one is non-obvious. Challenge #1: Raising Another Fund. While Sequoia, Benchmark, Founders Fund, etc. etc. can all basically raise a new fund in...
Dear SaaStr: What Are The Pros and Cons of a Double Trigger with a 6 Year Vest for Founders of a Startup?
Dear SaaStr: What Are The Pros and Cons of a Double Trigger with a 6 year Vest for Founders of a Startup? I think there are no cons and this is a great idea. First, a 6+ year vesting schedule protects you from the less committed founders. The last thing you want is...
Dear SaaStr: What Are The Typical Components of CEO Compensation For an Outside CEO?
Dear SaaStr: What are the typical components of an Outside (non-Founder) CEO’s compensation? How are CEO contracts typically structured? I’ll answer this from a start-up perspective, and assume you mean bringing in an outside CEO to run your start-up....
A Look Back: The Secrets to Going Big, Going Multi-Product and Going Public with Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates (Pod 546 + Video)
Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates lays out the mistakes young companies will often make as they grow, and how he positioned Amplitude for growth and success.
Strategic Finance in Today’s Market: A Tactical Guide to Building & Scaling Your Team with IVP
IVP Partner Michael Miao shares his thoughts on how finance teams can contribute to a SaaS company’s strategy and grow revenue.
The Most Important SaaS Metrics with monday.com CEOs and Co-Founders Eran Zinman and Roy Mann, and SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin
Learn about the most important SaaS metrics for founders in 2023 with the CEOs of the most metric-oriented company, monday.com and the founder of SaaStr.
Job #1 Once You Hit Initial Traction — Stop Owning Anything
We all screw a lot of things up. But I think the biggest, #1, mistake successful first-time entrepreneurs in SaaS make time and time again these days is they own a key function area or two too long. They stay the VP of Sales, Marketing, Product, etc. for far longer...
Dear SaaStr: None of The 3 SaaS Products I Developed Have Any Sales. What Am I Doing Wrong?
Dear SaaStr: None of The 3 SaaS Products I Developed Have Any Sales. What Am I Doing Wrong? You may not have product-market fit. You may not have built a product people will actually pay for. But assuming you have … well — are you doing any marketing? There...
