Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Early, Exit Strategy, Featured Podcasts, Hiring, Leadership, Podcasts, Videos
After an impressive career in SaaS, SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin knows a thing or two about growing business in today’s competitive climate. Boast.AI Co-Founder Lloyed Lobo recently interviewed Jason about…
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Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Exit, Exit Strategy, Leadership, Q&A
I was with the CEO of a $XB+ SaaS CEO a little while back He was acquiring a leanly-funded startup. The founder owned so much, he would make more than…
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Blog Posts, Customer Success, Early, Exit Strategy, Featured Podcasts, Featured Videos, Leadership, Podcasts, Videos
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.
Blog Posts, Exit Strategy, Growth
Datto getting acquired for $6.2B looks like a pretty good deal: – $600m ARR, but– Only growing 19% YoY Potential key: – 28% EBITDA It's a cash machine pic.twitter.com/Efjrh7F4pa —…
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Blog Posts, Exit Strategy, Scale
There’s been a run of incredible M&A, from Salesforce buying Slack for $27B, to Qualtrics’ $8b acquisition by SAP (and later IPO at $20b+), to Github’s $7.5b exit to Microsoft…
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Blog Posts, Exit Strategy, Growth
Q: Dear SaaStr: How Much Does The VC On My Board Make If We Sell for 1 Billion? A lot, yes. But often not as much as you might think….
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Blog Posts, Exit, Exit Strategy, Leadership
A little while back I had coffee with a very successful VC and we chatted about our views of what’s happening in SaaS. The things we are both interested in…
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Blog Posts, Exit, Exit Strategy, Leadership
When I sold my first company, I used a banker, an M&A advisor. When I sold my second, I did not. Not using a banker the second time was a…
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BVP partners Byron Deeter, Mary D’Onofrio, and Elliott Robinson share a state of the cloud economy, tactical lessons and case studies for early-stage founders, private market analysis, alongside key predictions and trends driving innovation in SaaS around the globe.
Blog Posts, Exit Strategy, Scale
18 years to $100m ARR and unicorn exit You want it to be faster, but sometimes, it just takes longer Stay with it https://t.co/8EAqHBQy6S — Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin ⚫️ (@jasonlk)…
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Q: When should a CEO walk away from an acquisition? I’ve thought about this a lot. I’ve walked from acquisitions where I, to be honest, did want the money but…
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Sold my companies, twice,At first, it was so great.Take a walk,See old friends,Smell the roses for once But after a while you see,Builders have to build.If you stop, you get…
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Exit Strategy, Q&A
Q: After an acquisition, how long before severance packages are offered due to layoffs/downsizing? Layoffs and downsizing are less common in most tech acquisitions today. Why? Generally, most acquirers have decided its…
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Blog Posts, Exit, Exit Strategy, Fundraising
At least a few times a week, I am sent a deck or exec summary that includes an “Exit Strategy”. The slide sometimes references a nice acquisition by an adjacent…
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Blog Posts, Exit Strategy, Scale
Q: When startup founders exit, how many start new companies? It’s pretty common. Many founders learn they aren’t “done” after all after selling. Sometimes it takes some time to see…
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