Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Reject a VC Without Spoiling the Relationship? Be (1) clear (2) and respectful. Let me use myself as a case study. I have one spoiled…
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Dear SaaStr: How Does SaaStr Fund Decide What to Invest In? Let me give my investing process at least for SaaStr Fund: First, I try somehow to identify before a first meeting…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Leadership
Dear SaaStr: How Can I Make Sure My Board Doesn’t Fire Me? Founders are often guarded toward most VCs. Perhaps they should be. That’s a different, and longer conversation. And…
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Do startup investors care about how employees are treated where they invest? The reality is VCs, for the most part, sort of care. What I can tell you 100% for…
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The journey to $100M ARR may seem like a typical success story in Silicon Valley, but that doesn’t make it simple or easy. But what guideposts can you follow to…
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"Secondary liquidity", where you can sell some of your shares in a round, is more and more common now Should you sell if you can? The answer to me is…
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Q: There are a lot of examples of VCs taking advantage of entrepreneurs. What are some examples of entrepreneurs taking advantage of VCs? I can name a few. But, it…
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Fundraising with a successful VC firm is a huge goal for entrepreneurs, especially in the early stages of the business. But the path to a deal isn’t always as straightforward…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Growth
Most VCs won't really give up on an investment if they know the founders are truly giving it 100% But if they sense otherwise, they check out fast — Jason…
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Dear SaaStr: What Are The Top Things to Know Before Starting a SaaS Startup? Top of my list: Picking a mediocre co-founder just doesn’t work. You can’t settle here. You…
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As a founder, there are different ways you can set your start-up apart from other companies at the venture and growth stages. Investors look for specific metrics to see whether…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Growth, Leadership
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…
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Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Early, Fundraising, Leadership
On the investing side of life, the toughest meeting of all for me at least is probably the Right Co-Founder, Wrong CEO start-up. Great product, driven team, good early product-market…
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One of the most exciting and terrifying things a SaaS founder can do is raise seed funding. But bringing on an investor comes with new responsibilities, and navigating…
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Fenwick, one of the bigger Silicon Valley / tech law firms put out its quarterly report on the venture market, sourced from 194 deals that actually closed in Q2’22, and…
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