Blog Posts, Fundraising, Scale
A small part of SaaStr has been learnings from and tracking some of my investments. Enough time has gone by that we can step back and learn from some of…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Leadership
Q: What actually happens in a VC pitch meeting to all the partners? Let me add one key insight to “Full Partnership” / Monday style pitches. The ones where everyone…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: How do VCs pick which seed investments to make? There is one common factor, that founders know, but often lose track of in their pitch: every VC, at any…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Leadership
One thing that constantly surprises me is that maybe 80% of venture-backed founders I know don’t know where they stand with their investors. The bottom line is every professional VC…
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Fundraising, Leadership, Q&A
Q: How Do VCs Mitigate Investment Risks? There are a number of slightly subtle things the best VCs do, and the rest really don’t: Getting other investors to carry their…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Leadership, Q&A
Q: How Common Is It For Founders To Get Some Liquidity in A Venture Round? These days, if you raise money at a >=$80m-100m valuation, and are oversubscribed, most bigger…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Growth
You aren’t your cap table But … A strong one increases the odds you winA weak one is a missed opportunityAnd a disaligned one holds you back — Jason ✨BeKind✨…
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Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Fundraising, Leadership
If you don't send the VC a deck ahead of the meeting, Don't expect them to be prepared — Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin ⚫️ (@jasonlk) August 11, 2021 These truly are…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
The best round structure is generally the one that comes easiest * If it’s a single easy check, and you can get one — that’s usually best * If…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising
Q: How important is it to have a premier VC fund backing you vs angels at a higher valuation? I think in most cases, it mostly boils down to Next Round…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: Dear SaaStr: How Much Should I Talk About the Competition in a Pitch Deck? The best startup pitch decks almost all have great competition slides. Why? Because the best…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising
Q: Dear SaaStr: What Happens and Changes After You Raise Venture Capital for the First Time? A few thoughts if you haven’t raised venture capital before: 1. Remember you have…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&A
The pace of VC investing today is faster than ever. Investing over Zoom, and the incredible rise of SaaS unicorns and decacorns, has changed everything in the past 18 months….
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Blog Posts, Company Culture, Early, Fundraising, Videos
In the run up to 2021 SaaStr Annual, Expensify CEO David Barrett is rejoining us as a top speaker from Annuals part. At ’21 Annual, Dave gave us one of…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: How do VCs and investors find companies to invest in? True – just tell me what you do in 1 sentence, your ARR, MoM growth rate, website URL, and…
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