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Where is Venture Capital today? And how do you hack it? SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin, sits down with Sunil Dhaliwal, General Partner at Amplify Partners to discuss.
Blog Posts, Exit Strategy, Fundraising, Scale
Let’s take a look at 3 recent transactions and valuations in SaaS around $1.5 billion – $2 billion: Coupa acquired Llamasoft for $1.5 billion, 18 years after founding, at $100m…
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Looking to bootstrap your SaaS company? Learn how Flodesk bootstrapped to $5M in ARR in less than a year by focusing on customer-driven growth.
Blog Posts, Exit, Fundraising, Metrics
There was a very curious thing in Zoom’s financials leading up to its IPO that I am surprised no one commented on, at least that I saw. But as a…
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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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True – just tell me what you do in 1 sentence, your ARR, MoM growth rate, website URL, and perhaps a link to a docsend. Anything more looks like spam….
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Q: What are some of the most costly mistakes done by novice investors? My biggest mistakes in SaaS investing actually in the end haven’t been truly costly because, in the…
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There are a lot of problems with calculating churn rates. Moreover, public companies don’t generally release churn rates. Thus we’re moving from a world of LTV/CAC and CAC payback period to a world of net dollar retention rates (NDRR). Learn what they are and how to calculate them correctly and how to the move RPO (remaining performance obligation) when it comes to multi-year deals.
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Investment can create more problems than it solves and founders may trick themselves into thinking they have product market fit when they don’t. Michael Seibel, partner of Y Combinator and CEO of the YC startup accelerator program, will explore the top risks founders should be aware of after funding and his best tips on how to avoid them.
Blog Posts, Fundraising, Scale, Videos
Bessemer’s 5th Annual State of the Cloud Report returns for a definitive look at the cloud industry today and looks to answer, is Cloud growth sustainable?
Fundraising, Marketing, Metrics, Podcasts, Sales
Ep. 373: Bessemer’s 5th Annual State of the Cloud Report returns for a definitive look at the cloud industry today. Byron Deeter and Elliott Robinson, partners at Bessemer Venture Partners,…
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Q: How are accelerators managing remote cohorts? I can’t literally answer for an accelerator, but as an investor here’s what I’ve observed: It’s a huge, huge boon for start-ups not…
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Q: What’s considered a large amount of money for an investor? A rough answer is more than 1.5%-2% of their investable capital is a “lot of money” for most…
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Almost Screwed: Bootstrapping From $0 to $20M ARR in 2 Years with ClickUp https://t.co/lFF2uMeNwq — Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin ⚫️ (@jasonlk) September 2, 2020 There’s a phenomenon, a type of SaaS…
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Why do venture capitalists invest in lots of companies even though 90% of them go bankrupt? Well, 90% of most venture-backed startups don’t go bankrupt. They at least try to…
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