Blog Posts, Fundraising, International Expansion, Metrics, SaaStr Events, VideosSmall and large businesses are often seen as competitors, with small businesses owning a fierce mentality of proving themselves as a player in the game instead of an underdog. But…
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Fundraising, Q&AQ: How did Masayoshi Son trust WeWork at its founder so quickly? He has met Adam Neumann for only 4 minutes and decided to invest $4.4 billion. Pattern-matching. It what…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&AQ: Could you tell about the very first time you approached investors and how you proceeded in detail? The first time I approached investors it went well — until I…
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Fundraising, Q&AQ: What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of bootstrapping? The biggest disadvantage is generally, it seems to take longer in SaaS at least. Often about 4 years longer:…
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Q: What does a lead investor do? A lead investor: Is expected to lead any bridge round. This is super important. If the company does OK but Not Great, the…
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Career Growth & Advice, Exit Strategy, Fundraising, Metrics, SaaStr Events, VideosSince 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. Join…
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Blog Posts, Featured Q&A, Fundraising, Q&AQ: What is the proper way to do due diligence on a VC firm? Here are the things IMHO and IME that are most important. First, if you want to…
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Fundraising, Q&AQ: How do venture capital general partners resolve investment choice disagreements? If a number of partners think a certain startup is a good portfolio candidate and others don’t agree, what…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Leadership, Metrics, SaaStr Events, VideosBessemer Venture Partners’ Alex Ferrara takes a look at trends and predictions for the cloud industry in 2019. One of the most popular sessions from SaaStr Annual, this presentation will…
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Blog Posts, Featured Videos, Fundraising, Leadership, Metrics, SaaS Product Pricing, SaaStr Events, VideosSaaS is about creating long-term value for your customer, and being compensated appropriately for that value as a business. Learn actionable monetization tips from a Product/Growth operator turned VC. Want…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&AWhat can entrepreneurs do to stand out to prospective investors during a pitch? The best founders really know their sh*t. The best founders just know everything cold about their business:…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&AWhat can entrepreneurs do to stand out to prospective investors during a pitch? The best founders really know their sh*t. The best founders just know everything cold about their business:…
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Company Culture, Fundraising, Hiring, Leadership, Marketing, Metrics, Podcasts Ep. 274: Robert Vis is the Founder & CEO @ MessageBird, the company that allows you to talk to your customers via Voice, SMS and…
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Fundraising, Q&AWhy do startups so often believe it is preferable to sign “simple” seed/series term sheets? It is preferable for a simple, telling and important reason: at least at the seed…
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Featured Podcasts, Fundraising, Hiring, Podcasts Ep 272: Dave King is the Head of Marketing at Asana, the work management platform that teams use to stay focused on the goals that…
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