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Top Tier VCs Are Ready to Meet You. Get your first (or next) round of funding at SaaStr Europa 2022 with our returning Meet a VC program.
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How do you make your fledgling business seen and heard in a competitive business marketplace? Despite their primarily sloppy execution, some of the world’s largest and most admired businesses share…
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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 fund size is a “lot of money” for most…
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Always assume no one else funds you again Always — Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) January 7, 2020 So right now is both great times in SaaS (record growth in…
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Dear SaaStr: Why Do VCs Always Want You To Raise 18 Months of Runway? Or Even MoreNow? The math is pretty straightforward, and it’s gotten a bit tougher recently. VCs…
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Pulling from the lessons he’s learned from 16 years at 1Password, CEO Jeff Shiner shares seven essential drivers to becoming a multi-billion dollar company.
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Q: What are the most common mistakes people do while investing? My top mistakes, in venture investing, at least: Investing when I didn’t 100% believe in the CEO. No matter…
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Agreed – a very good option. Starting to see that a lot right now. — Doug Pepper (@dougpepper) May 14, 2022 So there’s a lot of panic from VCs now. …
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Dear SaaStr: How Much Money Do You Need to Be An Angel Investor? You can certainly start with a few small checks — to learn. As long as they are…
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The other day, I asked Doug Pepper to join us for our podcast and YouTube to talk about where the venture markets really are today. Doug has done it all,…
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So despite what you might see on Twitter, venture capital isn’t in a tailspin. Good deals are still getting done every day. It takes a little longer now, and valuations…
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Q: Will VCs who invested in my startup be happy to exit with a 4-5x return after 4.5 years? It’s hard to say. On average, VCs are looking for the…
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So the public markets are in tumult. Many SaaS and Cloud leaders are down more than 50% from their all-time highs. But Covid did create a lot of artificial demand…
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When a VC says “No”, it means they are out. You can’t change their mind. Another Zoom won’t help. But — read the email carefully. Sometimes if truly, really was…
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Seed stage VC didn't escape the turmoil in later stages in Q1, according to @cartainc data Total invested capital fell from Q4 (although remained above Q1 2021), but total rounds…
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