Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising
There is so much VC content out there, on Twitter, on Medium, on blog posts, and so much of it really is transparent and helpful. The industry is so much…
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Fundraising
One of the most tiring things for founders can be always being compared to Unicorns and now Decacorns. Certainly, sometimes it’s inspirational. I loved it when many of the founders…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Leadership
There’s an exercise BigCos do, that I was asked to do, that at first, I thought was a waste of time. The exercise is: “How would you run your business…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: I run a bootstrapped software company and our biggest customer (60% of our revenue) has offered on several occasions to invest in the company. I worry allowing customers to…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: Why are so many VCs moving to Miami and Austin? Three reasons: It’s taxes first — but this isn’t new, and while taxes in CA are even higher than…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: Are there different types of angel investors that should be sold differently when trying to raise money to start a business? There are several key types. Let’s break them…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: What was the biggest news in the venture capital world in 2020? The biggest news in venture capital in 2020/2021 by far was the ability for founders to raise…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising
If your TAM really does seem too small for VCs, 2 choices really: 1. Just find that 1 VC that still believes This can work 2. At least build a…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Leadership, Metrics
In both my start-ups, I was constantly worried about losing all my investors’ money. The first time, my first start-up, which we haven’t talked much about, NanoGram Devices, I mainly…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&A
Q: What are the main responsibilities of an average venture capitalist? Let’s break it down a bit. General Partners at VC firms have to: Raise capital. Yes, VCs themselves have to…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&A
What is the minimum projected annual revenue in the exit year and projected exit valuation for a startup to be investable from a VC? For most “traditional” U.S. VCs doing…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Podcasts
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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Blog Posts, Early, Featured Podcasts, Fundraising, Podcasts, Videos
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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