Early, Fundraising, Hiring, Leadership, PodcastsEp. 357: Therese Tucker breaks through the dogma behind what it takes to build a successful tech company. With stories based on the founding of BlackLine — to the company’s…
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Blog Posts, FundraisingTom Taulli Behind the Round with SaaStr: Chorus.ai Raises $45 Million This week Chorus announced its Series C round for $45 million, which was led by Georgian Partners. This brings…
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Early, Fundraising, PodcastsDespite the global pandemic, seed investing remains hyperactive amongst VCs. Satya Patel of Homebrew shares his expert advice on how to raise seed capital in 2020.
Blog Posts, Fundraising, Growth, LeadershipWe’ve crossed 6,000 posts and answers on SaaStr and we held off for a long time on writing one on How to Have a Great Board Meeting, and most other…
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Blog Posts, FundraisingQ: How stressful is it to run a venture-backed startup? Being a CEO in general is pretty stressful. 🙂 Being venture-backed is really only more stressful than any other company…
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Career Growth & Advice, Fundraising, Leadership, PodcastsEp. 353: Keith Rabois (Paypal, Linkedin, Square) and SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin talk about the landscape of SaaS & Cloud fundraising and valuation in 2020. This episode is sponsored by…
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Blog Posts, FundraisingOk, we are facing unprecedented times. As much as 33% of the U.S. is underemployed or unemployed, or has given up looking. Our airlines are barely hanging on. Retail is…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, SaaStr Events, VideosA discussion with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Keith Rabois, Partner at Founders Fund about the latest on unicorn and decacorn valuations. Keith Rabois | Partner @ Founders Fund Jason…
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Blog Posts, Early, FundraisingQ: What was your failed investment experience and where will you never invest funds again? Why? I’ve made about 30 material investments. More on them here. Most have been successful,…
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Fundraising, Leadership, Podcasts, SaaS Product Pricing, SalesEp. 351: Chris O’Neill (Google, Evernote) shares his lessons from previous downturns and how to chart a new course for growth in today’s changing market. This episode is sponsored by…
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Diversity & Inclusion, Fundraising, Hiring, Leadership, PodcastsEp. 350: Neha Sampat is the Founder and CEO @ Contentstack, a modern content management system bringing business and tech teams together to deliver personalised, omnichannel experiences. Atypical in our world,…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Leadership, SaaStr Events, VideosWhat Nobody Tells You About Seed Investing with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder and Partner Aileen Lee Aileen Lee | Founder @ Cowboy Ventures Jason Lemkin |…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, GrowthWe’re approaching the age of 1,000+ Unicorns and despite a global pandemic, this remains The Best of TImes in Cloud and startups in general. But there’s a quiet cautionary tale…
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Early, Fundraising, Hiring, PodcastsEp. 346: Aileen Lee is a U.S. seed investor. A venture capital investor, she is the founder of Cowboy Ventures. Lee coined the often-used Silicon Valley term unicorn in a…
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Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Q&AQ: What methods do VCs use for performing due diligence when they are interested in a deal? Every investor is a bit different, but I think it’s important to understand…
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