Blog Posts, Hiring, Human Resources
A VP of Sales and SuccessA VP of Sales and MarketingA VP of Sales and Anything Else Is usually not really a VP of Sales — Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Videos
Logan Allin, Managing Partner at Fin Venture Capital, has reviewed hundreds of deck submissions and shares the secrets to crafting the perfect presentation to win over investors.
Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Leadership
Being a founder, and especially being a founder-CEO, changes you. Not at first. The first year or two are a lot like “before”, just more intense. Now it’s all on…
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Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Q&A
Dear SaaStr: What Was The Best Advice You Ever Got From an Angel Investor The best advice I ever got from one of my angel investors: Stop feeling sorry for…
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Blog Posts, Hiring, Sales
% of new VPs that succeed that “just need a little more time” to: * close more deals* generate more pipe* meet customers* understand the product better* etc. etc 0.239%…
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Blog Posts, Company Culture, Early, Featured Podcasts, Hiring, Leadership, Podcasts
To celebrate 10 years of SaaStr, we’re revisiting some classic podcast episodes. Up today: a 2016 interview with Harry Stebbings and Gusto Co-Founder and CEO Josh Reeves.
Blog Posts, Fundraising, Marketing, Metrics
There are pros and cons to being cash-flow positive. In an ideal world, you’d experience both hyper-growth, and free cash flow from almost Day 1. If you’re Freemium and hit…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&A
What 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, Engineering, Other, Podcasts, Product, Videos
Miguel Carranza, CTO at RevenueCat, shares ten learnings from firsthand experience in architecting an API & SDK that is currently on 5,000+ apps and has seen 3x growth Year-over-Year.
Blog Posts, Early, Fundraising, Leadership
Dear founders: Most top, experienced investors know 20 minutes into the first meeting if they want to invest That's your window — Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна (@jasonlk) March 3, 2021…
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Blog Posts, Fundraising, Q&A
Dear SaaStr: Why Do VCs Want To Own So Much When They Invest? It’s confusing. Why do VCs need to own “so much”? Why do they often have these specific…
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Blog Posts, Marketing, Metrics
Ok, I know the title sounds a bit controversial, but bear with me, it’s not. Metrics are critical in SaaS, and you need to track them fastidiously. But it’s also…
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Blog Posts, Customer Success, Marketing, Marketing, Sales
There was one thing prospective sales reps would say in an interview that always chilled my spine. It would especially come from sales reps from larger companies in high-velocity in-bound…
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Blog Posts, Hiring, Human Resources
Recently, a good friend of mine running a Hot SaaS Start-up asked me if he should hire a particular VP of Product candidate I knew well. The team he’d be managing was…
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Blog Posts, SaaStr Events
New speakers announced for SaaStr Annual 2022! Join us in the SF Bay area Sept 13-15.