Change Management for New Leaders: 4 Practical Tips from Front CEO Dan O’Connell
Dan O’Connell stepped into the CEO role at Front and also previously took over from the founder as CEO at TalkIQ (pre-revenue). Dan shared four practical tips for leaders stepping into new roles – whether as a CEO, executive, or first-time manager. Here’s what he learned about driving effective change while preserving company culture.
Dear SaaStr: Is It a Good Idea to Start a Company with a Good Friend?
Dear SaaStr: Is it okay to start a business with your best friend? What is the talk we should have before the formation to ensure transparency and make sure our bond is not broken due to possible business issues that I’m sure will come up? Yes I’m nervous. It’s a...
Who / What We Are Hiring For at Team SaaStr. Join Us!!
Who we are hiring for at Team SaaStr: – Director of Content: Take over and manage a big part of our content calendar, and help manage our speakers and webinars. The engine already works here, you don’t have to create content (unless you want to), but you...
How Many Sales Reps You Really Need for Next Year
Dear SaaStr: How Many Sales Reps Do I Need for Next Year? More than you probably would think. Even in this age of more efficiency, at least at scale. You can back into how many sales reps you’ll need in SaaS. Not enough founders especially do this during the annual...
Dear SaaStr: If a VC Backs Out of a Signed Term Sheet, Should the Entrepreneur Spread the Word?
Dear SaaStr: If a VC Backs Out of a Signed Term Sheet, Should the Entrepreneur Spread the Word? No. First, there’s a good chance it’s at least 1% your fault. Rarely in an auto accident is one party truly 100% at fault. Are you sure you didn’t hide something, even...
Top SaaStr Posts and Vids of the Week: GitHub’s CRO, OpenAI on Pricing, A16Z on AI in SaaS, and More!
Top Posts: #1. 10+ Signs of a Mediocre Hire #2. Has Quitting Culture Now Crossed Into Founder CEOs? #3. Is SaaS Back? (TL;DR: It Sure Feels Like It) #4. Stay Longer. But Also — Quit Faster. #5. 83% Percent of You Haven’t Gotten AI SDRs to Work … Yet Top Vids and...
Pitchbook: 30 VC Firms Raised 75% of All the VC Capital in 2024
So I don’t think founders need to understand everything about how VC works, but is is helpful to understand the key drivers and metrics, And this one is interesting. Per Pitchbook, the “top” 30 VC funds raised 75% of all the VC capital raised this...
One Thing Your Team and Investors Always Need to See: A Clear Path
Founders: "Woe is me" is the absolute worst message to the team in tougher teams "It's my fault" is OK but it doesn't even help much "Here's the plan" is what people want to hear — Jason ✨👾SaaStr.Ai✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk)...
9 Things Your New Head of Product Should Do in Their First 30 Days
Dear SaaStr: Where should a new head of product focus in their first 30 days? My strong advice is speak with data. And that may mean at first — not speaking too much! 🙂 "We need a product guy" "Ok, but we aren't ready for a VP yet. Let's just...
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