Dear SaaStr: Do I Really Need a Top Brand VC?
Dear SaaStr: How important is it to have a premier VC fund backing you vs angels at a higher valuation? I think in most cases, it mostly boils down to Next Round Risk. If you raise money from top or even top-ish brand VCs at a reasonable valuation, you usually get at...
Carta: 43.6% of All SaaS VC Funding is in the Bay Area Now
The latest data from Carta confirms what I’ve seen, felt and experienced … the SF Bay isn’t just back, it’s accelerating for VC and founders. This isn’t to say other ecosystems aren’t strong, too. It’s just between AI, YC,...
Trends for Building AI Solutions That Enterprises Can’t Resist with IBM’s GVP for Software and AI
Raj Datta, the Global VP for Software and AI Partnerships at IBM, shares the trends he’s seeing in the industry of AI adoption in the Enterprise, and how you can help accelerate AI adoption for small and large Enterprises across various industries. These are two...
Dear SaaStr: What Is The Typical Timeline for Selling a Company?
Dear SaaStr: What is the typical timeline for selling a company? For both my start-ups as a founder, the timeline was 5 years. And also … 60 days. What I mean is, in both cases, we “met” the acquirer (public companies) about 5 years before we were acquired. That...
Before You Start as a VP — Do a Real 60-Day Plan. And Make 100% Sure the CEO Agrees With It.
I’ve now worked with or invested in ~35 successful start-ups beyond my own companies and I’ve watched a lot of VP hire train wrecks. Probably the most common is “the wrong VP of Sales”. We’ve talked about that for 6+ years on SaaStr, and...
Salesforce is Hiring 1,000 Sales Execs … to Help Replace Humans with Agents
So will AI replace humans, make them more effective, or create a need for even more knowledge works? Maybe it’s not that clear. So Salesforce is hiring 1,000 more salespeople to sell AI software … that is supposed to reduce the need for humans and replace...
Dear SaaStr: I Just Got My First SaaS Job 6 Months Ago and Now I Want to Quit. How Do I Tell My Boss?
Dear SaaStr: I Just Got My First SaaS Job 6 Months Ago and Now I Want to Quit. How Do I Tell My Boss? Almost everyone quits these days without caring about the company: Zero notice. Instead, give 30 days if you can. No help finding a replacement. Instead, if you know...
5 Interesting Learnings from Klaviyo at Almost $1 Billion in ARR
So the latest SaaS leader to cross $1B ARR is Klaviyo. Klaviyo dominates marketing in the Shopify ecosystem and in ecommerce, and just keeps on scaling. It was the only SaaS IPO on 2023. The only one! And at almost $1B ARR, it’s still growing a stunning 34%...
Samsara’s Rise to Vertical SaaS Leader and $1B+ ARR with Samsara’s CEO and Co-Founder, Sanjit Biswas and SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin
The Vertical SaaS Rocketship: Samsara’s CEO at $1.26 Billion in ARR!
SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin has an exclusive conversation with Sanjit Biswas, founder and CEO of Samsara and a two-time entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience.
Sanjit shares insights on the growth of Samsara, a leading vertical SaaS company that’s disrupting the industry by growing 36% and reaching $1.26 billion in ARR. We dive into how Samsara is transforming operations across various fields including fleets, trucks, and more, by leveraging innovative AI technologies.
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