I Launched My SaaS And Have Zero Customers. What Do I Do?
Dear SaaStr: I Launched My SaaS And Have Zero Customers. What Do I Do? I’m from a software engineering background and I’m very comfortable in that space. I thought building my own SaaS would be super easy. I write code every day, it’s just another...
250+ Top CROs and CEOs At SaaStr Annual Poker Night on Sep 11!!
We’ve pulled together an epic group of CROs and CEOs on Sep 11 from a fix mixer and poker. So many top SaaS CEOs want to meet more of the best CROs and VPs of Sales. And so many revenue leaders don’t know enough great CEOs. So we’re bringing them...
The Top 10 Questions to Ask a VP of Marketing in an Interview (Updated)
There is a lot to do in marketing But a new VP of Marketing will really only do 3 things Ask them what those top 3 are before you hire them You may need something different — Jason ✨????SaaStr.AI Sept 10-12✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) August 4, 2021 I’ve...
How, and When, You Can Get a VC from “Maybe” to “Yes”. Hint: A Few More Good Months is Often The Key.
Dear SaaStr: What three things would take a VC from ‘maybe’ to ‘yes’? 95%+ of “Maybes” from a VC typically in the end are just a No. Here’s Why: A typical VC meets 100-300 start-ups a year himself, plus all the others he has to meet that other...
CMOs and VPs of Marketing: Join the Epic SaaStr Annual CMO Brunch on Sep 12!!
We’ve pulled together an epic group of CMOs and VPs of Marketing and Growth on Sep 12 for a deep dive on just what’s happening today in SaaS! Apply NOW to join us in San Mateo on Thursday Sep 12, with leaders including the CMOs of Snowflake, Freshworks,...10 Cheat Codes I Learned While Scaling to $400M with Yext and Roam Founder Howard Lerman
Yext and Roam founder, Howard Lerman, shares the 10 tactical, unconventional cheat codes that helped scale Yext to $400M.
5 Interesting Learnings From Bill at $1.4 Billion in ARR
So we’re very excited to have René Lacerte, founder and CEO of Bill, at 2024 SaaStr Annual, Sep 10-12 in SF Bay! Grab the final tickets here!! And with that, it seemed a good time to dig in with one of the great SMB leaders Bill. At $1.4 Billion in ARR,...
Dear SaaStr: I Just Sent an Email to a VC with Two Typos. Should I Resend It?
Dear SaaStr: I Just Sent a Email to a VC with Two Typos. Should I Resend It? No, no, no and no. First, VCs want to see strength. Not arrogance usually, but strength. Some whimpy email apologizing for some typos isn’t strength. Second, it shows poor prioritization....