How to Scale from 0 to 100 Employees with Speedinvest’s Markus Lang
Scaling a SaaS company from 0 to 100 employees isn’t easy. Markus Lang at Speedinvest shares the top 10 golden rules for companies to successfully scale.
Ops Folks Build Smart Financial Models. But They Are Often Dangerous.
So I’ve seen a trend among many startups these days which is to sort of have a VP or Director of Business Ops instead of a VP / Director of Finance. They handle the cash too, but also go deep on the business in a way a “finance person” usually simply can’t. These...
Dear SaaStr: Why Do Venture Capitalists Seem To Be Switching Firms More Frequently Than Before?
Dear SaaStr: Why Do Venture Capitalists Seem To Be Switching Firms More Frequently Than Before? Having been there, a few reasons the trend has accelerated — to a point: More anchor “limited partners” willing to fund to partners that want to spin out. LPs are willing...
Only 19% of You Would Have Raised Even More Venture Capital
Most startups aren’t able to raise venture capital, they just aren’t in the sweet spot. Growth isn’t on point, generally. Bootstrapping is more often not a choice — but the only option. If not forever, at least in the early stages. Ben...
Dear SaaStr: Should I Stay Solo or Should I Settle for a Co-founder?
Dear SaaStr: Should I Stay Solo or Should I Settle for a Co-founder? I think this is one of the Top 5 most important questions in start-ups. Possibly, Top 1 in ultimate significance. The answer for most of us: (x) most of us benefit from an A+ co-founder but (y) do...
Where SaaS Really is Today with Founder & General Partner of Craft Ventures David Sacks and SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin (Video + Podcast)
Jason Lemkin, SaaStr CEO and Founder, and David Sacks, Founder and General Partner of Craft Ventures, share their predictions on SaaS in 2024.
Is 2024 The Year of Hitting Snooze?
So recently, for the first time ever, I called in some favors. Very minor ones, but just to get a little help as SaaStr goes into busy season. 1️⃣ I asked a CRO I’ve worked with for quite a while and got one of his prior roles for him if he wanted to do our...
Dear SaaStr: Can I Position My Startup To Be Acquired By The Likes of Google, Salesforce, Adobe, etc.?
Dear SaaStr: Can I Position My Startup To Be Acquired By The Likes of Google, Salesforce, Adobe, etc.? No. But … Sort of. What I’ve learned being on both sides of acquisitions, and being a 2x acquired founder — is: There is a List. There’s an...
Everything in Social Media is Harder Now. It Just Makes “Free Marketing” That Much Harder.
While not a huge deal, one of the bigger challenges of building SaaStr has been the changing winds of social media. SaaStr started as a blog and I never really thought of that as “social media”, but even then it was. Because you need the social part to get scale. Be...
Dear SaaStr: Would You Invest in a Start-Up With 6 Co-Founders?
Dear SaaStr: Would You Invest in a Start-Up With 6 Co-Founders? I’ve done it — once. At least with 5 true co-founders. And that startup did end up selling for over $1 Billion (!) — so it’s not a firm “No.” But it did have the exact issues you’d expect. The...
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