Making Less, But Working Less. Is It Part of the New World of SaaS?
So a lot of folks on social media talk about more work-life balance in SaaS, and I totally get it. Every month, every quarter, the number needs to go up in sales. Layoffs in some cases have been brutal. The pressure can be intense, and even if it’s not...
From $5M to $100M: How to Scale a Multi-Product Startup with Lattice CEO Jack Altman (Video + Podcast)
The secret to success for a lot of SaaS companies is going multi-product. Jack Altman, CEO of Lattice, shares how to scale a multi-product startup.
Marc Benioff: Our Engineers Come Into the Office 10 Days a Quarter. But Sales and Marketing? 3 Days a Week.
So most everyone is still working on figuring out just how distributed, hybrid, etc. we all want to be — and can be. Harry Stebbings recently did a great 20VC with Marc Benioff and there’s a ton of great stuff in there. One I found interesting was their...
What’s New At WorkOS and What It Takes To Be “Enterprise-Ready” in SaaS with WorkOS CEO and Founder Michael Grinich
In this new SaaStr series called “What’s new at…,” Jason Lemkin chats with WorkOS CEO and founder Michael Grinich about what it takes to be Enterprise ready in SaaS, building vs. buying, and who the stakeholders are in a B2D motion.
Dear SaaStr: How Do VCs Think About Departed Co-Founder Equity Stakes?
Dear SaaStr: What is the highest % equity that a departed / non-working co-founder can own that VCs are comfortable with? Single digits. VCs will be worried about a founder that has left with more than 6–8% of the company or so: At a minimum, VCs will at least try to...
5 Interesting Learnings from Databricks at $1.5 Billion in ARR
So Databricks hasn’t IPO’d yet — hopefully it will in the next 9-12 months to help keep the just reopened IPO window … well, open. But as part of its most recent private round at a $43 Billion valuation, it did disclose enough interesting...
The Latest Napkin Reveal: What it Takes to Raise Capital with Christoph Janz, General Partner of Point Nine Capital (Video + Podcast)
Christoph Janz, General Partner of Point Nine Capital, shares what it takes to raise capital in SaaS, overall investment activity in 2023, and how to develop a convincing AI strategy.
How Is AI Going To Impact The SaaS Landscape Over The Coming Years with a16z GP Kristina Shen
How is AI going to impact the software and SaaS landscape of the next couple of years and also the next 5-10 years?
Kristina Shen, General Partner at a16z, shares some insights into the present and future of generative AI at this week’s Workshop Wednesday, held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. PST.
IPOs are Back! Really, Really Good Ones. It’s Just — The Market Is a Bit “Meh” For Now
So Klaviyo and Instacart reopened the IPO markets — from a 20 year low. We are back. At least, for the very best. Mostly. Two great leaders, worth almost $10B now and public, and both “priced” at the high end of the IPO ranges. Klaviyo is the more...
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