Yes, M&A is Back. But Confirmed 3x+ Returns Have Collapsed to Just 7% of Deals. Here’s What That Means for Your Exit.
There’s been some epic M&A in the past 12 months. Nvidia paid $20 billion for Groq. Google closed its $32 billion acquisition of Wiz. Google paid $2.4 billion just to hire Windsurf’s CEO and license their tech. Palo Alto Networks is buying CyberArk for...
Dear SaaStr: How Do You Deal With an Unreliable Co-Founder?
Dear SaaStr: How Do You Deal With an Unreliable Co-Founder? You first try to move them into an individual contributor role. If that doesn’t work, then move them out. This is one of the most frustrating outcomes, when a very talented co-founder becomes “unrealiable”....
How Long It Really Takes to “One-Shot” an App: 47,000 Lines of Code Later
The vibe coding hype cycle has a narrative problem. Every week, someone posts “I built a SaaS in 4 hours!” And technically, they’re not lying. You can absolutely scaffold something that looks like a product in an afternoon. But there’s a...
The Change You Need Is the Change You Make. SaaStr AI Annual 2026 Will Help You Get There.
Here’s what I’ve learned after 13 years of building SaaStr, investing in 50+ leading B2B companies, and watching thousands of founders navigate moments of massive disruption: The founders who win aren’t the ones who figure it out alone. They’re...
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Deal With Investors That are Unhappy With The Company?
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Deal With Investors That are Unhappy With The Company? Be transparent. And show them an honest, data-driven path to a better future. First, investors get most upset when founders hide things. And founders tend to hide things more when times are...
The Average SaaStr AI Annaul Sponsor Gets 470+ Qualified Leads. Get Them This Year and GO BIG!
Across nearly 100 sponsors and 10,000 attendees, we share an inside look at the latest event trends, sponsor data and attendees from SaaStr Annual.
20VC x SaaStr Is Back!!: Nvidia’s $20B Groq Grab, Meta’s $2.5B Manus Play, and Why “Invisible Unemployment” Will Define 2026
The latest from the 20VC x SaaStr collaboration with Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O’Driscoll Jensen Huang wanted the deal done before Christmas. He got it in two weeks. Nvidia just dropped $20 billion on Groq—a company doing sub-$50 million in...
OneStream Goes Private, Navan at 4x ARR: Are The IPO Markets Really That Open?
So this week, OneStream announced it’s going private. Just 17 months after its IPO. Let that sink in. KKR took OneStream public in July 2024 at a $6 billion valuation. The stock opened 29% above its $20 listing price. Everyone celebrated. The IPO window was...
How Personio’s CRO Built an AI-Powered Go-To-Market in Just 6 Months: 5 Lessons and 5 Mistakes
Philip Lacor is the CRO of Personio, a $3B+ HR and payroll platform with 1,500 employees, 15,000 customers, and a 400-person sales team. He shared their AI transformation journey at SaaStr AI London — and the learnings are a masterclass for any revenue leader trying...
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