Job #1 Once You Hit Initial Traction — Stop Owning Anything
We all screw a lot of things up. But I think the biggest, #1, mistake successful first-time entrepreneurs in SaaS make time and time again these days is they own a key function area or two too long. They stay the VP of Sales, Marketing, Product, etc. for far longer...
Dear SaaStr: What Is The Job of a Venture Capital Fund Manager?
Dear SaaStr: What Is The Job of a Venture Capital Fund Manager? Ultimately, the job is to beat Nasdaq by at least 20%. Otherwise, their own investors (the LPs) should just invest in … Nasdaq. It’s liquid and full of great tech companies! Net net, this means returning...
Tons of Great New Things at 2023 SaaStr Annual! Sep 6-8 in SF Bay!!
So we’re almost there, the 9th ever SaaStr Annual.com in the SF Bay Area on Sep 6-8!! We’re again sprawling out across our 40 acre campus in San Mateo, halfway between Palo Alto and San Francisco. We’re keeping all the great innovations from the...
Are We Done With The App “Layoffs”? It Looks Like It
So what the heck happened in 2022 and into 1H’23, when SaaS unicorns could go from 100%+ growth to 0% in 12 months? How could growth for some decelerate so quickly? It didn’t happen in the last big downturn, and it didn’t happen to everyone:...
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Leave a Startup When I’m an Integral Co-founder?
Dear SaaStr: How Do I Leave a Startup When I’m an Integral Co-founder? Either find a smaller role in the company, and still be supportive. Do that if you can. If you can’t, if you really don’t want to stay. Then rip the band-aid off. And just leave. It’s OK....
10+ Of The Most Common Mistakes in Early SaaS Sales (Updated)
Dear SaaStr: What are the common mistakes in B2B sales in the early-ish days? Wanted to buy a product last week Forced to talk to an SDR first He sent me his Calendly, and never followed up when I didn’t pick a convenient time for him Sale lost — Jason ✨Be...
You Can Reset the Plan. But You Can’t Lower the Bar.
So there’s a critical but subtle mistakes I see founder make all the time when times get more challenging. And they made it a lot the past year or so: They don’t just reset the plan. They lower the bar. What’s the difference? In practice, it can be a bit subtle,...
Dear SaaStr: What Is The Biggest Challenge Facing VC Funds?
Dear SaaStr: What Is The Biggest Challenge Facing VC Funds? Here are my learnings so far: #1. The biggest challenge for 70% of VCs is Raising Money. VCs have their own investors, the LPs (Limited Partners). Until about 2018, the biggest funds tending to gobble up most...
Top SaaStr Content for the Week with Creandum’s Partner, MongoDB, Founder’s Fund and lots more!
The top SaaStr content you might have missed for the week of July 30th 2023.
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