by Jason Lemkin | Nov 2, 2025 | Blog Posts, Early, Leadership, Q&A, Sales |
Dear SaaStr: Should a Startup Founder Handle Sales Themself When First Getting Started? The answer is yes – 95% of the time. The “best” sequence for building a repeatable sales engine is roughly: The CEO/founder should close at least the first 10 (or 20 or...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 1, 2025 | AI App of Week, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, SaaStr.Ai
Why 450K+ monthly downloads and Y Combinator backing signal this is the developer tool AI product builders have been waiting for Here’s a question every B2B founder building with AI has wrestled with: How do you get ChatGPT-quality UX into your own product...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 1, 2025 | Blog Posts, Fundraising
We’ve been running SaaStr’s AI-powered pitch deck analyzer for a few months now, and we’ve graded and analyzed over 1,600 (!) pitch decks. The pattern is clear and honestly pretty brutal: founders are building fundamentally strong companies that...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 1, 2025 | Blog Posts, Early, Q&A |
Dear SaaStr: As a Co-Founder, When Do You Know It’s Time to Quit? You don’t. Why? Because 50% or more of the time, it’s because you are tired. And when you’re tired, you don’t always make the right decisions. Before you quit: Talk to 2–3 mentors you trust. See...
by Jason Lemkin | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog Posts, Fundraising
SaaStr’s new AI VC has been a big hit already with founders: they’ve already uploaded, 1542+ VC pitch decks to it we’ve done over 556,387 (!) startup valuations And … we’ve also been quietly doing founder <-> VC automated AI intros...
by Jason Lemkin | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog Posts, Scale
Seven public B2B / SaaS companies are growing 30%+ ARR at $1B+ ARR — and command premium valuations. That’s the trifecta. 30%+ growth at $1B ARR, and accelerating. Palantir accelerated from 30% to 48% (+18 points). Figma maintains elite 48% growth....
by Jason Lemkin | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog Posts, Exit Strategy
Francisco Partners announced this week they’re taking JAMF private for $2.2 billion at $13.05 per share. The headlines trumpet a “50% premium” to recent trading prices. The press releases talk about “strategic flexibility” and...
by Jason Lemkin | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog Posts
We’re back!! 20VC x SaaStr with Harry, Rory and Jason! Bottom Line Up Front: Three seismic shifts hit venture this week. OpenAI completed the most significant corporate restructuring in tech history, clearing the path for a potential $2 trillion IPO while Sam...
by Jason Lemkin | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog Posts, Customer Success |
Dear SaaStr: What Should My New VP of Customer Success Be Doing In The First 30-60-90 Days? Here’s how I’d structure their 30-60-90 day plan to ensure they’re focused on the right priorities: First 30 Days: Meeting With Customers — ASAP. And Deep Dive and...
by Jason Lemkin | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Early, Leadership, Q&A |
Dear SaaStr: My Co-Founder Takes All The Public Credit. Should I be OK With This? No, you shouldn’t. Not because it matters. But because clearly it’s gotten under your skin, which is a sign there’s some trouble here in your relationship with your...
