It’s really tough now. The biggest challenge has been the overall growth of SaaStr “Inc” (media-events-etc) from $0m to $10m in 18 months. While a great way to refresh learnings and do great things, it’s been a lot of change and presenting huge operational challenges....
Do what you know how to do. Perhaps the #1 mistake I see in seasoned executives in SaaS that start companies is Grass is Greener Syndrome. I see in particular seasoned Oracle execs wanting to do freemium because it’s so much “easier” and “the sales cycles are so much...
I think it’s OK — in the early-ish days. If you have incredible traction and trajectory, say growing > 15% MoM at $1m in ARR or growing > 25%-30% MoM after $100k in ARR … you are onto something great. If you can’t quite see $1b at that phase, it’s OK. Most...
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The team at PlatoHQ is putting on a great event at the SaaStr CoSelling space next week around engineering growth and career paths. It’s not an official SaaStr event — it’s their gig — but these events they do are of extremely high quality, and...
It’s getting more and more common these days and it’s not that complicated. The real question is where do you get the money to buy them out. With more and more money into venture, and more and more rounds being oversubscribed, it’s more and more common for there to be...
Post written by guest blogger Alli McKee. This year’s SaaStr made it clear: there is more growth – and competition – than ever. This doesn’t come as a surprise, of course. But it is one thing to read about it, and another to experience it live in the...
Let me make a suggestion: Get great at an email elevator pitch. Many biases and prejudices seep into in-person VC pitches. If you don’t fit the mold, your odds go down. That’s not fair, or cool, or right. But it’s a fact. At least today. But a great email elevator...
Welcome to Episode 161! Brad Feld is one of the world’s leading VCs and Co-Founder of Foundry Group. Brad has made investments in the likes of Zynga, Makerbot, and Fitbit, just to name a few. Brad is also Co-Founder of Techstars, one of the world’s most prominent...
Post written by guest blogger Chris Cooper. As with any conference the size of SaaStr, you must make some important choices. Do you pack your schedule, filling every possible time slot? Or, should you cooly hang by the bar and network? Which session do you attend when...
