Post written by, Clayton Whitfield, Chief Customer Officer, SaaSOptics Sometimes in life, making ends meet is the only option. We’ve all faced situations where doing the thing that is “good enough for now” is the only option. Managing the financial operations of your...
Mark Godley is the President of LeadGenius, the startup that provides the power of human intelligence with the scale of machine learning. To date they have raised $16m in funding from the likes of a16z, Initialized Capital, Scott and Cyan Banister, and SV angel just...
You shouldn’t regret raising from VCs. After all, no one forces you to raise venture capital. In most scenarios. Perhaps you should regret who you raised from, though. Why no regrets in general? Well, there are I think 2 basic rules for founders and VC capital: Raise...
I think at $30k ACV, you’re in the range where being in Silicon Valley is worth the huge expense. Silicon Valley / SF is incredibly expensive. Rents, salaries, and perhaps most importantly, turnover. I’ve invested in 5 French start-ups. SF costs 2x Paris, fully...
Silicon Valley / SF has gotten incredibly expensive. Rents, salaries, and perhaps most importantly, turnover. I’ve invested in 5 French start-ups. SF costs 2x Paris, fully burdened. It’s crazy. And sales teams have gotten particularly expensive, because they...
I am extremely happy to announce the SaaStr podcast with Harry Stebbings has come to Spotify! I know many of you love to listen to podcasts on iTunes, but personally, my life is Spotify and this is a huge upgrade. In addition, the Spotify interface makes it a lot more...
Because only investors that own > 5% are required to be listed per SEC regulations. It looks like they own just a bit less than that. View original question on quora
As a founder-CEO … I think he’s amazing. As a polished, rent-a-CEO, 4th or 40th CEO of F500 company type … he’s weak. Elon Musk is an awkward, sometimes even uncomfortable-seeming, public speaker. But his attention to detail and passion for what he is doing is so...
Welcome to Episode 163! Wade Foster is the Founder & CEO @ Zapier, the startup that moves information between your web apps automatically, so you can focus on your most important work. A couple of incredible achievements from Zapier, they have scaled to a...
No … unless you are a total, once-or-twice-in-a-venture-generation outlier. A “good” venture fund will return 2x-3x net. And the partners keep 20% of the gain (30%+ in some established funds, but 20% in most). So if you turn $50m into $150m, that’s $100m in gains...
