by Jason Lemkin | Nov 15, 2025 | AI App of Week, Blog Posts
HappyFox is an AI-powered support platform that serves over 12,000 companies globally – all without raising a single dollar of venture capital. And come meet them live, in person at SaaStr AI London on Dec 1-2!! If you’re running a B2B SaaS company and still...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 15, 2025 | Blog Posts, Q&A |
Dear SaaStr: What Do Founders Need to Know to Navigate a Merger/Acquisition? My #1 tip: Get Zen. Once you sell it, it is not yours anymore. And both your upside and your downside are now capped. You can no longer fail or run out of money, but really, you can no longer...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog Posts
We’re back! Harry, Rory and Jason! The venture capital playbook is broken. Not bent — broken. In the latest 20VC x SaaStr episode, Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O’Driscoll dissect why even Sequoia is making dramatic leadership changes, why seed...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog Posts, Sales
I see it every single day in my portfolio. CEOs convinced they just need to hire that one rep who will magically turn everything around. And later, that one VP of Sales who will turn things around on their own. The person who can sell ice to Eskimos. The rep who...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog Posts, Career Growth & Advice, Customer Success, Early, Leadership, Q&A |
Dear SaaStr: Is It Ridiculous To Call Yourself the CEO When Your Startup is Tiny? I used to feel that way, at least a bit. I used to look at tiny little startups and wince when a founder went around talking about himself as “CEO”. But then I had to learn how to Sell...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 13, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, SaaStr.Ai
Accel just dropped their 2025 Globalscape report, and it’s packed with real data on where AI and B2B are actually heading. I’ve been through the whole thing, and here are the 10 takeaways that matter most if you’re building or investing in B2B...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 13, 2025 | Blog Posts, Q&A |
Dear SaaStr: Suppose the CEO of my competitor contacts me, interested in acquiring my app (privately owned). What steps would I take to avoid giving away proprietary information before the sale closes, if ever? Just meet. Meet all your competitors. You never know...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 12, 2025 | Blog Posts
The Hidden Tax That Will Kill Your Startup: Why Mediocre Is More Expensive Than You Think The single biggest mistake you’ll make as a founder isn’t picking the wrong market, missing a product deadline, or even almost running out of cash (as brutal as it...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 12, 2025 | Blog Posts
This is it. The moment where AI stops being a buzzword and becomes your unfair competitive advantage. SaaStr AI London on December 1-2 is bringing together 2,500 of the sharpest B2B operators, the companies actually scaling with AI (OpenAI, Wiz, Clay, Artisan,...
by Jason Lemkin | Nov 12, 2025 | Blog Posts, Early, Q&A |
Dear SaaStr: What Are the Top Mistakes You See New Founders Make? My short list: Not picking a great co-founder. There’s almost no point in picking one that isn’t truly, truly great. Nice isn’t enough. Fun to work with isn’t enough. You like working together...
