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Dear SaaStr: As a Co-Founder, How Do I Tell the Team I’m Leaving?
Jan 6, 2026
Dear SaaStr: As a startup founder, what's the best way to announce your departure to the team and leave on good terms? The startup is series A/B, with 30+ employees. I have no magic insights, but I have transitioned post-acquisition out of 2 companies that I've...
Right Now, Managing AI Agents is About as Much Work as Managing Humans. Just Different Work.
Jan 5, 2026
Here's something almost nobody tells you when you deploy your first AI agent: you're not eliminating management overhead. You're trading one type of work for another. It's different work. But it requires about as much time for oversight, review, and training as...
SVB’s State of the Markets Report: AI Isn’t More Efficient, VC Dollars Are Even More Concentrated, and M&A is Picking Up But Fewer Deals Make Money
Jan 5, 2026
The latest SVB State of the Markets report just came out, summarizing all their venture and startup activity through 12/31/25 or so. This is their 30th edition, and buried in these 34 pages are some hard truths that every founder, operator, and investor in B2B needs...
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Dear SaaStr: As a Co-Founder, How Do I Tell the Team I’m Leaving?
By Jason Lemkin | January 6, 2026
Dear SaaStr: As a startup founder, what’s the best way to announce your departure to the team and leave on good terms? The startup is series A/B, with 30+ employees. I have no magic insights, but I have transitioned post-acquisition out of 2 companies that I’ve co-founded. And I’ve had one key co-founder leave in…
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Right Now, Managing AI Agents is About as Much Work as Managing Humans. Just Different Work.
By Jason Lemkin | January 5, 2026
Here’s something almost nobody tells you when you deploy your first AI agent: you’re not eliminating management overhead. You’re trading one type of work for another. It’s different work. But it requires about as much time for oversight, review, and training as managing humans did. We’ve deployed 20+ AI agents at SaaStr over the past…
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SVB’s State of the Markets Report: AI Isn’t More Efficient, VC Dollars Are Even More Concentrated, and M&A is Picking Up But Fewer Deals Make Money
By Jason Lemkin | January 5, 2026
The latest SVB State of the Markets report just came out, summarizing all their venture and startup activity through 12/31/25 or so. This is their 30th edition, and buried in these 34 pages are some hard truths that every founder, operator, and investor in B2B needs to internalize. I’ve pulled out the 10 most critical…
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