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11 Signs To Predict If a Venture Investment Will or Won’t Work Out

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Q: What was your failed investment experience and where will you never invest funds again? I’ve made about 30 material investments. Most have been successful, but of course not all have and I’ve been reflecting on the ones that didn’t, because they still had attractive elements when I invested. Cofounder conflict.

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Braindates Are Open for SaaStr APAC 2023!

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The goal is to help each other learn something new, find mentorships, create partnerships, and exchange strategies. Braindates are 1:1 and small group networking sessions designed for you to share knowledge and network with like-minded SaaS leaders during SaaStr Europa.

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Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: From Day 0 to IPO. What Went to Plan. What Most Certainly Didn’t (Video, Podcast + Transcript)

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Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. We have someone that probably 98 percent of you know virtually or socially in some sense, Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot. But of course, it wasn’t always quite that big!