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Top 10 Mistakes Founders Make with Series A with Black Mangroves, Square Peg, Vertex, and GGV (Pod 651 + Video)

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At SaaStr’s APAC 2023, Vertex Ventures General Partner Carmen Yuen, GGV Capital Managing Partner Jenny Lee, Square Peg Capital Partner Piruze Sabuncu, and moderator Arnaud Bonzom (Co-Founder and Managing Director of Black Mangroves) discuss the common pitfalls to look out for when you are raising your Series A. Have they done it before?

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The Top 50 SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020

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It’s been a fun experience being on Quora for … a decade We’ve crossed 60,000,000 views of our answers there, so let’s take a look at the Top 50 most viewed SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020: Why do many startup owners sell their firm and move on instead of planning on making it a big player like Google, Microsoft, etc.?

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How Important Are Happy Employees When VCs Invest?

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The reality is VCs for the most part sort of care. What I can tell you 100% for sure is one you have even a small team, VCs: Will all look at your Glassdoor ratings. Will all do due diligence at least on how CEO is perceived, internally and externally. And when these checks turn up concerns, VCs do worry.

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Raising Capital in H2 2023: What You Really Need To Know with Creandum Partner Peter Specht

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Founders of 2023 ask themselves, “What does it take to raise money right now in this uncertain market environment?” Peter Specht, Partner at Creandum, shares a data-driven perspective and real-time insights into the market of very recent rounds and current VC expectations. They were fast processes with little due diligence.

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The State of SaaS – Global Data Trends from 1000+ Companies with Capchase Co-Founder/CEO Miguel Fernandez and 01 Advisors VP Kristen Clifford (Video)

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We all know which companies are “the best,” but we don’t always take a real look into what keeps them at the top. Capchase Co-Founder & CEO Miquel Fernandez and 01 Advisors VP Kristen Clifford use data to show us what differentiates the best SaaS companies from the rest. How do they achieve this?

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SaaStr Podcast #343 with Point Nine Capital Managing Partner Christoph Janz

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Christoph has invested in more than 20 SaaS startups and lives and breathes SaaS, everything from “A as in AI-enhanced B2B software” to “Z as in Zendesk”. In 2008 he became an angel investor and discovered Zendesk, Clio, FreeAgent – and his love for SaaS. Christoph Janz: So what does it take to raise capital in SaaS?

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What You Need To Know About Venture Capital in 2023 with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Black Mangroves Founder and Managing Director, Arnaud Bonzom (Pod 661 + Video)

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We’re still somewhat lower than in 2018 but consistent with what SaaS VC was then. What VCs Are Looking For In 2023 Some VCs look for trends, and others, like Lemkin, aren’t following the trends. What every investor is looking for is hyper growth. 2021 was a wild time. The answer?