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Contract terms & conditions and why they matter to marketers

Practical Advice on SaaS marketing

This heads us toward a discussion regarding length of contracts and cancellation terms, which I'll avoid for now.) For one, allowing for an "acceptance period," or any other terms and conditions that delay payment, has significant cash flow implications. Warn them about square pegs and round holes.

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Dear SaaStr: Does The VC Fund Pay for Legal Fees After The Term Sheet is Signed?

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Dear SaaStr: Does The VC Fund Pay for Legal Fees After The Term Sheet is Signed? It’s just a condition of the funding. If I lead a round with a million+ investment, I have the startup pay SaaStr Fund’s legal fees , I just put it in the term sheet. A lot of folks get upset about this — but my advice is Be Zen and let it go.

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Corporate VC Investments: Limited, But Real, Pros. And Cons.

SaaStr

Corporate VCs wanting to control start-ups with lots of conditions is a bit of a dated concept. Most importantly, these conditions, if put into deals, are often soft without firm or short-term deadlines. These are the Best of Times for venture capital. 500+ new seed funds, and 1000+ unicorns and decacorns. The ecosystem.

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Cash Flow Shockwaves

Tom Tunguz

Term sheet re-trading rumors have surfaced. Studies like this one lag patterns especially when market conditions change. The public markets are deep crimson. The last time VC sentiment was so publicly negative, Twitter turned two. Public markets do impact startup fortunes, but only inasmuch as the prices at which venture rounds clear.

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What Will this Crisis Accelerate in Your Ecosystem?

Tom Tunguz

For those with non-urgent conditions, telemedicine provides triage and care without risking the health of others. Certainly, some of this spike is due to transient conditions. But the US has the potential to increase grocery delivery 5x if we look to other developed nations as a proxy for long-term adoption.

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Why The Era of Efficient Growth is Now: The 2023 VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin (Podcast +Video)

SaaStr

How Market Fluctuations Impacted Valuation Trends Sudden changes in market conditions can cause dramatic swings in company valuations. In the ever-evolving landscape of SaaS, Venture Capital, Bootstrapping, and Valuations – understanding market trends and investment patterns is critical.

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Dear SaaStr: Can Founders Force a Reluctant VC to Exit (Assuming There is a Reasonable Return for All)?

SaaStr

There can be some exceptions, but usually there are no “drag along” or forced put rights in standard terms and conditions. Generally speaking, there is no legal or contractual way to make a VC sell / exit. Most VCs can’t run a startup on their own. Smaller funds rarely have a bunch of CEOs waiting to join portfolio companies.