SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

I believe you, it’s true, but venture capital is a weird niche thing that… Frankly, venture capital at any stage only wants to invest in folks that are already off to the races. SMBs are doing that every day. And then I would say going into 2011, it became quite uncommon.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Before I joined the venture capital industry many years ago, I was a software developer, and I worked for a startup around the 2000 time period. Now, I’m a venture capital investor. Contrast that with companies that might also sell into the SMB segment of the market where the ASPs, the average deal sizes are lower.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

So I went down the hall, met with the head of marketing, and I discovered a lot about in bound SaaS, about SMB, the importance of building this machine as I call it now that generates all these lovely leads. They all looked at me really weird because remember, I’d never done SMB before. Liberate some operating expenses.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 5, 2020

I’d argue it’s not – the markets have changed structurally such that companies are staying private far longer and thus living off venture capital (and/or growth-stage private equity) in ways not previously seen. The interesting question here is whether mean reversion is relevant.

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Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

How to Raise Venture Capital with Poor Customer Retention by Mark Roberge, Stage 2 Capital However, if a startup’s customer retention is off the mark, even significantly, they can still position the company as an attractive investment. But many employees are afraid to ask for a simple explanation.

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SaaStr

JULY 12, 2022

I just raised that venture capital. He immediately made him head of SMB. When we were acquired in July 15th, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Adobe was doing $4 billion, 75 percent perpetual. We’re getting to traction, we’ve got a million?and?a?half, half, two million in revenue. I got to get it done. I got this obligation.

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