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We?re About To See a Lot More SaaS Debt

SaaStr

This article looks at the history of SaaS as it relates to financial capital and production capital. I argue that standard saas metrics make it possible for founders to scale using debt capital (production capital thats cheaper) instead of solely relying on venture capital (financial capital thats more expensive). .

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ChurnZero Earns a 2020 Top Rated Award From TrustRadius

ChurnZero

” Since 2016, the TrustRadius Top Rated Awards have become the industry standard for unbiased recognition of B2B technology products. About ChurnZero: ChurnZero helps subscription businesses fight customer churn. “ChurnZero earned a Top Rated award based directly on feedback from their customers. Please leave a review here. .

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Selling into Startups 101: What You Need to Know to Find a Unicorn

Sales Hacker

In order to execute on this mission, founders can bootstrap their company, raise outside money ( venture capital is the most popular), or use a combination of both to help build their business. If you sell an HR platform with a subscription that starts at 50 seats, you should scratch any seed-stage startups off your list.

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We Haven’t Hit Peak SaaS

Hitenism

If Mixpanel stayed on track, it would have had 100 sales reps by 2016. Instead, the company laid-off 18 people at the beginning of 2016—mostly from sales—and they’re not alone. In March 2016, it ultimately became clear that we were over-invested in some parts of the business and as a result let go of 10% of our employees.”.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

With an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Rodrigo Baer launched a successful career in consultancy and entrepreneurship, and today is among the top figures in venture capital for early-stage tech companies in Brazil. in 2016, he co-founded Vendas B2B Summit, the largest Brazilian B2B sales online event.

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The Road Now Taken: 4 SaaS Start-ups And Their Quest For Independent Growth

Outseta

Venture capital is not inherently bad or the manifestation of greed and commitments to impossible-to-deliver growth. We’ve been in business since late 2016, and since the get-go have been building our own intentionally independent path. If you’re so confident in what you’re building, why don’t you go all-in?”

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8 BIG RYG Speakers to Follow on Twitter

ChurnZero

Previously Godard served as CEO of SteelBrick which was acquired by Salesforce in 2016. The company has since raised $206 million in venture capital, landed more than 1,400 customers, and now employs more than 400 people across six offices around the globe.

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