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By Marcelo Lopez, UruIT CEO. The global healthcare industry is facing a crisis. MORE
Q: What Strategies Are Working Now? Many of us are struggling now; a minority are “Covid Beneficiaries”; and most are somewhere in the middle in SaaS. Parts of your businesses are struggling, but other parts are doing OK, and some segments are even doing well. MORE
The tough truth is from 0.5–1.5 sales cycles. Sales is tough. It’s a lot of No’s to get to a Yes. And while sales is pretty similar in SaaS at a given price point / ACV, different products are still different to sel l. A rep good at one product can fail at selling another. MORE
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. MORE
It can be hard to know what to make of the world today. On the one hand, unemployment is at close at an all-time high, and many businesses are either shut down or crippled. MORE
In the last year we’ve been leveling up a lot of our systems at SaaStr, and as part of that, moving from a lot of self-service and simple products to more robust ones. Such is the way as you grow. And one thing I’ve been shocked about is how few sales processes have kept up. MORE
Many of you will come under a lot of pressure these days to pause accounts, to downgrade accounts, and more. It’s challenging almost everywhere. And even where it isn’t, there are at least big pockets of customers under severe stress. Should you let folks easily downgrade? MORE
I recently put out a call on Twitter and LinkedIn on folks’ top tip to take friction out of their sales processes. I put together an excerpt video here of a few of my thoughts … but even better, we got great #1 top ideas from everyone from the GM of Shopify Plus to the CRO at Brex. MORE
337: Christine Trodella is Head of Americas for Facebook’s Workplace product, the communication tool that connects everyone in your company, through Groups, Chat, Rooms and Live video broadcasting. MORE
So little old Team SaaStr just put on our first digital event, SaaStr Summit: Bridging the Gap. We had over 16,000 registrants in the end, and learned a lot. MORE
It can really tough to think through the short-term pressures of churn. SMBs are hurting the most, and the churn will be highest there. Enterprises are churning less, but slowing new purchases way down. MORE
Our recent SaaStr Summit: Bridging the Gap was the first time I’ve had a chance to be a participant at a SaaStr event in a long, long time. Too much planning, moderating, etc. I thought I’d share my learnings from the sessions as we put them up on YouTube. MORE
Streaming is way up … even in SaaS. So what are The Top 10 SaaStr Videos of the Week? Let’s take a look on what you need to get caught up on! #1: 1: “The Cadence: How to Turn Your SaaS Startup into an Army” With David Sacks. MORE
Times are tough for many of us now. What do you do, if half your customers have just gone out of business? If your growth has gone from 60% to 0% overnight? Well you can’t fix everything. And maybe — you can’t even grow your ARR. MORE
Things are so crazy right now, and beyond that, the pace of change is almost incomprehensible. Zoom has grown 20x in usage in a little more than a month. But at the same time, we added 6,000,000 new to the unemployment rolls. SaaS for some industries is being decimated in just a week or two. MORE
I did a version of this Old Me-Young Me post in 2018. I thought it could bear with an update, given the unique times we are in. This is the conversation I would have had, wished I could have had, with my younger SaaS CEO self — jason. MORE
Q: What are the Pros and Cons of Seed Investing? Seed investing is a bit of a sucker bet. At least on a relative basis to other types of venture investing. What do I mean? Well, the “good news” for seed investing is you should have a much lower entry price than a Series A-B-C investor. MORE
We’re obviously in a very unique situation today. The pace at which Corona is impacting us all right now is so fast, it’s hard to keep up. MORE
A very curious thing has happened during this very sad and stressful time: the Era of the SaaS Decacorn has firmly arrived.? market cap is now over $10 billion. Amazing! ? BessemerVP ? pic.twitter.com/giUuRFJS5A. — Amit Karp (@amitkarp) May 15, 2020. MORE
Q: What don’t they tell you about venture capital firms? A few things that aren’t obvious when you raise venture capital: Your VC partner may leave. There has been much more transition in VC firms in the past 5+ years. Partners leave to found their own firms in particular all the time now. MORE
Never Quit If … 1. Never Quit If … You Have 10 Unaffiliated, Happy Paying Customers. And Aren’t Completely Out of Money. It’s almost impossible to get anyone to buy any new business web services. MORE
It took me a little while to see activation rates as literally one of the 3-4 most important metrics in SaaS, but it probably is. I started to track activation rates at a lot of start-ups I work with, and I saw numbers that shocked me. I often say 60% or so activation rates 30 days in. MORE
Depending on who you are, and what you do, sales may or may not have slowed way down. But one thing I do know: the best SaaS companies will come out of this time with the strongest products. They will keep innovating. MORE
Since Shelter-at-Home, we’ve seen a micro-explosion in growth on our YouTube Channel. Perhaps it’s part of the general trend in eLearning all across-the-board. That must mean it’s a good time to get caught up on the Best of SaaS. So what are The Top 10 SaaStr Videos of the Week? MORE
What has a higher chance of making you money, being a venture capitalist or a startup founder? VCs have a much higher chance of making good money. MORE
Q: Why are investors doing well while unemployment is terrible? Because The Cloud continues to perform well during these crazy times. And the public markets have become … The Cloud. While a little dated, this is my favorite visual representation of the S&P 500. MORE
Our recent SaaStr Summit: Bridging the Gap was the first time I’ve had a chance to be a participant at a SaaStr event in a long, long time. Usually I personally have to do too much planning, moderating, etc. I learned a lot! ?? MORE
Q: Are Silicon Valley VC firms suspending or significantly cutting down on startup investments during this pandemic given the vast economic uncertainties of this time, or is it business as usual? I’m glad you asked! MORE
Do startup investors care about how employees are treated where they invest? 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. This is so easy to research / see. MORE
These are challening times, even for SaaS companies doing relatively well. Shelter is getting tiring for many, its wears on us. Communication gets strained. What's your top tip for keeping morale up on the team? — Jason ?InItTogether? InItTogether? Lemkin (@jasonlk) May 13, 2020. MORE
SaaStr
MAY 16, 2020
A very curious thing has happened during this very sad and stressful time: the Era of the SaaS Decacorn has firmly arrived.? market cap is now over $10 billion. Amazing! ? BessemerVP ? pic.twitter.com/giUuRFJS5A. — Amit Karp (@amitkarp) May 15, 2020.
SaaStr
MAY 29, 2020
It can be hard to know what to make of the world today. On the one hand, unemployment is at close at an all-time high, and many businesses are either shut down or crippled.
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SaaStr
MAY 25, 2020
I recently put out a call on Twitter and LinkedIn on folks’ top tip to take friction out of their sales processes. I put together an excerpt video here of a few of my thoughts … but even better, we got great #1 top ideas from everyone from the GM of Shopify Plus to the CRO at Brex.
SaaStr
MAY 29, 2020
337: Christine Trodella is Head of Americas for Facebook’s Workplace product, the communication tool that connects everyone in your company, through Groups, Chat, Rooms and Live video broadcasting.
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SaaStr
MAY 19, 2020
Q: What Strategies Are Working Now? Many of us are struggling now; a minority are “Covid Beneficiaries”; and most are somewhere in the middle in SaaS. Parts of your businesses are struggling, but other parts are doing OK, and some segments are even doing well.
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SaaStr
MAY 14, 2020
These are challening times, even for SaaS companies doing relatively well. Shelter is getting tiring for many, its wears on us. Communication gets strained. What's your top tip for keeping morale up on the team? — Jason ?InItTogether? InItTogether? Lemkin (@jasonlk) May 13, 2020.
SaaStr
APRIL 26, 2020
Our recent SaaStr Summit: Bridging the Gap was the first time I’ve had a chance to be a participant at a SaaStr event in a long, long time. Too much planning, moderating, etc. I thought I’d share my learnings from the sessions as we put them up on YouTube.
SaaStr
APRIL 20, 2020
Never Quit If … 1. Never Quit If … You Have 10 Unaffiliated, Happy Paying Customers. And Aren’t Completely Out of Money. It’s almost impossible to get anyone to buy any new business web services.
SaaStr
MAY 10, 2020
Q: Why are investors doing well while unemployment is terrible? Because The Cloud continues to perform well during these crazy times. And the public markets have become … The Cloud. While a little dated, this is my favorite visual representation of the S&P 500.
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SaaStr
APRIL 23, 2020
So little old Team SaaStr just put on our first digital event, SaaStr Summit: Bridging the Gap. We had over 16,000 registrants in the end, and learned a lot.
SaaStr
MAY 20, 2020
Our recent SaaStr Summit: Bridging the Gap was the first time I’ve had a chance to be a participant at a SaaStr event in a long, long time. Usually I personally have to do too much planning, moderating, etc. I learned a lot! ??
SaaStr
JUNE 2, 2020
Do startup investors care about how employees are treated where they invest? 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. This is so easy to research / see.
SaaStr
MAY 17, 2020
Q: What don’t they tell you about venture capital firms? A few things that aren’t obvious when you raise venture capital: Your VC partner may leave. There has been much more transition in VC firms in the past 5+ years. Partners leave to found their own firms in particular all the time now.
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SaaStr
APRIL 8, 2020
In the last year we’ve been leveling up a lot of our systems at SaaStr, and as part of that, moving from a lot of self-service and simple products to more robust ones. Such is the way as you grow. And one thing I’ve been shocked about is how few sales processes have kept up.
SaaStr
APRIL 3, 2020
Things are so crazy right now, and beyond that, the pace of change is almost incomprehensible. Zoom has grown 20x in usage in a little more than a month. But at the same time, we added 6,000,000 new to the unemployment rolls. SaaS for some industries is being decimated in just a week or two.
SaaStr
MAY 20, 2020
I did a version of this Old Me-Young Me post in 2018. I thought it could bear with an update, given the unique times we are in. This is the conversation I would have had, wished I could have had, with my younger SaaS CEO self — jason.
SaaStr
JUNE 1, 2020
The tough truth is from 0.5–1.5 sales cycles. Sales is tough. It’s a lot of No’s to get to a Yes. And while sales is pretty similar in SaaS at a given price point / ACV, different products are still different to sel l. A rep good at one product can fail at selling another.
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SaaStr
APRIL 11, 2020
Times are tough for many of us now. What do you do, if half your customers have just gone out of business? If your growth has gone from 60% to 0% overnight? Well you can’t fix everything. And maybe — you can’t even grow your ARR.
SaaStr
APRIL 6, 2020
I wrote an early SaaStr post way back in 2013 on my “Year of Hell” as a SaaS CEO in 2008. In 2013, we were just 2 years removed from the real recovery from ’08-’09.
SaaStr
MAY 21, 2020
It took me a little while to see activation rates as literally one of the 3-4 most important metrics in SaaS, but it probably is. I started to track activation rates at a lot of start-ups I work with, and I saw numbers that shocked me. I often say 60% or so activation rates 30 days in.
SaaStr
MAY 30, 2020
Streaming is way up … even in SaaS. So what are The Top 10 SaaStr Videos of the Week? Let’s take a look on what you need to get caught up on! #1: 1: “The Cadence: How to Turn Your SaaS Startup into an Army” With David Sacks.
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SaaStr
MARCH 19, 2020
Depending on who you are, and what you do, sales may or may not have slowed way down. But one thing I do know: the best SaaS companies will come out of this time with the strongest products. They will keep innovating.
SaaStr
APRIL 19, 2020
Q: What are the Pros and Cons of Seed Investing? Seed investing is a bit of a sucker bet. At least on a relative basis to other types of venture investing. What do I mean? Well, the “good news” for seed investing is you should have a much lower entry price than a Series A-B-C investor.
SaaStr
MAY 14, 2020
[link]. Our VC <-> founder networking for New New in Venture on May 27 is now going LIVE! If you’ve registered as either a CEO or a VC, you should be getting an email to sign up soon.
SaaStr
MARCH 23, 2020
It can really tough to think through the short-term pressures of churn. SMBs are hurting the most, and the churn will be highest there. Enterprises are churning less, but slowing new purchases way down.
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SaaStr
MARCH 29, 2020
What has a higher chance of making you money, being a venture capitalist or a startup founder? VCs have a much higher chance of making good money.
SaaStr
MAY 27, 2020
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
SaaStr
APRIL 1, 2020
Many of you will come under a lot of pressure these days to pause accounts, to downgrade accounts, and more. It’s challenging almost everywhere. And even where it isn’t, there are at least big pockets of customers under severe stress. Should you let folks easily downgrade?
SaaStr
MAY 6, 2020
Q: Are Silicon Valley VC firms suspending or significantly cutting down on startup investments during this pandemic given the vast economic uncertainties of this time, or is it business as usual? I’m glad you asked!
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SaaStr
MAY 31, 2020
We crossed 350,000 (!) followers for Cloud Daily! from SaaStr on Quora this week. What were the most popular stories of the week? Let’s take a look: #1.
SaaStr
MARCH 10, 2020
We’re obviously in a very unique situation today. The pace at which Corona is impacting us all right now is so fast, it’s hard to keep up.
SaaStr
MAY 9, 2020
Since Shelter-at-Home, we’ve seen a micro-explosion in growth on our YouTube Channel. Perhaps it’s part of the general trend in eLearning all across-the-board. That must mean it’s a good time to get caught up on the Best of SaaS. So what are The Top 10 SaaStr Videos of the Week?
SaaStr
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
We’ve added a series of additional Health & Safety rules to the 2020 SaaStr Annual. You can review them in more detail here. Note they are more substantially restrictive than other events , perhaps in some cases too restrictive. So please review them.
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