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The Top 10 Things to Know Before Starting a SaaS Company

SaaStr

This isn’t B2C and virality won’t accelerate the process enough in the early days. You really need a great CTO, not just a good business team. A mediocre tech team, a part-time CTO, or even just a decent CTO just doesn’t get you there. True in B2C too of course. It’s just too competitive today.

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GitLab’s Hila Qu on What B2B Companies Can Learn About Growth from B2C

OpenView Labs

Even just comparing the differences between how growth works for B2C versus B2B at a very high level, it’s easy to see that there are differences at each stage of the customer journey. . Despite these differences, there’s a lot B2B and B2C can learn from each other when it comes to growth. . Acquisition. Defining Growth .

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The B2B Marketplace Funding Napkin 2021

Point Nine Land

So if you’re a US-based startup, you might be able to shoot slightly higher ;) Unlike SaaS companies which have been around for years, B2B marketplaces are a relatively new category and not many investors have invested in them yet. Economics and Acquisition ?? Economics and Acquisition ?? Team ???????????

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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. The panel that we are in is called Is Seed the New Series A, and this is a question that I’ve been asking informally yesterday and today.

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The subscription sales guide: how to sell subscriptions (B2B/B2C)

ProfitWell

Not only does your sales team need to bring new customers through the door, but they also need to ensure that what they’re selling matches up exactly with those customers’ expectations. We’ll talk through the importance of audience targeting, the kinds of resources that are helpful, and the ways to differentiate between B2C and B2C sales.

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Product-Led Growth (PLG) For Startups

Mucker Capital

If you're generating something that's brand new, like a brand new category, nobody understands about it. In my past roles at ACORN, GitLab, whenever I started as a head of growth, one of the data points I will look into is what's the percentage of new users coming back the second day or coming back second month?

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How to Use M&A as a Tool to Accelerate Growth Feat. Insight Venture Partners (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

I used to be a CTO and operator, co-founder of a SaaS start up. And something of insight so we are New York based, global venture and equity investor. So acquisitions could be for a number of reasons. So you might say that you are so focused on core growth, how would you ever manage an acquisition and then integrating that?