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The Top 10 Things to Know Before Starting a SaaS Company

SaaStr

We’ve discussed most before individually, but let me throw ’em together: It may well take 24 months to get to true product-market fit and Initial Traction. 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. Much better.

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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

As an individual user, I have absolutely no interest in using this product myself or testing it out. So this type of product is a little bit harder to build a PLG motion based on the freemium user base. If you're generating something that's brand new, like a brand new category, nobody understands about it.

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The Ultimate SaaS Pricing Resources Guide

OpenView Labs

New for 2020: SaaS Pricing and COVID-19. The 2020 SaaS Product Benchmarks Report. In this brand-new report, we finally answer the question “Freemium or free trial?” ” The data also shows that before COVID-19 impacted the market, the product led growth index and SaaS index were trading at similar rates.

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