SaaStr

JUNE 28, 2020

” In this episode of the SaaStr podcast, Aileen and SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin take a deep dive on how Aileen finds deals, her tips for a winning pitch, and the state of VC in 2020. 347: Ready to hire your first VP Sales? You can see the full video here , and read the podcast transcript below. But haven’t done it before?

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SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

We’ll have some time. It sounds minor or technical, but if you want to due diligence on a human being, I get to do it a few 100 times a year. I used it in kind of my breakfast pre warm-up, the crazy times we’re in. From Satya from Homebrew, we just heard that seed’s at an all time high.

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SaaStr

MARCH 15, 2025

The fundraising relationship is inherently asymmetric – investors see hundreds of pitches while founders pitch the same company hundreds of times. As Michael Seibel notes, this emotional aspect of fundraising creates a challenging dynamic, especially for pre-product market fit companies where the fundraising process is most critical.

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