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11 Signs To Predict If a Venture Investment Will or Won’t Work Out

SaaStr

Q: What was your failed investment experience and where will you never invest funds again? I’ve made about 30 material investments. Most have been successful, but of course not all have and I’ve been reflecting on the ones that didn’t, because they still had attractive elements when I invested. Great CEO But Mediocre CTO.

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10 Tips to Fundraising in The Tumultuous Times of 2023

SaaStr

Reference other great investments they’ve made, and why they are similar. VCs would overlook startups that had raised too much money in the Go-Go days, or had lots of founder turmoil, or lots of churn, if the growth was there. Another month of progress, another set of new customers, etc. Share up front why your first CTO left.

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Mastering the Art and Science of Product-Led Growth With Gainsight

SaaStr

Ciara Peter (Gainsight VP of Product & Design) and Mickey Alon (CTO & Founder of Gainsight PX) share their practical tips for product leaders looking to achieve business growth. Every year, millions of new products are created and launched. The return on marketing investment is much faster.

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30+ Tough Learnings from Losing a Top Customer

SaaStr

You just close more, and churn less, and upsell more, when you show up. “That it was much easier to do more in order to keep that customer than to get a new “top” customer. ” — Echeyde Cubillo, Co-founder and CTO, Acme Ticketing. Your key champion might buy just 1 or 2 new products a year.

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The New Economics Of Customer Success: Showcasing The ROI Of Customer Success To Your CFO

Valuize Consulting

For many Chief Customer Officers and Customer Success (CS) leaders, this marks the beginning of a very stressful time as you prepare to have the challenging conversation with your CFO about how to properly invest in your Customer Success teams. This makes it challenging to secure investment.

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AMA at SaaStr Annual 2022 with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin – Part 1 (Pod 607 + Video)

SaaStr

What I mean is Ben broke the rule that he didn’t care what NRR and churn were. They were aware of it, but startups that I work with closely or invested in, if they got all the way to 25 million with 75% NRR, I would tell them to quit today. VCs can only invest in outliers. I want to invest in her.”

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11 Key SaaS Roles and Responsibilities in 2023

User Pilot

Customer Onboarding Specialist: Responsible for helping new customers get up and running with the company’s products. Time to Market for New Products : Also known as velocity, this metric measures the CTO’s effectiveness and speed in rolling new products /features. Average salary: $95,566/yr.