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Doubling Down: Satya Patel, Partner at Homebrew

SaaStr

We made the investment because Pika makes it possible for anyone to become a professional quality video creator and use that powerful format to communicate, educate and entertain. #2. Before heading to Silicon Valley for Google, he worked for DoubleClick, in venture capital and as a strategy consultant.

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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

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Today Carman is Founder and Managing Partner of Click Ventures, the globally renowned Hong Kong venture capital firm. After 11 years in finances, in 2016 she became the CFO of Brinc.io, boldly entering into the tech world. The VC finances startups headed by women, investing in their success from an early stage.

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From Uncertainty to +$400M: How Braze Found Opportunity in Headwinds with Braze’s Co-Founder & CEO Bill Magnuson (Podcast 671 + Video)

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When I look at the purpose of venture capital, it’s not to burn a dollar five in order to grow a dollar of revenue,” says Magnuson. During the pandemic, the way people transacted and communicated changed rapidly. Those companies will have a headstart on the competition when the market arrives.

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Raising Funding During COVID with Homebrew Partner Satya Patel (Video + Transcript)

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There’s so much subtle communication that gets lost over video, you need to make it up with energy. But know that there’s going to be a greater time commitment, more meetings, more conversations, to get over the bar and over the hump for closing your seed financing or any financing in this environment.

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How to Build Sales Compensation Plans that Increase Retention and Productivity

Sales Hacker

Meanwhile, finance-owned plans yielded the least confidence or trust in the plans. What’s the ideal timeline for building and communicating comp plans? If you can stick to this timeline and communicate the comp plans clearly to your teams , you should be in good shape to introduce a new plan at your annual sales kickoff.

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

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It is based on blockchain and allows businesses to take care of their finances on a number of platforms and in multiple currencies. The platform enables the two sides to better communicate via social media and messaging. Ubiix introduces AI in cloud communication to help businesses in Asia connect better. Founded : 2014.

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SaaStr Podcast #355 with Homebrew Partner Satya Patel: “The PPP You Really Need for Raising Capital During a Pandemic”

SaaStr

There’s so much subtle communication that gets lost over video, you need to make it up with energy. But know that there’s going to be a greater time commitment, more meetings, more conversations, to get over the bar and over the hump for closing your seed financing, or any financing in this environment.

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