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10+ Ways A Venture Financing Can Implode Post-Term Sheet

SaaStr

And any odd stuff on the cap table, or existing terms — at least highlight them, and come with a solution. Nondisclosure of loans and repayments of founder “debts” from proceeds, and/or other unusual payments to founders or other execs. A stock option plan that is too small, without back-up or consultation.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Bernadette Nixon, Jay Snyder, Nick Mehta, Loren Padelford, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

362: The Future of the Customer with Bernadette Nixon, CEO @ Algolia, Jay Snyder, Chief Customer Officer @ New Relic, and Nick Mehta, CEO @ Gainsight. Nick Mehta: On a boat in Rhode Island and then our second guest Jay Snyder, who just recently took over as Chief Customer Officer of New Relic, publicly traded SaaS company.

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“The “Dos & Don’ts” of Building Winning SaaS Companies with G2 Crowd (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

But after a stint as a consultant I came out to Stanford back in the late ’90s in the dot-com era. I remember when I was in business school the internet was brand new and back then the hero was Jerry Yang. They were building time and expense software. And said to Marc, “Hey we love your Salesforce app.

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The Playbook to Hiring Your First VP of Sales and Not Screwing it Up…….with Cassidy Ventures Founder Brendon Cassidy (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

And so, I consult and advise for startups about 35 startups over the last three, three and a half years. Don’t just check the box because the retained search firm wants to get the second half of their payment. And then the next morning you wake up and you’re thinking about solutions. New category.