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The SaaS Org Chart Live with David Sacks (Podcast #491 and Video)

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David’s first foray into SaaS was in 1999 when he joined a startup that would become PayPal, starting as the product leader and later as the COO. Positions Needed: Enterprise AEs, Mid-Market & SMB AEs, SDRs, Sales Ops, Sales Engineer. Subscribe Please do not fill in this field. David Sacks: SaaS Background and Investments.

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The Cadence: How to Turn Your SaaS Startup into an Army with David Sacks (Video + Transcript)

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So, the company starts getting divided up into functional areas, or silos, product management, sales, customers support, marketing and so on, and this siloing of the org chart I think means that not everyone knows what everyone else is doing, and there’s a general feeling of disorganization or chaos in most startups.

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Here’s What Investors Look for in SaaS Businesses

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SMB SaaS companies tend to have higher churn rates due to their lower demand and less sophisticated needs. Customers using smaller SaaS tools tend to be brand-agnostic, switching tools to see which fit them. If you’re using PayPal, we recommend switching to another service like Payoneer. How do you make your tool easy to use?