SaaStr

JANUARY 5, 2020

Q: How hard is it to raise venture capital? The overall odds of raising venture capital may be 0.05%. According to YC, “Each batch of YC companies raises about $250M of seed capital in the weeks following Demo Day.” That’s $250,000,000 in seed capital in each YC batch. Let’s look at YCombinator.

Venture Capital

SaaStr

APRIL 22, 2022

And with that, a lot has changed in the venture capital markets, even early stage. YC demo day will still as hot as ever. It hit hard, with Nasdaq falling another 15%, and private valuations perhaps 20%. More importantly, many Cloud leaders are down 50% from their all-time highs. The change is still being figured out.

Venture Capital

SaaStr

MAY 10, 2021

Without venture capital, I’d be nowhere. Both of my first two startups were venture-backed. When 500+ investors video into each Demo Days, they already are assuming there are 1-2 companies they will want to invest in. Raising money for non-bootstrapped CEOs is one of their top 5 priorities.

Venture Capital

SaaStr

AUGUST 13, 2021

A slick deck and a thoughtful demo are a good start. But if you’re raising venture capital, you probably have at least 10 customers Present the best case studies so it’s clear what you are saying is true in practice. There just isn’t time anymore to dig in when it doesn’t immediately click.

Scale

SaaStr

JULY 5, 2024

GTM Mistake #1: A VP of Sales That Can’t Sell or Demo the Product Mistake number one has always been an issue, and it’s the number one reason startups struggle in today’s world. In the old days of having offices, before anyone in sales from the bottom to the top started, they had to crush a demo for you. Let’s jump right in.

CTO Hire

SaaStr

MARCH 15, 2021

. “The 5 Metrics You Should Track to Maximize Your Company’s Valuation with Thomas Tunguz of Redpoint Ventures” This fun, informal session with Thomas (and pinch-hitting from Jason Lemkin during an IT glitch) was a great deep dive into where SaaS is, right now. #2.

Cloud

SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

When asked what the best product is that Sacks has seen, he said there are a lot of good demos. Many folks who are bootstrapped misunderstand how venture capital works. In this interview, David Sacks talks about how 70-80% of investor time is spent looking at AI. That’s very telling. They love bootstrapped companies!

Scale

Sales Hacker

JANUARY 22, 2024

20:34) The flight to quality in Venture Capital. You can try it for free today, or book a demo to go deeper at www.commonroom.io. Highlights: (00:33) GTMfund’s recent team offsite in Scottsdale. (02:18) 02:18) Reflecting on GTMfund’s 2023 year. (04:30) 04:30) Predictions for remote work in 2024. (05:15)

Venture Capital

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Is it venture capital that puts so much money into some of these software organizations and they’re forced to grow, grow, grow, and it’s literally just a body’s game, right? Now we’re starting to demo that. It’s not venture capital money. And it’s not perfect, right?

Marketplace as a Service

Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Ask any marketer how they engage potential leads on their site, and they’ll probably say they’ve got it covered – maybe they have some forms people fill out when they want to talk to a sales rep or book a demo. Alternatives: Salespanel, Infer. This year, marketers will spend $4.6 billion to attract businesses to their websites.

Technical Review

User Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2023

According to venture capital firm Sequoia , the standard DAU/MAU ratio is 10-20%, with only a handful of companies having over 50%. Get a demo now to begin. DAU, WAU, MAU industry benchmarks Popular venture capital firm, Sequoia tweeted the standard DAU/MAU ratio is 10-20%, with only a handful of companies having over 50%.

Metrics

Kellblog

JULY 20, 2022

CMO: Well, we’re actually closing 5% of our post-demo opportunities. The CRO thinks it makes more sense to calculate the close rate from the demo stage [1]. . demo to close) which has the effect of pushing more responsibility onto marketing [7]. 1] Sorry, demo is not a sales cycle stage ! [2] That’s stage 4.

Sales Hiring

ChurnZero

JULY 27, 2020

If you are interested in seeing how ChurnZero can help you manage and optimize your overall customer experience, sign up for a quick demo here. . and is backed by leading angles and venture capital firms such as Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital. About ChurnZero.

Software Review

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Alternatively, you can sign up for a free demo to see all of their advanced features in action. Plus, if you’re a current member or alumni of Hubspot’s approved incubator, accelerator, or Venture Capital partners with a round of Series A funding under your belt, you can get up to 90% off your first year. #6 per user/month.

Software Review

Baremetrics

APRIL 16, 2021

The culmination is Demo Day which is meant to serve as a springboard into your next round of capital. For top-tier programs ( YC , Techstars , 500 Startups ), you need to be a top 10% company, fitting a near-term venture capital profile across your team, your product/market and your traction. Venture Capital.

Venture Capital

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

394: Where is Venture Capital today? Sunil Dhaliwal: I was at one of the biggest firms around and I think we had a $200 million fund and people were like, I can’t believe we’re running $200 million in venture capital. And how do you hack it? This episode is sponsored by Outgrow. Jason Lemkin: Crazy.

Sales Recruiting

ChurnZero

JANUARY 3, 2020

To find out why our customers rate us so highly and understand the impact we can bring to your subscription business, sign up for a live demo today. . . ChurnZero is headquartered in Arlington, VA and is backed by leading angles and venture capital firms such as Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital.

Customer Success

Incredo

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Learn more about the next application process here. If you are interested in SaaS venture capital, you can check out websites like SaaStr Fund , PointNine , Accel , 500 Startups. Investors also don’t like to see product screenshots: please make your presentation perfect with a real product demo!

SaaS

Sales Hacker

JUNE 17, 2020

It has been evangelized and codified by Kleiner-Perkins’ John Doerr — whom many have called “the Michael Jordan of venture capital” — in his book Measure What Matters. Andy Grove, the founder and former CEO of Intel, pioneered OKR.

Consulting

Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The Content Bureau focuses its attention on the technology, venture capital, and financial sectors, working almost exclusively with global corporations who rely on them year-round. The content Bureau bills itself as a premier B2B content marketing company. Patel doesn’t think of Web Profits as an agency.

Content Marketing

User Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2024

To see how Userpilot can help you tackle the challenges and exploit the opportunities of 2024, book the demo! The sky’s the limit but some obvious applications include: User onboarding and education Interactive product demos Data visualizations UI & UX design Prototype testing Customer and market research 11.

Artificial Intelligence

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Do you gun straight for the glamour (and pressure) of venture capital investment? What about a venture capitalist who might be sympathetic to your mission? Venture capital. Venture capital is provided by firms or funds founded specifically to give investment to fledgling companies.

Venture Capital

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Less focus on venture capital or funding rounds. Sign up for a FastSpring account or request a demo to learn more. In our first post about our online community , we mentioned launching the Global SaaS Leaders Slack group because we saw a need for the kind of software-and-SaaS-focused community we’d want to be a part of.

SaaS Payments

Kellblog

MAY 15, 2021

MQLs, SQLs , demos, and associated funnel conversion rates. 1] As many people use “demo” as a sales process stage. Ask most startups about their go-to-market (GTM) these days and they’ll give you lots of numbers. Funnel metrics. Seen over time, cut by segment. Win/loss rates and close rates as well, similarly sliced.

Market Research

Totango

JANUARY 15, 2019

Request a demo to explore Spark and start thinking customer first. From top venture capital firms to industry leaders, the. You might also like. Ten Reasons Your Organization Needs Totango, the Leader in Customer Success Management. Becoming customer centric at an early-stage startup. The writing is on the wall.

Retention

ChurnZero

AUGUST 23, 2019

To find out why our customers rate us so highly and understand the impact we can bring to your subscription business, sign up for a live demo today. . . ChurnZero is headquartered in Arlington, VA and is backed by leading angles and venture capital firms such as Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital.

Software Review

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

In order to execute on this mission, founders can bootstrap their company, raise outside money ( venture capital is the most popular), or use a combination of both to help build their business. execs/board members/investors), then contact the company for product demo(s).

Outsourcing Services

Sales Hacker

APRIL 19, 2022

Sales compensation is the caboose — not the engine,” said Pablo Dominguez , venture capital Insight Partners’ Operating Partner of Sales and Customer Success. Measures include multi-year contracts, implementation fees, different products, demo appointments set, quarterly quotas, number of sales accepted opportunities, services, etc.).

Compensation

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

Drata recently raised $100 million in venture capital funding, which I believe makes it San Diego’s latest startup unicorn with an evaluation of $1 billion. Feel free to schedule a live demo with our team and see the product in action. Liam Geraghty: Adam, thank you so much for joining us. How does that feel?

Scale

User Pilot

JUNE 13, 2022

We covered the best blogs on SaaS growth, product marketing , UX analytics, venture capital, and sales. The Brad Feld blog is one of the best venture capital blogs dedicated to entrepreneurs and investors. Venture capital. Christoph Janz, a partner at Point Nine Capital, is an investor in his own right.

Venture Capital

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

We schedule a demo in the same day. The demo is the sale and we close everybody in month. Venture capital always finds you, even when you’re in Phoenix. They all looked at me really weird because remember, I’d never done SMB before. We don’t need any pipelines. I’m like, oh.

Scale

Kellblog

JUNE 27, 2022

Showing up on a sales call with four employees all named Jean-something, having the lead presenter speak with a thick French accent, and showing product screens where bits of French appear in the UI and demo data, will only exacerbate their fears.

Startup

Kellblog

JANUARY 3, 2022

Maybe you think you learned not to hire junior sales reps, that reps need a proper level of supporting staff, and that customers like to get demos in their native language? And you knew that already, didn’t you? But you knew that already, too.

Sales Hiring

ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

To find out why our customers rate us so highly and understand the impact we can bring to your subscription business, sign up for a live demo today. . . ChurnZero is headquartered in Arlington, VA and is backed by leading angles and venture capital firms such as Baird Capital, Grotech Ventures and Middleland Capital.

Venture Capital

Chart Mogul

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The Investor Zone featured prominently this year, with some very familiar names and faces from the SaaS venture capital universe… “I felt quite humble about my knowledge level of modern SaaS sales when listening to the experts of different fields of SaaS specialization such as marketing, inside sales and client success management. .

Venture Capital

BetterCloud

OCTOBER 30, 2018

An ex-employee undercutting a venture capital firm. Like a blood-sucking vampire leaching the life out of its victim, a partner at a venture capital firm in San Francisco poached deals from his former company for two years after he left. No other details have been changed. This story proves that this belief is warranted.

Venture Capital

SaaStr

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’m a vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners, which is a venture capital firm, which was very lucky to be a part of SendGrid’s journey. I’ve never been behind a table before so I feel very talk show hosty. But I’m Anna Khan, as you guys heard. Sameer Dhokalia: Hey, good afternoon everyone.

Scale