SaaStr

MAY 3, 2025

Dear SaaStr: From 0 to $10m ARR, At What Point Do We Start Hiring and Whom? From 0 t o $ 10M ARR, the hiring roadmap is critical because every hire has a disproportionate impact on your trajectory. Heres how Id break it down: 0 t o $ 1M ARR: Founder-Led Everything Sales : Founders should lead sales. You need to be in the trenches, hearing objections, refining the pitch, and closing deals.

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Kalungi

MAY 3, 2025

Learn how to spot at-risk SaaS customers early and take action before they churn. Build a system that protects revenue and boosts retention.

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SaaStr

MAY 3, 2025

So our own SaaStr AI has now logged over 30,000 conversations (!) — and it’s pretty awesome. You can try it right here below embedded in this post, or just click here. It can answers tons of questions, from how to hire a VP of Sales and where and whom to meet at SaaStr Annual. But it can also do some pretty epic things you might not think about.

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GetUplift

MAY 3, 2025

When it comes to auditing your website, we all know the drill: Identify the pages that need optimizing in GA4 Run a heuristic analysis Analyze user recordings Check for UX pitfalls Review your customer journey based on the most common and recommended best practices. This kind of audit helps a lot with identifying whether theres a bug preventing people from clicking on a certain button or identifying obvious design flaws that may be confusing or missing.

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SaaStr

MAY 3, 2025

Dear SaaStr: Is it True VCs Don’t Like to Invest Where Founders’ Equity is Fully Vested? Yes, it’s true but … #1. VCs Are Less Rigid Here Than They Used To Be If a deal is hot and you have multiple offers, VCs won’t push as hard here as in the past. And many pre-seed rounds on SAFEs etc often don’t even touch the topic of founder equity vesting. #2.

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