Sat.Jan 15, 2022

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Dear SaaStr: How Much Does The VC On My Board Make If We Sell for 1 Billion?

SaaStr

Q: Dear SaaStr: How Much Does The VC On My Board Make If We Sell for 1 Billion? Often not as much as you’d think. Each general partner might make $5m here on a $1B exit. Let’s say you as a founder own 10% at a $1B exit, and a seed VC fund also owns 10%. Now let’s say your startup later sells for an incredible $1 Billion (!) dollars — a job dropping amount!

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User Model: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 1

CloudGeometry

Before you shout “Digital Transformation” in a crowded marketplace, it’s important to recognize two foundational principles in developing a SaaS product plan. First: SaaS is a business strategy, not a technology strategy. Second (a corollary of the first): There is no one-size-fits-all SaaS architecture. That makes for a vast landscape of pitfalls in the search for common ground between business and architecture.