SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

So there’s a question I’ve had for some time in SaaS: does high NRR really equal higher growth? Yes, most of the best in SaaS have high NRR, at least once they are public. But there are multiple ways to build a leader, and startup don’t always start off with high NRR even if they end up there. SaaS Capital asked this question among some other great ones of 1,500 private SaaS companies here.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Happy Saturday GTM’ers. Hopefully you’re not in your inbox right now and you’re out enjoying the long weekend. But lots to cover this week, whenever you read this, so let’s get right into it. Thanks for reading The GTM Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. We’re officially running a GTMfund Summer Giveaway : Share your favourite piece of our content (Newsletter or Podcast) on either LinkedIn / Twitter, tag us, and you’ll be entered to win a pair of exclusive G

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Dear SaaStr: What’s It Really Like to Be CEO of a Startup? Let me just throw out a few things I’ve learned that being a CEO of start-up isn’t, or isn’t as you’d expect: It isn’t glamorous until you are At Scale and Hot, at the very minimum. At $10m-$20m+ in revenues, maybe. Maybe not even until pre-IPO. Maybe never, not really.

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TrackStreet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Let’s do a thought experiment. One day, without any explanation, people shopping online at marketplaces like Amazon and eBay start seeing Apple products — iPhones, iPads, MacBook Pro laptops — advertised for far less than they’ve ever seen them available before. Half off. Two-thirds off. These items aren’t marked as “used” or “refurbished,” either. The ads and sales pages look identical to the ones the shoppers have always seen for Apple gear at these marketplaces — the only differences are the

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TrackStreet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Manufacturers don’t have many opportunities to win awards or trophies. But getting your product line carried by a large brick-and-mortar retail chain — a Walmart, a Target, a Best Buy, or a major department store — can feel pretty close to winning the big prize. One reason you often hear that a minimum advertised price (MAP) policy is such a vital tool for manufacturers is that, by insisting all of your resellers advertise your products at or above a certain price, you protect your brick-and-mor

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