SaaStr

JUNE 30, 2023

When I look at the purpose of venture capital, it’s not to burn a dollar five in order to grow a dollar of revenue,” says Magnuson. Customer engagement would change completely. Those companies will have a headstart on the competition when the market arrives. Both came true.

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SaaStr

MAY 10, 2021

If you are doing your job as CEO, you already have 1 or 2 investors that want to invest in the next round. Without venture capital, I’d be nowhere. Both of my first two startups were venture-backed. Similarly, VCs invest in stages. No matter when that round is. But it’s all just too many.

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Venture Capital Investment Metrics Startup 278

SaaStr

APRIL 10, 2023

And as part of that push from my vantage point as Chief of Staff, I saw the need to continue investing in those early-stage startups so that we didn’t put all our eggs in one basket but that we continue to grow and nurture the companies that would go on to become great.”

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Startup Scale SMB Venture Capital 205

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2020

A discussion about venture capital and the effects Covid-19 has had on in the industry. Join Nicole Quinn, General Partner at Lightspeed Ventures, Ann Miura-Ko, Founding Partner at Floodgate, and Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes as they talk about what they have seen in the industry lately and how they are moving forward.

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Venture Capital Investment Travel Marketplace as a Service 216

Kellblog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Without singing his praises to excess, let’s just say that there aren’t many people in the world who have founded an enterprise software company, took it to $1B+ in revenues, then co-founded a second company ( Dashlane ), turned that company into a unicorn, and followed all that with a highly successful second career in venture capital.

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Venture Capital Development Team Review Software Review Blockchain 98

SaaStr

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Startups often begin with a bootstrapping phase with little to no outside investment. As a SaaS founder, you aim to increase the volume of customers who stick around and become loyal and decrease the volume of detractors who dislike or don’t engage with your product. . Venture capital-backed companies update their pricing once every 2.8

Payments 130

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Solutions Venture Capital 130

SaaStr

JULY 8, 2020

What Nobody Tells You About Seed Investing with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder and Partner Aileen Lee. Aileen Lee | Founder @ Cowboy Ventures. I think it gives us a perspective that maybe we don’t get in some other places, in addition to many great investments over the years. Aileen Lee: Yeah.

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Investment Technical Review Part-Time VPE Development Team Review 158

SaaSHolic

MAY 5, 2023

The speakers believe that the next 10 years will be better for the region, with opportunities for investment in various industries using technology to solve problems. Latin America has interesting characteristics that make it a viable place for investment, including a high level of internet penetration and social engagement.

Technical Review 90

Technical Review VP of Engineering Development Team Review Software Review 90

SaaStr

AUGUST 12, 2022

You would take three to four years to deploy it for new investments, not follow-ons but new investments. And they’ve probably cut the amount they want to invest in the next 12 months by half to 66% because of the math. They’ve cut the amount they want to invest. So you’d raise $100 million fund.

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Scale SaaS Payments Scaling SaaS 196

Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 12, 2023

For the most successful creators, longevity hinges on more than just creativity and engagement. By automating these tasks, the creator can focus more on the creative aspects of their work, such as brainstorming new content ideas or engaging with their audience. So, how do you get in and win?

Systems Review 112

Systems Review Social Media Technical Review Scale 112

SaaStr

AUGUST 26, 2020

The other thing that VCs are doing is one very important part of their jobs, and that’s meeting companies and studying markets to figure out where they might want to invest eventually. And so, for all of those reasons, seed right now is a very different beast than Series and later-stage investing. Not the case to the seed stage.

Scale 279

Scale Investment Venture Capital Technical Review 279

SaaStr

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Specialization works — but it’s an up-front investment. As you cross $10m, either you, or your competition, or both of you may engage in “Dominant-Dominant Competition.” in venture capital $$$ to compete in spaces where you generally lose. More SDR: AE pairing. More appointment setting.

Sales Hiring 233

Sales Hiring Scale Sales Venture Capital 233

User Pilot

JUNE 13, 2022

We covered the best blogs on SaaS growth, product marketing , UX analytics, venture capital, and sales. The Signal by Mixpanel is all about using data to build better products and help you convert, engage, and retain more users. The Angel VC blog is devoted to discussing internet start-ups, SaaS, and early-stage investing.

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Venture Capital SaaS Data Scale 52

ChurnZero

MARCH 4, 2021

ChurnZero, the highest-rated and fastest-growing Customer Success platform for subscription businesses, today announced that it has received $25 million in Series B funding led by JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. Returning investors in the round include Baird Capital and Grotech Ventures.

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Venture Capital Subscription Payment Features Innovation 98

Neil Patel

MARCH 1, 2021

Equity crowdfunding enables members of the public to invest in a privately-owned company. An entrepreneur or a business, generally a startup, will use an equity crowdfunding platform to offer securities in return for an investment from members of the public. An Overview of Equity Crowdfunding. Why is this important for businesses?

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Back in business school, Brian was working at a venture capital firm, helping businesses think about growth when he had an “aha” moment. They pioneered a new way of marketing, called inbound marketing , that helped businesses attract, engage, and delight customers by creating valuable content and experiences tailored to them.

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Venture Capital Advertising Communication Branding 211

Neil Patel

JANUARY 21, 2021

Even Silicon Valley has jumped in on the hype, valuing the social media app at $100 million and receiving a reported $12 million investment from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Build an Engaged Clubhouse Community. Five Ways Brands and Influencers Can Use the Clubhouse App. Pro: Clubhouse Increases Mobility.

Social Media 138

Social Media Venture Capital Trends Branding 138

The Angel VC

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

We’re trying hard to make venture capital a little more human , and we really mean it when we say that we aspire to be good VCs. I further assumed that the company wants to raise $40M and that the existing investors will participate with an investment of $10M, so $30M come from the new investor.

Finance 169

Finance Venture Capital Investment Startup 169

Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The venture capital fund of the future will perform the same tasks as the venture funds of today: help portfolio companies, evaluate new investment opportunities and build networks of other investors, potential hires, and founders. Second, they must convince entrepreneurs they are the right partner.

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Tom Tunguz

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Unlike these other companies, WorkDay has employed a huge professional services team in addition in investing massively in their R&D to create a broad suite of products. WorkDay financed this huge investment by coupling long-term, near-million-dollar agreements and nearly $200M in venture capital.

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Benchmarks Deferred Revenue Venture Capital Outsourced Development 109

SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 14, 2021

More specifically, are there any key performance indicators (KPIs) that VCs check for before investing; the answer is slightly complex. Of this, just 20 eventually go on to receive investments — this means that there’s just a 0.7% However, the 20 that do end up raising funds typically attract substantial amounts in investment.

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Venture Capital Business Model Leadership Customer Success 10

SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Christoph Janz Based in Germany, Christoph is one of the most active SaaS investors in Europe, with some very successful investments such as Zendesk. He’s the Managing Partner at Point Nine Capital , writes a lot of great articles at his blog The Angel VC , and is also very active on twitter.

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Venture Capital SaaS Social Media Entrepreneurship 52

SaaSHolic

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Christoph Janz Based in Germany, Christoph is one of the most active SaaS investors in Europe, with some very successful investments such as Zendesk. He’s the Managing Partner at Point Nine Capital , writes a lot of great articles at his blog The Angel VC , and is also very active on twitter.

Venture Capital 52

Venture Capital SaaS Social Media Entrepreneurship 52

Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 4, 2023

However, if a company has backing from a venture capital firm, we would recommend that they meet with their venture firms first to review the firm’s existing relationships and/or to get recommendations for lenders based on the company’s stage and preference.

Outsourcing Services 116

Outsourcing Services Software Review Scale Banking 116

SaaSHolic

MAY 12, 2023

Tech Investments Outlook Marcelo Claure, CEO and Founder (Claure Group), André Esteves, Chairman & Senior Partner (BTG Pactual) The panel starts with Marcelo Claure believing that we are in the beginning stages of an AI revolution that will be bigger than any previous technological disruption.

Blockchain 52

Blockchain Generative AI Telecommunications Venture Capital 52

SaaStr

JULY 15, 2020

Some of these businesses, maybe even many of these businesses have started investing more and more in selling online to their preexisting in store customers. I mean, including IAA and now four investments over the last month, let’s say. Everybody wants to invest in it or most funds are looking into those.

Investment 150

Investment Scale Travel Venture Capital 150

SaaStr

MAY 27, 2020

When the future is predictable, people like to invest. That happens in venture capital, and that’s happening right now. Every venture capitalist is stress testing his or her own portfolio. It’s much easier to look at bright eyed and bushy tailed new investments. This is the US Venture Capital Market.

Technical Review 191

Technical Review Payment Services Payment Methods Development Team Review 191

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 13, 2020

All you have to do is create perfectly targeted content, stay informed on email best practices, drive more engagement quarter over quarter, spend less money. Second sponsor Outreach , the number one sales engagement platform. I spend probably three to four hours a day, personally recruiting users and engaging with users.

Marketplace as a Service 96

Marketplace as a Service CTO Hire Sales Recruiting Scale 96

SaaSOptics

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

With the model’s explosive growth, more money than ever is being invested in SaaS. We talk a lot about metrics and the KPIs you should track in order to scale, but which indicators do investors use to evaluate the potential risk vs. return of SaaS investments? Engage Early . The yield on venture investing is really small.

Systems Review 52

Systems Review Venture Capital Investment Leadership 52

Chart Mogul

AUGUST 15, 2019

This is a guest post by Brian Parks, Managing Partner at Bigfoot Capital. New investment structures are gaining traction in the early-stage SaaS financing market. You may have heard of Revenue-based financing (RBF), venture debt or hybrid structures blending a revenue or profit share concept with an equity ownership stake.

Finance 85

Finance Payments Revenue Payment Solutions 85

ChurnZero

APRIL 23, 2019

Returning investors in the round include Grotech Ventures, Middleland Capital, Charlottesville Angel Network and Center for Innovative Technology. The latest investment round will be used to support all of ChurnZero’s efforts. This investment brings the total funding that ChurnZero has raised to date to $10 million.

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Venture Capital Scale Churn Customer Success 40

SaaStr

AUGUST 19, 2020

The second is really how to think about your crew, really, how to take care of your crew, how to up-level your crew, how to invest in them, how to listen and engage them, and then also how to think about your extended crew. The second is the engagement level of that cohort. A related part is to engage your crew.

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Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Leadership 252

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

We raised $0 of venture capital. ” Now, seven years later, SalesLoft has over 400 employees, has raised over $75 million of venture capital, and in the next two years, if not sooner, my prediction is that they will be a unicorn that you’ll be able to read about on Tech Crunch. We started the business in 2007.

Sales Recruiting 162

Sales Recruiting Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring 162

Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

He’s also one of the most well known and well respected writers on venture capital and early stage investing. He’s a thought leader in the venture capital space and one of the more well known and well respected writers on venture capital and early stage investing. What You’ll Learn.

Scale 55

Scale Sales Hiring Venture Capital Finance 55

ChurnZero

APRIL 27, 2021

As ChurnZero recently secured a Series B investment bringing our total funding that has been raised to date to $35 million, we thought we’d take a look back and see the role that Customer Success plays at each respective stage of funding for SaaS companies. And we thought, who better to ask than those that chose to invest in us along the way.

Scale 98

Scale Customer Success Payments Underperforming Technical Team 98

Casey Accidental

APRIL 19, 2021

When I joined, we had raised $1 million in venture capital, and had three competitors all about the same size, but with different strengths and strategies. Normally, startups engage in trench warfare to grind against the status quo over time. Every founder I speak with can name dozens of competitors. Take Grubhub, for example.

Payment Methods 110

Payment Methods Technical Review Payment Services Venture Capital 110

OpenView Labs

AUGUST 15, 2019

Without capital, a business fails to exist. If you’ve raised venture capital before, you already have some combination of a great product, a highly functioning team and a growing market. To stand out when fundraising, founders need to implement a process to engage their current investors and attract new investors.

Development 40

Development Venture Capital Sales Funnel Investment 40