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Braindates Are Open for SaaStr APAC 2023!

SaaStr

with Yamini Jain, Co-founder at Global roots inc How to manage a SAAS startup effectively? with Aashish Krishna Kumar, Head of GTM at Togai Sales Enablement 2.0 – Elevate Rep Performance with Divanshu Goyal, Sales at GTM Buddy Common scaling pains for SaaS businesses and how to overcome them.

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Right Co-Founder … Wrong CEO. Could That Be You? Be Honest.

SaaStr

This happens with some regularity in SaaS, I’ve learned (and to be clear: I’m not talking about any company I’ve invested in, am an advisor to, board member of, etc – Because when it’s still a very small team, with no true management team … co-founders can kind of hack it to $1m-$2m in ARR together.

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The 9 Worst Sales Mistakes Founders Should Avoid

Point Nine Land

At Point Nine, we aspire to continuously share what we learn with our community and the extended startup ecosystem. The Founder isn’t willing to be the first salesperson Many of the best founders we work with don’t have a sales background and are either product or engineering focused. Yes, sales can be soul-sucking. Which are you?

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Introducing Talent x Opportunity Spring ‘24 Cohort

Andreessen Horowitz

Like the startups in our portfolio, TxO is constantly evolving to ensure we’re meeting the needs of our founders. He leveraged these skills to fund his computer science studies at the University of Oklahoma, where he would eventually meet his cofounder, Sung Choi. Originally from South Korea, Sung moved to the U.S.

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Join us for Tomorrow’s SaaS Product Power Breakfast with Skilljar Co-founder and CEO, Sandi Lin

Kellblog

Please join us tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM Pacific for the (final in this form — see below) SaaS Product Power Breakfast with Skilljar cofounder and CEO, Sandi Lin , discussing why product managers make great founders and the potential pitfalls they should look out for along the way. Has it been challenging to pull back?

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5 Secrets to Moving Upmarket – How the Right Sales Tax Technology Can Support SaaS Growth

SaaStr

So even the freshest new SaaS startup celebrating their 50th customer may find themselves dealing with sales tax in multiple states. . On a more day-to-day level, problems with your sales tax calculation engine can also stall your checkout. And, these laws often completely contradict one another. . ” 2.

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The Stages Of A SaaS Company: When To Scale For Success

Chargify

How long is a startup a startup? It came up because people regularly refer to Chargify as a startup, but our company has been around since 2009. Are we still a startup? According to a study by the Startup Genome Project of more than 3,200 startups, they found that “70% [of startups] fail because of premature scaling.”

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