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Investing and Venture Capital in 2023 With SaaStr Founder/CEO Jason Lemkin and Atrium Founder/CRO Pete Kazanjy (Pod 624 + Video)

SaaStr

SaaS Founder and CEO Jason Lemkin and Atrium Founder and CRO Pete Kazanjy sit down to discuss the state of investing in 2023 and what founders should keep in mind for the year ahead. . So, who are these two SaaS leaders, and what experience do they draw from that helps inform their thoughts on capital, the market, and entrepreneurship? .

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The Top 50 SaaStr Answers on Quora in 2020

SaaStr

What types of due diligence are undertaken by VCs before investing in a company? He has met Adam Neumann for only 4 minutes and decided to invest $4.4 Could you talk about your experience with the downside of entrepreneurship or startups? never talk about the dark side of entrepreneurship? How much does a VC make?

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How to Scale a Platform and Ecosystem to $10B with Atlassian CRO Cameron Deatsch (Pod 611 + Video)

SaaStr

Patience will be the most redoubtable resource in your entrepreneurship journey. Both partners need to consider cultural fit as a priority and ensure they are both invested in one another’s success. Scaling a platform and ecosystem isn’t easy and doesn’t happen overnight. Understand when to partner and compete.

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Why Founders Should Prioritize Personal Development with Shopify (Podcast 502 and Video)

SaaStr

Entrepreneurship takes grit and determination, and leading a successful company can feel like a Herculean effort. Aydin believes that investing in a founder’s personal development is essential professionally and ethically, especially since the modern SaaS climate can give off a distorted definition of success.

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The 18 Awesome Women of SaaS in Asia

SaaStock

Before getting into the investment world, she started and sold two successful companies in edutainment, and made a prominent name in the tech field around the world. At the beginning of 2019, she became an ambassador of Moxie Future, an initiative for women investors that facilitates investment in a responsible and sustainable future.

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SaaSholic at Brazil at Silicon Valley – Day 2

SaaSHolic

— Technology Trends and The Importance of Bold Leadership Vinod Khosla , Julio Vasconcellos TL;DR: – Entrepreneurship is key to driving human progress and innovation, requiring individuals to take bold risks, embrace failure, and persist through challenges. Hiring exceptional people early on is crucial for success.

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An Epitaph for Intrapreneurship

Kellblog

Lacking CRM knowledge, they invested in building platform extensions that would be useful if one day you wanted to build a CRM analytical app. Entrepreneurship crushes intrapreneurship in Google Trends Just for fun, I added SPACs to see their relatively popularity. Applications businesses are first and foremost about domain expertise.