Tom Tunguz

JULY 20, 2014

In 2008, when I started working at Redpoint I knew very little about how the venture business worked, and before I started at the firm, I wanted to prepare by learning as much as I could about the industry. Unfortunately, not much was written about venture capital at the time. And other statements are pure anachronisms.

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The Angel VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In a Wall Street Journal interview that was published yesterday, Bill Gurley , General Partner at Benchmark and one of the smartest and most successful VCs of all time, said that the current environment reminds him of the tech bubble of the late 1990s: “Every incremental day that goes past I have this feeling a little bit more. and $41.8B

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 27, 2024

Take a look at these contrasting statements: GTMfund is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed to series A software companies. GTMfund is an exclusive network of proven revenue leaders investing in the next wave of SaaS. Let us help you get from 0 – IPO. See the difference?

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Buffer Resources

DECEMBER 12, 2023

7 creators on the systems that support their content creation I’ve interviewed several creators for our Creators Unlocked and Social Proof series, and a question I always ask is: what systems allow you to do what you do? Investing in a coach : Dre believes in learning from those who have already achieved what she aspires to become.

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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. If you haven’t already, now’s the perfect time to invest in conversational experiences and lean even more into inbound marketing.

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User Pilot

JUNE 13, 2022

We covered the best blogs on SaaS growth, product marketing , UX analytics, venture capital, and sales. The Angel VC blog is devoted to discussing internet start-ups, SaaS, and early-stage investing. The Brad Feld blog is one of the best venture capital blogs dedicated to entrepreneurs and investors.

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Mattermark

AUGUST 28, 2017

You have to read this interview with Oni Chukwu , CEO of etouches , ( who you’ve probably never heard of ) and his three $100M+ exits as an executive at software companies. Mike Williams of Thinkbox explains how he is “ Getting Started Angel Investing “, his methodology, and inviting discussion in a new online group.

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FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Less focus on venture capital or funding rounds. Valid question, and I’m going to answer it — because the reasons (plural) we have for investing in this initiative may not be as simple as the most cynical among us assume. That includes: A global focus. Professional moderation. Strengthening Customer Relationships.

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Chart Mogul

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In the business world, the term generally refers to: “Financing and growing your business without the need for external assistance in the form of capital investment.” The growing divide between SaaS and venture capital. There’s a buzz today in the SaaS universe around bootstrapping. So what’s the deal?

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

But it was super interesting that the two big interviews I did were with Ben Chestnut from Mailchimp yesterday and with Dharmesh and Brian from Hubspot. They were aware of it, but startups that I work with closely or invested in, if they got all the way to 25 million with 75% NRR, I would tell them to quit today. ” All right.

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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. Now, without further ado, let’s listen to this interview with Semil Shah. He’s a general partner at Haystack, which is the fund he started, as well as a venture partner at Lightspeed.

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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.

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Kellblog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Before diving in, let me remind readers that I do these predictions in the spirit of fun, they are not business or investment advice, and that all of my usual disclaimers and terms apply. Flood of venture capital (VC). Venture capital continues to flow. Upstarts can stand yet again on the shoulders of giants.

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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.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 2, 2023

The Venture Capital sector has seen substantial expansion in recent times and some VCs have started to podcast and share valuable resources for entrepreneurs, other investors, and those interested in learning more about the industry. He invested in more than 20 early-stage companies.

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SaaStr

JUNE 19, 2020

Christoph has invested in more than 20 SaaS startups and lives and breathes SaaS, everything from “A as in AI-enhanced B2B software” to “Z as in Zendesk”. Christoph co-founded Point Nine Capital in 2011. We’re an early stage venture capital firm focused primarily on B2B SaaS and B2B marketplaces.

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SaaSHolic

MAY 15, 2023

The next frontier: cross border financing Roberto Lee, Founder & CEO (Avenue); Anderson Thees, Managing Partner (Cubo Capital); Joao Del Valle, Co-Founder & CEO (EBanx) The session starts discussing the investment service company and its various types of investments in equities, bonds, and crypto.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks sat down for an interview with Wall Street Journal national security and foreign policy editor Sharon Weinberger. Sharon: Another thing you talked about is just this tremendous amount of private investment venture capital going into defense. service members. With apologies.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2022

What the soon-to-be podcast host and venture capitalist calls to mind is a somewhat forgettable scene where Peter Thiel becomes Facebook’s first major investor. It was the first time Harry came across venture capital, and, he tells us, he was instantly hooked. There’s no right way to do venture. Delighted to have you.

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SaaStr

MAY 1, 2020

During his career Navin has invested in 50 companies, 17 have gone public, 20 have been acquired. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: * How did Navin make his way into the world of venture from successfully founding and exiting 3 businesses? What made him take the jump into investing full-time from being an EiR? * Harry Stebbings.

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Kellblog

JULY 18, 2019

If you’re CXO/VP-level, make sure you spend time with this team during your interviews [1] and make sure you think they are “good people” who you trust and who you’d want to work with for a long time [2]. In venture capital (VC) land, you should view investors as long-term partners in value creation.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 12, 2019

They are a company that’s grown at a venture scale without venture capital infused into the business, which makes them, from my perspective really, really interesting. Now, without further ado, let’s listen to my interview with Jonathan Sherry. CB Insights is a really interesting company. About CB Insights.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

What FirePower is investing in right now [29:25]. Sam Jacobs: Today, we bring you an interview with Ilan Jacobson, one of the leading financial entrepreneurs in Canada. Now, without further ado, let’s listen to this interview with Ilan Jacobson. Who is Ilan Jacobson and what is FirePower Capital?[2:00].

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Kellblog

AUGUST 13, 2019

Ignore any promises that “you will be part of the process” in hiring the new boss; you may well find yourself interviewing them as you notice an offer letter sticking out of their backpack, suddenly realizing that you’re the interviewee, not the interviewer. Read my post on this topic if you’re not convinced.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 4, 2020

Years later, he’s got a thriving business that is not venture capital backed. Years later, he’s got a thriving business but one that is not venture capital backed. Now, without further ado, let’s listen to this interview with Matt Rizzetta. Check them out at www.outreach.io. It’s Sam Jacobs.

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Natalia Luneva

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

On this episode of the podcast, I interview Michael Cardamone and we discuss fundraising tips for founders. Michael Cardamone is the CEO/Managing Partner at Forum Ventures (formerly Accleprise) which is a B2B SaaS focused seed fund & pre-seed accelerator with locations in SF, NYC & Toronto. Show Notes. Michael on Twitter.

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OPEXEngine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla in 2011. Regardless of your point of view on age and brain development, we can agree that investors will continue to invest in both young and old founders. “People over 45 basically die in terms of new ideas.” People under 35 are the people who make change happen,” he further asserted.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In this interview, David Sacks talks about how 70-80% of investor time is spent looking at AI. When Lemkin started investing ten years ago, his first five early-stage investments were wildly successful. Talkdesk is worth $10B, and he invested when it was just five people. Q: Should Early-Stage Companies Sprinkle in AI?

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SaaStr

JUNE 21, 2019

What questions does Sara find most revealing in the interview process? 244: Ryan Petersen will share what he has learned about scaling culture, expanding globally, raising venture capital (or not), and using technology to improve legacy industries. Below, we’ve shared the full transcript of Harry’s interview with Sara Varni.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

How can one determine a closer in the interview process? Below, we’ve shared the transcript of Harry’s interview with Andy. You can do some of that in an interview, but it’s also how do they talk about the deals that they’ve been in? So you lean on that a lot when interviewing salespeople. Harry Stebbings.

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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.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I interviewed him for insights into how to build a global growth strategy, especially when it comes to localization. But I think you also need to take into account like the total addressable market, and your time and investment. And so I think, like having a balanced approach for where you invest your time makes sense.

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SaaStr

MAY 31, 2019

Below, we’ve shared the full transcript of Harry’s interview with Parker Conrad. Harry Stebbings: But to the show today- and I’ve wanted to interview this individual for a very long time. Having really great investors with great brands that invest in your business. Parker Conrad. Molly Ford. Leyla Seka.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

Below, we’ve shared the transcript of Harry’s interview with Bob. I think one thing about RJ Metrics that maybe goes on that list of mistakes is that even though we founded the company in 2008, the next thing that happened the day after we founded the company was the Lehman Brothers collapsed and the venture capital market was non-existent.

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Outseta

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Investment funds like Indie.VC Venture capital is not inherently bad or the manifestation of greed and commitments to impossible-to-deliver growth. Their first round of Angel investment in 2008 had not been a round for the sake of raising a round, or funds really even earmarked to invest heavily in growth.

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Trint

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In my 30 years of news reporting for ABC, CBS and CBC News I traveled to more than 40 countries, dodged bullets while reporting on wars, I interviewed prime ministers and presidents. I ran one of my interviews through it. But numbers alone won’t get investment. I was intrigued. I had no idea that could be done.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Now, before we get to the interview, we have sponsors and you need to hear about them. While I was there we grew from a hundred and change employees to 450, we raised another $150 million in venture capital. And then I listened to a lot of podcasts, NPR Longform, interviews, writers, authors, reporters.

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