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Corporate VC Investments: Limited, But Real, Pros. And Cons.

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Traditional VCs usually reserve another 1x-2x of their first check for later investments. If the synergies are real, they’ll happen irrespective of some token investment. An investment won’t create a partnership. An investment may anoint one vendor in the space as the preferred vendor over competitors.

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The Key To Unlocking Profitability and Growth in SaaS with Expensify’s COO Anu Muralidharan

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If the answer’s no, is it still worth investing in at the expense of profitability? Channel partners said if they couldn’t do a 30-day balance, it was dead in the water. If someone still isn’t self-serviced, they go to a live agent. Sometimes… It may be a better strategy to use an outsourced team. Is it truly scalable?

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Corporate VC Investments: Limited, But Real, Pros. And Cons.

SaaStr

Traditional VCs usually reserve another 1x-2x of their first check for later investments. If the synergies are real, they’ll happen irrespective of some token investment. An investment won’t create a partnership. An investment may anoint one vendor in the space as the preferred vendor over competitors.

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Dear SaaStr: Why Are So Many CEOs Former Engineers, or At Least Have Technical Backgrounds?

SaaStr

I’ve come to almost exclusively invest in founder-CEOs that are engineers. Or at least where the co-founder CTO is a true equal partner to the CEO. Want to outsource it instead? I look at the 25+ seed investments I’ve done. Dear SaaStr: Why Are So Many CEOs Former Engineers, or At Least Have Technical Backgrounds?

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What Makes a Great VP of Marketing in SaaS: A Deep Dive with Jason and Dave Gerhardt, ex-VPM of Drift

SaaStr

Understanding the Importance of Revenue Goals Jason expresses concerns about the high costs associated with producing a podcast and questions the return on investment if not done thoughtfully. Many companies are outsourcing more of their marketing functions because they find it challenging to manage effectively.

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Building Resilience Through Efficient Scaling In 2023 with ICONIQ Growth General Partner, Doug Pepper, and General Partner and Head of Analytics, Christine Edmonds (Video)

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General Partner of ICONIQ Growth, Doug Pepper, and General Partner and Head of Analytics, Christine Edmonds, joined us for Workshop Wednesday , held live every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pepper shares that ICONIQ, a venture capital firm with $10B under management, made fewer investments last year than ever before. Sign up HERE!

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The Top 10 Important Finance Mistakes First Time Founders Make

SaaStr

Take a read if you are still running finance yourself, or just have an part-time outsourced resource. Companies grew more slowly, there was nothing for a CFO to really do for years, and you could sort of outsource everything and just keep an eye on the bank statement. Find accounting firms that outsource different roles.

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