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11 Signs To Predict If a Venture Investment Will or Won’t Work Out

SaaStr

Q: What was your failed investment experience and where will you never invest funds again? I’ve made about 30 material investments. Most have been successful, but of course not all have and I’ve been reflecting on the ones that didn’t, because they still had attractive elements when I invested. Cofounder conflict.

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Braindates Are Open for SaaStr APAC 2023!

SaaStr

Take a look at just some of the topics and mentors hosting Braindates: Core metrics to track for SAAS with Tarush Aggarwal, Founder & Ceo at 5X Pricing as a growth lever – How, what, why? The goal is to help each other learn something new, find mentorships, create partnerships, and exchange strategies.

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

Chargify

Establishing relationships with advisors and/or mentors. Establishing/implementing metrics and analytics**. We should note that utilizing Sean Ellis’s product/market fit survey, NPS (net promoter score), and activation and retention rates are important elements of implementing metrics and analytics. Finding channel/market fit.

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End of Year Software Discounts: Savvy Cost Saving or Short-Sighted Business Move?

Sales Hacker

For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. For example, Peter Kazanjy , Cofounder of Atrium HQ , suggests saving on commodities but splurging when there’s a superior differentiated solution. A vendor may say “Oh yes, we have at-a-glance metrics also.”

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Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: From Day 0 to IPO. What Went to Plan. What Most Certainly Didn’t (Video, Podcast + Transcript)

SaaStr

Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. We have someone that probably 98 percent of you know virtually or socially in some sense, Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot. But of course, it wasn’t always quite that big!

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SaaS marketing guide: differentiate your SaaS marketing strategy

ProfitWell

It represents a significant long-term investment for your prospect, and the benefits are more challenging to define in a simple way. Let’s say your SaaS service helps investment-property owners manage their properties. Combining your metrics with your marketing campaigns. It is delicious and is a simple way to enjoy a moment.

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SaaStr Podcast #364 with Figma Head of Sales Kyle Parrish

SaaStr

So there’s always a way to vet, are they doing the work, are we putting in the investment of time that we think is fair, and of course is the quality of the salesmanship across the team there? You’ve got to have a technical aptitude and excitement for the product. What kind of activities can we see on a rep-per-rep basis?