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The Cadence: How to Turn Your SaaS Startup into an Army with David Sacks (Video + Transcript)

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Rather than the CEO running around telling the engineers exactly what to build, you now have product managers. Really, the better the startup is doing, the more chaos there is, because they’re growing faster, this isn’t a problem that you solve by not growing fast, this is actually caused by growing fast.

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SaaStr Podcast #349 with Craft Ventures General Partner David Sacks: “How to Turn Your SaaS Startup into an Army”

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349: Startups can get messy. David Sacks (Yammer, PayPal) shares how to navigate from 50-500 employees. And, wouldn’t it be nice if somehow we could turn this s**t show into an army where instead of having this startup chaos, we could get the team working in lock step. Especially in growth. How do we solve this?

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Thanks to Demandwell, Rattle, Panther, Chargebee, and Globalization Partners for Sponsoring SaaStr Annual!

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Panther helps remote startups hire anyone, anywhere, in just a click. They handle global payroll, taxes, compliance, and benefits — so startups can focus on work that matters. Chargebee is a recurring billing and subscription management tool that helps SaaS and SaaS-like businesses streamline Revenue Operations.

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Dear SaaStr: I Sold My Company And Made Real Money, But I Still Feel Like A Loser. What Should I Do?

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Dear SaaStr: I sold my company five years ago and have built a net worth of ~$10 million, but compared to my friends I feel like a loser and still keep trying hard at startups that stress me out and make me miserable. David Sacks made tens of millions at PayPal but had to do more. Now, he now manages $3 Billion+ at Craft Ventures.

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The Double-Stretch Hire Rarely Works Out

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. …. or (y) do you pick someone that has the Perfect LinkedIn, and has seemingly done it all, a proven VP of Sales to do it once again (again, seemingly), at your startup? Not until you are Uipath, or Canva, or Algolia, or whatever the next super hot startup is. Time helps them grow 2 steps up the management ladder.

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Top Lessons in Building Great Teams from Khosla Ventures (Video + Transcript)

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Keith began his career in the industry as a senior executive at PayPal and subsequently served in influential roles at LinkedIn and as chief operating officer of Square. Keith Rabois, Managing Partner @ Khosla Ventures. Early teams of PayPal, LinkedIn, Square, and now GP at Khosla Ventures. Lloyed : Startup-.

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The SaaS Org Chart Live with David Sacks (Podcast #491 and Video)

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David’s first foray into SaaS was in 1999 when he joined a startup that would become PayPal, starting as the product leader and later as the COO. You will need to promote and hire more mid-level managers. . Email * The latest SaaStr updates straight to your inbox. Subscribe Please do not fill in this field. Founder/CEO.

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