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Top 10 GTM Mistakes Founders Make Again … and Again with SaaStr’s Jason Lemkin 

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Some are decades-old problems, while others have emerged from this new world we’re in. Also, determine whether you have the right CTO to handle these changes. If they aren’t sure how to integrate AI into your product, ask if you need a new CTO. VCs thought everyone would be a unicorn and people raised insane capital.

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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

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Since 2010 we’ve seen more startups, funds, and capital than ever before, but with this drastic increase, investors are seeing unexpected new trends reshaping the future of the industry. Christina Fonseca | Venture Partner @ Indico Partners. It’s taking the bets that will take longer to prove just because it’s new.

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AMA at SaaStr Annual 2022 with SaaStr Founder & CEO Jason Lemkin – Part 1 (Pod 607 + Video)

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Jason Lemkin: I think I noticed a pattern, and I wrote it up a couple of years ago and refreshed it, and then I’ll add a new anecdote. Where am I going to wire out half of my 8 million a venture capital? And the best CTO I know in the world is the CEO. I don’t know. So I could think of more of those.

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Forgot the SaaS Gloom and Doom on Social. ‘Just Build’ with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

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Growth is still good for them, but they had no net new customers last quarter. HubSpots NRR has fallen to 100%, so to grow 23%, they must add 23% net new customers. Are brand-new companies that seem epic with no revenue really worth $1.5B Maybe if you have the ex-CTO of Github, but that’s still a super speculative bet.

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SaaStr Podcast #394 with Sunil Dhaliwal and Jason Lemkin

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394: Where is Venture Capital today? Sunil Dhaliwal: I was at one of the biggest firms around and I think we had a $200 million fund and people were like, I can’t believe we’re running $200 million in venture capital. If I get picked, do I want the more experienced partner, the new partner?

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“Seed is Broken But There is More Seed Funding That Ever”: The Latest Deep Dive with Harry Stebbings and Jason Lemkin

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There is more capital available to startups than ever before. This is due to several factors, including low-interest rates, the rise of venture capital , and the increasing popularity of angel investing. This is because: There are more venture capital firms. Venture capitalists are investing more money.

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Top 30 SaaS Influencers to Follow in 2022

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Ben Murray is a Certified Public Accountant whose passion for SaaS metrics, financial performance, subscription economy, forecasting, and SaaS operations drove him to kick start blogging on the same. You can follow Ben to manage your SaaS startup finances and calculate growth metrics accurately. contact-form-7]. Danielle Morril.