SaaStr

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

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. 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. Jason Lemkin: Our base.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

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. Pietro Bezza | Managing Partner @ Connect Ventures. Ophelia Brown | Founder, Partner @ Blossom Capital. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 29, 2020

The majority of startups solve a problem that is already being solved in some way today. Unless you are solving a brand-new problem (e.g., Unless you are solving a brand-new problem (e.g., If they are already solving the problem in some way, your new solution more likely represents an optimization than a breakthrough.

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Point Nine Land

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The additional capital and the support of Tiger Global will help further Factorial’s mission to build the Zendesk of HR , as Reid Christian of CRV (who led the Series A) put it. In the last few quarters, Tiger Global has emerged as one of the most aggressive venture capital investors. How times have changed!

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 5, 2022

Suddenly, the team got to know SOC 2 Reports all too well and realized just how burdensome and unscalable it could become, especially for high-growth startups. And then, in the 50s, they introduced this new thing, and there was resistance. Evernote’s CTO on Your Biggest Security Worries From 3 to 300 Employees.

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OPEXEngine

JUNE 16, 2020

The 90-Day Rule , which argues that new managers need to be decisive about who stays on the teams they inherit. Startup CEOs generally fall into one of two categories and the category is likely to predict how they will approach the ownership issue. CEOs will come and go along a startup’s journey, but there is only one founder [2].

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SaaStr

JANUARY 10, 2020

297: Bob Moore is the Founder & CEO @ Crossbeam, the startup that helps companies find overlapping prospects and customers while keeping the rest of their data private and secure. Where do most startups go wrong both in hiring for partnerships and in the engagements themselves? Yep, we did that. Kind of solve the problem.

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SaaStr

APRIL 18, 2019

He also discusses all the trials, errors and successes he had throughout all of his previous startups. I remember when I was in business school the internet was brand new and back then the hero was Jerry Yang. We burned through $23 million in venture capital and only had 1 million in revenue to show for it.

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Sales Hacker

JANUARY 21, 2020

Angus Davis: Foundation Capital is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Although our firm is based in Silicon Valley, I’m based on the East Coast so I spend a lot of time working with founders in New York City, Boston, and London. We were part of the office of the CTO.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

You can follow Ben to manage your SaaS startup finances and calculate growth metrics accurately. He is the managing director at Foundry Group, and his insights on technology startups are useful. Casey Winters is a growth and SaaS marketing expert who has transformed how startups grow and scale into large companies. David Skok.

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