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The Riskiest Venture-Backed Startups Are 3H’s: High Growth, High Churn and High Burn

SaaStr

Don’t disguise it in growth and/or venture capital. They weren’t a 3H startup. SaaS + hardware, SaaS + payments, etc. But they often have much lower gross margins than pure software. That means you can probably fix this situation — if you act soon enough: Relentlessly attack churn. can be great.

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Thanks to Carta, Make, Outreach, SAP, and Worldline for Sponsoring SaaStr Europa 2023!

SaaStr

The company is trusted by more than 30,000 companies, over 5,000 investment funds, and half a million employees for cap table management, compensation management, liquidity venture capital solutions, and more. SAP for Startups? Our vision is a world where everyone has the power to innovate without limits.

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Doubling Down: Nina Achadijian, Partner at Index Ventures

SaaStr

Index Ventures led the round with participation from the OpenAI Startup Fund, and notable angels including renowned operator and advisor Gokul Rajaram, Managing Director of Otherwise Fund Terrence Rohan, and AI luminary Andrej Karpathy, founding Research Scientist at OpenAI and former Senior Director of AI at Tesla.

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How Revenue-Based Financing and Venture Capital Funding Work Together

OPEXEngine

Similar to a venture capitalist (VC), I try to understand where startups are in their life cycles — and where they can expect to go. Recently, several VCs have asked for my perspective on how — and whether — RBF, term loans and lines of credit fit into the funding life cycles of VC-backed startups.

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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

The problem with selling your startup is the long exit time. Who wants to wait almost a decade to buy a startup when the face of tech is evolving at such a rapid pace? The solution? Micro startup acquisitions. Micro Startup Acquisitions: What Are They, and Why Should I Care? What does this mean for startups?

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The Right Compliance Framework for Your Startup: Common Compliance Frameworks

Scytale

In the modern business landscape, compliance is not just a buzzword but a fundamental requirement, essential for evaluating a startup’s capability to offer risk-free, reliable, and trustworthy services. Here’s why businesses (especially startups) must prioritize it from day one. But there’s a catch.

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What Bootstrapped Companies Do Better than VC-Backed Ones with Paddle Chief Strategy Officer Patrick Campbell and Senior Product Manager Allissa Chan (Video)

SaaStr

Startups often begin with a bootstrapping phase with little to no outside investment. Some startups need constant cash infusions to achieve growth. Yet, funded startups can learn a lot from the bootstrapped ones to grow smoothly and generate revenue. Venture capital-backed companies update their pricing once every 2.8

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