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The Top 10 Things to Know Before Starting a SaaS Company

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If you can’t do the time, don’t do the startup. You have to love, or at least commit to, recruiting constantly. You have to hire so many functions in SaaS – VPS, VPM, VPP, VPCS, VPE, etc. If you’re not willing to constantly recruit cross-functionality … you’ll never attract the talent. True in B2C too of course.

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Bet On Up-and-Comers. But Add One Veteran For Each $10m ARR.

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The first type is the kind of management team hired by second+ time founders. They often staff up their teams with folks they already know and have been successful with at their last startup. Often folks they convince to once again be a VP of Eng or VP of Sales. Veterans of the SaaS journey. The director that wants a shot at VP.