startup-battlefield 
SaaStr
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
But you also need them to inject new thinking and new experience into your startup. And all I can tell you, and every other successful startup CEO will tell you, is this — The Desperation VP Hire Never Works Out. In fact, most SaaS startups that start scaling need about 2x as many reps as the founders think. More here. #5:
Intercom, Inc.
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
To understand why Run Less Software is so important, let’s map out the battlefield, the armies on it, their missions and their strategies. Innovative startups. The first army are innovative startups. Now we’ve mapped out the battlefield, the armies, their intents, weapons and strategies, how should your company react?
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Tom Tunguz
JUNE 5, 2013
The reason most startups go out of business is they run out of money. That consigliere is the head of finance and the most under-appreciated startup team member. A startup’s financial statements are the most succinct expression of the company’s intentions and goals and strategy. But the CEO shouldn’t bear this load alone.
Kellblog
JULY 30, 2023
Before joining Business Objects, I spent 10 years across two startups: Ingres , which got destroyed by Oracle (while nevertheless growing from $30M to $240M during my tenure) and exited for less than 1x revenue and Versant , which we turned around despite existing within a doomed category (object database) and went on to a lackluster IPO.
Chart Mogul
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Source 16 Startup Metrics by Jeff Jordan, Anu Hariharan, Frank Chen, and Preethi Kasireddy, a16z We have the privilege of meeting with thousands of entrepreneurs every year, and in the course of those discussions are presented with all kinds of numbers, measures, and metrics that illustrate the promise and health of a particular company.
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