Startup Related Topics 
SaaStr
APRIL 10, 2023
However, what many businesses may overlook is the startup segment. Often, startups are lumped in with small businesses, yet this approach fails to recognize what motivates and attracts these early-stage companies. Why Seek Out Startups? How is it that you want to sell to startups differently than the rest of your customer base?”
Tom Tunguz
MAY 16, 2023
Startups operate with a broader variance with commercial teams : Canva & Databricks should paint the ends of the spectrum. The correlation with scale is effectively zero, meaning that ratio holds throughout the life of a business, barring the pre-commercialization epoch in a startup’s lifespan.
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SaaStr
MAY 27, 2023
Dear SaaStr: When is a Startup Ready to Raise Venture Capital These Days? Churn too high Burn too high Competitors growing faster Already raised “too much” capital The post Dear SaaStr: When is a Startup Ready to Raise Venture Capital These Days? A lot harder. appeared first on SaaStr.
SaaStr
MARCH 28, 2023
SVB failing was a stunning moment in the history of startups. The bank startups had used for decades. A week ago this morning, our bank balances still read as follows: pic.twitter.com/h4kTDaDFeb — Jason Be Kind Lemkin (@jasonlk) March 19, 2023 So … where did startups that took out their cash put it?
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Tom Tunguz
MARCH 8, 2022
Startups create products. When a business is ready to scale, a startup ought to develop an organizational roadmap. The question for early-stage startups is how to start building this structure. Most startups begin either with a product marketer or a demand generation specialist. Who should be the first marketing hire ?
Tom Tunguz
APRIL 2, 2023
Burn multiple measures the capital efficiency of a startup. Startup burn multiples have changed markedly in 2023. In contrast, startups with higher operating expenses will reduce their burn multiple by 34-70%. In contrast, startups with higher operating expenses will reduce their burn multiple by 34-70%.
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Speaker: Dustin Smith, Sr. Product Manager, Incubator
Whether you're running a small startup or trying to get your idea to take off in a large corporation, you'll need the right tools and perspective to scale your product. Romantic notions aside, the story neglects to mention the most essential variable to product success: scalability.
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