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Dear SaaStr: What Are The Chances of a Startup CEO Getting Fired?

SaaStr

Dear SaaStr: What Are The Chances of a Startup CEO Getting Fired? But once you raise venture capital especially, it something to at least understand better. So the other cofounders can sometimes fire you, but that’s about it. But after several rounds of venture capital, your VCs often control the board.

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Join 400+ VCs NEXT WEEK at SaaStr’s FREE New New in Venture NEXT WEDNESDAY

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Join us for Tomorrow’s SaaS Product Power Breakfast with Skilljar Co-founder and CEO, Sandi Lin

Kellblog

Please join us tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM Pacific for the (final in this form — see below) SaaS Product Power Breakfast with Skilljar cofounder and CEO, Sandi Lin , discussing why product managers make great founders and the potential pitfalls they should look out for along the way. Has it been challenging to pull back?

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Career Decisions: What To Look For In a Software Startup

Kellblog

So, you’re thinking of taking a job at a startup, but are nervous about the risk, perhaps having trouble telling one from another, and unsure about knowing what’s really important in startup success. Startups are about people. Great core/founding team. We live in a founder-friendly VC era. Strong investors.

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What does Peloton's IPO mean for startups?

ProfitWell

Today, our pricing analysts look at more Peloton problems —and what that could mean for startup IPOs. our good pal Hiten Shah, a master in the startup community—who shaped FYI, Crazy Egg , and Kissmetrics into the successes they've become, not to mention an advisor to 120 additional startup endeavors.

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