SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Dear SaaStr: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. The post Dear SaaStr: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? How can a CEO hire those C-level positions for the first time as a CEO and entrepreneur?

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 16, 2023

If you can’t do the time, don’t do the startup. You have to hire so many functions in SaaS – VPS, VPM, VPP, VPCS, VPE, etc. And 99% of SaaS companies will need 7–10 years to get to $100m ARR and beyond. You have to love, or at least commit to, recruiting constantly.

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SaaStr

AUGUST 19, 2021

Q: When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. How can a CEO hire those C-level positions for the first time as a CEO and entrepreneur? What skills should he or she look for? Not all at once, but you can benefit from all of them by then.

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SaaStr

JUNE 3, 2021

If you can’t do the time, don’t do the startup. VPS, VPM, VPP, VPCS, VPE, etc. And 99% of SaaS companies will need 7–10 years to get to $100m ARR and beyond. More here: TAM is Great. But What Really Matters is That You Believe You Can Hit $100m ARR in 7 Years. You have to love, or at least commit to, recruiting constantly.

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SaaStr

MARCH 31, 2022

So for the audience, cloud giants are turbocharging startup sales, and the predominant reason for this is because they’re fundamentally changing IT budgets at the customers that we’re all selling to. How do you understand really if cloud marketplaces are right for your startup? Jabari Norton. Rico Mallozzi.

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SaaStr

APRIL 7, 2021

They often staff up their teams with folks they already know and have been successful with at their last startup. The sales leader that did well, but their startup still didn’t quite make it. But on-the-job-at-your-startup experience is even more important than prior experience. Veterans of the SaaS journey.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 21, 2024

Can these startups actually make any money? We believe that AI startups who 1) build for enterprises’ AI-centric strategic initiatives while anticipating their pain points, and 2) move from a services-heavy approach to building scalable products will capture this new wave of investment and carve out significant market share.

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