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

SaaStr

So, if you don’t raise money and bring on any outside Directors, there is usually no one who can fire the CEO , unless the other cofounders get together, vote themselves the majority of the board, and then fire the CEO. So the other cofounders can sometimes fire you, but that’s about it.

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Braindates Are Open for SaaStr APAC 2023!

SaaStr

Tips: to manage OKRs, and KPIs with ease with Kashinath Kadaba Shrish, Cofounder & CTO at Fitbots Leveraging new age AI technologies(GPT and NLP) to increase Organic Traffic using Scalenut with Saurabh Wadhawan, CoFounder at Scalenut What are the best marketing channels for SaaS B2B businesses?

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a16z Pod: How the Passion Economy Is Redefining Work

Andreessen Horowitz

Patreon cofounder and CTO Sam Yam and a16z consumer tech partner Li Jin join host Lauren Murrow to talk about the Passion Economy: the rise of online platforms that enable people to make a living off their unique interests and.

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11 Signs To Predict If a Venture Investment Will or Won’t Work Out

SaaStr

5+ cofounders can work (I think of that as too many cooks, but now I see it can work). Cofounder conflict. But now I’ve seen many unicorns make it even with significant cofounder conflict in the early and middle days. Great CEO But Mediocre CTO.

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Meet the SaaStr Europa 2022 Speakers!

SaaStr

Lloyed Lobo, Cofounder @ Boast.AI. Elaine Zhou, CTO @ Change.org. We’re ONE MONTH away from 2022 SaaStr Europa in Barcelona — join us there at the beach with 2,500 of your SaaS BFFs on June 7-8!

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60 of The Top Mentors at 2020 SaaStr Annual

SaaStr

Devon Galloway, Vidyard , Co-Founder and CTO. Lloyed Lobo, Cofounder, Boast.AI (Boast Capital). We have 300+ incredible speakers at 2020 SaaStrAnnual.com on March 10-11-12, really the very best in SaaS. And that’s great. But you know what’s even better? The mentors.

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Free Software and Open Source Business

Andreessen Horowitz

In this podcast, Armon Dadgar, Cofounder and CTO of HashiCorp; Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks; … The post Free Software and Open Source Business appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Today, despite the critical importance of open source to software, it’s still seen by some as blasphemous to make money as an open source business.

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Right Co-Founder … Wrong CEO. Could That Be You? Be Honest.

SaaStr

If you don’t know … ask your angel investors and advisors. Maybe — bring in your #1 most trusted advisor to help guide the discussion And ask … Are we 100% sure the right co-founder is CEO?

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Product Power Breakfast #2: Thomas Interviews Dave

Kellblog

A surprise cameo from Dharmesh Shah , cofounder and CTO of HubSpot (who I think Jason pulled up [1]) — thanks for coming! (TLDR — Link to Episode #2 , Thursday, April 1st at 8 am pacific.).

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Final Speaker List for 2021 SaaStr Annual!

SaaStr

Viviana Faga, Investor & Advisor @ Coda. Eva Pittas, CoFounder @ Laika. Christine Spang, Co-Founder and CTO @ Nylas. Dave Walters, CTO @ Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO @ AgentSync. Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad. We’re almost there!!

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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.

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CEOs and CXOs of FullStory, Sendbird, mmhmm, Miro, ChurnZero, Canva, HackerOne Join SaaStr Annual 2021!!

SaaStr

Viviana Faga, Investor & Advisor @ Coda. Eva Pittas, CoFounder @ Laika. Christine Spang, Co-Founder and CTO @ Nylas. Dave Walters, CTO @ Hired. Jenn Knight, Co-Founder, CTO @ AgentSync. Brian Peterson, CTO @ Dialpad.

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Dream Teams: The Characteristics of Billion-Dollar Startup Founders

Tom Tunguz

Above is a chart comparing the number of “billion” dollar startups by the total number of founders and the share of technical founders. 70% of teams have at least one technical founder. 30% of teams have no technical cofounders. First, there is no clear correlation between the fraction of technical founders and the ultimate success of the business. There’s a perpetual and roaring debate in Startupland about the ideal founding team.

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

SaaStr

Path Capital Advisors. Advisor. Managing Director & Cofounder. BUX Advisors LLC. saddlerock advisors. Ok it’s gonna be GREAT! Top VCs and Cloud leaders are speaking, from Aileen Lee to Keith Rabois to David Sacks to Ann Miura-Ko and more.

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Helping builders build

Point Nine Land

Our investment in Graneet. Welcome Graneet Since Pawel and Christoph’s investment in Clio (which provides legal firms best in class software to run their business and was Point Nine’s #1 investment (!!)), our vertical SaaS portfolio has only grown further.

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5 Secrets to Moving Upmarket – How the Right Sales Tax Technology Can Support SaaS Growth

SaaStr

“The initial appeal was just how easy it was to work with the system,” CTO and Cofounder David Heinemeier Hansson said, “that we knew rates were up to date and we were billing our customers for the right rates and we could defend that when we were submitting our paperwork.”

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The (New) New ABCs of Selling — Alignment, Belief, and Consistency

Sales Hacker

Norbert Orlewicz, business and marketing consultant, trainer, and cofounder of MyLeadSystemPro, says: “Sales can be a calling when it is an extension of a deeper purpose. You can also gain this trusted advisor status with prospects who aren’t yet in your pipeline by leveraging social media.

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How to Sell Subscriptions: 4 Strategies for SaaS Companies

Chargify

A great example of this strategy being done right is Dropbox’s freemium offering , which allows “users to see how easy it is to back up and share their files using the Dropbox platform,” says Sujan Patel, cofounder of Right Inbox. Recurring subscriptions are becoming the norm in the business world, and for good reason. Subscription services give the end user control over costs and employee access, without the cumbersome contracts.

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What is flat rate pricing? Examples, definition, pros and cons

ProfitWell

And from that flows decisions about what and who to spend time on,” says David Heinemeier Hansson , co-founder and CTO of Basecamp. “[My My cofounder and I decided] we weren’t going to have clients, we were going to have customers.

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Dharmesh Shah of HubSpot: From Day 0 to IPO. What Went to Plan. What Most Certainly Didn’t (Video, Podcast + Transcript)

SaaStr

Co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah shared with us how they got there — and the top mistakes they made — just 3 quarters after their IPO. We have someone that probably 98 percent of you know virtually or socially in some sense, Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of HubSpot.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Lucidchart and Wrike — February 28, 2020

SaaStr

I started my training on the technical side, thinking I wanted to be a scientist or engineer, in particular, thinking I wanted to do research. He had worked as a CTO at a startup when he dropped out of school.

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The Stages Of A SaaS Company: When To Scale For Success

Chargify

Establishing relationships with advisors and/or mentors. BigCommerce cofounder Mitchell Harper points out that “improving your visitor to trial conversion rate by just a few percent can have a huge impact on your revenue, so getting an intimate understanding of conversion rate optimization and split testing during [this phase] should be a top priority.”. How long is a startup a startup? We found ourselves asking this question in a marketing meeting not too long ago.

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SaaStr Podcast #358 with Tipalti Founder & CEO Chen Amit

SaaStr

To date, Chen has raised over $146M with Tipalti from the likes of Oren Zeev, Dan Rose, Mike Chalfen and then Greenspring, Truebridge and 01 Advisors to name a few. Especially if there’s any board advisors seat or just, I’m very careful with my investors.

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Ten Ways to Get the Most out of Conferences

Kellblog

” [2] In order to avoid title intimidation or questions about “why is your CEO working the booth” you can have a technical cofounder say “I’m one of the architects of the system” or your CEO say “I’m on the leadership team.”

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SaaS marketing guide: differentiate your SaaS marketing strategy

ProfitWell

As a result, focusing on the bigger picture and showing off how your product will change your target’s business tends to yield better results than hammering home its technical pedigree.

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OpenView leads $31M Series C in Applitools

OpenView Labs

Applitools’ CTO, Adam Carmi, lived through this pain as VP R&D at Safend, where he worked alongside his Applitools cofounders, Gil Sever and Moshe Milman. OpenView is thrilled to announce our $31 million Series C investment in Applitools , the leading provider of AI-based automated visual testing and monitoring software. Today, the company serves hundreds of customers including some of the world’s largest enterprises like Gannett, HP and American Express.

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21 Digital Marketing Tools You Need When Starting a Business

Neil Patel

It uses AI to help you find a cofounder, additional member, or advisor based on a certain set of criteria. Did you know there are more than 30 million small businesses in the United States alone? With a number like this, small business owners need a competitive edge.

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7 questions smart CTOs ask before choosing the best penetration testing company

Audacix

Ayush Trivedi, Cofounder & Director, Audacix And thankfully, most software companies face a much smaller range of cyber threats as compared to large enterprises. However, technical proficiency will only go so far.

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How to Close the Enterprise When You’re Just a Startup (Summit Replay)

Sales Hacker

Somebody may have a title, they may have a CTO, CEO, co-founder, or whatever. Could somebody come in and help with a technical conversation? Again, I am a cofounder at Kronologic, we are a calendar monetization engine.

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Career Decisions: What To Look For In a Software Startup

Kellblog

While the sales-and-marketing types will emphasize “its proven-ness” you will want to know how much technical debt there is associated with this old architecture. Great startups are lead by strong technologists who ensure that technical debt is continuously addressed and retired via, e.g., trust releases. Bad startups are feature addicts who pile feature upon feature atop a deteriorating architecture, creating an Augean Stables of technical debt.

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These 36 RevOps Leaders Have Something (Great) to Say

Sales Hacker

It’s not all technical. He is also a board member for the New Technical Fund whose mission is to fund organizations that enrich people with skills using new technical methods.

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Meet the Pros Making Waves in the SaaS World

Saasler

Jakob has a long history of working with early stage startups in a technical marketing role, and his thoughts can usually be found on industry blogs like Bi zible and Saascribe. “I Mathilde Collin : At only 27, this Parisian lego-lover has cofounded and lead a successful SaaS venture, Front App. If you are in any way connected to the SaaS world, you are part of a booming industry that doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

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SaaStr Podcast #364 with Figma Head of Sales Kyle Parrish

SaaStr

Kyle Parrish: To reference that sales learning curve article that I mentioned earlier, I think for me early on, especially with our product, we’re selling to a technical audience. You’ve got to have a technical aptitude and excitement for the product.

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What does Peloton's IPO mean for startups?

ProfitWell

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. Today’s Subscription Sapien is Brian Halligan, who—as CEO and cofounder of HubSpot—has scaled the company to the #1 spot in marketing automation. Today, our pricing analysts look at more Peloton problems —and what that could mean for startup IPOs.

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Sales Hacker’s 35 Most Influential Women in Sales

Sales Hacker

Jo-Anne Jaspen i s a passionate growth strategist, B2B revenue leader, mentor, and startup advisor. Kasey Jones – Cofounder, CEO + Growth Strategist at BetterGrowth. A serial entrepreneur, she is also co-founder of RevDev , a collective of revenue development advisors; CompassWild , a digital community for women; and Field Guide to Grit , an online resource to strengthen your resilience. Welcome to Sales Hacker’s first-ever Influential Women in Sales list!

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Matrix Partners, ActiveCampaign, Insight Squared, and Dropbox — June 29, 2019

SaaStr

Dave Kellogg is a leading technology executive, independent board member, advisor and angel investor. So my cofounder’s our head of product, and he likes to say a product manager’s job is losing the war to complexity as slowly as possible. Ep 245: David Skok is a serial entrepreneur turned VC at Matrix Partners. He founded four companies: Skok Systems, Corporate Software Europe, Watermark Software, and SilverStream Software and did one turnaround with Xionics.

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End of Year Software Discounts: Savvy Cost Saving or Short-Sighted Business Move?

Sales Hacker

For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. For example, Peter Kazanjy , Cofounder of Atrium HQ , suggests saving on commodities but splurging when there’s a superior differentiated solution. It’s the end of the year, which means buyers are rushing to use up all their year-end budget, ( hey there, favorite The Office clip ).

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

Nikki Ivey is Cofounder of SDRDefenders and Head of Growth Development at Cultured Perspective, a Black owned Startup Consultancy. “An entrepreneurial leader and advisor from a technology background. You don’t have to know it all; seek feedback from trusted advisors.

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