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Solving Hard(ware) Problems

Point Nine Land

I can already hear Christoph and the rest of our software-loving P9 team telling me that they would have preferred to invest in SaaS if it had existed, and he’s probably right. Some pure hardware businesses have capex requirements that would break a typical venture fund’s model. Still, it’s clear that things are different today.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week with Jennifer Tejada, Ben Chestnut, and Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Zipline is a California drone-based delivery company that transports critical medical supplies like blood and vaccines in Rwanda and Ghana. Jennifer Tejada: So it’s not all terrible bad news because Winston Churchill told us, “Never waste a good crisis.” How do you leverage your team to do that? Sound easy?

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Funding in the Time of Coronavirus with Mark Suster (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

That happens in venture capital, and that’s happening right now. Every venture capitalist is stress testing his or her own portfolio. They don’t want to p**s off management teams that face dilution from down rounds. When uncertainty passes, VC funds have plenty of dry capital to put to work.

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

SaaStock

was created by a team with 25+ years of experience in location-based tech, spanning various services and real-time asset tracking systems. TradeGecko integrates sales channels, transportation providers and accounting into one so that businesses can stay on top of their game. from CKD Venture Capital Corporation, and others.