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Dear SaaStr: Should I Buy a Great “.com” At a Crazy Price or Just Stick What the “.ai” We Already Have?

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Dear SaaStr: Should I Buy a Great “ com” At a Crazy Price or Just Stick What the “ ai” We Already Have? It’s funny, a lot of folks are probably doing it the other way, trying to buy the.ai today Still, the larger question is does the URL even matter today? What I can tell you is sometimes it is worth it. One of the top SaaStr Fund investments is Owner, growing incredibly quickly.

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Dear SaaStr: How Should I Actually Set the Sales Plan for the Year For My VP Sales?

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Dear SaaStr: How Should I Actually Set the Sales Plan for the Year For My VP Sales? Try the C10, C60, and C90 framework. C = Confidence. The 3 plans you need to make as a founder: The C10 Plan, The C60 Plan, and the C90 Plan: pic.twitter.com/JSPcjbfzpt — Jason SaaStr 2025 is May 13-15 Lemkin (@jasonlk) October 4, 2022 Youre essentially building three layers of planning to balance ambition, realism, and risk management.

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VC Deals in 2025 Off To Same Pace as 2024. And AI is 71% of All VC Dollars. Per NVCA

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So the NVCA — National Venture Capital Association — does quarterly reviews with Pitchbook of all VC activity. The latest data from Q1’25: 2025 so far has started off about the same as 2024, with about 4,000 VC deals inked so far: AI is 71% of All VC Dollars and 33% of All Deals: The mega AI rounds are pushing that 71% number 66% of All Venture Dollars Went Into the SF Bay Area: Much less by deal volume.

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