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Be Careful Hiring “Dualies” — Folks That Are a VP of More Than One Thing

SaaStr

Anyhow the one thing I learned, beyond getting help screening and hiring for these positions from domain experts, is to look for Flags. For signs the prospective hire just won’t work out, no matter how strong they might look on paper. Game Developers / Folks That Have Only Done B2C. Why join a start-up? Not for start-ups.

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Forgot the SaaS Gloom and Doom on Social. ‘Just Build’ with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

SaaStr

Last year, the message was that it’s harder, so what is the theme for many SaaS companies this year? SaaStr founder and CEO Jason Lemkin shares his take on the current SaaS landscape midway through 2024 and what might be coming next in 2025 at the opener to this year’s SaaStr Europa. Just build. It’s a rocket ship. in 12 months?

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What are the biggest mistakes first-time startup founders make, and how can they be avoided?

SaaStr

Here’s my list in SaaS: Being reluctant to go up-market. A bit more here: Why There Is a 50/50 Chance You’ll Tilt Upmarket in SaaS | SaaStr. A bit more here: Why There Is a 50/50 Chance You’ll Tilt Upmarket in SaaS | SaaStr. Not hiring a good enough CTO. SaaS is so competitive these days.

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Taking a $4B Company from Consumer to B2B with Pluralsight (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

We all know and could name several successful B2C and B2B companies. We saw the momentum increase, and we were nailing that B2C customer. And I think in a large part because we as the founders of the company knew better than anyone else what those individual learners needed. Want to see more content like this?

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Is Seed the new Series A? (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Education has impacted both the supply of … we’re talking about the B2B SaaS entrepreneurs and the supply of investors. Maybe fifty of them are B2B SaaS. What we’ve seen is the playbook to start a B2B SaaS company has become quite obvious. 50% of our SaaS investment, out of 30, 16 has been pre-product.

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The Ultimate SaaS Pricing Resources Guide

OpenView Labs

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. It includes the latest and greatest SaaS pricing resources, as well as some timeless staples.

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The subscription sales guide: how to sell subscriptions (B2B/B2C)

ProfitWell

We’ll talk through the importance of audience targeting, the kinds of resources that are helpful, and the ways to differentiate between B2C and B2C sales. The most important distinction you can make between different customers is whether your company is selling to individual customers (B2C) or to businesses (B2B). Let’s dive in.

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