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The growing dissonance between two business models (SaaS and VC)

The Angel VC

In our weekly investment team call earlier this week we decided to pass on two early-stage SaaS startups that were both on track to grow from zero to $100k in MRR in their first 12 months of going live. And chances are that it would have been a good investment. I’ll keep you posted.) What does it mean for SaaS founders?

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Sequencing Business Models: The Types of Marketplaces

Casey Accidental

This is part two of a three part series on sequencing business models. Casey’s first sequencing business models essay talked about the transition from a SaaS business model to marketplace business model, and why it’s so difficult. This essay is a collaboration with Gilad Horev. We’re not sure.

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The 6 Most Common Mistakes Founders Make When They Are Just Starting to Scale Revenue

SaaStr

It’s one thing to invest in an area where only 5% of your business is today. Then, you’ll have enough folks and experience to put a small team on a new initiative / segment / market. Micromanaging Your First (and Second) Management Team. Bad operational model / misunderstanding the burn rate.

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Scaling Success: Digital Entrepreneurship and SaaS Exits

FastSpring

How selling an investment business is very different from getting VC funding. If its time to sell your SaaS, app, or other digital product business, listen to or watch this episode of Growth Stage now! What got you into this particular business model? Secondly, I’ve worked across many, many business models.

Scale 120
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CEOs of Zapier, Walkme and Dialpad: How to Build Your First Management Team (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

So let’s take a look back to a deep dive with the CEOs on what they learned building their first senior teams: ———-. As a founder/CEO, building your first management team is something that you often lose sleep over. What makes you feel that you need to level up your management, set up your first management team?

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Mental Models to Help You Grow

Sales Enablement, SaaS and Growth

Google, Apple and HubSpot are just three examples of industry-leading companies which use mental models to aid quick decision-making. The table below shows the impact of mental models on decision-making: Decision-Making. OKRs are a useful mental model - they make it crystal clear what people and teams should be striving for.

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How to build a billion dollar sales team like Stripe

Intercom, Inc.

The fastest growing software companies in recent years all have something in common – they started with little to no sales team. Yes, Slack started off with no sales team. Yes, Dropbox started off with no traditional sales team. billion in revenue) so it’s safe to say Jeanne and her team have helped do exactly that.

Scale 162