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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower SaaS

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? We hear them explain that their current software development is expensive, deliveries are rarely on time, and random bugs appear. These are classic inflection points for a development team.

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A closer look at the 6 things to pre-empt 90% of Due Diligence

The Angel VC

Since last week's post about 6-7 things to pre-empt 90% of Due Diligence was liked/shared/retweeted quite a bit, I'd like to follow up with some additional details on what exactly SaaS Series A/B investors will look for when you supply them with the data and material that I've mentioned. How has your ARPA developed?

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Embedded Payments in 2024: A year in review for platforms | Episode 44

Payrix

The world of Embedded Payments saw remarkable developments in 2024, shaping strategies and innovations across the industry. In her current role as Director of Solution Consulting, Ella works with SaaS companies to develop a vision and strategic solutions to embed and monetize payments. There is a lot of material out there.

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The New Rules of AI Investing: Why Speed Beats Strategy and Labor Budget Is the New Software Budget with Google Cloud’s COO

SaaStr

The Speed Revolution: Execution Over Everything “The number one thing that we look for in teams is speed of execution,” explains Talia Goldberg, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. You have teams you’re building, and how fast you can move and adapt to this rapidly changing market is so critical.”

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Only 7% of You Have Really Gotten Outsourced SDRs to Work

SaaStr

It would be so great if we could all outsource sales, sales development, sales operations, and more. I’ve invested in 2 startups that micromanaged outsourced SDR teams to some success. They managed the resources, wrote the scripts, reviewed the lists, etc. It really would be great. I just haven’t yet seen it work.

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The 2 Things To Look For — At a Minimum — In Any First VP of Sales

SaaStr

I’ve written a lot about this, but for most start-ups, you can boil it down to two criteria any first VP of Sales just has to meet: Has she built at least a small team before? This isn’t the same as having been a great rep herself, or having inherited a team. This is a tough skill to develop. More here: [link].

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The 10-Point Checklist For When You Sell Your Company With Founder Collective

SaaStr

Manage Team Expectations – Balance transparency with the need to keep the team focused on building the business. Different buyers value different aspects of your business – some want your technology, others your team or customer base. The larger your company, the more delegation capability you’ll need.