The Latest from SaaStr: It’s Basically a Quiet Series A, Series B, C and D Crunch Now

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It’s Basically a Quiet Series A, Series B, C and D Crunch Now

By Jason Lemkin · Monday, April 25, 2022 | Growth

So now is an odd time for SaaS startups:

The best are growing faster than ever.

It looks like unicorn rounds are still being announced almost every day.

VC funds are flush with more cash than ever before.

But

It seems like half the VCs in the world are saying the sky is falling.

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WHAT'S GOING ON?

Your #1 Management Hack: Weekly 1-on-1s

By Jason Lemkin · Monday, April 25, 2022 | Career Growth & Advice, Leadership

Sometimes, it seems like simply building a management team is all you have time for. But it’s not. It can’t be. It has to just be the start of a journey together.

Once you finally build out your first management team, the last thing you want to do is lose it. Or, more subtly, for your team not to perform as well as they could.

The question I always ask founders here is: Do you do regular, scheduled 1-on-1s with your VPs and direct reports? I’d guess 90% do not.

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We’re gearing up for the third SaaStr Europa 2022 on 7-8 June 2022!

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A 4 Point Test To Know If You Are Ready to Hire BigCo Folks

By Jason Lemkin · Saturday, April 23, 2022 | Hiring, Human Resources

It’s easy to say “only hire people with start-up experience.” It’s also very tempting to hire folks that have worked at the partners, in the ecosystem that you work in, and at the companies you aspire to be like.

And at some point, you have to scale. To scale, you do need some folks that have been there. Not everyone can be doing it for the first time.

So when are you ready? When can you that risk on a Big Company hire? That seemingly great sales leader, marketer, etc. from Twilio? From Box? From Datadog?

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HOW TO KNOW