The Latest From SaaStr: My Top 10 Learnings From Ben Chestnut, CEO of Mailchimp

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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, September 11, 2020
 
     
 

My Top 10 take-aways from talk with @benchestnut this morning: 1/ Yes, bootstrapping can take 3-4 years longer 2/ You may not need a moat. Maybe let them go if...
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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, September 11, 2020
 
     
 

Tom Taulli Klue, which operates an AI-based competitive analysis platform, announced a $15 million Series A investment this week.  Craft Ventures led the round and there was participation from HWVP,...
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By Amelia Ibarra · Thursday, September 10, 2020
 
     
 

Ep. 372: Latané Conant is the Chief Marketing Officer at 6sense, the company that allows you to achieve predictable revenue growth by identifying accounts looking for your solution, prioritize efforts...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, September 10, 2020
 
     
 

We’ve talked a lot on SaaStr recently on Covid Beneficiaries, the ones given a boost by the crazy times of this year.  And I’ve seen it across my little investment...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, September 10, 2020
 
     
 

Perhaps the single most important thing you can ever do in SaaS, at least after $1m in ARR or so, is hire the best VPs you can.  We’ve talked a...
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