The Latest From SaaStr: 7 Guidelines on Selling Some of Your Stock in a VC Round

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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, October 23, 2020
 
     
 

"Secondary liquidity", where you can sell some of your shares in a round, is more and more common now Should you sell if you can? The answer to me is...
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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, October 23, 2020
 
     
 

Q: What are the challenges that a SaaS business owner must overcome to be successful? My list: Finding a truly great co-founder. Yes, some can do it on their own. Eric...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, October 22, 2020
 
     
 

So we did a quick informal Twitter poll with 830+ votes, and 25% of you said you’re going back to the office now that San Francisco is allowing non-essential employees...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, October 22, 2020
 
     
 

Recently, a good friend of mine running a Hot SaaS Start-up asked me if he should hire a particular VP of Product candidate I knew well.  The team he’d be managing was...
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By Amelia Ibarra · Thursday, October 22, 2020
 
     
 

SaaStr 388: Okta CMO, Ryan Carlson on How To Measure Marketing Attribution Effectively, Why People Think About Category Creation Incorrectly Today & How You Have To Think Through The Product vs The Company Story

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By Zeb Evans · Thursday, October 22, 2020
 
     
 

We defied all market odds and became one of the fastest growing software companies ever, bootstrapping our way to $20M ARR. And unlike most of today's startups, we didn't do it the traditional way.

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How to Solve Your Top Product Management Challenges
By Amelia Ibarra 

Product management for SaaS is changing faster than ever. Learn how to manage engineering resources despite ad hoc requests due to digital transformation demands and connect strategy with tactics, data, and smart tech choices in this guide from our partners at Tray.io.


 
 
 

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