The Latest From SaaStr: Why So Many VCs are Moving to Austin and Miami

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By Jason Lemkin · Monday, January 4, 2021
 
     
 

Q:  Why are so many VCs moving to Miami and Austin?  Why? It’s taxes first — although this isn’t new … and Quality-of-life second.  QOL has declined dramatically during Covid...
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By Jason Lemkin · Monday, January 4, 2021
 
     
 

Q: How should shares in a startup be divided between 4 co-founders? If we have equal shares, what if one of us puts in a cash injection at a later...
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By Jason Lemkin · Monday, January 4, 2021
 
     
 

So we’re all basically running distributed teams now.  But not for long.  The corner will turn soon, and folks on your team will want to get back to the office...
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By Jason Lemkin · Sunday, January 3, 2021
 
     
 

Q:  Will Salesforce’s $28B acqusition of Slack be successful? It should be successful. Incredible seeing @SlackHQ CEO @stewart on the #DF2U stage with @Benioff. What a next level acquisition!#DF20 pic.twitter.com/jLddrkkRgp...
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By Amelia Ibarra · Sunday, January 3, 2021
 
     
 

In this quick guide, Johanna Ydergård, Head of Crowdsource @ Detectify, takes us into the mind of a hacker and shares how you can secure your company and users because a firewall just isn't enough.

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By Jason Lemkin · Sunday, January 3, 2021
 
     
 

One question I struggled with a lot in the early days was what price points supported inside sales reps.  It was clear to me that our freemium offering, priced at...
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