The Latest From SaaStr: The 4 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Every VC. That Almost No One Asks.

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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, March 5, 2021
 
     
 

When you go to raise venture capital, if you are in the fortunate group of start-ups with access to venture capital, you’ll either have options (more than one VC wants...
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By Amelia Ibarra · Friday, March 5, 2021
 
     
 

Flock Safety Founder and CEO, Garrett Langley, and VP of Growth, Alex Latraverse, share how they scaled their sales team from 0 to 100 in 18 months.

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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, March 4, 2021
 
     
 

Q:  Why are venture capitalists often reluctant to pay success fees for intros to deals? First off, it’s true — VCs are very reluctant to pay any fees to deal...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, March 4, 2021
 
     
 

Apologies to all those to whom this is already well known.  But, I know many of you have never hired a head of marketing before.  And as soon as you...
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Last chance to Register for SaaStr Build
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SaaStr Build is next week, March 9-10. Limited free tickets remain for the core sessions to see sessions like the 2021 State of the Cloud with Bessemer Venture Partners and Winning at Enterprise through Community Building with Notion. For full access, VIP ticket holders get access to all content, 1:1 networking and VIP matchmaking -- grab $50 off VIP tickets with code saastr50.

 
 
 

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