The Latest From SaaStr: What’s the “Right” CAC These Days? The One You Can Afford

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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, August 20, 2021
 
     
 

It’s too long if you are bootstrapped (you don’t have a year) and too short if funded and NRR > 100% — Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin ⚫️ (@jasonlk) August 19, 2021...
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By Jason Lemkin · Friday, August 20, 2021
 
     
 

I remember the first time I tried to do the Old Price-Raise-Without-Notice tactic. We’d closed Qualcomm in Year 1 for the grand total of $10,000.  Not all of Qualcomm, but...
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SaaStr Annual 2021 is back and better than ever this year in the SF Bay Area — 100% outdoors, 100% vaccinated, 100% tested, and 100% awesome. But many of you...
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You aren’t your cap table But … A strong one increases the odds you winA weak one is a missed opportunityAnd a disaligned one holds you back — Jason ✨BeKind✨...
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By Jason Lemkin · Thursday, August 19, 2021
 
     
 

Q:  When should a bootstrapped startup hire a (CFO, COO, CMO)? How can a CEO hire those C-level positions for the first time as a CEO and entrepreneur? What skills...
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